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Read Hindi Devanagari

Read Hindi letter by letter, then vowel signs, conjuncts and first words. Spelling follows the Central Hindi Directorate's standard; romanization is a simplified ISO 15919.

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  • Vowels

    ऋ

    ri (vowel)

  • Consonants: ṭ to n

    dha (consonant)

    ध

  • Letters with a dot

    ग़

    gha, throaty (consonant with a dot)

  • Vowel signs and nasal marks

    kau (with the au sign)

    कौ

  • First words to read

    कमरा

    kamrā (room)

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You start with Vowels, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Vowels

    Start here12 cards

  2. Section 2: Consonants: k to ñ

    10 cards

  3. Section 3: Consonants: ṭ to n

    10 cards

  4. Section 4: Consonants: p to h

    13 cards

  5. Section 5: Letters with a dot

    7 cards

  6. Section 6: Vowel signs and nasal marks

    15 cards

  7. Section 7: Common conjuncts

    16 cards

  8. Section 8: First words to read

    21 cards
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All 104 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Vowels12 cards

अ
a (vowel)
आ
ā (vowel)
इ
i (vowel)
ई
ī (vowel)
उ
u (vowel)
ऊ
ū (vowel)
ऋ
ri (vowel)
ए
e (vowel)
ऐ
ai (vowel)
ओ
o (vowel)
औ
au (vowel)
ऑ
o (vowel in English words)

2Consonants: k to ñ10 cards

क
ka (consonant)
ख
kha (consonant)
ग
ga (consonant)
घ
gha (consonant)
ङ
ṅa (consonant)
च
cha (consonant)
छ
chha (consonant)
ज
ja (consonant)
झ
jha (consonant)
ञ
ña (consonant)

3Consonants: ṭ to n10 cards

ट
ṭa (consonant)
ठ
ṭha (consonant)
ड
ḍa (consonant)
ढ
ḍha (consonant)
ण
ṇa (consonant)
त
ta (consonant)
थ
tha (consonant)
द
da (consonant)
ध
dha (consonant)
न
na (consonant)

4Consonants: p to h13 cards

प
pa (consonant)
फ
pha (consonant)
ब
ba (consonant)
भ
bha (consonant)
म
ma (consonant)
य
ya (consonant)
र
ra (consonant)
ल
la (consonant)
व
va (consonant)
श
sha (consonant)
ष
sha (consonant in Sanskrit words)
स
sa (consonant)
ह
ha (consonant)

5Letters with a dot7 cards

ड़
ṛa (consonant with a dot)
ढ़
ṛha (consonant with a dot)
क़
qa (consonant with a dot)
ख़
kha, throaty (consonant with a dot)
ग़
gha, throaty (consonant with a dot)
ज़
za (consonant with a dot)
फ़
fa (consonant with a dot)

6Vowel signs and nasal marks15 cards

का
kā (with the ā sign)
कि
ki (with the i sign)
की
kī (with the ī sign)
कु
ku (with the u sign)
कू
kū (with the ū sign)
कृ
kri (with the ri sign)
के
ke (with the e sign)
कै
kai (with the ai sign)
को
ko (with the o sign)
कौ
kau (with the au sign)
रु
ru (r with the u sign)
रू
rū (r with the ū sign)
अं
aṃ (nasal dot, anusvara)
अँ
aṃ (moon and dot, chandrabindu)
क्
k without a vowel (halant)

7Common conjuncts16 cards

क्ष
ksha (conjunct)
त्र
tra (conjunct)
ज्ञ
gya (conjunct)
श्र
shra (conjunct)
प्र
pra (conjunct)
क्र
kra (conjunct)
ट्र
ṭra (conjunct)
र्म
rma (r written above)
द्ध
ddha (conjunct)
द्य
dya (conjunct)
द्व
dva (conjunct)
स्त
sta (conjunct)
स्थ
stha (conjunct)
न्द
nda (conjunct)
त्त
tta (conjunct)
क्त
kta (conjunct)

8First words to read21 cards

नमस्ते
namaste (hello / goodbye)
भारत
Bhārat (India)
हिंदी
hindī (Hindi)
दिल्ली
Dillī (Delhi)
मुंबई
Mumbaī (Mumbai)
पानी
pānī (water)
चाय
chāy (tea)
खाना
khānā (food / to eat)
घर
ghar (house / home)
नाम
nām (name)
दोस्त
dost (friend)
किताब
kitāb (book)
दूध
dūdh (milk)
बड़ा
baṛā (big)
हाँ
hāṃ (yes)
नहीं
nahīṃ (no / not)
मैं
maiṃ (I)
धन्यवाद
dhanyavād (thank you)
ट्रेन
ṭren (train)
स्टेशन
sṭeshan (station)
कमरा
kamrā (room)

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Published September 28, 2026