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Key to Phonetic
Spelling of Hindi Words
Hindi Characters Pronounced
in Some Indian Names and All Hindi Words as:
| a |
as |
u |
in |
but |
| aa |
as |
a |
in |
father |
| i |
as |
i |
in |
big |
| ee |
as |
ee |
in |
see |
| u |
as |
u |
in |
push |
| oo |
as |
oo |
in |
hoot |
| ri |
as |
ri |
in |
rip |
| ay |
as |
ay |
in |
ray |
| ai |
as |
ai |
in |
aisle |
| o |
as |
o |
in |
note |
| au |
as |
ow |
in |
cow |
n
(not followed by a vowel) |
as |
n |
in |
ring |
| ka |
as |
k |
in |
block |
| kha |
as |
kh (aspirated) |
in |
khan |
| ga |
as |
g |
in |
go |
| gh |
as |
gh (aspirated) |
in |
doghouse |
n
(not followed by a vowel) |
as |
n |
in |
ring |
| cha |
as |
ch |
in |
catch |
| chha |
as |
ch h |
in |
church hill |
| ja |
as |
j |
in |
jump |
| jna (gya) |
as |
gn |
in |
Gagnon (in French) |
| jha |
as |
geh (aspirated) |
in |
hedgehog |
| n (not followed by a vowel) |
as |
n |
in |
binge |
| tta |
as |
tt |
in |
butter |
| ttha |
as |
th |
in |
pothole |
| dda |
as |
d |
in |
dad |
| ddha |
as |
dh (aspirated) |
in |
'mudhouse' |
| rhha (aspirated) |
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| rha (aspirated) |
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| n (not followed by a vowel) |
as |
n |
in |
grunt |
| ta |
as |
t |
in |
tete a tete (in French) |
| tha |
as |
th |
in |
broth |
| da |
as |
th |
in |
that |
| dha |
as |
dh (aspirated) |
in |
adhere |
| na (followed by a vowel) |
as |
n |
in |
noun |
| pa |
as |
p |
in |
temper |
| ph |
as |
ph (aspirated) |
in |
uphill |
| ba |
as |
b |
in |
Barbara |
| bha |
as |
bh (aspirated) |
in |
abhor |
| ma |
as |
m |
in |
man |
| ya |
as |
y |
in |
yarn |
| ra |
as |
r |
in |
run |
| la |
as |
l |
in |
life |
| va/wa |
as |
v/w |
in |
vowel |
| sha/sha |
as |
sh |
in |
sharp |
| sa |
as |
s |
in |
son |
| ha |
as |
h |
in |
half |
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