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Hindi Consonants Again! Posted by on Mar 21, 2009

  The Hindi alphabet is very long, especially the consonants. So without further delay let’s continue: प – is pronounced like the p in sPin. The Hindi word for kite contains this sound (पतंग). फ – is like the uph in UP Hill. Fruit = (फल). ब – like the b in Bee. Duck =…

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Hindi Consonants Continued Posted by on Mar 15, 2009

I’m back! We’re going to start where we left off with the Hindi consonants (व्यंजन): ट – Is a hard English t like Trick. The Hindi word that contains this sound is the Hindi word for tomato (टमाटर) ठ – is like the th in lighTHouse. The Hindi words for blacksmith = (ठठेरा) ड – is like the…

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The Hindi Consonants Posted by on Mar 8, 2009

Namaste (नमस्ते)! Today we’re going to learn the Hindi consonants. क – is pronounced as the k in sKip     You can see this in the Hindi word for pigeon (कबूतर) ख – is pronounced as kh in sinKHole     This sound can be heard in the word for rabbit (खरगोश). ग – is like the g…

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