Hindi Letters

Let's now learn the Hindi letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

अ	[a] as in Alabama
आ	[aa] as in fact
ए	[e] as in egg
ई	[ii] as in tea
ऍ	[ei] as in hey
ऎ	[ei] as in bean
ऐ	[ai] as in late
इ	[i] as in ink
ओ	[o] as in home
ऑ	[oi] as in toy
ऒ	[oii] as in oil
ऊ	[uu] as in noon
औ	[ou] as in house
उ	[u] as in Uzbakistan
ब	[b] as in basket
भ	[bha] as in BHA
च	[ca] as in cat
छ	[chha] as in chat
ड	[da] as in dark
ढ	[dha] as in dart
फ	[fa] as in fan
फ़	[fi] as in fit
ग	[ga] as in gas
घ	[gha] as in Ghana
ग़	[ghi] as in Ghistapo
ह	[ha] as in hat
ज	[ja] as in jam
झ	[jha] as in jar
क	[ka] as in cat
ख	[kha] as in Khan
ख़	[khi] as in KHI
ल	[l] as in love
ळ	[li] as in list
ऌ	[li] as in lip
ऴ	[lii] as in million
ॡ	[lii] as in million
म	[ma] as in man
न	[na] as in nap
ङ	[n'a] as in N'A
ञ	[nia] as in Niagara
ण	[nae] as in Nigeria
ऩ	[ni] as in mini
ॐ	[oms] as in Tom's
प	[pa] as in pat
क़	[qi] as in king
र	[ra] as in rap
ऋ	[ri] as in ring
ॠ	[ri] as in risk
ऱ	[ri] as in tree
स	[sa] as in sat
श	[sha] as in shack
ष	[shha] as in SHHA
ट	[ta] as in tan
त	[t'a] as in T'A
ठ	[tha] as in Thailand
द	[tha] as in Thailand
थ	[t'ha] as in Thailand
ध	[thha] as in THHA
ड़	[ugdha] as in UGDHA
ढ़	[ugdhha] as in UGDHHA
व	[va] as in van
य	[ya] as in yard
य़	[yi] as in yeast
ज़	[za] as in Zaire

The above letters in Hindi should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Hindi, Hindi homepage, or Hindi Grammar. Hindi quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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