I Speak Hindi

 

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In this episode, we will be looking at the 3rd consonant in the Hindi alphabet: ग   We will write this in the Latin script as “ga”.  Try to learn the Hindi script.  What does ग look like?  There is a horizontal line on the top, as with most Hindi letters.  There is a line [...]

 

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आज आपने क्या सीखा?
What did you learn today?
 
Words that begin with व (va) and ख  (kha)  (This is meant to be reading practice.   Try finding the meanings, and post them in the comments.)
 
वन – (van)
वक – (vak)
वट – (vat)
खटमल – (khaTmal)
वर – (var)
खन – (khan)
वरन – (varan)
खटक – [...]

 

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The last letter that we looked at was क (ka).  With क you make a “k” sound with very little air.  Now we are looking at ख  (kha).  This has a similar sound to the last letter, but it has a lot of air, also known as aspiration. 
 
Hearing the difference between क and ख [...]

 

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My two sons and two of their friends have Hindi lessons at our house each weekend.  Meena Ji has been teaching them the Hindi letters and how to start reading.  Also, they have been learning some basic Hindi phrases and Hindi words. 
I thought you might be interested in tracking their progress and learning some [...]

 

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क
 
Today we are going to focus on the first consonant of the Hindi alphabet.  This is the letter क.
 
Look at the way it is written.  “ka” is the looks like a “T” with a sideways “8″ that is missing part of a loop.
 
Take a moment to look at the letter क and say it a [...]