Letter 27 of 35
ਫ — Phaphha
Aspirated 'p' — like 'p' with a puff of breath.
Example Word
ਫੁੱਲ
Phull
Flower
Trace ਫ
ਫ (Phaphha) is the twenty-seventh letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet — the aspirated cousin of ਪ.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Pick a flower (ਫੁੱਲ) — real or pretend — and “smell” it while saying “ਫ … ਫੁੱਲ”. The breath at the start of ਫ is the same breath you use to smell. Other ਫ words: ਫਲ (phal — fruit), ਫੁਟਬਾਲ (football), ਫੋਨ (phone).
Practice ਫ (Phaphha)
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