Devanagari Alphabet Flashcards
अ
a as in “alert”
a as in “accha” / अच्चा
आ
aa in as “father”
aa as in “aj”
ई
ii as in “feet”
ii as in “id” / ईद
उ
u as in “put” or “should”
Urdu - उर्दु
Uttarakhand - उत्त्रखन्ड
Uttar - ऊत्तर
ऊ
uu as in “spoon,” “pool”
Uupar - ऊपर
Uca - ऊचा
ऋ
Ri - as in riddle.
As in “rsi” / ऋसि
ए
E as in “tent”
E as in एक / “ek” (one)
ऐ
ai as in “pat”
ai as in “aisa” (such, this kind of thing) ऐसा
ओ
o as in “oh” or “so”
ओले - ole (hail)
औ
au - as in “caught” or “office”
au - as in “aurat” (woman) - औरत
क
ka as in “skull” or “skin”
ka as in “kamraa” (room), kabab
Velar, unaspirated
ख
kha (aspirated) as in “khabar” (news)
Velar, aspirated
ग
ga as in “gust”
or as in “gamlaa” (flower pot) / गम्ला
Velar, unaspirated
घ
gha as in “ghar” (home) / घर
Velar, aspirated
च
cha
palatal
छ
chha
palatal
ज
ja
palatal
झ
jha as in “jhanDa”
palatal
ड
“Da” retroflex, unaspirated.
“dar” / डर (fear)
ड़
Ra
ढ
Dha
ड़
Ra
Flap, unaspirated
ढ
Dha
Retroflex, aspirated
ढ़
Rha
Flap, aspirated
