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Half Consonants Continued Posted by on Apr 20, 2009

Namaste (नमस्ते )! We’re gonna continue with the rest of the half consonants. d – ड, ड् : हड्डी (haddii) bone n – ण, ण् : डण्डा (dandaa) stick t – त, त् : सत्कार (satkaara) honor th – थ, थ् : तथ्य (tathya) diet dh – ध, ध् : ध्यान (dhyaana) meditation n –…

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Half Consonants Posted by on Apr 18, 2009

Most Hindi consonants have a half consonant. I’m going to list the Hindi consonants and their half consonant equivalent. Then I’m going to give examples of Indian words that have these half consonants. I’ll transliterate the English pronunciation of these words and the meanings for these words. For some of these words, you’ll see a…

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