Marathi Letter PA for Kids — मराठी अक्षर प
पवर्गमधील 1वे अक्षर — letter 1 of the Pa-varga (labial) group · Tier 1
🔡 अक्षर ओळख — Letter identity
- प्रकार — Type
- व्यंजन (Consonant)पवर्ग · position 1 of 5
- उच्चारस्थान — Place
- ओष्ठ्यLabial — both lips press together and release
- प्राण — Breath
- अल्पप्राणUnaspirated — no puff of air
- घोष — Voicing
- कठोरUnvoiced — vocal cords do not vibrate
🔊 उच्चार — Pronunciation
- IPA symbol
- /p/The consonant sound before any vowel is added.
- English equivalent
- “p” in spin (without the puff)Say it slowly, then at normal speed.
- उच्चारस्थान
- ओष्ठ्यLabial — both lips press together and release
- प्राण + घोष
- अल्पप्राण · कठोरUnaspirated — no puff of air
Try this at home: Hold your palm at your mouth. प should NOT push air onto it — फ will.
अ is already inside: प on its own is read “pa” — the vowel अ is built in. You never write प+अ separately.
🔡 बाराखडी — प with all 12 vowels
Every consonant combines with the 12 स्वर to make 12 syllables. This is the बाराखडी of प — read it top to bottom.
| अक्षर | Roman | स्वर | मात्रा |
|---|---|---|---|
| प | pa | अ | — |
| पा | paa | आ | ा |
| पि | pi | इ | ि |
| पी | pee | ई | ी |
| पु | pu | उ | ु |
| पू | poo | ऊ | ू |
| पे | pe | ए | े |
| पै | pai | ऐ | ै |
| पो | po | ओ | ो |
| पौ | pau | औ | ौ |
| पं | pan | अं | ं |
| पः | pah | अः | ः |
📊 पवर्ग — the five labial letters
All five are made at the same place in the mouth. They differ only in breath (प्राण) and voice (घोष).
| अक्षर | Roman | प्राण | घोष |
|---|---|---|---|
| प | pa | अल्पप्राण | कठोर |
| फ | pha | महाप्राण | कठोर |
| ब | ba | अल्पप्राण | मृदू |
| भ | bha | महाप्राण | मृदू |
| म | ma | अनुनासिक | मृदू |
म is one of the most common letters in Marathi — मासा, मन, आम्ही, नमस्कार. It is also the easiest to make: just close your lips and hum. This is why मा and मम are among the first sounds babies produce in almost every language.
📖 शब्द — 12 words with प
The purple part shows प and its vowel.
📝 वाक्ये — 5 sentences
Words in purple contain प.
पाणी स्वच्छ असते.
Water is clean.💡 असते = generally is (neuter)
झाडाला पाने असतात.
The tree has leaves.💡 पान → पाने (plural) · झाडाला = to the tree
पक्षी आकाशात उडतो.
The bird flies in the sky.💡 आकाशात = in the sky
जूनमध्ये पाऊस पडतो.
Rain falls in June.💡 The monsoon reaches Maharashtra in June
मी रोज पुस्तक वाचतो.
I read a book daily.💡 रोज = daily · वाचतो (M speaker)
✍️ लेखन सराव — Writing practice
Trace the faded letters, then write प on your own.
← गडद ते फिकट trace करा
← स्वतः लिहा
🖊️ डिजिटल सराव — Trace with your finger
👆 बोटाने प लिहा
🎯 खेळूया — 3 activities
🔤 प असलेला शब्द ओळखा
योग्य शब्द निवडा!
📖 शब्दाचा अर्थ ओळखा
बरोबर अर्थ निवडा!
🎯 जोडी लावा
चित्रावर टॅप करा
शाब्बास! प शिकलात!
पवर्गमधील 1वे अक्षर पूर्ण!
👨👩👧 आई-बाबांसाठी — Parent tips
- Feel the difference: Hold your palm at your mouth. प should NOT push air onto it — फ will.
- Barakhadi drill: chant प पा पि पी … once a day.
- Five minutes daily beats one long session.
- Next up: फ
Marathi Letter PA for Kids — about this lesson
या पाठात मराठी व्यंजन प शिकतो — ओष्ठ्य, अल्पप्राण, कठोर, संपूर्ण बाराखडी, 12 शब्द (पाणी, पान, पक्षी, पुस्तक, पाय …), 5 वाक्ये, writing practice आणि 3 activities. वय ४+.
A complete Marathi letter PA (प) lesson for young children — place of articulation, aspiration and voicing explained simply, the full barakhadi across all twelve vowels, twelve words, five sentences with grammar notes, writing practice, a finger-tracing canvas and three activities. Letter 1 of the Pa-varga (labial) group.