There are six special letters in Pashto that Dari, Urdu and other neighboring languages don’t have. They are څ، ځ، ړ، ږ، ښ، ڼ. Even some Pashtoons misuse or avoid them in their writings due to the complexity and their similarity with other letters.
څ is similar in sound with ث and س. The pronunciation is like ts.
څوک دروازه وهي؟ Tsok darwaza wahi? (Who is knocking at the door?)
Some of the words contained this letter:
څپلۍ (shoe[s]), څوکيدار (watchman), څارنه (observation), څرمن (skin), څړځاى (pasture), څومره؟ (how much?), لوڅ (naked)…
ځ is similar in sound with ز and ذ. The pronunciation is like z.
ښه خوراک ددې رستورانت ځانګړتيا ده Kha khwarak da dey restorant zangarrtia da (Good service is specialty of this restaurant)
Some of the words contained this letter:
ورځ (day), ځان (self), ځارېدل (to sacrifice), ښځه (woman), مينځ (center)…
ړ is a letter of completely different sound with a little similarity to ر. The pronunciation is rh.
ړوند په امسا روان دى rhond pa amsa rawan dai. (The blind is going with the stick)
Some of the words contained this letter:
زاړه (old), موړ (rich), وړتيا (capability), زړورتيا (bravery), زړه (heart)…
ږ is similar in sound with گ. The pronunciation is like g.
زوږ مه کوئ Zwag ma kawey (don’t make noise)
Some of the words contained this letter:
غوږ (ear), مږه (rat), غږ (sound), لږ (little), ږومنځ (comb)…
ښ is similar in sound with خ. The pronunciation is kh. (Note: People of Kandahari dialect pronunciate it like ش).
زه ښار ته روان يم Za khar ta rawan yam (I am going to the city)
Some of the words contained this letter:
کوښښ (try), مښل (to rub), راښکل (to pull), ښکلا (beauty), ښوروا (soup)…
ڼ is similar in sound with نړ. The pronunciation is nh.
کوڼ سړى څه نه اوري Konh sarai tsa na awri (Deaf man cannot hear anything).
Some of the words contained this letter:
مڼه (apple), بڼ (garden), رڼا (light), ګاڼه (jewelry)…
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