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Letter jh

CONTENTS: [ Writing Animation | Pronunciation Notes | Exercises ]

Writing Animation:
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The detached letter jh: [aspirated voiced post-alveolar affricate] [SOUND]
[see note 1 below]
A word-initial jh:

jungle

[SOUND]
jhang~gu [see note 2 below]
A word-medial jh: lunch [SOUND]
manjhandi
A word-final jh: some [SOUND]
kujhu

Note 1: the "h" in this letter marks aspiration; that is, the "jh" letter is formed from the combination of the (word-initial) symbol for "j" () followed by the symbol for "h" (), where the "h" is used to mark aspiration, and is not its own full consonant. To understand the difference between these two functions of "h", and some of the writing conventions regarding this letter please refer to the notes on the h-info page.
Note 2: see SCRIPT BASICS: NOTES ON SINDHI SPELLING for use of the tilde symbol (~) in transcribing words with nasal sounds.

Pronunciation Notes

This letter represents the aspirated consonant [jh]. It is pronounced like a very strong version of the American English "j" (as in "jug"), with a puff of breathy aspiration immediately following. See SCRIPT BASICS: PRONUNCIATION TIPS FOR ASPIRATED CONSONANTS for more information.

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

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2. Writing Exercise

Print out the PDF file and follow the instructions to practice writing jh: jh.pdf