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Let’s learn Gurmukhi! Gurmukhi is the script of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, given its standard form in the time of Guru Angad Dev Ji. Tap any letter to hear its name, see how it sounds and meet a word that starts with it.

The 35 letters (ਪੈਂਤੀ)

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Letters with a dot (ਪੈਰ ਬਿੰਦੀ)

Vowel signs

Lagan-matra: the vowel helpers

Gurmukhi letters carry an “a” sound. Small signs around a letter change its vowel. Here they are with ਕ (k).

ਕ
ਮੁਕਤਾ · mukta
Sounds like “a (short, built into every letter)” · ਘਰ (ghar) = house
ਕਾ
ਕੰਨਾ · kanna
Sounds like “aa” · ਮਾਂ (maan) = mother
ਕਿ
ਸਿਹਾਰੀ · sihaari
Sounds like “i (short)” · ਕਿਤਾਬ (kitaab) = book
ਕੀ
ਬਿਹਾਰੀ · bihaari
Sounds like “ee (long)” · ਖੀਰ (kheer) = rice pudding
ਕੁ
ਔਂਕੜ · aunkarr
Sounds like “u (short)” · ਕੁੱਤਾ (kutta) = dog
ਕੂ
ਦੁਲੈਂਕੜ · dulainkarr
Sounds like “oo (long)” · ਝੂਲਾ (jhoola) = swing
ਕੇ
ਲਾਂ · laan
Sounds like “e (as in 'say')” · ਕੇਲਾ (kela) = banana
ਕੈ
ਦੁਲਾਵਾਂ · dulaavaan
Sounds like “ai (as in 'bat')” · ਮੈਨਾ (maina) = myna bird
ਕੋ
ਹੋੜਾ · horra
Sounds like “o (as in 'go')” · ਤੋਤਾ (tota) = parrot
ਕੌ
ਕਨੌੜਾ · kanaurra
Sounds like “au (as in 'saw')” · ਚੌਲ (chaul) = rice

Special marks

ਕਾਂ
ਬਿੰਦੀ · bindi
Makes the vowel sound nasal (through the nose). Used with ਕੰਨਾ, ਬਿਹਾਰੀ, ਲਾਂ, ਦੁਲਾਵਾਂ, ਹੋੜਾ, ਕਨੌੜਾ. · kaan = crow
ਕੰਘੀ
ਟਿੱਪੀ · tippi
Adds a nasal 'n/m' sound. Used with ਮੁਕਤਾ, ਸਿਹਾਰੀ, ਔਂਕੜ, ਦੁਲੈਂਕੜ. · kanghi = comb
ਪੱਤਾ
ਅੱਧਕ · addhak
Doubles (stresses) the next letter's sound. · patta = leaf
Letter game

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