Hindi Syllabary and Phonetics

Vocabulary flashcards covering the Hindi Syllabary Chart including vowels, consonant groups, places of articulation, and manners of articulation.

अ

Short vowel sound 'a' (example: 'anar' - pomegranate)

आ

Long vowel sound 'aa' (example: 'aam' - mango)

इ

Short vowel sound 'i' (example: 'imli' - tamarind)

ई

Long vowel sound 'ii' (example: 'eekh' - sugarcane)

उ

Short vowel sound 'u' (example: 'ullu' - owl)

ऊ

Long vowel sound 'uu' (example: 'oon' - wool)

ऋ

Vowel sound 'ri' (example: 'rishi' - sage)

ए

Vowel sound 'e' (example: 'ek' - one)

ऐ

Vowel sound 'ai' (example: 'ainak' - glasses)

ओ

Vowel sound 'o' (example: 'okhli' - mortar)

औ

Vowel sound 'ao' (example: 'aurat' - woman)

क

Voiceless unaspirated velar plosive 'ka' (example: 'kamal' - lotus)

ख

Voiceless aspirated velar plosive 'kha' (example: 'khana' - food)

ग

Voiced unaspirated velar plosive 'ga' (example: 'gana' - song)

घ

Voiced aspirated velar plosive 'gha' (example: 'ghar' - house)

ङ

Velar nasal sound 'na' (example: 'anga' - part)

च

Voiceless unaspirated palatal plosive 'cha' (example: 'chai' - tea)

छ

Voiceless aspirated palatal plosive 'chha' (example: 'chhatri' - umbrella)

ज

Voiced unaspirated palatal plosive 'ja' (example: 'jal' - water)

झ

Voiced aspirated palatal plosive 'jha' (example: 'jhanda' - flag)

ञ

Palatal nasal sound 'na' (example: 'panch' - five)

ट

Voiceless unaspirated retroflex plosive 'Ta' (example: 'tamatar' - tomato)

ठ

Voiceless aspirated retroflex plosive 'Tha' (example: 'thand' - cold)

ड

Voiced unaspirated retroflex plosive 'Da' (example: 'daka' - robbery)

ढ

Voiced aspirated retroflex plosive 'Dha' (example: 'dholak' - drum)

ण

Retroflex nasal sound 'Na' (example: 'ganesh' - deity name)

त

Voiceless unaspirated dental plosive 'ta' (example: 'tara' - star)

थ

Voiceless aspirated dental plosive 'tha' (example: 'thali' - plate)

द

Voiced unaspirated dental plosive 'da' (example: 'dil' - heart)

ध

Voiced aspirated dental plosive 'dha' (example: 'dhan' - wealth)

न

Dental nasal sound 'na' (example: 'namaste' - hello)

प

Voiceless unaspirated labial plosive 'pa' (example: 'paani' - water)

फ

Voiceless aspirated labial plosive 'pha' (example: 'phal' - fruit)

ब

Voiced unaspirated labial plosive 'ba' (example: 'baadal' - cloud)

भ

Voiced aspirated labial plosive 'bha' (example: 'bharat' - India)

म

Labial nasal sound 'ma' (example: 'moti' - pearl)

ख़

Voiceless velar fricative 'Xa' (example: 'khabar' - news)

श

Voiceless palatal fricative 'sha' (example: 'sher' - lion)

ष

Voiceless retroflex fricative 'Sa' (example: 'bhasha' - language)

ज़

Voiceless dental fricative 'Za' (example: 'zameen' - land)

स

Voiceless labial fricative 'sa' (example: 'seb' - apple)

ग़

Voiced velar fricative 'Ga' (example: 'ghazal' - poem)

ड़

Retroflex flapped sound 'Ra' (example: 'sarak' - road)

ढ़

Retroflex aspirated flapped sound 'Rha' (example: 'padhna' - to read)

र

Dental tapped sound 'ra' (example: 'raat' - night)

क़

Uvular plosive 'Ka' (example: 'qalam' - pen)

ह

Velar aspirate sound 'ha' (example: 'hathi' - elephant)

य

Palatal semi-vowel 'ya' (example: 'yatra' - journey)

ल

Dental liquid sound 'la' (example: 'ladka' - boy)

व

Labial semi-vowel 'va/wa' (example: 'van' - forest)