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Hindi is the language derived from the Devanagari script, based on the ancient Brahmi script of the subcontinent. It has a group of alphabets named Swara that are vowels, and Vyanjan, that is consonants. Together, there are a total of 52 alphabets in the script, 11 vowels and 41 consonants.
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Vowels:
अ - pronounced as 'A' as in the word America आ - pronounced as the sound of 'A' in Army इ - pronounced as 'E' as in English ई - pronounced as 'Ee' as in Wheel उ - pronounced as 'Oo' as in Wood ऊ - pronounced as 'Oo' as in Wool ए - pronounced as 'A' as in Ache ऐ - pronounced as 'A' as in Amber ओ - pronounced as 'O' in Om औ - pronounced as 'Au' as in August अं - pronounced as 'Un' as in Uncle followed by a soft 'aha'
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Consonants (with a distinct sound of 'a' in the end):
क - pronounced as 'c' in 'calm' ख - pronounced as 'kha' in Khan ग - pronounced as 'g' in the word 'gun' घ - pronounced as 'gha' in Ghana ङ - pronounced as 'N'a' in 'Aman Alan' च - pronounced as 'ch' in 'Charm' छ - pronounced as 'chha' in 'chhach' (buttermilk) ज - pronounced as 'j' in 'just' झ - pronounced 'jha' as in 'Jharkhand' ञ - pronounced as a soft 'n' as in the sound of the first 'n' in 'unnerved' ट - pronounced as the sound of 't' in 'Tango' ठ - pronounced as 'Th' in 'thug' ड - pronounced as 'd' in 'dark' ढ - pronounced as 'Dh' in 'Dhaka' ण - pronounced as 'Nae' in 'Nigeria' त - pronounced as 'Ta' in Tamil Nadu थ - pronounced as the sound of 'Th' in 'Thalamus' द - pronounced as the sound of 'd' in 'Dahlia' ध - pronounced as the sound of 'Dh' in 'Dharma' न - pronounced as 'n' in 'noon' प - pronounced as 'p' in 'pan' फ - pronounced as 'f' in 'fun' ब - pronounced as 'Bu' in 'bungalow' भ - pronounced as 'Bha' in Bharat (India) म - pronounced as 'm' in 'mermaid' य - pronounced as 'y' in 'your' र - pronounced as the sound of 'r' in 'Rum' ल - pronounced as the sound of 'l' in 'Love' व - pronounced as 'o' in 'One' श - pronounced as 'Sh' in 'Shanghai' ष - pronounced as 'shh' in 'wash hand' स - pronounced as 's' in 'sun' ह - pronounced as 'h' in 'hand' क्ष - pronounced as 'ksha', with the 'k' having a soft sound. त्र - pronounced as 'tri' in 'Trisha' ज्ञ - pronounced as 'gya' in 'yagya'
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Numbers in Hindi:
१- 1 pronounced as eik (एक) २- 2 pronounced as do (दो) ३- 3 pronounced as teen (तीन) ४- 4 pronounced as chaar (चार) ५- 5 pronounced as paanch (पांच) ६- 6 pronounced as chheh (छ:) ७- 7 pronounced as saat (सात) ८- 8 pronounced as aath (आठ) ९- 9 pronounced as nau (नौ) १०- 10 pronounced as dus (दस)
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Hindi language is very easy to learn, because it is written just the way it is spoken. Over time with practice, the language can be mastered with ease. It can look like a mammoth task, but it'll come by easily. Happy learning!
