ख
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ख
kha
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How does it look?
What does ख look like? Like almost all Hindi letters there is a line at the top. There the first part looks like a "2" that sweeps back and touches the other line that comes down and has a little circle between the the 2 and a vertical line. The circle touches that second straight vertical line.
How does it sound?
Letters and sounds commonly confused with
With क you make a "k" sound with very little air. Now we are looking at ख. 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 is one of the first difficulties with understanding spoken Hindi. To the English speaker's ear, these sound the same. But to the native Hindi speaker, they have trained their ears to hear them as very different.
How to write it?
How to type it?
If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press "K"
(see "How to type in Hindi" for more information about setting up your computer.)
Words
At the Beginning
खरगोश - rabbit
खत - letter (like you get in the mail)
खट खट - knocking
In the Middle
देखना - to see
रखना - to put
लिखना - to write
At the End
देख - see (command)
रख - put (command)
लिख - write (command)
आँख - eye
With other vowels
खाना - food (also means "to eat")
पंखा - fan
भूखा - hungry
खोना - to loose
खुला - open
खुलना - to open
खेल - game
खेलना - to play
दिखाना - to show
खिलौना - toy
Related Podcasts
Hindi Consonants Bundle - March 2009 - CD 1 Track 3
Other Resources
Writing Practice worksheet from HindiGym.
