When arabic words are transliterated, how do you know what letters are silent? For example, to me "astaghfirullah" would sound exactly as it looks it does. Yet, hearing it said, it always seems the first a is dropped off and the word is "staghfirullah". 

Same with nargileh...I asked a Lebanese friend how to properly pronouce it and he said it's actually argileh. 

When arabic words are transliterated, how do you know what letters are silent? For example, to me "astaghfirullah" would sound exactly as it looks it does. Yet, hearing it said, it always seems the first a is dropped off and the word is "staghfirullah". 

Same with nargileh...I asked a Lebanese friend how to properly pronouce it and he said it's actually argileh. 

When arabic words are transliterated, how do you know what letters are silent? For example, to me "astaghfirullah" would sound exactly as it looks it does. Yet, hearing it said, it always seems the first a is dropped off and the word is "staghfirullah". 

Same with nargileh...I asked a Lebanese friend how to properly pronouce it and he said it's actually argileh. 

When arabic words are transliterated, how do you know what letters are silent? For example, to me "astaghfirullah" would sound exactly as it looks it does. Yet, hearing it said, it always seems the first a is dropped off and the word is "staghfirullah". 

Same with nargileh...I asked a Lebanese friend how to properly pronouce it and he said it's actually argileh. 

When arabic words are transliterated, how do you know what letters are silent? For example, to me "astaghfirullah" would sound exactly as it looks it does. Yet, hearing it said, it always seems the first a is dropped off and the word is "staghfirullah". 

Same with nargileh...I asked a Lebanese friend how to properly pronouce it and he said it's actually argileh. 

When arabic words are transliterated, how do you know what letters are silent? For example, to me "astaghfirullah" would sound exactly as it looks it does. Yet, hearing it said, it always seems the first a is dropped off and the word is "staghfirullah". 

Same with nargileh...I asked a Lebanese friend how to properly pronouce it and he said it's actually argileh. 

When arabic words are transliterated, how do you know what letters are silent? For example, to me "astaghfirullah" would sound exactly as it looks it does. Yet, hearing it said, it always seems the first a is dropped off and the word is "staghfirullah". 

Same with nargileh...I asked a Lebanese friend how to properly pronouce it and he said it's actually argileh. 

I graduated with a bachelor's in accounting. It will depend a lot on where you live when it comes to securing a job in accounting after college. It won't be like your school tells you...you will basically start out doing bookkeeping. Network a LOT...without good contacts, you will likely have tons of hopeful interviews before you land a job. Plenty of companies will give chances to someone with little experience, but that have the degree behind them. Your managers WILL expect you to ask lots of questions, so being a fast learner is only good if you are very vocal about your interest and uncertainties. I would definitely suggest travelling abroad as well. Make a 1-2 year plan for what your expectations for yourself after college are and every few months make sure what makes you happy still aligns with your future expectations. If not, change them :)

It may all seem stressful and difficult now, but I'd give anything to be back in college with just studying to do. The real world really sucks. Well, not the real world per se, but bills and job searching certainly do!