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How is the vowel अ (a) pronounced?
How is the vowel अ (a) pronounced?
- as 'ee' in 'meet'
- as 'i' in 'hit'
- as 'u' in 'but' (correct)
- as 'a' in 'father'
What is the pronunciation of क (ka)?
What is the pronunciation of क (ka)?
- as 'kh' in 'khan'
- as 'gh' in 'ghastly'
- as 'g' in 'go'
- as 'k' in 'kite' (correct)
How are masculine nouns typically formed?
How are masculine nouns typically formed?
- they end with इ (i) or ई (ī)
- they end with क (ka) or a consonant (correct)
- they end with उ (u) or ऊ (ū)
- they end with आ (ā) or अ (a)
What is the word order of a sentence in this language?
What is the word order of a sentence in this language?
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How do you say 'hello' in this language?
How do you say 'hello' in this language?
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What does तुजें नांव कितें? (tujẽ nā̃v kitẽ?) mean in English?
What does तुजें नांव कितें? (tujẽ nā̃v kitẽ?) mean in English?
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What is the phrase for 'how are you?' in this language?
What is the phrase for 'how are you?' in this language?
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What is the word for 'water' in this language?
What is the word for 'water' in this language?
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How do you say 'goodbye' in this language?
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Study Notes
Hindi Pronunciation
- अ (a) is pronounced as 'u' in 'but'
- आ (ā) is pronounced as 'a' in 'father'
- इ (i) is pronounced as 'i' in 'hit'
- ई (ī) is pronounced as 'ee' in 'meet'
- उ (u) is pronounced as 'u' in 'put'
- ऊ (ū) is pronounced as 'oo' in 'boot'
- क (ka) is pronounced as 'k' in 'kite'
- ख (kha) is pronounced as 'kh' in 'khan'
- ग (ga) is pronounced as 'g' in 'go'
- घ (gha) is pronounced as 'gh' in 'ghastly'
Hindi Grammar
- Nouns have two types: masculine and feminine
- Masculine nouns end with क (ka) or a consonant
- Feminine nouns end with इ (i) or ई (ī)
- Verbs have two types: present and past
- Present tense is formed using the verb root + suffixes like -ता (tā), -ते (te), -तो (to)
- Past tense is formed using the verb root + suffixes like -ला (lā), -ले (le), -लो (lo)
- Sentence structure follows the Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order
Hindi Vocabulary
- Hello: नमस्कार (namaskār)
- Goodbye: चडो (chaḍo)
- Thank you: देव बोरो (dev boro)
- Water: उदक (udak)
- Food: जेवण (jevaṇ)
- How are you?: तू कसा आसा?(tū kasā āsā?)
- I am fine, thank you: हां, म्हजो खुश आसा (hāṁ, mahjō khuś āsā)
- What is your name?: तुजें नांव कितें?(tujẽ nā̃v kitẽ?)
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Learn the correct pronunciation of Hindi vowels and consonants, along with basic grammar rules, including types of nouns.
