Stage 0 · A1 découverte
Level A1
gj and xh
Distinguish Albanian gj and xh in frequent words and keep each two-character letter together.
1. Objective
By the end, you will recognise and write gj and xh in frequent words.
2. I discover
Underline the initial group in gjuhë, gjysh, xham, xhep. Is it gj or xh?
3. I understand
gj and xh are each single letters in the Albanian alphabet, written with two characters. Keep the pair together: gjuhë, gjashtë, gjysh; xham, xhep, xhaketë.
gjuhëgjashtëgjyshgjelbërxhamxhepxhaketëxhaxha
Watch out
In Albanian alphabetical order, gj and xh are treated as separate letters, not as two independent letters.
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
gj: gjuhë, gjashtë, gjysh · xh: xham, xhep, xhaketë. Do not split the digraph.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise the feature in new words.
- I can write it without replacing Albanian letters.
