Lesson 1: Vowels: अ to ऊ
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Goal
Recognise and say the first six Hindi vowels.
Good to know
Hindi is written in the Devanagari script. Vowels (स्वर, swar) are the sounds you can say on their own. Short and long vowels come in pairs: अ and आ, इ and ई, उ and ऊ. Hold the long one a little longer.
This device doesn't have a Hindi computer voice, so the listen buttons are hidden. Read the English letters under each word to say it, then record yourself and play it back.
- अ
a
sounds like "a"
अनार (anaar) means pomegranate
- आ
aa
sounds like "aa"
आम (aam) means mango
- इ
i
sounds like "i"
इमली (imli) means tamarind
- ई
ee
sounds like "ee"
ईख (eekh) means sugarcane
- उ
u
sounds like "u"
उल्लू (ulloo) means owl
- ऊ
oo
sounds like "oo"
ऊन (oon) means wool
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