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प फ ब भ म
प = पतंग kite
फ = फल fruit
ब = बकरी goat
भ = भालू bear
म = मछली fish

 

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त थ द ध न

 

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ट ठ ड ढ ण

 

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च छ ज झ ञ

 

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Mastered the vowels already?  That was quick.  Time to move on to the consonants… but lets start small.  Lets learn the first line of consonants, the first 5.  Press “Play” below to hear the podcast or use the one of the other play options.

क ख ग घ ङ

Now, each consonant already has the first vowel sound as part of it.  But you can add each of the other vowels to produce different sounds.  This is what it looks like for the first consonants क.

क + आ = का

क + इ = कि

क + ई = की

क + उ = कु

क + ऊ = कू

क + ए = के

क + ऐ = कै

क + ओ = को

क + औ = कौ

It is the same pattern for the other consonants.

 

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So, you are ready to learn Hindi.  I mean, really learn it?  Well, you have to start with the basics.  Understanding how to produce and hear each sound.  The place to start with this are the vowels.  To hear them, click “Play” below, or click one of the other play options.  We will walk you through each vowel.  You can see them below.

अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ए ऐ ओ औ

 

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Father - पिता
Mother - माता or  माँ
Paternal Grandfather - दादा
Paternal Grandmother - दादी
Maternal Grandfather - नाना
Maternal Grandmother - नानी
Brother - भाई
Sister - बहिन
Elder Sister - दीदी
Son - बेटा
Daughter - बेटी
Husband - पति
Wife - पत्नी
Mother-in-law - सास

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Hindi:Family_relations

 

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So, how do you start a conversation?  With “Hello”.  Then you move on to “My name is…” and “What is your name?”  And then you end the conversation with “See you later.”  And this seems like a good place to start with your Hindi lessons.

Click on the “Play” button below (or one of the other play options) to hear the audio cast.

Words coverd in this session:
Hindi Transcription Meaning
धन्यवाद dhan-ya-vad Thank You
नमस्ते namaste Hello
मेरा नाम <name> है Mera naam <name> hai My name is <name>.
आपका नाम क्य है? aapka naam kya hai ? What is your name? (formal)
फिर मिलेंगे phir milenge See you later

Essential Hindi #001 - Hello and Goodbye - Script

 

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