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Letter q

CONTENTS: [ Writing Animation | Pronunciation Notes | Exercises ]

Writing Animation:
click on the letter-form label at left to open a pop-up window

The detached letter q: [voiceless velar stop] [SOUND]
A word-initial q:

pen

[SOUND]
qalamu
A word-medial q: time [SOUND]
vaqtu
A connected word-medial q: mendicant [SOUND]
  faqiiru
A word-final q: lesson [SOUND]
sabaqu
* This letter only appears in Arabic and Persian borrowings

Pronunciation Notes

This letter represents the [k] sound, pronounced as the [k] sound (represented by the letter "c") in American English "cat", but without the puff of breathy aspiration immediately following the [k]. In Arabic, this letter represents a version of the "k" sound that is made with the tongue farther back in the mouth (pressing against the uvula), and some Sindhi speakers with knowledge of Arabic may retain this pronunciation. See SCRIPT BASICS: LETTERS USED ONLY IN ARABIC WORDS for more information.

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

Click here for an interactive game

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2. Writing Exercise

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