Braille a Day

“Wednesday” in braille

⠠⠺⠑⠙⠝⠑⠎⠙⠁⠽9 lettersUncontracted

Wednesday starts with a capital, so in braille the capital sign (dot 6) goes before the W, then the letters W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y one cell each: ⠠⠺⠑⠙⠝⠑⠎⠙⠁⠽.

Now read one yourself

⠠⠋⠗⠊⠙⠁⠽

Which word is this? Tuesday, Monday, Friday.

Cell by cell

  1. Capitaldot 6
  2. 1. Wdots 2-4-5-6
  3. 2. Edots 1-5
  4. 3. Ddots 1-4-5
  5. 4. Ndots 1-3-4-5
  6. 5. Edots 1-5
  7. 6. Sdots 2-3-4
  8. 7. Ddots 1-4-5
  9. 8. Adot 1
  10. 9. Ydots 1-3-4-5-6

Capitals

Braille letters are lower case unless marked. Days and months take the capital sign, dot 6, before their first letter (⠠⠺⠑⠙⠝⠑⠎⠙⠁⠽). In all capitals, WEDNESDAY, two capital signs mark the whole word: ⠠⠠⠺⠑⠙⠝⠑⠎⠙⠁⠽. More on capital letters in braille.

Grade 1 and Grade 2

This is uncontracted (Grade 1) braille, every letter written out, which is where learners start. Books, signs and labels mostly use Grade 2, where common letter groups and words take a single cell, so some words come out shorter there. See the Grade 2 contractions.

Remember it, don't just look it up

Days and months are spelled letter by letter, so the alphabet is what to learn. Braille a Day brings it back tomorrow to answer from memory, then again just before you'd forget. Five minutes a day.

Practise reading Letters A–JPractise writing

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