Marathi Letter RA for Kids — मराठी अक्षर र

अंतस्थमधील 2वे अक्षर — letter 2 of the Antastha (semivowel) group · Tier 1

📗 Tier 1 · व्यंजन · अंतस्थ र RA · /r/ · a tapped “r” — like the r in Spanish pero, not English red अंतस्थ · वर्त्स्य · ऋ पासून · मृदू

🔤 व्यंजन 🔡 बाराखडी 📖 12 words 📝 5 sentences ✍️ Writing practice 🎯 3 activities

🔡 अक्षर ओळख — Letter identity

र

प्रकार — Type: व्यंजन (Consonant)अंतस्थ · position 2 of 4
उच्चारस्थान — Place: वर्त्स्यAlveolar — tongue tip taps the ridge behind the upper teeth
मूळ स्वर — Parent vowel: ऋ पासूनBorn from the vowel ऋ — a single quick tap of the tongue
घोष — Voicing: मृदूVoiced — vocal cords vibrate

🔊 उच्चार — Pronunciation

IPA symbol: /r/The consonant sound before any vowel is added.
English equivalent: a tapped “r” — like the r in Spanish pero, not English redSay it slowly, then at normal speed.
उच्चारस्थान: वर्त्स्यAlveolar — tongue tip taps the ridge behind the upper teeth
मूळ स्वर: ऋ पासून · मृदूBorn from the vowel ऋ — a single quick tap of the tongue

Try this at home: Marathi र is ONE quick tap of the tongue, not the English curled r. Tap, do not curl.

अ is already inside: र on its own is read “ra” — the vowel अ is built in. You never write र+अ separately.

🔡 बाराखडी — र with all 12 vowels

Every consonant combines with the 12 स्वर to make 12 syllables. This is the बाराखडी of र — read it top to bottom.

अक्षर	Roman	स्वर	मात्रा
र	ra	अ	—
रा	raa	आ	ा
रि	ri	इ	ि
री	ree	ई	ी
रु	ru	उ	ु
रू	roo	ऊ	ू
रे	re	ए	े
रै	rai	ऐ	ै
रो	ro	ओ	ो
रौ	rau	औ	ौ
रं	ran	अं	ं
रः	rah	अः	ः

📊 अंतस्थ — the four semivowels

अंतस्थ means standing between. These four sit between vowels and consonants — each is a vowel said so quickly that it begins to glide. That is why every अंतस्थ has a parent vowel.

अक्षर	Roman	मूळ स्वर	उच्चारस्थान
य	ya	इ	तालव्य
र	ra	ऋ	वर्त्स्य
ल	la	ऌ	दंत्य
व	va	उ	दंतोष्ठ्य

These four are not a वर्ग, so there is no प्राण/घोष grid. Their logic is different: each is a vowel in motion — इ→य, ऋ→र, ऌ→ल, उ→व. Say the vowel, speed it up, and the semivowel appears.

📖 शब्द — 12 words with र

The purple part shows र and its vowel.

🎨रंगrangColour

🧃रसrasJuice

🛺रथrathChariot

🌃रात्रraa-traNight

👑राजाraa-jaaKing

🌱रोपropSapling

📏रेषाre-shaaLine

🧣रुमालru-maalHandkerchief

🏡घरgharHouse

🦚मोरmorPeacock

🥥नारळnaa-raLCoconut

⭐ताराtaa-raaStar

📝 वाक्ये — 5 sentences

Words in purple contain र.

रांगोळीचे रंग सुंदर दिसतात.

The rangoli colours look beautiful.💡 दिसतात = look (plural)

रात्री चंद्र दिसतो.

The moon appears at night.💡 रात्री = at night

राजा न्याय करतो.

The king delivers justice.💡 न्याय करणे = to do justice

आंब्याचा रस गोड असतो.

Mango juice is sweet.💡 आमरस is a Maharashtra summer favourite

मोर रंगीत असतो.

The peacock is colourful.💡 India’s national bird

✍️ लेखन सराव — Writing practice

Trace the faded letters, then write र on your own.

र

← गडद ते फिकट trace करा

र

← स्वतः लिहा

🖊️ डिजिटल सराव — Trace with your finger

👆 बोटाने र लिहा

🎯 खेळूया — 3 activities

🔤 र असलेला शब्द ओळखा

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Marathi Letter RA for Kids — about this lesson

या पाठात मराठी व्यंजन र शिकतो — वर्त्स्य, ऋ पासून, मृदू, संपूर्ण बाराखडी, 12 शब्द (रंग, रस, रथ, रात्र, राजा …), 5 वाक्ये, writing practice आणि 3 activities. वय ४+.

A complete Marathi letter RA (र) 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 2 of the Antastha (semivowel) group.

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