Devanagari Alphabet Flashcards by Molly Hollowell

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अ

A

a as in “alert”

a as in “accha” / अच्चा

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आ

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aa in as “father”

aa as in “aj”

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ई

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ii as in “feet”

ii as in “id” / ईद

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उ

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u as in “put” or “should”

Urdu - उर्दु
Uttarakhand - उत्त्रखन्ड
Uttar - ऊत्तर

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ऊ

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uu as in “spoon,” “pool”

Uupar - ऊपर
Uca - ऊचा

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ऋ

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Ri - as in riddle.

As in “rsi” / ऋसि

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ए

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E as in “tent”

E as in एक / “ek” (one)

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ऐ

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ai as in “pat”

ai as in “aisa” (such, this kind of thing) ऐसा

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ओ

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o as in “oh” or “so”

ओले - ole (hail)

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औ

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au - as in “caught” or “office”

au - as in “aurat” (woman) - औरत

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क

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ka as in “skull” or “skin”
ka as in “kamraa” (room), kabab

Velar, unaspirated

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ख

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kha (aspirated) as in “khabar” (news)

Velar, aspirated

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ग

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ga as in “gust”
or as in “gamlaa” (flower pot) / गम्ला

Velar, unaspirated

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घ

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gha as in “ghar” (home) / घर

Velar, aspirated

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च

A

cha

palatal

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छ

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chha

palatal

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ज

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ja

palatal

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झ

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jha as in “jhanDa”

palatal

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ड

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“Da” retroflex, unaspirated.

“dar” / डर (fear)

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ड़

A

Ra

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ढ

A

Dha

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ड़

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Ra

Flap, unaspirated

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ढ

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Dha

Retroflex, aspirated

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ढ़

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Rha

Flap, aspirated

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ण

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Na

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त

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ta - dental, unaspirated

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थ

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tha - dental, aspirated

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द

A

da - dental, unaspirated

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ध

A

dha - dental, aspirated

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न

A

na - dental

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प

A

pa - labial, unaspirated

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फ

A

pha - labial, aspirated

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ब

A

ba - labial, unaspirated

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भ

A

bha - labial, aspirated

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म

A

ma - labial, unaspirated

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य

A

ya

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र

A

ra

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ल

A

la

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व

A

va / wa

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श

A

sha

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ष

A

Sha (sanskrit words only)

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स

A

sa

Q

ह

A

ha

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क्ष

A

ksha

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त्र

A

tra

Q

ज्ञ

A

gya

Q

ज़

A

za

Q

फ़

A

fa

Q

क्ष

A

ksha

क् k + ष sha = क्ष ksha

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त्र

A

tra

त् t + र ra = त्र tra

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श्र

A

shra

श् sh + र ra = श्र shra

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द्ध

A

ddha

द् d + ध dha = द्ध ddha

Q

ज्ञ

A

gya

Q

द्द

A

dda

Q

ट्र

A

tra

Q

त्त

A

tta

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ट्ट

A

Tta

ट् + ट = ट्ट

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ट्ठ

A

Ttha

ट् + ठ = ट्ठ

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ड्ड

A

Dda

ड् + ड = ड्ड

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द्व

A

Dwa

द + व = द्व

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द्य

A

Dya

द + य = द्य