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Unit 5.2
LETTERS: ‘jiim’ GROUP
Est. Duration: 3 Minutes
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And here are the letters of the ‘jiim’ group starting with the first of the group - ‘jiim’ itself.
5.2.1: ‘jiim’
This is the letter - 'jiim' ( Devanagari: जीम | IPA: /d͡ʒiːm/; Pronunciation: )
It creates the sound of ‘j’ (ज | ) as in “jam”, “major”, “haj” or as in the Hindi/Urdu words - “जल”, “अजीब”, “आज” etc.
5.2.2: ‘che’
This is the letter - ‘che’ (Devanagari: चे | IPA: /t͡ʃeː/ | Pronunciation: ).
It creates the sound of ‘ch’ (च | ) as in “child”, “kitchen”, “match” or as in the Hindi/Urdu words - “चल”, “अचल”, “आँच” etc.
5.2.3: ‘he’
This is the letter - ‘he’ (Devanagari: हे | IPA: /heː/ | Pronunciation: ).
It creates the sound of ‘h’ (ह | ) as in “hat”, “mahout”, “oh” or as in the Hindi/Urdu words - “हल”, “रहम”, “रूह” etc.
5.2.4: ‘KHe’
This is the letter - ‘KHe’ (Devanagari: ख़े | IPA: /xeː/ | Pronunciation: ).
It has no equivalent sound in English or Hindi.
It has a fricative sound and is one of the six sounds unique to Urdu. You can listen to it here:
Let’s move on to the next page to learn about ‘KHe’ in greater detail and see what makes it so unique.