Marathi Letter U for Kids — मराठी अक्षर उ
मराठी स्वरांपैकी 5वा — vowel 5 of 12 · Tier 1 · Lesson 5 of 12
🔡 अक्षर ओळख — Letter identity
- प्रकार — Type
- स्वर (Vowel)ऱ्हस्व · Short
- उच्चार — Sound
- उ · /u/Like “u” in put
- क्रम — Position
- 5वा · 5thPosition in the स्वर order
- मात्रा — Vowel mark
- ुक + उ = कु (ku)
🔊 उच्चार — Pronunciation
- IPA symbol
- /u/The matra ु hangs below the consonant.
- English equivalent
- “u” in putSay it slowly, then at normal speed.
- तोंडाची स्थिती
- ओठ गोल, लहानLips rounded into a small circle
- स्वर प्रकार
- ऱ्हस्व · ShortLength changes meaning in Marathi — listen carefully.
Tip for parents: say उ three times slowly with your child, then find it inside the words below. Hearing the sound inside a familiar word is what makes it stick.
🔗 मात्रा — How उ attaches to a consonant
उ ची मात्रा: ु — this mark is added to any consonant to change its vowel sound. The matra ु hangs below the consonant.
📖 शब्द — 12 words with the उ sound
The purple letter shows where उ appears. Say each word aloud with your child.
📝 वाक्ये — 5 sentences
Words in purple carry the उ sound.
उंट वाळवंटात राहतो.
The camel lives in the desert.💡 वाळवंटात = in the desert
गुलाब सुंदर आहे.
The rose is beautiful.💡 गुलाब is masculine
कुत्रा भुंकतो.
The dog barks.💡 भुंकतो = barks (masculine singular)
मी पुस्तक वाचतो.
I read a book.💡 वाचतो = read (M speaker) · वाचते (F)
तुळस पवित्र मानतात.
Holy basil is considered sacred.💡 Found in most Marathi courtyards
✍️ लेखन सराव — Writing practice
Trace the faded letters first, then write उ on your own.
← गडद ते फिकट trace करा, मग मोकळ्या चौकटीत स्वतः लिहा
← स्वतः लिहा — write उ independently
🖊️ डिजिटल सराव — Trace with your finger
👆 बोट किंवा माउसने उ लिहा
🎯 खेळूया — 3 activities
🔤 उ असलेला शब्द ओळखा
योग्य शब्द निवडा!
📖 शब्दाचा अर्थ ओळखा
मराठी शब्द वाचा — बरोबर English अर्थ निवडा!
🎯 जोडी लावा
चित्रावर टॅप करा, मग त्याचा मराठी शब्द निवडा
शाब्बास! उ शिकलात!
स्वर 5 पूर्ण झाला — vowel 5 of 12 complete!
👨👩👧 आई-बाबांसाठी — Parent tips
- Spot it everywhere: hunt for उ-words on packets, signboards and books.
- Say it slowly: stretch the sound — उ…उ…उ — before saying the whole word.
- Five minutes daily beats one long session — trace three times, then write five.
- Next up: ऊ
Marathi Letter U for Kids — about this lesson
या पाठात मराठी अक्षर उ शिकतो — उच्चार (/u/), 12 शब्द (उंट, उशी, उन, गुलाब, कुत्रा, फुल …), 5 वाक्ये व्याकरण टिपांसह, मात्रा (ु), writing practice, digital tracing आणि 3 activities. वय ४+.
A complete Marathi letter U (उ) lesson for young children — IPA pronunciation, twelve words containing the उ sound, five sentences with grammar notes, the ु matra explained, guided writing practice, a finger-tracing canvas and three progressive activities. Vowel 5 of 12 in the Devanagari script, for Marathi homeschooling, ages 4 and up.