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| INTRODUCTION |
| Maya: Hi everyone, I am Maya and welcome to hindipod101.com, pronunciation series, Lesson 2. The Hindi Pronunciation Journey Continues. |
| Manasi: [Namaste dosto] Hi everyone, this is Manasi here. So dear listeners, did you practice the sounds we learned in lesson 1? |
| Maya: Well we hope you did. We have a lot more sounds for you this time. |
| Manasi: So let’s do this together. |
Lesson focus |
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| Maya: Here we go. The 20th Hindi consonant is |
| Manasi: [Na] as in [Naam] |
| Maya: This means name. And this sound is dental, right? |
| Manasi: Yes. Remember that we have two sounds of [Na] and this one is pronounced by touching the tongue to the upper teeth [Na] |
| Maya: So it’s [Naam] |
| Manasi: Correct and next is [Pa] as in [Patang] |
| Maya: Which means kite. So Manasi, India has a kite festival called Patang Utsav right? |
| Manasi: Yes that’s true Maya. It is famous for colorful and different kites among youngsters and children. |
| Maya: That sounds really fun. Well the next sound is |
| Manasi: [Fa] as in [fal] |
| Maya: Which means fruit. |
| Manasi: It is pronounced using your lips [Fa] |
| Maya: So it’s [Fa] but slightly different than pa as more air comes from lips in the case of [Fa] |
| Manasi: That’s correct Maya. So the next sound is [Ba] as in [Baarish] |
| Maya: Which means rain. India has three seasons. One of them is the rainy season. Here [Ba] is said using the lips. |
| Manasi: Yes that’s correct. So the next sound is [Bha] as in Bharat [Bha-rut] |
| Maya: Which means India. |
| Manasi: Of course, India has many names and one of them is Bharat which is an old one. Here, [Bha] is coupled sound formed with [B] and [Ha]. |
| Maya: So [Bha] too is pronounced with the lips? |
| Manasi: That’s right. So the next one is [Ma] as in [Ma-ch-li]. |
| Maya: Which means fish. Here [Ma] too is pronounced with the lips and next we have |
| Manasi: [Ya] as in [Yatri] |
| Maya: And [Yatri] means traveler. Next is |
| Manasi: [Ra] as in [Rasta] |
| Maya: Which means road and this is just a simple sound [Ra] |
| Manasi: Yeah. That’s correct and next we have [La] as [lal] |
| Maya: Which means the color red. |
| Manasi: That’s correct and next is [Va] as in [Vakil] |
| Maya: Here [Vakil] means lawyer and next we have |
| Manasi: [Sh] as in [Shyam] which means evening. |
| Maya: Hindi has 3 S sounds. So be very careful while differentiating between them. |
| Manasi: Right. We’ve already seen one. So let’s take a look at the next two. The next one is [Sh] as in [Vish]. |
| Maya: Which means poison. |
| Manasi: Now you might think that this is the same as the first S sound in [Sha] |
| Maya: Yes it is a bit difficult for me to pronounce them. Can you give us a tip on how to pronounce them? |
| Manasi: Sure. Practically, you may not notice much difference between the two S sounds but last [Sh] sound is pronounced more from the back of the throat as well as tongue that touches the teeth. Practice more and more listening which will help you say it correctly. |
| Maya: And the next sound is |
| Manasi: [Sa] as in [Saral] |
| Maya: Which means simple and the sound is [Sa]. |
| Manasi: That’s right. So the next one is [Ha] as in [Ha-thi]. So Maya, can you guess what a [Hathi] means? |
| Maya: An Elephant? |
| Manasi: Yeah that’s correct Maya. [Ha] is pronounced different in different words. For example, [Kahan] which means where and [Hum] which means we. Both of these words have the H consonant but they are pronounced differently [Kahan] and [Hum]. |
| Maya: Okay so the next is |
| Manasi: [Ksh] as in [Kshtriya] |
| Maya: Which means soldier and next is |
| Manasi: [Tr] as in [Tri-kone] |
| Maya: Which means triangle but remember, this is a dental sound [Tr] and next we have |
| Manasi: [Gy] as [Gyan] |
| Maya: Which means knowledge. Next is |
| Manasi: [D] as in [Ped] |
| Maya: Which means tree. And last but not the least we have |
| Manasi: [Dh] as in [Padhna] |
| Maya: Which means to read. Hindi has similar sounds classified as aspirated and non-aspirated. Let’s see some examples. |
| Manasi: Sure. The first pair would be [K] and [Kh] is non-aspirated sound pronounced simply from the throat while ka is aspirated sound. So don’t mix them while spelling words having [K] and Kh. |
| Maya: Okay. |
| Manasi: The next pair is [Ta] and [Th]. Again [Th] is aspirated and [Ta] is non-aspirated dental sound. The next is [Ta] and [Th]. Again [Th] is aspirated while [Ta] is non-aspirated. The next is [D] and [Dh]. Here [Dh] is aspirated while [D] is non-aspirated. |
| Maya: Now you know all the 36 Hindi consonants. Some are dental, some aspirated, some non-aspirated and so on but they are not that difficult to remember. Just try listening and pronouncing them and I am sure it will be a lot of fun too. |
Outro |
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| Maya: See you next time. |
| Manasi: [Fir milenge] Goodbye. |
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