Consonants in Hindi
Welcome to this free lesson on Consonants in Hindi!
There are 33 consonants in the Hindi Language. The first step to learn any language is to start with the alphabet, similarly in Hindi too, we will start with the basics.
Consonants and Vowels are the most basic things in the Hindi language. In this Free lesson, we will introduce you to the Hindi Consonants. For your better understanding, we have also added one example with each consonant.
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You will notice that ङ and ञ are missing from this list. This is because these two letters, although part of the Devanagari script, are not part of any Hindi words. They are used in other languages such as Sanskrit and Marathi, which are also written in the Devanagari script.
Let's get started on the consonants in Hindi.....
Pronouncing Consonants in Hindi
व्यंजन (Vyanjana) “Consonants”
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क
ka
as in “ca”r
कुरसी
kurasī
chair
ख
kha
as in “kh”aki
खाना
khānā
to eat
ग
ga
as in “g”arden
गाना
gānā
to sing
घ
gha
as in “gh”astly
घर
ghara
home
च
ca
as in “ch”arm
चाबी
cābī
key
छ
cha
as in छतरी (“ch”atarī) “umbrella”
छत
chata
roof
ज
ja
as in “j”ar
जेब
jeba
झ
jha
as in झाड़ू (“jh”ādū) “broom”
झाड़ू
jhāḍū
broom
ट
ṭa
as in ठंढ (“ṭh”aṃḍha) “cold”
टमाटर
ṭamāṭara
tomato
ठ
ṭha
as in ठंढ (“ṭh”aṃḍha) “cold”
ठीक
ṭhīka
okay / fine
ड
ḍa
as in “da”rk
डोर
ḍora
string
ढ
ḍha
as in ढोल (“ḍh”ola) “drum”
ढक्कन
ḍhakkana
lid
ण
ṇa
as in बाण (bā“ṇa”) “arrow”
बाण
bāṇa
arrow
त
ta
as in “Ta”nzania
ताला
tālā
lock
थ
tha
as in “th”anks
थाली
thālī
plate
द
da
as in दांत (“d”āṃta) “teeth”
दरवाज़ा
daravājā
door
ध
dha
as in धन (“dh”ana) “wealth
धन
dhana
wealth
न
na
as in “na”me
नमक
namaka
salt
प
pa
as in “pa”rk
पानी
pānī
water
फ
pha
as in “ph”armacy
फल
phala
fruit
ब
ba
as in “ba”n
बहन
bahana
sister
भ
bha
as in भाई (“bhā”ī) “brother”
भारत
Bhārata
India
म
ma
as in “ma”rk
महाराजा
mahārājā
maharaja
य
ya
as in “ya”rd
यार
yāra
friend (informal)
र
ra
as in “ra”nk
रात
rāta
night
ल
la
as in “la”ke
लाल
lāla
red
व
va
as in “va”nilla
वर
vara
bridegroom
श
śa
as in “sha”rp
शादी
śādī
wedding
ष
ṣa
as in दोष (do“ṣa”) “blame”
षडयंत्र
ṣaḍayaṃtra
conspiracy
स
sa
as in “sa”t
सूरज
sūraja
sun
ह
ha
as in “ha”m
हाथ
hātha
hand
क्ष
kṣa
as in क्षमा (“kṣ”amā) “forgiveness”
क्षण
kṣaṇa
moment
Well, that was a lot for you to take in. You've done a great job!
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फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge),
Nikita Sharma: Rocket Hindi