ਸ਼ - ਸ਼ਸ਼ਾ - Sassaverindyshaa - Shashaa - Paer-bindi form of the fourth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet.
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shashaa |
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ਸ |
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| Spelling: |
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ਸ਼ਸ਼ਾ |
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| Sound: |
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'sh' as the 'sh' in 'shower'. |
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| Type: |
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Consonant |
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| Mouth: |
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hold your mouth in exactly the same way that you would if you were saying the 'sh' in the word 'shower'. |
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Curved so that the front of your tongue (not the tip) touches the back of your tooth ridge. |
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| Soft Palette: |
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blocking nose |
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apart |
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Used |
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| Aspirated: |
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no |
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| Confusion: |
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ਸ ਮ ਅ Remember the paer bindi - ਸ ਸ਼ |
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| Reading: |
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When you first start, there is a fair chance that you might confuse ਸ with ਮ and ਅ. Remember the bar across the top in the case of ਸ. |
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| Writing: |
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The same confusion as with reading. You'll need to take a bit of care with this one - don't get into the habit of writing a series of letters and then writing a line across the top of them all - do the letters, one at a time and this will pay off when you don't turn a ਮ into a ਸ. |
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