Punjabi language is the 10th most spoken language in the world. If you belong to a Sikh family you can speak and understand easily. Punjabi is our main language, so since childhood, we get knowledge of the Punjabi alphabet (Varnamala) although many languages are spoken in the world.
The Punjabi language is spoken in many countries, but it is majorly spoken in these countries Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan is Northwestern Indo-Aryan Punjabi language, the most important thing is that the Punjabi language is written as it is spoken as well as Punjabi is also an ancient language.
Although the Punjabi language is very easy to learn, in today’s modern era, more emphasis is given to the English language, due to which children find it difficult to learn the Punjabi alphabets (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) in writing as well. Also Read – Punjabi Counting
Therefore, in order to learn the 35 Akhri Alphabet, you should have knowledge of the Punjabi Varnamala (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ), so today we are going to provide you complete information about the Punjabi Gurmukhi, where you will be provided complete information from Punjabi grammar to how to speak and read Punjabi including the videos as well.
Punjabi Alphabet (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) | 35 Akhri
Most of the students have questions in their minds how many letters are in Punjabi Alphabet (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)? The answer is quite simple Punjabi Gurmukhi contains only 35 Akhari letters.
| Punjabi Alphabet ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) Gurmukhi | English | |
|---|---|---|
| ਓ | ਓੂੜਾ | Oo’rhaa |
| ਅ | ਐੜਾ | Ai’rhaa |
| ੲ | ਈੜੀ | Ee’rhee |
| ਸ | ਸੱਸਾ | sas’saa |
| ਹ | ਹਾਹਾ | haa’haa |
| ਕ | ਕੱਕਾ | Kak’kaa |
| ਖ | ਖੱਖਾ | khakh’khaa |
| ਗ | ਗੱਗਾ | gag’gaa |
| ਘ | ਘੱਘਾ | ghag’ghaa |
| ਙ | ਙੰਙਾ | Ngan’ngaa |
| ਚ | ਚੱਚਾ | chach’chaa |
| ਛ | ਛੱਛਾ | chhachh’chhaa |
| ਜ | ਜੱਜਾ | jaj’jaa |
| ਝ | ਝੱਝਾ | jhaj’jhaa |
| ਞ | ਞੰਞਾ | Njan’njaa |
| ਟ | ਟੈਂਕਾ | tain’kaa |
| ਠ | ਠੱਠਾ | thath’thaa |
| ਡ | ਡੱਡਾ | ddad’daa |
| ਢ | ਢੱਢਾ | dhad’daa |
| ਣ | ਣਾਣਾ | nhaa’nhaa |
| ਤ | ਤੱਤਾ | tat’taa |
| ਥ | ਥੱਥਾ | thath’thaa |
| ਦ | ਦੱਦਾ | dad’daa |
| ਧ | ਧੱਧਾ | dhad’daa |
| ਨ | ਨੱਨਾ | nan’naa |
| ਪ | ਪੱਪਾ | pap’paa |
| ਫ | ਫੱਫਾ | phaph’phaa |
| ਬ | ਬੱਬਾ | bab’baa |
| ਭ | ਭੱਭਾ | bhab’baa |
| ਮ | ਮੱਮਾ | mam’maa |
| ਯ | ਯੱਯਾ | yay’yaa |
| ਰ | ਰਾਰਾ | ra’raa |
| ਲ | ਲੱਲਾ | lal’laa |
| ਵ | ਵੱਵਾ | vav’vaa |
| ੜ | ੜਾੜਾ | rhar’rhaa |
| ਸ਼ | ਸ਼ੱਸ਼ਾ | shash’shaa |
| ਖ਼ | ਖ਼ੱਖ਼ਾ | kha’khaa |
| ਗ਼ | ਗ਼ੱਗ਼ਾ | gag’gaa |
| ਜ਼ | ਜ਼ੱਜ਼ਾ | Zaz’zaa |
| ਫ਼ | ਫ਼ੱਫ਼ਾ | faf’faa |
| ਲ਼ | ਲ਼ੱਲ਼ਾ | lal’laa |
Now it’s time for learn and understand more Punjabi varnamala. Lets get started. There are 10 vowels in Punjabi alphabet. Which you need to read and learn more about them.
| ਾ | ā | ਕੰਨਾ kannā | ਸਾ sā |
| ਿ | I | ਸਿਹਾਰੀ sihārī | ਸਿ si |
| ੀ | ī | ਬਿਹਾਰੀ bihārī | ਸੀ sī |
| ੁ | u | ਔਂਕੜ auṅkaṛ | ਸੁ su |
| ੂ | ū | ਦੁਲੈਂਕੜ dulaiṅkaṛ | ਸੂ sū |
| ੇ | ē | ਲਾਂਵਾਂ lāṃvāṃ | ਸੇ sē |
| ੈ | ai | ਦੁਲਾਂਵਾਂ dulāṃvāṃ | ਸੈ sai |
| ੋ | ō | ਹੋੜਾ hōṛā | ਸੋ sō |
| ੌ | au | ਕਨੌੜਾ kanauṛā | ਸੌ sau |
| Nasal signs> | |||
| ਂ | ਬਿੰਦੀ bindī | It’s sound is same as ‘n’ in land, sand | |
| ੰ | ਟਿੱਪੀ ṭippī | Its sound is same as ‘n’ in punch, lunch | |
| ੱ | ਅਧਕ adhak | double sound to the particular consonant that it is assigned to |
