Kabir Association of Toronto

Transliteration (Hindi to English)

Transliteration (Hindi to English)

Vowels and Accents

अ – a

आ – aa

इ – i

ई – ee

उ – u

ऊ – oo

ए – e

ऐ – ai

ओ – o

औ – au

अं – n/m

अँ – n/m

 ऽ – ( ’ )

अः – h

ऋ – ri

 Note: in diphthongs, every second vowel is underlined ex. " कोई " is spelled "Koee"

Pronunciation (Vowels and Accents)

A as in aside                     E as in obey

Aa as in math                   Ai as in tail

I as in in                           O as in over

Ee as in keep                    Au as in haul

U as in pull                       N/m as in tangle

Oo as in pool

Consonants

क – k    (क़ – q)

ख – kh    (ख़ – kh)

ग – g*    (ग़ – g)

घ – gh

ङ – n

च – ch

छ – chh

ज – j    (ज़ – z)

झ – jh

ञ – ñ

ट – t

ठ – th*

ड – d    (ड़ – d)

ढ – dh    (ढ़ – rh)

ण – n

त – t

थ – th*

द – d

ध – dh

न – n

प – p

फ – ph*    (फ़ – f)

ब – b

भ – bh

म – m

य – y*

र – r

ल – l

व – v/w*

श – sh

ष – sh

स – s

ह – h

क्ष – ksh

ज्ञ – gy

श्र – shr

त्र – tr

Pronunciation (Consonants)

*G as in goat, not as in genre                    *Th and th as a hard ‘t,’ not as in that or thorn

*Ch as in choke, not as in chord              *Y is always pronounced as a consonant not as a vowel ex. As in yell not lying

*Ph as a hard ‘p,’ not as in dolphin         *“y” is used to separate vowels

*In Hindi, the letter ‘v’ can also be pronounced ‘w’