Karka

Course

Punjabi Script & Sounds (L1)

CEFR A1 · Start here. Gurmukhi in the order it was designed, the tones that make Punjabi unique among Indo-Aryan languages, the four-way consonant contrast, and the Shahmukhi script used in Pakistan.

Professional electiveBeginnerPunjabiCertificateAligned: CEFR level A1
1 module 12 lessons 14 enrolled ~12h of material

First three lessons free. Full access with Karka Pass from ₹49 for 7 days (7 days ₹49 · 30 days ₹199 · 1 year ₹1,999).

Punjabi Script & Sounds (L1)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Read and write the Gurmukhi consonants and vowel signs
  • Produce the three Punjabi tones and predict them from the spelling
  • Handle the four-way stop contrast and the retroflex/dental pairs
  • Apply the inherent vowel and know when it drops
  • Recognise Shahmukhi and understand the two-script situation
  • Greet, thank and introduce yourself

Curriculum

What's inside

1 module · 12 lessons

  1. 01

    The Script and the Tones

    12 lessons
    • Find Your Level — Read This First
    • Find Your Level — 5-Minute Placement Checkquiz
    • Gurmukhi, and the Two-Script Situation
    • The Tones, and Where They Came From
    • Trace the Gurmukhi Lettersscript trace
    • + 7 more lessons

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

12 lessons across 1 module, each small enough to finish in one sitting.

Practice as you go

Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.

A certificate at the end

Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.

Ready when you are.

Make an account and this course opens up — your progress is saved from the very first lesson.