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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.

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1 module 12 lessons 10 enrolled ~12h of material
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

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.