Letter 25 of 35
Tta-Row (dental) · Nasalਨ — Nanna
A soft 'n' — the everyday English 'n' sound.
Why it matters: ਨ is the everyday 'n' — soft tongue against teeth, sound through the nose. The 'n' your child already knows.
Example Word
ਨੱਕ
Nakk
Nose
ਨ with each vowel mark
ਨ
mukta
"na"
ਨਾ
kanna
"naa"
ਨਿ
sihari
"ni"
ਨੀ
bihari
"nee"
ਨੁ
aunkar
"nu"
ਨੂ
dulainkar
"noo"
ਨੇ
lanv
"nay"
ਨੈ
dulanvan
"nai"
ਨੋ
horha
"no"
ਨੌ
kanaurha
"nau"
Each vowel mark changes how ਨ sounds. The mark stays the same across every consonant.
Other letters in the Tta-Row (dental)
Trace ਨ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਨ (Nanna) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਨ (Nanna) is the twenty-fifth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet and closes the dental row. It’s the regular n sound that English speakers already know.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Touch your child’s nose (ਨੱਕ) gently and say “ਨ … ਨੱਕ”. They’ll get it instantly because n matches “no”, “nose”, “new” — words they already use. Other ਨ words: ਨਦੀ (nadi — river), ਨਾਨੀ (nani — maternal grandma), ਨਾਨਕ (Nanak — as in Guru Nanak Dev Ji).
Practice ਨ (Nanna)
📖 Read about Nanna in context
See ਨ alongside the rest of the Tta-Row (dental) in the free alphabet teaching guide. Open the guide →
Practise Nanna on the go
Six interactive Gurmukhi games — tracing, recognition, memory match — free, offline, no ads.