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Simple Words

  1. ਕ (ka) – do
  2. ਗ (ga) – cow
  3. ਪ (pa) – moment
  4. ਮ (ma) – me
  5. ਲ (la) – take
  6. ਸ (sa) – he/she
  7. ਹ (ha) – yes
  8. ਤ (ta) – that
  9. ਨ (na) – no
  10. ਬ (ba) – share

Try to Guess how to pronounce the words below

  1. ਕਲ – yesterday/tomorrow
  2. ਮਨ – mind
  3. ਰਤ – night
  4. ਸਤ – truth
  5. ਦਰ – fear
  6. ਹਮ – we/us
  7. ਜਗ – world
  8. ਤਪ – meditation
  9. ਬਲ – strength
  10. ਘਰ – house

Two-Letter Words

  1. ਕਲ (kal) – yesterday/tomorrow
  2. ਮਨ (man) – mind
  3. ਰਤ (rat) – night
  4. ਸਤ (sat) – truth
  5. ਦਰ (dar) – fear
  6. ਹਮ (ham) – we/us
  7. ਜਗ (jag) – world
  8. ਤਪ (tap) – meditation
  9. ਬਲ (bal) – strength
  10. ਘਰ (ghar) – house

Three-Letter Words

First Try to guess the sounds and then read the solution

  1. ਅਮਨ – peace
  2. ਸਫਲ – successful
  3. ਸਤ੍ਯ – truth
  4. ਭਰਮ – illusion
  5. ਕਲਮ – pen
  6. ਰਤਨ – gem
  7. ਪਸਰ – spread
  8. ਗਰਮ – hot
  9. ਦਰਸ਼ – vision
  10. ਜਨਮ – birth

  1. ਅਮਨ (aman) – peace
  2. ਸਫਲ (safal) – successful
  3. ਸਤ੍ਯ (saty) – truth
  4. ਭਰਮ (bharam) – illusion
  5. ਕਲਮ (kalam) – pen
  6. ਰਤਨ (ratan) – gem
  7. ਪਸਰ (pasar) – spread
  8. ਗਰਮ (garam) – hot
  9. ਦਰਸ਼ (darsh) – vision
  10. ਜਨਮ (janam) – birth

Sentences with Mukta Words

  1. ਸਚ ਸੁਪਨਾ ਹੈ। (Sach supna hai.) – Truth is a dream.
  2. ਘਰ ਦੂਰ ਹੈ। (Ghar door hai.) – The house is far.
  3. ਮਨ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ। (Man changa hai.) – The mind is good.
  4. ਰਤਨ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ। (Ratan milda hai.) – The gem is found.
  5. ਕਲਮ ਲਿਖਦੀ ਹੈ। (Kalam likhdi hai.) – The pen writes.