MODULE - 1 Est. Duration: 57 min
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MODULE - 3 Est. Duration: 1 hr 9 min
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Unit 7.1
'daal' Group
Est. Duration: 2 Minutes
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INTRODUCTION
In this unit, we’ll learn about the ‘daal’ group (Devanagari: दाल | IPA: /daalː/ | Pronunciation: ) . This group consists of three consonants - ‘daal’, ‘Daal’ and ‘zaal’ shown below:
- zaal
- ज़ाल
- Daal
- डाल
- daal
- दाल
Above: Letters in the ‘daal’ group
Once again, as is with any other group of letters in the Urdu alphabet, letters of the ‘daal’ group share a common basic-shape. Let’s get on to looking at these letters in a bit more detail now.
7.1.1: ‘daal’
This is the letter - ‘daal’ (Devanagari: दाल | IPA: /d̪aːl/ | Pronunciation: ).
It creates the sound of a soft ‘d’ (द | ) as in “brother”, “mother” or as in the Hindi/Urdu words - “दल”, “आदर”, “बाद” etc.
7.1.2: ‘Daal’
This is the letter - ‘Daal’ (Devanagari: डाल | IPA: /ɖaːl/ | Pronunciation: ).
It creates the sound of ‘D’ (ड | ) as in “door”, “adam”, “bad” or as in the Hindi/Urdu words - “डर”, “झंडा”, “लाड” etc.
Seeing as easy at it was, let’s quickly move to making some words with these new letters!