Alphabet · Alifbeetada · Consonants

SH

SH

sha
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The sound

SH is one sound written with two letters, exactly like the English sh in "ship". It is very common at the start of words.

Example words

Shaahtea
Shimbirbird
Shaatishirt

Teaching the letter SH

Say the letter with a short a after it, "sha", the way Somali children chant the alphabet, then say each example word slowly and let your child find the letter in it. Somali spelling is completely regular, so once a child knows the sound of SH they can read it in any word.

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