Vowel आ (aa) (Topic 2) in Module 1 – Hindi-Letters (BG)

आ — Vowel (aa)

• English sound anchor: arm

• Hindi words:
• आम ('aam') — Mango
• आटा ('aata') — Flour
• आग ('aag') — Fire
• आकाश ('aakaash') — Sky
• आलू ('aaloo') — Potato

Matra (Vowel Sign): ा

When आ (aa) attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra ा — a vertical stroke written to the right of the consonant.

Examples on different consonants: - क + ा = का ('kaa') - म + ा = मा ('maa') - र + ा = रा ('raa')

Words using ा: - काम ('kaam') — Work - माता ('maata') — Mother - राजा ('raaja') — King - पानी ('paani') — Water - गाना ('gaana') — Song

How to Write आ

Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.