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Do you know the letter फ? In English pronunciations, you will see it written as “pha”. It is the aspirated version of प. Today, let us get comfortable with listening for and saying फ. Today’s lesson gives examples of फ at the beginning and middle of words, and in combination with several vowels.
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Anytime that you are learning a language with a different script than your own, it can make learning the new language even more challenging. While you have probably studied and studied the Hindi writing system, it might take some “fun and games” to get you completely comfortable with it. This is where the Hindi word find puzzles come in. Try to find Hindi words in a jumble of Hindi letters can be a good way to train your eye. Download the Hindi Word find puzzle
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Today’s letter is प. This is written as “pa”. In today’s lesson we hear many words with this letter and become comfortable listening out for this letter in many contexts. You should practice saying each letter so that you become comfortable speaking the letter as well.
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जाग (jaag) – get up

नाग (naag) – snake

बाग (baag) – garden

गाजर (gaajar) (f) – carrot

गाना (gaanaa) (m) – song

घना (ghanaa) – dense

बाघ (baagh) – tiger

माघ (maagh) – (name of a month on the Hindi calendar)

घाट (ghaaT) – river bank – wharf – landing-place – place where people can enter the river

चखना (chakh-naa) – to taste

चना (chanaa) – chick-pea

चलना (chal-naa) – to move

कचड़ा (kach-raa) – garbage

बचना (bach-naa) – to escape

चाचा (chaa-chaa)- uncle (father’s younger brother)

चाय (chay) – tea

Some example sentences:

मेरे बाग में एक नाग है।

In my garden is a snake.

क्या आपके बाग में गाजर हैं?

Are there carrots in your garden?

चना चखो।

Taste the chick-peas.