BAY

Urdu Letter	Letter Name	Sound	Hindi Equivalent	Teacher
ب	BAY	English “B”	ब	Teacher Icon

Sounds

BAY sounds like the English “b”.

Connections

BAY can connect from both sides. Thus it has four forms: detached, initial, medial, and final.

BAY 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.

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
ب:

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In some cases the cusp for medial ب gets smoothed out.

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Examples:

Aspirations

BAY can be aspirated by the addition of the letter DO CHASHMI HAY (ھ).
In this combination, the “b” sound includes a distinct puff of air. Put your palm in front of your mouth when you pronounce Aspirated BAY: you should feel a puff of air:

Examples

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