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Hindi Letters & Alphabet Guide
Complete reference for Hindi vowels, consonants and numbers with English pronunciation
About Hindi Script: Hindi is written in the Devanagari script, an abugida belonging to the Brahmic family. It has 12 vowels (Swar), 36 consonants (Vyanjan), and special characters. Hindi is the official language of the Indian government, spoken by over 600 million people worldwide.
Hindi Vowels — स्वर (Swar)
Hindi Transliteration Pronunciation Example Word
अ a as in "ab out" अमर (amar - immortal)
आ aa / A as in "fa ther" आम (aam - mango)
इ i as in "si t" इमली (imali - tamarind)
ई ee / I as in "see " ईश्वर (Ishwar - God)
उ u as in "pu t" उल्लू (ullu - owl)
ऊ oo / U as in "foo d" ऊन (oon - wool)
ए e / E as in "they " एक (ek - one)
ऐ ai as in "sai d" ऐनक (ainak - glasses)
ओ o / O as in "go " ओस (os - dew)
औ au as in "cow " औरत (aurat - woman)
अं an nasal vowel अंगूर (angoor - grape)
अः ah aspirated ending अतः (atah - therefore)
Hindi Consonants — व्यंजन (Vyanjan)
Hindi Type to get Pronunciation Example Word
क ka k as in "kit" कमल (kamal - lotus)
ख kha kh aspirated खाना (khana - food)
ग ga g as in "go" गाय (gaay - cow)
घ gha gh aspirated घर (ghar - home)
च cha ch as in "chair" चाय (chaay - tea)
छ chha chh aspirated छाता (chhaata - umbrella)
ज ja j as in "jar" जल (jal - water)
झ jha jh aspirated झील (jheel - lake)
ट Ta retroflex t टमाटर (tamatar - tomato)
ड Da retroflex d डाल (daal - branch)
त ta t (soft) तारा (taara - star)
थ tha th aspirated थाली (thaali - plate)
द da d (soft) दिल (dil - heart)
ध dha dh aspirated धन (dhan - wealth)
न na n as in "not" नाम (naam - name)
प pa p as in "pen" पानी (paani - water)
फ pha ph / f sound फूल (phool - flower)
ब ba b as in "bat" बाघ (baagh - tiger)
भ bha bh aspirated भाषा (bhaashaa - language)
म ma m as in "man" माँ (maa - mother)
य ya y as in "yes" यात्रा (yaatra - journey)
र ra r as in "run" राजा (raaja - king)
ल la l as in "lip" लाल (laal - red)
व va v / w sound वन (van - forest)
श sha sh as in "ship" शहर (shahar - city)
स sa s as in "sun" सूरज (sooraj - sun)
ह ha h as in "hat" हाथ (haath - hand)
Hindi Numbers — संख्याएँ
Number Hindi Pronunciation
0 शून्य shoonya
1 एक ek
2 दो do
3 तीन teen
4 चार chaar
5 पाँच paanch
6 छह chhah
7 सात saat
8 आठ aath
9 नौ nau
10 दस das
20 बीस bees
50 पचास pachaas
100 सौ sau
1000 हज़ार hazaar
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