Reference · 39 of 39 letters taught so far
The letters
Every letter, in the order the bridge teaches it, with the four shapes it takes — alone, at the start, in the middle, at the end — and the first word you meet it in. Letters that do not hold hands on their left (ا د ڈ ذ ر ڑ ز ژ و ے) have only two shapes.
| # | letter | alone | start | middle | end | first met in | where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a · alif | ا | — | — | ا | نام naam — name | wave 1 |
| 2 | d · dāl | د | — | — | د | دل dil — heart | wave 1 |
| 3 | l · lām | ل | ل | ل | ل | دل dil — heart | wave 1 |
| 4 | n · nūn | ن | ن | ن | ن | نام naam — name | wave 1 |
| 5 | m · mīm | م | م | م | م | نام naam — name | wave 1 |
| 6 | k · kāf | ک | ک | ک | ک | کام kaam — work | wave 1 |
| 7 | y · choṭī ye | ی | ی | ی | ی | میرا mera — my (m.) | wave 1 |
| 8 | r · re | ر | — | — | ر | میرا mera — my (m.) | wave 1 |
| 9 | t · te | ت | ت | ت | ت | رات raat — night | wave 2 |
| 10 | b · be | ب | ب | ب | ب | بات baat — talk, matter | wave 2 |
| 11 | s · sīn | س | س | س | س | سب sab — all | wave 2 |
| 12 | aa · alif madd | آ | — | — | آ | آم aam — mango | wave 2 |
| 13 | h · choṭī he | ہ | ہ | ہ | ہ | ہم hum — we | wave 2 |
| 14 | o · wāo | و | — | — | و | دوست dost — friend | wave 2 |
| 15 | e · baṛī ye | ے | — | — | ے | ہے hai — is | wave 2 |
| 16 | N · nūn ghunna | ں | — | — | ں | میں mein — in; I | wave 2 |
| 17 | p · pe | پ | پ | پ | پ | پانی paani — water | wave 2 |
| 18 | j · jīm | ج | ج | ج | ج | آج aaj — today | wave 2 |
| 19 | sh · shīn | ش | ش | ش | ش | شام shaam — evening | wave 2 |
| 20 | h · do-chashmī he | ھ | ھ | ھ | ھ | گھر ghar — house | wave 3 |
| 21 | g · gāf | گ | گ | گ | گ | گھر ghar — house | wave 3 |
| 22 | ch · che | چ | چ | چ | چ | کچھ kuchh — something | wave 3 |
| 23 | T · ṭe | ٹ | ٹ | ٹ | ٹ | روٹی roti — bread | wave 3 |
| 24 | D · ḍāl | ڈ | — | — | ڈ | ڈر Dar — fear | wave 3 |
| 25 | kh · khe | خ | خ | خ | خ | خوش khush — happy | wave 3 |
| 26 | z · ze | ز | — | — | ز | زندگی zindagi — life | wave 3 |
| 27 | f · fe | ف | ف | ف | ف | فرق farq — difference | wave 3 |
| 28 | q · qāf | ق | ق | ق | ق | فرق farq — difference | wave 3 |
| 29 | ' · ‘ain | ع | ع | ع | ع | عشق ishq — love | wave 3 |
| 30 | gh · ghain | غ | غ | غ | غ | غم gham — grief | wave 3 |
| 31 | h · baṛī he | ح | ح | ح | ح | حال haal — condition | wave 3 |
| 32 | R · ṛe | ڑ | — | — | ڑ | لڑکا laRka — boy | wave 4 |
| 33 | s · ṣwād | ص | ص | ص | ص | صبح subah — morning | wave 4 |
| 34 | t · to’e | ط | ط | ط | ط | طرح tarah — way, manner | wave 4 |
| 35 | z · ẓwād | ض | ض | ض | ض | ضرور zaroor — certainly | wave 4 |
| 36 | z · zo’e | ظ | ظ | ظ | ظ | ظاہر zaahir — apparent | wave 4 |
| 37 | z · zāl | ذ | — | — | ذ | ذکر zikr — mention, remembrance | wave 4 |
| 38 | s · se | ث | ث | ث | ث | مثال misaal — example | wave 4 |
| 39 | zh · zhe | ژ | — | — | ژ | ژالہ zhaala — hail | wave 4 |