Consonants

Question 1

क

Answer 1

ka

k as in kid

Question 2

ख

Answer 2

kha

kha as in pink hat

Question 3

ग

Answer 3

ga

g as in glory

Question 4

घ

Answer 4

gha

gh as in ghost

Question 5

च

Answer 5

cha

ch as in charity

Question 6

छ

Answer 6

chha

chh as in teach her

Question 7

ज

Answer 7

ja

j as in judge

Question 8

झ

Answer 8

jha

as in huge horse

Question 9

ट

Answer 9

ta

t as in table

Question 10

ठ

Answer 10

th

ha as in pot hole

Question 11

ड

Answer 11

da

d as in double

Question 12

ढ

Answer 12

dha

dh as in red hat

Question 13

ण

Answer 13

na

n as in link, but a heavier sound

Question 14

त

Answer 14

ta

as in sit there

Question 15

थ

Answer 15

tha

th as in moth

Question 16

द

Answer 16

da

d as in bandwidth

Question 17

ध

Answer 17

dha

an aspirated dha sound

Question 18

न

Answer 18

na

n as in link

Question 19

प

Answer 19

pa

p as in papa

Question 20

फ

Answer 20

pha

ph as in camp hill

Question 21

ब

Answer 21

ba

b as in best

Question 22

भ

Answer 22

bha

bh as in lamb hill

Question 23

म

Answer 23

ma

m as in mama

Question 24

ग़

Answer 24

ga

g as in gander

Question 25

ज़

Answer 25

za

z as in zap

Question 26

ड़

Answer 26

always pronounced as a mix between L/R/D

To pronounce this letter we first roll our tongue backwards, as if we were going to pronounce ड da and then flick our tongue forward as we make the sound.

Question 27

ढ़

Answer 27

rha

rha always pronounced as an aspirated ड़ ra

Question 28

फ़

Answer 28

fa

f as in frisbee

Question 29

य

Answer 29

ya

ya as in yacht

Question 30

र

Answer 30

ra

r as in rest

Question 31

ल

Answer 31

la

l as in love

Question 32

व

Answer 32

This letter usually sounds half way between the English letter “v”, like in “vest”, and the letter “w”, like in “west”, which you can hear in the audio above. But in some words it floats closer to a “v” or a “w” sound

Question 33

ह

Answer 33

ha

h as in hope

Question 34

श

Answer 34

sha
sh as in shed

Be careful with the letters श sha and ष sha - they both sound identical but there is always only one correct way to spell a word. This is just like in English how we spell “cat” with a “c” and not as “kat”! The letter ष sha is not as common and is only found in Hindi words that come from Sanskrit

Question 35

ष

Answer 35

sha
sh as in shed

Be careful with the letters श sha and ष sha - they both sound identical but there is always only one correct way to spell a word. This is just like in English how we spell “cat” with a “c” and not as “kat”! The letter ष sha is not as common and is only found in Hindi words that come from Sanskrit

Question 36

स

Answer 36

sa

s as in sand

Question 37

अं

Answer 37

ṃu

n as in fun

Question 38

अः

Answer 38

ḥa

h as in ahoy

Question 39

ख़

Answer 39

kha

ch as in Bach

Question 40

क़

Answer 40

qa

q as in squash

Question 41

क्ष

Answer 41

ksha

the ksh sound in action

Question 42

त्र

Answer 42

tra

the soft trill sound as in the French trés

Question 43

ज्ञ

Answer 43

gya

gy sound as in big yarn

Question 44

श्र

Answer 44

shra

shr as in shrine

Question 45

ञ

Answer 45

ña

the letter ञ ña is very rare so you don’t need to worry about it too much for now