PAY

ب پ ت ٹ ث

Urdu Letter	Letter Name	Sound	Hindi Equivalent	Teacher
پ	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
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
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
سانپ	دیپا	پانچ	دھوپ
میپ		پیار	نا پ
		پوری
		پولیس
		اپنا
		اوپر