Marathi Letter KA for Kids — मराठी अक्षर क
कवर्गमधील 1वे अक्षर — letter 1 of the Ka-varga (velar) group · Tier 1
🔡 अक्षर ओळख — Letter identity
- प्रकार — Type
- व्यंजन (Consonant)कवर्ग · position 1 of 5
- उच्चारस्थान — Place
- कंठ्यVelar — back of the tongue touches the soft palate
- प्राण — Breath
- अल्पप्राणUnaspirated — no puff of air
- घोष — Voicing
- कठोरUnvoiced — vocal cords do not vibrate
🔊 उच्चार — Pronunciation
- IPA symbol
- /k/The consonant sound before any vowel is added.
- English equivalent
- “k” in kite (without the puff)Say it slowly, then at normal speed.
- उच्चारस्थान
- कंठ्यVelar — back of the tongue touches the soft palate
- प्राण + घोष
- अल्पप्राण · कठोरUnaspirated — no puff of air
Try this at home: Hold your palm in front of your mouth. क should NOT push air onto it — ख will.
अ is already inside: क on its own is read “ka” — the vowel अ is built in. You never write क+अ separately.
🔡 बाराखडी — क with all 12 vowels
Every consonant combines with the 12 स्वर to make 12 syllables. This is the बाराखडी of क — read it left to right, top to bottom.
| अक्षर | Roman | स्वर | मात्रा |
|---|---|---|---|
| क | ka | अ | — |
| का | kaa | आ | ा |
| कि | ki | इ | ि |
| की | kee | ई | ी |
| कु | ku | उ | ु |
| कू | koo | ऊ | ू |
| के | ke | ए | े |
| कै | kai | ऐ | ै |
| को | ko | ओ | ो |
| कौ | kau | औ | ौ |
| कं | kan | अं | ं |
| कः | kah | अः | ः |
📊 कवर्ग — the five velar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| क | ka | अल्पप्राण | कठोर |
| ख | kha | महाप्राण | कठोर |
| ग | ga | अल्पप्राण | मृदू |
| घ | gha | महाप्राण | मृदू |
| ङ | nga | अनुनासिक | मृदू |
ङ is written here for completeness, but modern Marathi almost always uses the अनुस्वार (ं) instead — we write अंक, not अङ्क.
📖 शब्द — 12 words with क
The purple part shows क and its vowel. Say each word aloud with your child.
📝 वाक्ये — 5 sentences
Words in purple contain क.
कमळ पाण्यात उगवते.
The lotus grows in water.💡 India’s national flower · उगवते = grows (neuter)
कावळा काळा असतो.
The crow is black.💡 काळा (M) matches कावळा · असतो = generally is
माझा कान दुखतो.
My ear hurts.💡 माझा (M) matches कान · दुखतो = hurts
काका घरी आले.
Uncle came home.💡 आले = came (past, respectful plural)
कुत्रा जोरात भुंकतो.
The dog barks loudly.💡 जोरात = loudly · भुंकतो (M singular)
✍️ लेखन सराव — Writing practice
Trace the faded letters, then write क on your own.
← गडद ते फिकट trace करा, मग स्वतः लिहा
← स्वतः लिहा — write क independently
🖊️ डिजिटल सराव — Trace with your finger
👆 बोट किंवा माउसने क लिहा
🎯 खेळूया — 3 activities
🔤 क असलेला शब्द ओळखा
योग्य शब्द निवडा!
📖 शब्दाचा अर्थ ओळखा
मराठी शब्द वाचा — बरोबर अर्थ निवडा!
🎯 जोडी लावा
चित्रावर टॅप करा, मग मराठी शब्द निवडा
शाब्बास! क शिकलात!
कवर्गमधील 1वे अक्षर पूर्ण झाले!
👨👩👧 आई-बाबांसाठी — Parent tips
- Feel the difference: Hold your palm in front of your mouth. क should NOT push air onto it — ख will.
- Barakhadi drill: chant क का कि की … once a day. It builds reading fluency fast.
- Five minutes daily beats one long session.
- Next up: ख
Marathi Letter KA for Kids — about this lesson
या पाठात मराठी व्यंजन क शिकतो — उच्चारस्थान कंठ्य, अल्पप्राण, कठोर, संपूर्ण बाराखडी (क का कि की …), 12 शब्द (कमळ, कावळा, कान, काका, कप …), 5 वाक्ये व्याकरण टिपांसह, writing practice आणि 3 activities. वय ४+.
A complete Marathi letter KA (क) lesson for young children — place of articulation, aspiration and voicing explained simply, the full barakhadi of क across all twelve vowels, twelve words, five sentences with grammar notes, writing practice, a finger-tracing canvas and three progressive activities. Letter 1 of the Ka-varga (velar) group.