Hindi Alphabet

The first step of any language is to learn its alphabet. We all started from A for Apple, B for Bat and C for Cat.
The following table of content provides a list of all lessons on Hindi alphabet
Hindi is written in Devanagari script. On a paper, it is written from left to right just like English. There are 12 vowels and 36 consonants in Hindi. Fear not, all have equivalent English pronunciations. Unlike Germans and Russians, who have pronunciation signs as well?
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Vowels: अ to ऊ:
“अ” is a short vowel. It is pronounced like first A in America or U in utter or A in Afghanistan.
2. Hindi alphabets:  आ
“आ” is a long vowel. It has the sound of “I” in  Ice or the sound of AA in grAAs. “आ” is made by drawing a straight line next to अ. This line is called “maatraa” in Hindi.
3. Hindi alphabets:  इ
“इ” is a short vowel. It is pronounced like “e” in e-ager or  “i” in i-nternational.
4. Hindi alphabets:  ई
“ई” is a long vowel. It has the same sound as that of “इ” but being a long vowel it doesn’t end abruptly. It has the sound of “EE” in gEEk or “EE” in Greek.
5. Hindi alphabets:  उ
“उ” is a short vowel. It has the sound of “oo” in Google.
6. Hindi alphabets:  ऊ
“ऊ” is a long vowel. It is pronounced like short उ except for a little longer time.

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