Letter 27 of 35
Pa-Row · Voiceless Aspiratedਫ — Phaphha
Aspirated 'p' — like 'p' with a puff of breath.
Why it matters: ਫ is ਪ with a puff — paper held near your lips will flutter.
Example Word
ਫੁੱਲ
Phull
Flower
ਫ with each vowel mark
ਫ
mukta
"pha"
ਫਾ
kanna
"phaa"
ਫਿ
sihari
"phi"
ਫੀ
bihari
"phee"
ਫੁ
aunkar
"phu"
ਫੂ
dulainkar
"phoo"
ਫੇ
lanv
"phay"
ਫੈ
dulanvan
"phai"
ਫੋ
horha
"pho"
ਫੌ
kanaurha
"phau"
Each vowel mark changes how ਫ sounds. The mark stays the same across every consonant.
Other letters in the Pa-Row
Trace ਫ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਫ (Phaphha) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਫ (Phaphha) is the twenty-seventh letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet — the aspirated cousin of ਪ.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Pick a flower (ਫੁੱਲ) — real or pretend — and “smell” it while saying “ਫ … ਫੁੱਲ”. The breath at the start of ਫ is the same breath you use to smell. Other ਫ words: ਫਲ (phal — fruit), ਫੁਟਬਾਲ (football), ਫੋਨ (phone).
Practice ਫ (Phaphha)
📖 Read about Phaphha in context
See ਫ alongside the rest of the Pa-Row in the free alphabet teaching guide. Open the guide →
Practise Phaphha on the go
Six interactive Gurmukhi games — tracing, recognition, memory match — free, offline, no ads.