MODULE - 1 Est. Duration: 57 min
MODULE - 2 Est. Duration: 48 min
MODULE - 3 Est. Duration: 1 hr 9 min
MODULE - 4 Est. Duration: 41 min
MODULE - 5 Est. Duration: 42 min
MODULE - 6 Est. Duration: 23 min
MODULE - 7 Est. Duration: 56 min
MODULE - 8 Est. Duration: 25 min
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Unit 18 .1
'laam' & 'miim'
Est. Duration: 1 Minutes
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INTRODUCTION
In this unit, we’ll learn about - ‘laam’ ( Devanagri: लाम | IPA: /la:m/ | Pronunciation: ) and ‘miim’ ( Devanagri: मीम | IPA: /mi:m/ | Pronunciation: ). These are individual letters and do not belong to any group.
- miim
- मीम
- laam
- लाम
Above: The letters ‘laam’ & ‘miim’
18.1.1: ‘laam’
This is the letter ‘laam’ ( Devanagari: लाम | IPA: /la:m/ | Pronunciation: ).
It has the sound of ‘l’ as in the English words “land”, “colour”, “camel” etc. or the sound of ल in the Hindi words such as लड़का, खेलना, हल etc.
18.1.2: ‘miim’
This is the letter ‘miim’ ( Devanagari: मीम | IPA: /mi:m/ | Pronunciation: ).
It has the sound of ‘m’ as in the English words “mother”, “camel”, “team” etc. or the sound of म in the Hindi words such as माँ, कमरा, हम etc.
With the letters ‘laam’ and ‘miim’, majority of the Urdu vocabulary is now open to us. Isn’t that exciting? Let’s go and see all the words we can now make with these two!