HINDI SIMPLE ALPHABET
Vowels
A AüÉ C D E F üÉ Ìü üÐ Ñü Ôü
a aa i ee u oo L Lå AÉå AÉæ AÇ AÈ åü æü üÉå üÉæ Çü üÈ e ai o au aM aH
Consonants
Mü ZÉ aÉ bÉ Xû ka kha ga gha nga cÉ Nû eÉ fÉ gÉ cha Cha ja jha nya çOû Pû Qû Rû hÉ Ta Tha Da Dha Na iÉ jÉ S kÉ lÉ ta tha da dha na mÉ Tü oÉ pÉ qÉ pa pha ba bha ma rÉ U sÉ uÉ zÉ ya ra la va sha wÉ xÉ Wû ¤É §É Sha sa ha ksha tra ¥É gya
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Hindi Letter Says Hindi word Sounds like
anaar (pomegranate) A a uncle AlÉÉU
A aaloo (potato) aa father üÉ AÉsÉÔ C imalee (tamarind) i India, picnic Ìü CqÉsÉÏ D eesh oo (Jesus) ee see m üÐ DzÉÔ E ulloo (owl) u full, put Ñ EssÉÑÑ F oon (wool) oo bloo m, schoo l Ô FlÉ L ek (one) e egg, elevator LMü åü Lå ainak (glasses) ai ice, same LålÉMü æü AÉå om (om) o old, go AÉåqÉ üÉå AÉæ aurat (woman ) au AÉæUiÉ ow n üÉæ AÇ aMgoor (grapes) aM um brella, AÇaÉÔU Çü AÈ swaH (offerings) aH - È xuÉÈ
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Hindi Says Hindi word Sounds letter Like
Mü ka kamal (lotus) ba ke, ba ck MüqÉsÉ
ZÉ kha khi Ddaki (window) kite, come ÎZÉ ÄQûMüÐ
aÉ ga gulaa b (rose) goat, game aÉÑsÉÉoÉ
bÉ gha ghar (house) gh ost bÉU
Xû nga AÉXçasÉpÉÔÍqÉ ang le, wro ng (Land of Angla people)
cÉ cha chaachaa (uncle) ben ch cÉÉcÉÉ
Nû Cha Chat aree (umbrella) ch ange, ch ain diÉUÏ eÉ ja jal (water) Jersey, Jamaica eÉsÉ
fÉ jha jhan Daa (flag) - fÉÇQûÉ
gÉ nya ca ny on -
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Oû Ta TamaaT ar (tomato) bot tom, fo ot OûqÉÉOûU
Pû Tha ThaND aa (cold) Th omas, Taiwan PÇûQûÉ
Qû Da Damar oo (drum) dime, drum QûqÉÃ
Rû Dha Dhakkan (lid) Dh aka Rû‚ülÉ
hÉ Na baa N (arrow) - oÉÉhÉ
iÉ ta tar aboo j (watermelon) ba th room iÉUoÉÔeÉ
jÉ tha tha alee (dish) th yroid jÉÉsÉÏ
S da daadaa (elder brother)) ba th e SÉSÉ
kÉ dha dhan (money) th ey , mo th er kÉlÉ
lÉ na nal (tap) nine, night lÉsÉ
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Hindi Says Hindi word Sounds letter Like
mÉ pa paan ee (water) peo ple , loo p mÉÉlÉÏ
Tü pha phal (fruit) fish, ph one TüsÉ oÉ ba beta a (son) bull, book oÉåOûÉ pÉ bha bhel (rice -crispy snack) Bh arat pÉåsÉ
qÉ ma maalaa (garland) man, myself qÉÉsÉÉ
rÉ ya yag ya (holy fire) yellow rÉ¥É U ra rotee (Indian wrap) red, road UÉåOûÏ sÉ la laal (red) lamp sÉÉsÉ uÉ va veeNaa (string van, vehicle instrument) uÉÏhÉÉ zÉ sha shanivaar (Saturday) sh irt zÉÌlÉuÉÉU
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Hindi Sounds Says Hindi word letter Like
ShaT ako N (hexagon) wÉ Sha sh irt wÉ OûèMüÉåhÉ safed (white) xÉ sa see, same xÉÄTåüS haath (hand ) Wû ha hot WûÉjÉ La kS hama N ( name) ¤É ksha - sɤÉqÉ hÉ trishool (weapon) §É tra ̧ÉzÉÔsÉ tr iangle
yag ya (holy fire) ¥É gya - rÉ¥É laDdakee (girl) ÄQû Dda - sÉÄQMüÏ paD dhanaa (read) ÄRû Ddh - mÉÄRûlÉÉ kaafee (enough) ÄTü fa coffee, foot MüÉÄTüÏ nazar (gaze) ÄeÉ za zoo, zebra lÉÄeÉU Rishi (sa ge ) G Ri GÍzÉ wrist
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Number System
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 shoo nya ek do teen cha ar paanch Che saat aaT h nau 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Numbers
Number Word Numeral Name
how many? ? kitne
ten 10 das
eleven 11 gyaarah
twelve 12 baarah
thirteen 13 terah
fourteen 14 chaudah
fifteen 15 pandrah
sixteen 16 solah
seventeen 17 satrah
eighteen 18 aThaarah
nineteen 19 unnees
twenty 20 bees
thirty 30 tees
forty 40 chalees
fifty 50 pachaas
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seventy 70 sattar
eighty 80 ass ee
ninety 90 nabbe
hundred 100 sau
one hundred 100 ek sau
one thousand 1,000 ek hazaar
one hundred 100,000 ek laakh thousand
one million 1,000,000 das laakh
ten million 10,000,000 ek karoD d
Examples:
Number Hindi Numeral Number Name
150 150 ek sau pacha as
380 380 teen sau ass ee
2006 2006 do hazaar chhah
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