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Review Lesson 3 Kanna Review

These are some differences in English and Punjabi.
English letters are upper case and lower There are no uppercase or lowercase
case. letters in Gurmukhi.

In English you put a period (.) at the end In Punjabi, there is a stick (w) that means
of a sentence. the end of a sentence. It is called dandi
(fMfI).

Phonics of Punjabi: Notice that there are letters with a bindi at the bottom. Learn to
pronounce them correctly. ^w Zw are rarely used in Punjabi, but they will occur in
Bani written by Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

Kanna Muhaarni: Say the Muhaarni sounds. It will help you learn the letter symbols as
well as their sounds. Ah-aa, suh-saa, kuh-kaa etc. Ah-Aw, sh-sw, kh-kw etc.

A-Aw s-sw h-hw k-kw K-Kw g-gw G-Gw |-|w

c-cw C-Cw j-jw J-Jw \-\w t-tw T-Tw f-fw

F-Fw x-xw q-qw Q-Qw d-dw D-Dw n-nw p-pw

P-Pw b-bw B-Bw m-mw X-Xw r-rw l-lw v-vw

V-Vw S-Sw ^-^w Z-Zw z-zw &-&w L-Lw

Which two letters do not use Kanna?……………………
Reading Sentences: We will read these sentences a few times. Then we will try

to read them in 2 minutes. These sentences are created only using Kanna.
Punjabi Sentences with Kanna Words English Translation

1. jw, jw, clw jw[ Go go, go away.

2. cl Gr Aw jw! Come on, come home.

Don’t slam the door.
3. drvwjw qwV qwV nw mwr[

4. swg nwl nwn Kw[ Eat naan with saag.

5. Aw lwl tmwtr Kw[ Come eat red tomato.

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