Today I will teach you the Hindi alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Hindi letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Hindi contains 57 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| अ | [a] like ask |
| आ | [aa] like fact |
| ए | [e] like egg |
| ई | [ii] like tea |
| ऍ | [ei] like hey |
| ऎ | [ei] like bean |
| ऐ | [ai] like late |
| इ | [i] like ink |
| ओ | [o] like home |
| ऑ | [oi] like toy |
| ऒ | [oii] like oil |
| ऊ | [uu] like noon |
| औ | [ou] like house |
| उ | [u] like urge |
| ब | [b] like basket |
| भ | [bha] like BHA |
| च | [ca] like cat |
| छ | [chha] like chat |
| ड | [da] like dark |
| ढ | [dha] like dart |
| फ | [fa] like fan |
| फ़ | [fi] like fit |
| ग | [ga] like gas |
| घ | [gha] like Ghana |
| ग़ | [ghi] like Ghistapo |
| ह | [ha] like hat |
| ज | [ja] like jam |
| झ | [jha] like jar |
| क | [ka] like cat |
| ख | [kha] like Khan |
| ख़ | [khi] like KHI |
| ल | [l] like love |
| ळ | [li] like list |
| ऌ | [li] like lip |
| ऴ | [lii] like million |
| ॡ | [lii] like million |
| म | [ma] like man |
| न | [na] like nap |
| ङ | [n'a] like N'A |
| ञ | [nia] like Niagara |
| ण | [nae] like Nigeria |
| ऩ | [ni] like mini |
| ॐ | [oms] like Tom's |
| प | [pa] like pat |
| क़ | [qi] like king |
| र | [ra] like rap |
| ऋ | [ri] like ring |
| ॠ | [ri] like risk |
| ऱ | [ri] like tree |
| स | [sa] like sat |
| श | [sha] like shack |
| ष | [shha] like SHHA |
| ट | [ta] like tan |
| त | [t'a] like T'A |
| ठ | [tha] like Thailand |
| द | [tha] like Thailand |
| थ | [t'ha] like Thailand |
| ध | [thha] like THHA |
| ड़ | [ugdha] like UGDHA |
| ढ़ | [ugdhha] like UGDHHA |
| व | [va] like van |
| य | [ya] like yard |
| य़ | [yi] like yeast |
| ज़ | [za] like Zaire |
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