PAY
ب پ ت ٹ ث
Urdu Letter | Letter Name | Sound | Hindi Equivalent | Teacher |
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PAY | English “P” | प | Teacher Icon |
Sounds
PAY Sounds like the English “p” but without an aspiration. English speakers tend to aspirate “p”. Pronounce “p” with your hand in front of your mouth: you should not feel any puff of air.
Hindi equivalent: प
Connections
PAY can connect from both sides. Thus it has four forms: detached, initial, medial, and final.
Final | Medial | Initial | Detached | |
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Basic Forms | پ | سپب | پہت | پ |
In-Context | سپ | سپنا | پیسے | آپ |
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PAY is a member of the “point system” family. The letters in this family consist only of a point or cusp in their initial and medial forms. Dots or symbols above or below the cusp differentiate the members of this family.
Other | Three Dots | Two Dots | One Dot | |
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Retroflex TAY | SAY | TAY | NOON | |
ٹ | ث | ت | ن | Above |
پ | ے /ی | ب | Below | |
PAY | YAY (Dots only in initial & medial forms) | BAY |
Variations
For aesthetic reasons, the initial form of these letters can assume one of three slightly different shapes depending on which letter follows. The use of these three different shapes will come naturally with experience. Here are 3 examples of the three initial shapes of پ:
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پہاڑ | واپس | پڑھنا |
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پیپر |
In some cases the cusp for medial پ gets smoothed out.
Example:
Aspirations
PAY can be aspirated by the addition of the letter DO CHASHMI HAY (ھ).
In this combination, the “p” sound does include a distinct puff of air. Put your palm in front of your mouth when you pronounce Aspirated PAY: now you should feel a puff of air.
پھ | फ |
Examples
پھل | phal | फल | |
پھول | phool | फूल | |
پِھر | phir | फिर |
Additional Examples of پ
Final | Medial | Initial | Detached |
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سانپ | دیپا | پانچ | دھوپ |
میپ | پیار | نا پ | |
پوری | |||
پولیس | |||
اپنا | |||
اوپر |