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How to pronounce allahu
“allahu” pronunciation in real English speech
Listen to allahu in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“allahu” in real sentences
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“Allahu akbar!” (explosion) True Lies.
Vox
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Because of um the way they they chant Allahu Akbar when they enter.
Channel 4 News
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who was hollin Allahu Akbar when he shot him and killed him and they arrested that
High Frontier
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chanting Allahu Akbar which is God is great in Arabic back and forth at each other
The Moth
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of allahu. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.