Telugu/Alphabet and Pronunciation/క ఖ గ ఘ ఙ

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క, ఖ, గ, ఘ, ఙ

The letters above are called ka, kha, ga, gha, na.

  • 'ka' (క) makes the /k/ sound from English as in kayak, kale or Katrina.
  • 'kha' (ఖ) makes the aspirated /kʰ/ sound. Imagine saying 'kaha,' then removing the first 'a' from the word.
  • 'ga' (గ) makes the /g/ sound from English as in game or glory.
  • 'gha' (ఘ) makes the aspirated /ɡʱ/ sound. Similar to ఖ, imagine saying 'gaha' then removing the first 'a' sound.
  • 'na' (ఙ) makes the /ŋ/ sound, similar to pronouncing the letter 'n' with the tongue at the back of your mouth.

Exercises[edit | edit source]

Read out the following combinations of the letters as practice.

  1. కఘక
  2. గఙక
  3. ఖఙగఘక
  4. ఇకగఏగఓఏఆఖఘక

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