Learn Hindi (part 3, Sounds of Hindi: Vowels)

This is the third part of my video series on learning Hindi. This starts the Hindi tutorials, with the vowels of Hindi, including the writing system (devanagari script). Please watch the entire parts 2a to 2d on phonetics before this part.

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• Hindi
• tutorials
• vowels
• devanagari
• devanagri
• devnagari
• phonetics

[janado85]

it must be tough writing in all these symbols.

[ranjan2]

Well, windows XP has downloadable Hindi typewriter as software, and one can type the English alphabet and get the phonetically corresponding Hindi alphabet.

[drutgat2]

....Similarly, the long 'o' example (sore) is not close to what you are trying to get at. 'Sore' sounds like 'oar'; a more appropriate example would be the 'o' in 'hotel'.

Interesting to note that the short 'i' sound always has a bit of an 'ee' sound at the beginning when Hindi speakers give it as an example; this sound is not present in the English word 'tin' which you give as an example.

Thanks, once again

[ranjan2]

Yes, in standard dialects of English, the /o/ is a diphthong, and it has two vowels. Hindi /o/ is more like the French and German /o/. But the short /i/ is very much like the English, as far as I know.

[rebelkilla]

finally i understand all the vowels. thanks. one question. under what conditions is "ai" pronounced like "ae" or "e"? i've never heard people pronounced hai like "hae", only "he".

[ranjan2]

Rebelkilla, the Romanized "ai" is pronounced as phonetic [ai] only when it follows a "y" sound, otherwise always [ɛː].

[kayohem2]

I'm teaching myself hindi and basic phonetics and your videos are a great help.

[oliho]

Namaste, Ranjan.

Just ignore those rude guys. They duno how to respect others.

I am learning Hindi now, and I found out that your videos are very useful.

I am chinese, from Hong Kong.

[IrisMG]

Perfect. Just what I needed. Thank you!

[mushmax]

Too good..

[LucretiaEv]

I think you've already received many comments about this...

but God in BrE it's the same sound as in pot (short o, NOT long, and lax)

The British English Long O is the one like in ought (very tense, lips very rounded)

The word Share is like ʃeə (BrE) and first of all, e: does not exist as an english vowel... The same with long ASH, because, in fact, ASH is long by default.

[mushmax]

Very comprehensive.

[feedsunj]

Hahahaha ey guy . .

I am learning hindi . . i must admit . . its a nice language .

But 'Very very scientific' ?????

Hahahahaha dood . who are you trying to brainwash ? Americans ?? what makes it scientific ??

Im an Arab (yes an learning hindi i know) . But What makes arabic 'nonscientific' ? You really think hindi is harder than Arabic ??

: )

Keep your science guy . . . .

Ps. Thank you for the video tho . Good job for the world on that behalf .

[AScotInAmerica]

This is great! I am an American and I laughed at how you said God in an American accent. Not because it was wrong - becuase it was correct, but made me feel kind of silly. ;)

However, did I miss when you covered the vowel ai?