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As a in mal
Stressed
As I in ill
As e in eke
As u in Ubuntu
As ou in you
As rhy in rhythm
As e in par se
As a in as
As o in go
Coupled sound of k, h= kh
As g in gun
Coupled sound of g, h= gh
As gn in gnome. Does not produce a particular sound: Just used for articulation of
This sound is not available in English. The tongue touches a bit away (to the inner side)
This sound is not available in English. The is produced using the naval sounds while the
tongue touches the upper part of mouth cavity. Just like gn of gnome with a slight up movement of tongue. No particular sound just
As d in dark
Coupled sound of d and h= dh. Not available in English but as dh in Indian musical
instrument dhol. Nasal sound when the tongue touches a bit away from teeth. In , the tongue touches
the roots of the teeth. Soft sound of t as used in the name of country Bharat
As th in thermo
As th in the
Not available in English. Again, naval sound produced by coupling soft d and h= dh.
As n in man
As p in push
As b in ban
As m in mass
As y in yacht
As r in run
As l in love
As v in vowel
As sh in shot
Sound of sh when the tongue touches the roots of the teeth. In , the tongue touches
As h in has
As z in zebra
Next variation of d. Not available in English and very difficult to produce for foreigners.
As ai in main
Stressed sound of o
Halant. This is used to make the consonant half making it disjointed from the sound of
Apart from these symbols, there are two types of half-sound of r that is used in Hindi. One after the bearing consonant and one before the bearing consonant. The symbol is not present as such in the Mangal Font but can be made by pressing the Shift+3 keys. This symbol will put the halfsound of r in the foot of the consonant and its sound would come after the consonant. Typing and then using the key d to make it half and then pressing the next consonant would make the symbol of r that is sounded before the bearing consonant. This symbol will be placed above the consonant. Hindi is one of the official languages used in India and can be used for communication through the Northern India except the Dravidian Plateau of South India. In the states of Kerela, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, and Karnataka, Hindi is not that much popular.