Chapter 1: SOUNDS/ GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS
Consonants
I:vii ADAPTED SOUNDS
ਸ਼ ਼ਖ ਼ਗ ਜ਼ ਼ਫ ਲ਼
These last six sounds are the newest sounds in Punjabi. They are called “The Naveen Varg” [The New Group]. They are used especially to make sounds which were traditionally foreign in the Punjabi language.
ਸ਼ = sh as in shut.
਼ਖ = kh Softer version of kh. .
਼ਗ = g Softer version of G.
ਜ਼ = z sound as in zoo.
਼ਫ = Softer version of ph. [F]
ਲ਼ = Roll tongue to form L sound.
Exercise
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