ca
Spelling
- Draw the following lines without stopping: a short, horizontal line to the right, an upward bow to the right and a vertical line down.
- Draw the horizontal line from left to right over the letter.
Pronunciation
- an unvoiced ca as in Tschechien
- palatal place of articulation
cha
Spelling
- Start on the left with a curved line with two bows like a mirrored "3" and a loop which ends at the bottom right.
- Place a short vertical line on top of the loop.
- Draw the horizontal line from left to right over the letter.
Pronunciation
- an unvoiced, aspirated cha as in Charles, Charme
- palatal place of articulation
ja
Spelling
- Draw a left, anticlockwise bow followed by a horizontal line to the right.
- Draw a vertical line from top to bottom through the endpoint of the horizontal line.
- Draw the horizontal line from left to right over the letter.
Pronunciation
- a voiced ja as in Dschungel
- palatal place of articulation
jha
Spelling
- Start at the top with a short, vertical line, followed by an s-shaped line and a loop ending below the vertical line.
- Start again at the right bow and draw a curved line to the top right, directly followed by a vertical line down.
- Draw the horizontal line from left to right over the letter.
Pronunciation
- a voiced, aspirated jha as in Jeep
- palatal place of articulation
ña
Spelling
- Draw a circular, clockwise line with a small opening to the left.
- Start on the right, directly at the bow, and draw another bow to the top right, followed directly by a vertical line down.
- Draw the horizontal line from left to right over the letter.
Aussprache
- a nasal ñ preceding other palatal sounds as, for instance, in Señor
- palatal place of articulation
