Marathi Letter LLA for Kids — मराठी अक्षर ळ
विशेषमधील 1वे अक्षर — letter 1 of the Vishesh (special letters) group · Tier 1
🔡 अक्षर ओळख — Letter identity
- प्रकार — Type
- व्यंजन (Consonant)विशेष · position 1 of 3
- उच्चारस्थान — Place
- मूर्धन्यRetroflex lateral — tongue curls back, air flows round the sides
- रचना — Built from
- पार्श्विकLateral — like ल but with the tongue curled back
- घोष — Voicing
- मृदूVoiced — vocal cords vibrate
🔊 उच्चार — Pronunciation
- IPA symbol
- /ɭ/The consonant sound before any vowel is added.
- English equivalent
- no English equivalent — a curled-back “l”Say it slowly, then at normal speed.
- उच्चारस्थान
- मूर्धन्यRetroflex lateral — tongue curls back, air flows round the sides
- रचना
- पार्श्विक · मृदूLateral — like ल but with the tongue curled back
Try this at home: Say ल with the tongue on your teeth. Now curl the tongue back and say it again. That is ळ.
अ is already inside: ळ on its own is read “lla” — the vowel अ is built in. You never write ळ+अ separately.
🔡 बाराखडी — ळ with all 12 vowels
Every consonant combines with the 12 स्वर to make 12 syllables. This is the बाराखडी of ळ — read it top to bottom.
| अक्षर | Roman | स्वर | मात्रा |
|---|---|---|---|
| ळ | lla | अ | — |
| ळा | llaa | आ | ा |
| ळि | lli | इ | ि |
| ळी | llee | ई | ी |
| ळु | llu | उ | ु |
| ळू | lloo | ऊ | ू |
| ळे | lle | ए | े |
| ळै | llai | ऐ | ै |
| ळो | llo | ओ | ो |
| ळौ | llau | औ | ौ |
| ळं | llan | अं | ं |
| ळः | llah | अः | ः |
📊 विशेष अक्षरे — the three special letters
These three sit at the end of the मराठी मुळाक्षरे. ळ is a true letter of its own. क्ष and ज्ञ are not — they are two letters joined into one shape (जोडाक्षर), kept in the chart because they appear so often.
| अक्षर | Roman | रचना | प्रकार |
|---|---|---|---|
| ळ | La | मूर्धन्य | स्वतंत्र अक्षर |
| क्ष | kSha | क् + ष | जोडाक्षर |
| ज्ञ | dnya | ज् + ञ | जोडाक्षर |
ळ is proudly Marathi. Hindi has no ळ at all — a Hindi speaker reading शाळा will say शाला. ळ also lives in Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam, but its absence from Hindi is why मराठी and हिंदी sound different from the very first words a child learns: बाळ, शाळा, डोळा, वेळ, सकाळ.
📖 शब्द — 12 words with ळ
The purple part shows ळ and its vowel.
📝 वाक्ये — 5 sentences
Words in purple contain ळ.
बाळ पाळण्यात झोपते.
The baby sleeps in the cradle.💡 पाळण्यात = in the cradle
मी शाळेत जातो.
I go to school.💡 शाळेत = to school
सकाळी सूर्य उगवतो.
The sun rises in the morning.💡 सकाळी = in the morning
डोळे जग पाहतात.
Eyes see the world.💡 डोळा → डोळे (plural)
केळे पिवळे असते.
The banana is yellow.💡 पिवळे (neuter) matches केळे
✍️ लेखन सराव — Writing practice
Trace the faded letters, then write ळ on your own.
← गडद ते फिकट trace करा
← स्वतः लिहा
🖊️ डिजिटल सराव — Trace with your finger
👆 बोटाने ळ लिहा
🎯 खेळूया — 3 activities
🔤 ळ असलेला शब्द ओळखा
योग्य शब्द निवडा!
📖 शब्दाचा अर्थ ओळखा
बरोबर अर्थ निवडा!
🎯 जोडी लावा
चित्रावर टॅप करा
शाब्बास! ळ शिकलात!
विशेषमधील 1वे अक्षर पूर्ण!
👨👩👧 आई-बाबांसाठी — Parent tips
- Feel the difference: Say ल with the tongue on your teeth. Now curl the tongue back and say it again. That is ळ.
- Barakhadi drill: chant ळ ळा ळि ळी … once a day.
- Five minutes daily beats one long session.
- Next up: क्ष
Marathi Letter LLA for Kids — about this lesson
या पाठात मराठी व्यंजन ळ शिकतो — मूर्धन्य, पार्श्विक, मृदू, संपूर्ण बाराखडी, 12 शब्द (बाळ, शाळा, वेळ, डोळा, केळे …), 5 वाक्ये, writing practice आणि 3 activities. वय ४+.
A complete Marathi letter LLA (ळ) 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 Vishesh (special letters) group.