ਤ - ਤੱਤਾ - Tattaa - twenty-first letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet.
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Tattaa |
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ਤ |
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| Spelling: |
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ਤੱਤਾ |
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| Sound: |
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't' as the 't' in 'tap' but with the tongue further forward so that it touches the tips of your teeth |
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Consonant |
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| Mouth: |
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Make a 't' shape with your tongue but instead of the front of your tongue touching the tooth ridge, make the tip of your tongue touch the tips of your teeth. |
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| Tongue: |
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Make the tip of your tongue touch the tips of your teeth. |
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| Soft Palette: |
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blocking nose |
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| Lips: |
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apart |
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| Vocal Chords: |
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Not used |
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| Aspirated: |
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no |
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| Confusion: |
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ਤ ੜ ਭ ਡ |
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| Reading: |
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ਤ, ਡ and ਭ can all be confused with each other although reading them isn't quite such an issue as remembering which one to write:
ਤ (Tattaa) has no loop;
ਡ (Diddaa) has the loop at the bottom; and,
ਭ (Bhabhaa) has the loop in the middle.
You have been warned.
Another one to confuse this with when reading is ੜ (RdaRdaa) |
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ਤ, ਡ and ਭ can all be confused with each other although you soon get used to it:
ਤ (Tattaa) has no loop;
ਡ (Diddaa) has the loop at the bottom; and,
ਭ (Bhabhaa) has the loop in the middle.
You have been warned. |
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