Stage 0 · A1 découverte
Albanian consonants — identify and understand
Recognise Albanian consonants, especially letters written with two characters such as dh, gj, rr and xh.
1. Objective
By the end, you will recognise several simple consonants and two-character letters in the Albanian alphabet.
2. I discover
Look at dh, gj, ll, nj, rr, sh, th, xh, zh. Each uses two characters, but the Albanian alphabet treats it as one letter.
3. I understand
The remaining Albanian letters are consonants. Several are written with two characters but count as one letter: dh, gj, ll, nj, rr, sh, th, xh, zh. This matters for reading the alphabet and alphabetical order.
An Albanian digraph such as gj or xh is not two separate alphabet letters. Keep the pair together when spelling.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. I write / I speak
Write three new Albanian examples using the feature, then check every letter.
7. Check my learning
8. What I remember
Two-character consonant letters to know: dh, gj, ll, nj, rr, sh, th, xh, zh.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise the feature in new words.
- I can write it without replacing Albanian letters.
