SWĀD

ص ض

Urdu Letter	Letter Name	Hindi Equivalent	Teacher
	SWĀD	स	Teacher Icon

SWĀD sounds like the English “s”.

SWĀD is one of three “s” sounds in Urdu. The others are SEEN (ص) and SAY (ث). They are not interchangeable. You must learn when to use each one.

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

	Final	Medial	Initial	Detached
Basic Forms	شخص	فیصلہ	صا	ص
In Context	شخص	فیصلہ	صاف	خاص
Write in Context	fill-in			fill-in

Final	Medial	Initial	Detached
خالص	تصویر	صبح	خلوص
رقص	قِصّہ	صرف
	غُصّہ	صابُن