Practicing the Letter o

Practice the letter , "o," and its maatraa, , "o." Some of the examples below are Hindi words, and some are transliterations of English words.

The first two words illustrate the similarity in appearance between the first forms of , "a," and , "o." Remember that aa1_small.gif (210 bytes) , "aa," appears very similar, also. Their maatraas are also similar: keep in mind the difference between , "aa," and , "o."

Take note of the letter , "st." This is a conjunct, combining the letters , "sa," and t_small.gif (157 bytes) , "ta." The fact that they are combined means that there is no inherent, "a" sound between these consonants.