Hindi Consonants

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Introduction
Welcome to the ISpeakHindi.com Hindi consonants
book. This set of sessions will help you hear and say the
Hindi consonants. Each track of these CDs is one
episode that is focused on one letter. You will hear this
letter by itself, at the beginning of words, in the middle
of words, and at the end of words.
These lessons should only be heard one or two at a
time. The point is to focus on listening and speaking the
letter and associated sound. Many words are covered,
but the purpose of these words is not to increase your
vocabulary but to demonstrate the letter. Therefore,
do not worry about memorizing the words. Focus on
the letters.
We hope that this booklet and associated CDs will help
you improve your pronunciation and listening of the
Hindi sounds. Please come by the ISpeakHindi.com
website and see other sessions too.

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At the Beginning

yesterday; tomorrow
- when
- cup
less
lotus
pigeon

CD 1 Track 2

In the Middle

With other vowels

goat

- banana

servant

- house

to ripen

- ear

At the End
crane (bird)
- one
salt
nose

- glasses

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At the Beginning

At the Beginning
- rabbit
- letter (like you get in
the mail)
- knocking
In the Middle

plough
- we - limit
- move
- swallow

In the Middle

- to see

CD 1 Track 3

- to put

With other vowels

 - to write

- food (also

- palace
- natural, easy,
simple

means "to eat")

ha
CD 3 Track 8

At the End
- with, along with,
together

- going, or

- face

associating with,

- this

- hungry

companion

- way

- to loose

- patience, tolerance

 - write (command)

- open

& - (male) fellow

- eye

- to open

student

- fan
At the End
- see (command)
- put (command)

' (female) fellow

- game

student

- to play
 - to show

 - toy

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- that

) - planet

With other vowels

- there
- to be

- cooperation

' - loss

- the time just before

 - deer

dawn, dawn


- Hindi

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At the Beginning
- truth
- all
- decoration

At the Beginning

CD 1 Track 4

- to wake up

With other vowels

(f) - carrot

- warm, hot

sa

- lesson

CD 3 Track 7

In the Middle

With other vowels

- (f) season,

- singing with music

(f) - gossip

weather

- cycle of births, life

- to suck

in this world

At the End

, - mixture, union,

- juice

next

At the End

(f) - car; train

(f) - fire

(m) - song

dealings

- get up

@ - to fall

- sitting together,

- demand

- in front

parliament
- vein

Agra

(f) - neck

- road

- enough (also "bus")

In the Middle

- last, past, previous

- father-in-law's

- pitty

house

- touch stone

- father-in-law (of

- pass, ticket,

husband or wife)

nearby

- dice, dice game,

snake

- jewelry

garden

throw of dice

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At the Beginning

- dense
(m) - house/home
- watch
In the Middle
- bangra - type of

CD 1 Track 5

At the
Beginning
T - hexagon
- six
U - six faces

Punjabi dance
At the End
- tiger
- (name of a month
on the Hindi calendar)

With other vowels

- to enter

In the Middle

- horse

- lovely, beautiful

- river bank

V adjective

At the End
V - special
- blame, fault, to

Sha
CD 3 Track 6

With other
vowels
- language
, - rain
' - ban,
prevention

accuse

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At the
Beginning
- doubt

At the Beginning

- to taste
- chick-pea
- to move

hundred items

sha

- (m) chess

CD 3 Track 5

- shy

At the End

- garbage

- honey

- the senses,

- to escape

mind, understanding

At the End

With other
vowels

- a collection of

- beet root
- town

In the Middle

In the Middle
- movement of body

CD 1 Track 6

With other vowels

- uncle (father's

-expense

younger brother)
- key
Z - pepper

- noise
 - skillful,

- a rabbit

intelligent

- famous

- Yashoda (a

- syrup

girl's name)

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- tea

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At the Beginning

At the Beginning

va

- forest

- promise

- fourth part,

CD 1 Track 7

- reason

quarter

With other vowels

- Banyan tree

- pride

At the End

- umbrella

In the Middle

- motion,

- something

- small

- ceremony where an

movement

- mustache

- fisherman

offering is made to the fire

With other
vowels

- roof (f)
- six
- sixth

In the Middle

- fish

- he/she/it/that
- murder

CD 3 Track 4

- control, in power

At the End

god

- turtle

- mansion

- name of the fifth

month of the Hindu lunar

- rider
- custom

calendar (July - August)

- attentive
- rainy season
- holy, sacred

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At the Beginning
- lock of hair
- to fight
- habit

In the Beginning

- when (e.g. When I

go to the store, I will buy
milk.)

- wave (as in the

la

sea)

CD 3 Track 3

- interest (as in

At the End

desire, curiosity, liking)

- tax

- garlic

- water
- jug; world
- answer, reply

- water
In the Middle

- fruit

sweetheart, lady

- yesterday/tomorrow

sweetheart, man

- walk, (let's go)

- vigilant

- to move

- deception

At the End

With other vowels

- land

- elephant

- rose

- tap (faucet)

preparation

- pink

- plow

crown

- slave

- power, strength

- colorful powder

hair

- wrong, incorrect

CD 1 Track 8
With other vowels

- moment

In the Middle

- team

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- to go
- net

- shoe

- today

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At the
Beginning

At the Beginning
instantly

fight
In the Middle
- to understand

At the End
- understanding
- evening

- to memorize
- night
- juice

ra
CD 3 Track 2

CD 1 Track 9

- keep

With other vowels

(command)

- broom

- jewels

- flag

- eraser

- lie

In the Middle

- fill

- pity

- city

- hot

- news

- easy

With other
vowels

- false

At the End
- house
- on
- scare

- do
- man
- if

- fair skinned

- (name for a girl)

salty

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At the Beginning

At the
Beginning
- this
- glory
- name of the god
who judges and
punishes the dead

At the End

Yemen

- victory

d - sacrifice

- boy's name

- name of a

- tea

river in India

With other vowels

In the Middle

'e - to appoint

' - rule

 - small lamp

'' - destiny

- body

CD 1 Track 10

CD 3 Track 1

- time

- tub

ya

- the country

- horse

- ton

tomato

- bye-bye

- sound of the bell

At the End

- a lock of hair

- small tree branch

In the Middle

- move

- button

- fraud

- peas

- coat

unmovable

With other vowels

- hat/cap

flour

manipulation

- a kind of Indian bed

l = upside down
 = innumerable

- rails

- ate

- to do fast

- shadow

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At the Beginning

At the Beginning
- a villain; a robber
- coppersmith
- a loud laugh

In the Middle
- wake up/get up

- bundle
- reading/reciting

At the End
- knot
- stubbornness
- eight

- don't
- heart, mind, soul

CD 1 Track 11
With other vowels

- peas

CD 2 Track 12

- if not; (m)

At the End

crocodile

- mango

- good smell;

- less

fragrance

- worry, sadness

- cart

- step

- cold

In the Middle

 - difficult

- muslin/fine

- sweet

fabric

- - pomp

- lotus flower
- glimmer
- peace
- immortal
- action, clear,

work
evening

With other
vowels
man
n

- friend

sweet

pure

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At the Beginning
- to fill
- fear
- mansion
- devotee
(m) - hymn,
devotional song

In the Middle
- (f) the sound of

At the Beginning

q - a small drum

CD 2 Track 11

- to be afraid of

CD 1 Track 12

With other vowels

- fear

At the End

- identical

- drumming sound

- dried ginger

- a belch
- a road, track; path
- a pocket

flowing or gushing water

- not having been

At the End

burden

- rising and sinking in

indebted

water

jewels

, - donkey
- auspicious, good

- to slide

U U - name of a

In the Middle

deamon

' - fearless

With other vowels

r - sandal

cauliflower

U - chapter (in a book)

 - bucket

- type of big ear ring

- light

s
- boy doll
s
- girl doll

- bald or shaven head

pit

- first, ceremonial,

- sometime

now

shaving of a child's head

- all

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At the Beginning

At the Beginning
- to cover
u - cover (of a pot)
- to set (as in sun is

- forest

- power

- button - enough
- body

setting)

CD 2 Track 1

- duck

- a type of dum (can be

With other vowels

(f)- argument,

beaten on both sides)

- drum

dispute, controversy

- to carry, to convey

- sister

- to collapse, to fall to
piece
- proper conduct
- slope

In the Middle

 - to proclaim

- to be bored

- to search

In the Middle

- without manners

- sound of drumming

- pod or seed capsule

- thin, weak
- to be pressed
down

At the End

At the End

- search

- tub

- when?

- when - all
- now

CD 2 Track 10

With other vowels

- population
- settled
- oral, unwritten
- to chew, to bite
- washerman
w - washerman's wife

- soap

- whole, undamaged
- awesomeness

- apple

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At the
Beginning
- fruit
- snake's
expanded hood
- floor
- to twitch
- - flapping
sound

In the Middle
- successful

- type of Indian

At the Beginning

no words start with

In the Middle

- calculating
- counting
n - independence

CD 2 Track 9

At the End
fear

At the End

CD 2 Track 2

With other vowels

 - mathematics

arrow
- group

clean

With other
vowels
gate

 - deer

- virtues
, - complete
y = young

cave

drum

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reason

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At the Beginning
- on

At the Beginning

- body
- riverbank

- then

- a type of, kind of

- up to

- fate

- moment
- read (a command)
- air
- hold, grasp
- fifty

In the Middle

CD 2 Track 3

- pots & pans

With other vowels

- duck

'
- butterfly

- jewels

At the End

- matter

- heat

- to ruin

- spicy

- letter

- active

- parrot

At the End
- don't

- fifty-five

- Indian

- seven

At the End
oyster
| - curse

With other
vowels
V - father

measurement

- past
- roof

- cuckoo bird

' - history
- boy's name
- saint

CD 2 Track 8

snake

In the Middle

- you (informal)

- Indian cot

- syrup

- ink-pot

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At the Beginning
-tap
- actor

At the Beginning

tiredness
- land

- man

CD 2 Track 7

- sky

At the End

- vein

- forest

- salt

- forest

- copy

- ton

- cash

- people

- udders

thermos

- to stop; to stand still

ear

- eyeglasses

mine

- gold

- wilderness
 - day

- trembling, shaking

In the Middle
- to stir vigorously
- type of South Indian dance

At the End
- heart

- nose-ring

sandlewood

- chariot

' - coriander

- three

with

- a bow

- name of a boy

- hand(s)

With other vowels

CD 2 Track 4
With other vowels

- button

In the Middle

- to pout
 - a Bengali name for a man

- story

(religious story) (f)

friend
- elephant
- a large metal plate

~ - salty

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Hindi Consonants

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At the Beginning

At the Beginning
- ten
- self control
- subduing
- to be crushed

- property, wealth, money,

funds
- shock

CD 2 Track 5
In the Middle
With other vowels
- step

- firm, hard, strong

CD 2 Track 6

- bad habit; weakness

With other vowels

- drumming or thumping

- fire

sound

- craft, occupation,

- two

- beating


- poor, needy

- - sound of beating (as

- swamp
- cloud

in the sound of a beating

- river
- 14
 - beast of prey
- ginger
, - pain

business

- base

heart)

@ - yogurt

In the Middle

- half

- headman of the

- a common lady's

village

name (also: stars in Libra,

- paternal grandfather

At the End
(father's father)
- son-in-law

lunar mansion)

- paternal grandmother

- ringworm

(father's mother)

- to remember; to memorize

- tooth

At the End
- to burn

- after

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- request, appeal

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