INTRODUCTION

In this unit, we will look at the ‘toey’ (Devanagri: तोए | IPA:  /t̪oːeː/ | Pronunciation:     ) group. The 'toey' group consists of two letters - ‘toey’ and ‘zoey’ as shown below:

ظ
  • zoey
  • ज़ोए
ط
  • toey
  • तोए

Above: The letters ‘toey’ & ‘zoey’

Both these letters have the same basic shape of the letter ‘toey’ and are only differentiated by the placement of one nuqta above the basic shape of the group in the case of ‘zoey’.

15.1.1: ‘toey’

This is the letter ‘toey’ (Devanagri: तोए | IPA:  /t̪oːeː/ | Pronunciation:  ).

This creates the sound of soft ‘t’ (त) as in the Hindi/Urdu words “तरीक़ा”, “ख़तरा”, “ख़त”.

toey

तोए



15.1.2: ‘zoey’

This is the letter ‘zoey’ (Devanagri: ज़ोए | IPA:  /zoːeː/ | Pronunciation:     ).

This creates the sound of ‘z’ (ज़) as in “zebra”, “bazaar”, “jazz” etc. or as in Hindi/Urdu words such as - "ज़न", "नज़र", "हाफ़िज़"

zoey

ज़ोए


And now let’s move on to the fun part - Learning new words!