Devanagari

Question 1

अ

Answer 1

a - short near-open central vowel or schwa: u in bunny

Question 2

आ

Answer 2

ā - long open back unrounded vowel: a in father

Question 3

इ

Answer 3

i - short close front unrounded vowel: e in england

Question 4

ई

Answer 4

ī - long close front unrounded vowel: ee in feet

Question 5

उ

Answer 5

u - short close back rounded vowel: oo in foot

Question 6

ऊ

Answer 6

ū - long close back rounded vowel: oo in cool

Question 7

ऋ

Answer 7

ṛ - syllabic alveolar trill: closest to er in butter in rhotic accents

Question 8

ॠ

Answer 8

ṝ - syllabic alveolar trill: closest to ir in bird in rhotic accents

Question 9

ऌ

Answer 9

ḷ - syllabic dental lateral approximant: le in turtle

Question 10

ए

Answer 10

e - long close-mid front unrounded vowel: a in bane (some speakers)

Question 11

ऐ

Answer 11

ai - a long diphthong: i in ice, i in kite (US, Canadian, and Scottish English)

Question 12

ओ

Answer 12

o - long close-mid back rounded vowel: o in bone (Scottish English)

Question 13

औ

Answer 13

au - a long diphthong: ou in house (Canadian English)

Question 14

क

Answer 14

ka - velar- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated - /kə/; English: skip

Question 15

ख

Answer 15

kha - velar- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /kʰə/; English: cat

Question 16

ग

Answer 16

ga - velar- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /ɡə/; English: game

Question 17

घ

Answer 17

gha - velar- stop, voiced, aspirated - /ɡʱə/; similar to English: doghouse

Question 18

ङ

Answer 18

ṅa - velar- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - /ŋə/; English: ring

Question 19

ह

Answer 19

ha - glottal- sibilant, voiced, aspirated - /ɦə/; English ahead

Question 20

च

Answer 20

ca - palatal- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated - /cə/; English: exchange

Question 21

छ

Answer 21

cha - palatal- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /cʰə/; English: church

Question 22

ज

Answer 22

ja - palatal- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /ɟə/; English: jam

Question 23

झ

Answer 23

jha - palatal- stop, voiced, aspirated - /ɟʱə/; similar to English: hedgehog

Question 24

ञ

Answer 24

ña - palatal- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - [ ɲə]; English: bench

Question 25

य

Answer 25

ya - palatal- semivowel, voiced, unaspirated - /jə/; English: you

Question 26

श

Answer 26

śa - palatal- sibilant, unvoiced, aspirated - /ɕə/; as in Shiva or English: ship

Question 27

ट

Answer 27

ṭa - retroflex- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated - /ʈə/; English: stop

Question 28

ठ

Answer 28

ṭha - retroflex- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /ʈʰə/; English: top

Question 29

ड

Answer 29

ḍa - retroflex- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /ɖə/; English: door

Question 30

ढ

Answer 30

ḍha - retroflex- stop, voiced, aspirated - /ɖʱə/; similar to English: adhere

Question 31

ण

Answer 31

ṇa - retroflex- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - /ɳə/; English: name

Question 32

र

Answer 32

ra - retroflex- semivowel, voiced, unaspirated - /ɽə/; American English: butter

Question 33

ष

Answer 33

ṣa - retroflex- sibilant, unvoiced, aspirated - Retroflex form of /ʃ/; As in Krishna

Question 34

त

Answer 34

ta - dental- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated -/t̪ə/; Spanish: tomate

Question 35

थ

Answer 35

tha - dental- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /t̪ʰə/; Aspirated /t̪/

Question 36

द

Answer 36

da - dental- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /d̪ə/; Spanish: donde

Question 37

ध

Answer 37

dha - dental- stop, voiced, aspirated - /d̪ʱə/; Aspirated /d̪/

Question 38

न

Answer 38

na - dental- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - /n̪ə/; Spanish: nombre

Question 39

ल

Answer 39

la - dental- semivowel, voiced, unaspirated - /l̪ə/; Spanish: la

Question 40

स

Answer 40

sa - dental- sibilant, unvoiced, aspirated - /s̪ə/; English: same

Question 41

प

Answer 41

pa - labial- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated - /pə/; English: spin

Question 42

फ

Answer 42

pha - dental- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /pʰə/; English: pit

Question 43

ब

Answer 43

ba - dental- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /bə/; English: bone

Question 44

भ

Answer 44

bha - dental- stop, voiced, aspirated - /bʱə/; similar to English: clubhouse

Question 45

म

Answer 45

ma - dental- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - /mə/; English: mine

Question 46

व

Answer 46

va - labio-dental- semivowel, voiced, unaspirated - /ʋə/; English: vase