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Question

Hello,

I am a non-Arab speaker, and I would like to know the proper way to pronounce Koraysh. 

Thank you for your time and warmest regards.

Answer

Hello to you too.  The first letter is not present in the English language and is pronounced by using the deepest part of the tongue and hitting it against the soft palate.  It is deep on the tongue.  The ra' is pronounced by hitting the tip and the top of the tip of the tongue against the gums of the two front top incisors.  The best way to learn the proper pronunciation is by an audio sample, and you can hear it by clicking on this link, the second word is the word Quraysh.  

You are most welcome and kind regards to you too.