Asykāliyatu Nuṭqil Ḥurūf Al ‘Arabiyyah Laday Ṭalabati Madrasati Tarbiyatil Qur’an: Tahlīl Taqābulī bayna Al-Lugah Al-’Arabiyyah wa Al-Lugah Al-Indūnīsiyyah fī Mustawā Al-Fūnīm

Abstract

Indonesian learners of Arabic frequently encounter problems when learning Arabic language and its phonetics. The difficulties arise for there are differences between Arabic and Indonesian sound system. This article aimed to explore the learners’ difficulties in learning the Arabic sounds. Some learners of TPQ Al Muhajirin Sidayu Gresik were participated in this study. To conduct this research, the researcher used descriptive and contrastive approach and to collect the data by using a reading test of Arabic phonemes and interview were employed. This study revealed that the learners faced difficulties in pronouncing the Arabic consonants in which were influenced by their Indonesian language. To overcome those problems, the learners used the following strategies, i.e. pronouncing the same phonemes as in ح]ħ] and خ]x], pronouncing similar phonemes as in س] s] and ش] ʃ], pronouncing phonemes by changing the phonemes in order to make it easier to utter as in ث] θ] to س] s]. This study offers a recommendation for overcoming learners’ problems in pronouncing the Arabic sounds.