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Wish to know do you know the consonants when it comes to Hindi language? In articulatory phonetics, a Hindi consonant is usually a speech sound that’s articulated by using full or simply partial closure in the vocal region. The word consonant is also employed to relate to a letter of the Hindi alphabet which represents a consonant sound. Learn More





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Hindi Consonants in Alphabet

Many Hindi consonants come in three different forms: aspirated, unaspirated and retroflex.
Aspiration means "with a puff of air", and is the difference between the sound of the letter "p" in English pin (aspirated) and spit (unaspirated). In this phrasebook, aspirated sounds are spelled with an h (so English "pin" would be phin) and unaspirated sounds without it (so "spit" is still spit). Hindi aspiration is quite forceful and it's OK to emphasize the puff: bharti.
Hindi retroflex consonants, on the other hand, are not really found in English. They should be pronounced with the tongue tip curled back. Practice with a native speaker, or just pronounce as usual — you'll usually still get the message across.
DevanagariTransliterationEquivalent/Comments
kas in skip.
khas in sinkhole.
gas in go.
ghas in doghouse.
as in sing. Used only in Sanskrit loan words, does not occur independently.
cas in church.
chas in pinchhit.
jas in jump.
jhas in dodge her.
ñas in canyon. Used only in Sanskrit loan words, does not occur independently.
as in tick. Retroflex, but still a "hard" t sound similar to English.
as in lighthouse. Retroflex
as in doom. Retroflex
as in mudhut. Retroflex
retroflex n. Used only in Sanskrit loan words.
tdoes not exist in English. more dental t, with a bit of a th sound. Softer than an English t.
thaspirated version of the previous letter, not as in thanks or the.
ddental d, as in the.
dhaspirated version of the above.
ndental n.
pas in spin.
phas in u'ph'ill.
bas in be.
bhas in abhor.
mas in mere.
yas in yet.
ras in Spanish pero, a tongue trip. Don't roll as in Spanish rr, German or Scottish English.
las in lean.
vas in Spanish vaca, between English v and w, but without the lip rounding of an English w. (IPA: ʋ).
śas in shoot.
almost indistinguishable retroflex of the above. slightly more aspirated. Used only in Sanskrit loan words.
sas in see.
has in him.
Many Hindi consonants come in three different forms: aspirated, unaspirated and retroflex.
Aspiration means "with a puff of air", and is the difference between the sound of the letter "p" in English pin (aspirated) and spit (unaspirated). In this phrasebook, aspirated sounds are spelled with an h (so English "pin" would be phin) and unaspirated sounds without it (so "spit" is still spit). Hindi aspiration is quite forceful and it's OK to emphasize the puff: bharti.
Hindi retroflex consonants, on the other hand, are not really found in English. They should be pronounced with the tongue tip curled back. Practice with a native speaker, or just pronounce as usual — you'll usually still get the message across.
DevanagariTransliterationEquivalent/Comments
kas in skip.
khas in sinkhole.
gas in go.
ghas in doghouse.
as in sing. Used only in Sanskrit loan words, does not occur independently.
cas in church.
chas in pinchhit.
jas in jump.
jhas in dodge her.
ñas in canyon. Used only in Sanskrit loan words, does not occur independently.
as in tick. Retroflex, but still a "hard" t sound similar to English.
as in lighthouse. Retroflex
as in doom. Retroflex
as in mudhut. Retroflex
retroflex n. Used only in Sanskrit loan words.
tdoes not exist in English. more dental t, with a bit of a th sound. Softer than an English t.
thaspirated version of the previous letter, not as in thanks or the.
ddental d, as in the.
dhaspirated version of the above.
ndental n.
pas in spin.
phas in u'ph'ill.
bas in be.
bhas in abhor.
mas in mere.
yas in yet.
ras in Spanish pero, a tongue trip. Don't roll as in Spanish rr, German or Scottish English.
las in lean.
vas in Spanish vaca, between English v and w, but without the lip rounding of an English w. (IPA: ʋ).
śas in shoot.
almost indistinguishable retroflex of the above. slightly more aspirated. Used only in Sanskrit loan words.
sas in see.
has in him.

Hindi Diphthongs in Alphabet


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