Chapter 1: SOUNDS/ GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS
Consonants
I:iii PALATALS
ਚ ਛ ਜ ਝ
These four letters are from the third row and are called the “Palatals”.
ਚ = soft chu
ਛ = chhu. *Many Native speakers mistakenly pronounce this as “sh”. However the “sh” sound is represented by another symbol, the S)
ਜ = ju
ਝ = jhu
*tonal sound. The pronunciation differs depending upon whether it’s at the beginning (ch) or end of the word (j).
Exercise
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