Letter 17 of 35
ਠ — Thatha
Retroflex 'hard t' with a puff of breath — aspirated.
Example Word
ਠਾਣਾ
Thaana
Police Station
Trace ਠ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਠ (Thatha) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਠ (Thatha) is the seventeenth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet — the aspirated version of ਟ. Tongue curls back, then a strong puff of air.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Walk like a police officer to a ਠਾਣਾ (Thaana — police station) and say “ਠ … ਠਾਣਾ”. The Th here isn’t like English “the” — it’s a sharp, breathy T sound. Other ਠ words: ਠੰਡਾ (thanda — cold), ਠੀਕ (theek — OK / correct).
Practice ਠ (Thatha)
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