CHAY

ج چ ح خ

Urdu Letter	Letter Name	Hindi Equivalent	Teacher
چ	CHAY	च	Teacher Icon

Sounds

CHAY sounds exactly like English “ch” in “church”. It is NOT the French or German “ch”.

Connections

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

	Final	Medial	Initial	Detached
Basic Forms	سچ	بیچنا	چو	چ
In Context	سچ	بیچنا	چور	مرچ
Write in Context	fill-in	fill-in	fill-in	fill-in

Aspirations

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

چھ

छ

Examples

چھے		chhai	छै
چھوٹا		chhoTā	छोटा
اچّھا		achhā	अच्छा

Additional Examples of چ

Final	Medial	Initial	Detached
پانچ	چچا	چار	ناچ
بیچ	سچّا	چاہنا	خرچ
لا لچ	بچانا	اچار	سوچ
کانچ		چاول
		چکلا