Hindish

Letters
The following table presents the Hindish letters, the sounds they correspond to in International Phonetic Alphabet and how these can be approximated more or less by an English speaker.


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!Uppercase !Lowercase !Name !Name (IPA) !Value !English approximation
 * style="text-align:center" | A || style="text-align:center" | a || a || ||  || As a in about
 * style="text-align:center" | Ä || style="text-align:center" | ä || ä	 || ||  || As a in father
 * style="text-align:center" | Â || style="text-align:center" | â || â	 || ||  || As o in hot
 * style="text-align:center" | B || style="text-align:center" | b || be || ||  || As b in boy
 * style="text-align:center" | C || style="text-align:center" | c || ce || ||  || As ts in hats
 * style="text-align:center" | Ch || style="text-align:center" | ch || che || ||  ||  As ch in chair
 * style="text-align:center" | D || style="text-align:center" | d || de || ||  || As d in dog
 * style="text-align:center" | Dh || style="text-align:center" | dh || dhe || ||  || As th in then
 * style="text-align:center" | E || style="text-align:center" | e || e || ||  || As e in red
 * style="text-align:center" | Ë || style="text-align:center" | ë || ë || ||  || As e in bed
 * style="text-align:center" | Ê || style="text-align:center" | ê || ê || ||  || As e in bet
 * style="text-align:center" | F || style="text-align:center" | f || fe || ||  || As f in far
 * style="text-align:center" | G || style="text-align:center" | g || ge || ||  || As g in got
 * style="text-align:center" | Gh || style="text-align:center" | gh || ghe || ||   || no English equivalent; roughly like loch (Scottish) but voiced
 * style="text-align:center" | H || style="text-align:center" | h || he || ||  || As h in hot
 * style="text-align:center" | Ḣ || style="text-align:center" | ḣ || ḣe || ||  || no English equivalent; like hen but with the tongue against the pharynx
 * style="text-align:center" | I || style="text-align:center" | ı || ı || ||  || As i in sit
 * style="text-align:center" | İ || style="text-align:center" | i || i || ||  || As i in fit
 * style="text-align:center" | Î || style="text-align:center" | î || î || ||  || Somewhat like i in cousin; see Close back unrounded vowel
 * style="text-align:center" | J || style="text-align:center" | ȷ || ȷe || ||  || catch in uh-oh!
 * style="text-align:center" | J̇ || style="text-align:center" | j || je || ||  || no equivalent
 * style="text-align:center" | K || style="text-align:center" | k || ke || ||  || As k in kit
 * style="text-align:center" | Kh || style="text-align:center" | kh || khe || ||  || As ch in loch(Scottish English)
 * style="text-align:center" | L || style="text-align:center" | l || le || ||   || As l in love
 * style="text-align:center" | Lh || style="text-align:center" | lh || lhe || ||  || As l in wool
 * style="text-align:center" | M || style="text-align:center" | m || me || ||  || As m in man
 * style="text-align:center" | N || style="text-align:center" | n || ne || ||  || As n in nice
 * style="text-align:center" | Ŋ || style="text-align:center" | ŋ || ŋe || ||  || As ng in long
 * style="text-align:center" | O || style="text-align:center" | o || o || ||  || As o in more
 * style="text-align:center" | Ö || style="text-align:center" | ö || ö || ||  || As o in off
 * style="text-align:center" | Ô || style="text-align:center" | ô || ô || ||  || As o in story
 * style="text-align:center" | P || style="text-align:center" | p || pe || ||  || As p in pin
 * style="text-align:center" | Q || style="text-align:center" | q || qe || ||  || As c in cat but further down to the uvula (uvular)
 * style="text-align:center" | R || style="text-align:center" | r || re || ||  || As r in red
 * style="text-align:center" | Rh || style="text-align:center" | rh || re || ||  || trilled r
 * style="text-align:center" | S || style="text-align:center" | s || se || ||  || As s in song
 * style="text-align:center" | Sh || style="text-align:center" | sh || she || ||  || As sh in show
 * style="text-align:center" | T || style="text-align:center" | t || te || ||  || As t in tick
 * style="text-align:center" | Th || style="text-align:center" | th || the || ||  || As th in thin
 * style="text-align:center" | U || style="text-align:center" | u || u || ||  || As oo in book
 * style="text-align:center" | Ü || style="text-align:center" | ü || ü || ||  || As u in pull
 * style="text-align:center" | Û || style="text-align:center" | Û || Û || ||  || Somewhat like u in tune; see Close front rounded vowel
 * style="text-align:center" | V || style="text-align:center" | v || ve || ||  || As v in vat
 * style="text-align:center" | W || style="text-align:center" | w || we || ||  || some like spanish g
 * style="text-align:center" | Wh || style="text-align:center" | wh || whe || ||  || As w in wet
 * style="text-align:center" | X || style="text-align:center" | x || xe || ||  || As ds in dads
 * style="text-align:center" | Xh || style="text-align:center" | xh || xhe || ||  || As j in joy
 * style="text-align:center" | Y || style="text-align:center" | y || ye || ||  || As y in yes
 * style="text-align:center" | Yh || style="text-align:center" | yh || yhe || ||  || As ey in huey
 * style="text-align:center" | Z || style="text-align:center" | z || ze || ||  || As z in zigzag
 * style="text-align:center" | Zh || style="text-align:center" | zh || zhe || ||  || As s in measure
 * }
 * style="text-align:center" | N || style="text-align:center" | n || ne || ||  || As n in nice
 * style="text-align:center" | Ŋ || style="text-align:center" | ŋ || ŋe || ||  || As ng in long
 * style="text-align:center" | O || style="text-align:center" | o || o || ||  || As o in more
 * style="text-align:center" | Ö || style="text-align:center" | ö || ö || ||  || As o in off
 * style="text-align:center" | Ô || style="text-align:center" | ô || ô || ||  || As o in story
 * style="text-align:center" | P || style="text-align:center" | p || pe || ||  || As p in pin
 * style="text-align:center" | Q || style="text-align:center" | q || qe || ||  || As c in cat but further down to the uvula (uvular)
 * style="text-align:center" | R || style="text-align:center" | r || re || ||  || As r in red
 * style="text-align:center" | Rh || style="text-align:center" | rh || re || ||  || trilled r
 * style="text-align:center" | S || style="text-align:center" | s || se || ||  || As s in song
 * style="text-align:center" | Sh || style="text-align:center" | sh || she || ||  || As sh in show
 * style="text-align:center" | T || style="text-align:center" | t || te || ||  || As t in tick
 * style="text-align:center" | Th || style="text-align:center" | th || the || ||  || As th in thin
 * style="text-align:center" | U || style="text-align:center" | u || u || ||  || As oo in book
 * style="text-align:center" | Ü || style="text-align:center" | ü || ü || ||  || As u in pull
 * style="text-align:center" | Û || style="text-align:center" | Û || Û || ||  || Somewhat like u in tune; see Close front rounded vowel
 * style="text-align:center" | V || style="text-align:center" | v || ve || ||  || As v in vat
 * style="text-align:center" | W || style="text-align:center" | w || we || ||  || some like spanish g
 * style="text-align:center" | Wh || style="text-align:center" | wh || whe || ||  || As w in wet
 * style="text-align:center" | X || style="text-align:center" | x || xe || ||  || As ds in dads
 * style="text-align:center" | Xh || style="text-align:center" | xh || xhe || ||  || As j in joy
 * style="text-align:center" | Y || style="text-align:center" | y || ye || ||  || As y in yes
 * style="text-align:center" | Yh || style="text-align:center" | yh || yhe || ||  || As ey in huey
 * style="text-align:center" | Z || style="text-align:center" | z || ze || ||  || As z in zigzag
 * style="text-align:center" | Zh || style="text-align:center" | zh || zhe || ||  || As s in measure
 * }
 * style="text-align:center" | U || style="text-align:center" | u || u || ||  || As oo in book
 * style="text-align:center" | Ü || style="text-align:center" | ü || ü || ||  || As u in pull
 * style="text-align:center" | Û || style="text-align:center" | Û || Û || ||  || Somewhat like u in tune; see Close front rounded vowel
 * style="text-align:center" | V || style="text-align:center" | v || ve || ||  || As v in vat
 * style="text-align:center" | W || style="text-align:center" | w || we || ||  || some like spanish g
 * style="text-align:center" | Wh || style="text-align:center" | wh || whe || ||  || As w in wet
 * style="text-align:center" | X || style="text-align:center" | x || xe || ||  || As ds in dads
 * style="text-align:center" | Xh || style="text-align:center" | xh || xhe || ||  || As j in joy
 * style="text-align:center" | Y || style="text-align:center" | y || ye || ||  || As y in yes
 * style="text-align:center" | Yh || style="text-align:center" | yh || yhe || ||  || As ey in huey
 * style="text-align:center" | Z || style="text-align:center" | z || ze || ||  || As z in zigzag
 * style="text-align:center" | Zh || style="text-align:center" | zh || zhe || ||  || As s in measure
 * }
 * style="text-align:center" | X || style="text-align:center" | x || xe || ||  || As ds in dads
 * style="text-align:center" | Xh || style="text-align:center" | xh || xhe || ||  || As j in joy
 * style="text-align:center" | Y || style="text-align:center" | y || ye || ||  || As y in yes
 * style="text-align:center" | Yh || style="text-align:center" | yh || yhe || ||  || As ey in huey
 * style="text-align:center" | Z || style="text-align:center" | z || ze || ||  || As z in zigzag
 * style="text-align:center" | Zh || style="text-align:center" | zh || zhe || ||  || As s in measure
 * }
 * style="text-align:center" | Z || style="text-align:center" | z || ze || ||  || As z in zigzag
 * style="text-align:center" | Zh || style="text-align:center" | zh || zhe || ||  || As s in measure
 * }
 * style="text-align:center" | Zh || style="text-align:center" | zh || zhe || ||  || As s in measure
 * }

Of the 29 letters, eight are vowels (A, E, I, İ, O, Ö, U, Ü); the other 21 are consonants.