Zone1 Katar or Qatar? - K or Q?

[The Sage of Main Street]

I've heard Arabic speaking people pronounce it so that it sounds like "Cutter" or "Cut tar"

In our long-lost phonics, the k sound before a, o, or u was spelled c

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

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I worked with a woman whose husband was Qatari, and studying Arabic in college, and she pronounced it "Ka-tar".

Endless frustration for American throats that have a great difficulty wrapping their voices around a few of the sounds in the Arabic language.

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That'snot PC!!!

Not that I want to offend the Religion of Cain, but their Q sounds like someone clearing his throat in order to spit out a booger.

 

[Zebra]

Erok of Ages

In English phonics, before these pompous pseudo-intellectuals became our designated Language Lords, q was always followed by u.

Also, there's no need to reproduce the Arabic sound. We give it a k sound, so that's how it should be spelled. Third, we shouldn't use the Europeans' phonics, even if they use the same alphabet.

yes .... the q is always followed by u in German as well.
a qatar looks unnatural

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

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I might be lost. Are we talking about the Q sound?

I hear an interesting sound from this magpie -- a reedy sound that almost gets swallowed.

 

[Zebra]

always Katar

 

[Woodznutz]

Erok of Ages

In English phonics, before these pompous pseudo-intellectuals became our designated Language Lords, q was always followed by u.

Also, there's no need to reproduce the Arabic sound. We give it a k sound, so that's how it should be spelled. Third, we shouldn't use the Europeans' phonics, even if they use the same alphabet.

It's pronounced "Gutter". Westerners can't bring themselves to pronounce it correctly. "Cutter" is as close as we (they) come.

 

[Zebra]

Erok of Ages

In English phonics, before these pompous pseudo-intellectuals became our designated Language Lords, q was always followed by u.

Also, there's no need to reproduce the Arabic sound. We give it a k sound, so that's how it should be spelled. Third, we shouldn't use the Europeans' phonics, even if they use the same alphabet.

yes, we give it a K!

 

[Zebra]

no Q without a u!