Hindi Flashcards
धर्मशाला
Dharamshala (/ˈdɑːrəmʃɑːlə/, Hindi: [d̪ʱərmʃaːlaː];
ध
ध Dhaa Like “Dh” in Dhaani
dʱ
Dharamshala (Devanagari: धर्मशाला;
Hindi: [d̪ʱərmʃaːlaː]
HOOKTOP H IPA USAGE Voiced (or murmured, or whispery, or breathy-voiced) glottal fricative.
अ
a
[ɘ]
आ
aː ा
इ
ɪ[I] ि
SMALL CAPITAL I
IPA USAGE Near-close near-front unrounded vowel, between Cardinal I and Cardinal 2. AMERICAN USAGE Same as IPA. OTHER USES Sometimes [ɪ] is regarded as differing from [i] in tenseness rather than height, [i] being tense and [ɪ] lax.
ई
iː ी
उ
ʊ ु
ऊ
uː ू
ए
eː े mate
[e]
ऐ
ɛː ै fairy
ai
ओ
oː ो force
[o]
औ
ɔː ौ lot
ँ
Nasalisation in hindi
Chandrabindu (ँ)
Chandrabindu (ँ) is used to indicate the vowel nasalization.
For example: अँधा, हूँ, बाँध |
Sometimes, when a vowel markings in a word does not allow the space because of the superscript then instead of chandrabindu (ँ), bindu (ं) is used.
क
The letter क is similar to the English “k”.
Ka
ख
Kha. The letter ख is also similar to the English “k”, but there is an important difference: kʰ it is pronounced with a strong breath of air following the consonant. This breath is called aspiration, and such consonants are called aspirated consonants. Listen to the pronunciation of ख, and contrast it with क:
