Letter focus – क
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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 few times.
ka ka ka
Try to say it without any air coming out of your mouth. Put your hand in front of your mouth, and try to say it so that you can’t feel the air.
Keep that in mind as we try saying क in the words below.
Beginning of the word:
कल kal -yesterday; tomorrow
कब kab - when
कप kap – cup
कम kam – less
कमल kamal – lotus
कबूतर kabuutar – pigeon
Middle of the word:
बकरी bakrii- goat
नौकर noukar- servant
पकना paknaa- to ripen
End of the word:
वक vak – crane (bird)
एक ek – one
नमक namak – salt
नाक naak – nose
ऐनक aenak – glasses
With a vowel
केला – kela – Banana
मकान makaan – house
When we write a क using English, we will write it as “ka”. Sometimes the vowel is different or is not there, and the ‘a’ may be changed or dropped.
Tiziana Marchesi said,
February 12, 2009 @ 4:06 am
Namaste!
i find very usefull the idea of dedicating a whole lesson to a hindi letter for keep in mind the sign!
I really appreciete it! could I also suggest lesson about the different structure of the phrases?
thank you for all!!!
Tiziana
Orissa said,
February 12, 2009 @ 2:49 pm
this lesson is amazing, love the podcast, love the host and how the hindi native speakers pronounced each word so clearly. keep up the fab work!
abdul razak said,
February 15, 2009 @ 1:02 am
please send more hindi teaching class by mail
Malathi said,
April 17, 2009 @ 4:35 am
I went around many sites and finally found the apt one for me…
Excellent job…
Kathryn said,
February 3, 2010 @ 8:29 pm
This course is wonderful, I have been unable to use it until now, but I need to start with the letters – I am very much a beginner where can I find the Hindi script to learn in an easy manner?
Thank you
Kathryn
nancey said,
February 15, 2010 @ 8:59 pm
I HAVE CHECKED OUT OTHER TAPES AND THEY DON’T PUT IN THE TIME AND PATIENCE LIKE YOU DO. I NEED TO BE WALKING AROUND LISTENING TO ALL THIS ON MY IPOD. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?