Letter 21 of 35
ਤ — Tatta
A soft 't' — tongue touches the back of the upper teeth (dental).
Example Word
ਤਾਰਾ
Tara
Star
Trace ਤ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਤ (Tatta) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਤ (Tatta) is the twenty-first letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet and opens the fifth row — the dental group (ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ). Dental means the tongue touches the back of the upper teeth, making a softer t than the retroflex ਟ.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Point to a star (ਤਾਰਾ) in a book or in the night sky and say “ਤ … ਤਾਰਾ”. A great song to sing is “Twinkle Twinkle” — in Punjabi it would start with ਤਾਰਾ. Other ਤ words: ਤਿਤਲੀ (titli — butterfly), ਤਾਲਾ (taala — lock).
Practice ਤ (Tatta)
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