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Punjabi alphabet and writing system
Punjabi is written in Gurmukhi. Here are all 45 characters with how each one sounds. Tap the speaker to listen.
Vowels (12)
- ਅa
- ਆā
- ਇi
- ਈī
- ਉu
- ਊū
- ਏe
- ਐai
- ਓo
- ਔau
- ੳu
- ੲi
Consonants (33)
- ਕka
- ਖkha
- ਗga
- ਘgha
- ਙnga
- ਚcha
- ਛchha
- ਜja
- ਝjha
- ਞnya
- ਟṭa
- ਠṭha
- ਡḍa
- ਢḍha
- ਣṇa
- ਤta
- ਥtha
- ਦda
- ਧdha
- ਨna
- ਪpa
- ਫpha
- ਬba
- ਭbha
- ਮma
- ਯya
- ਰra
- ਲla
- ਲ਼ḷa
- ਵva
- ਸ਼sha
- ਸsa
- ਹha
Sounds are written in Latin letters as a guide. Real pronunciation can change with the position in the word.