Learning to read Hindi Step by Step

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    sounds as T English does not have an equivalent sound

    Listen carefuly to the Tere liye in the song given below that the sound त produces

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9GdOXtbr44

    तलवार(Talwaar) Sword
    तीन (Teen) Three
    तमाचा (Slap) Slap
    तस्वीर (Tasveer) Photograph
     
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    sounds as Th as in Thailand, Thomas, Thermal

    थाली (Thali) Plate
    थोडा (Thoda) a little or in small amount
     
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    sounds as The as in The Capital

    दर्द (Dard Pain
    दूध (Doodh) Milk
    दुख (Dukh) Sorrow
     
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    sounds as Dh No equivalent sound in English

    धनुष (Dhanush) Bow
    धर्म (Dharm) Religion
    धन (Dhan) Wealth
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    sounds as N as in No,Name,Night

    नहीं (Nahi) No
    नाम (Naam) name
    नर्क (Narak) Hell
     
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    sounds as P as in Perfect,Papa, Pen

    पति (Pati) Husband
    पिता (Pita) Father
    पाप (Paap) Sin
     
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    sounds as F or Ph as in Fool, Flower,fruit or Pharmacy Phone

    फल (Phal) [I][Fruit/I]
    फूल (Phool) Flower
     
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    sounds as B as in Boy Baby Big

    बेटा (Beta) Son
    बाल (Baal) Hair
    बालक (Balak) Child (m)
    बालिका (Balika) Child (f)
     
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    sounds as Bh No equivalent sound in English

    Listen Carefully To
    Maha Bharat

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnbJx...eature=related

    and Bharat in the link given below

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Te7...eature=related

    At 0:32

    भारत (Bharat) India
    भाई (Bhai) Brother
    भाभी (Bhabhi) Sister in law (Wife of elder Brother)
     
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    sounds as M as in My, Male, Man

    माँ (Maa) Mother
    मेला (Mela) Fair
    मछली (Machhali) Fish
    मन (Mann) Heart
     
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    sounds as Y as in Yell, You, Yummy

    यह (yeh) This
    याद (Yaad) Memory
     
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    sounds as R as in race, ram, ran

    रास्ता (Raasta) Path
    रात (Raat) Night
    राजा (Raaja) King
    रानी (Raani) Queen
     
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    sounds as L as in Long, Late, Lame

    लाल (Laal) Red
    लस्सी (Lassi) Butter Milk
    लकड़ी (Lakdi) Wood
    लम्बा (Lamba) Long
     
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    sounds as V as in Violent, Vulgar, Vigorous

    वक्त (Waqt) Time
    वहम (Veham) Superstition
    वीर (Veer) Brave
     
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    sounds as Sh as in She, Shame, Shut

    शाम (Shaam) Evening
    शहर (Shehar) City
    शहद (Shehad) Honey
    शाखा (Shaakha) Branch
     
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    It is also pronounced as Sh but it is not very commonly used..
     
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    sounds as S as in Start, Say, Soap

    समय (Samay) Time
    साहस (Sahas) Courage
    सड़क (Sadak) Road
    सीधा (Seedha) Straight
     
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    sounds as H as in Harry , Hat, He

    हम (Ham) we
    हाथ (haath) hand
    हाथी (haathi) elephant
    हज़ार (hazaar) thousand
     
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    ज़

    sounds as z as in zip , zoo , zeal

    ज़मीन (zameen) land
    ज़िंदगी (zindagi) life
    ज़ोर (zor) force
    ज़हर (zehar) poison
     
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    After we have got familiar with the script now we need to focus on pronunciation and reading.


    The following English words are Written in Hindi script to give U a basic Idea of How the consonants are pronounced when Combined with the Symbols called Matras

    Cat = कैट
    bat = बैट
    Mat = मैट
    Chat = चैट
    Rat = रैट

    Now try yourself

    Write the Following words in English

    फैट
    हैट
    सैट