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INTRODUCTION
Maya: Hi everyone, I am Maya and welcome to hindipod101.com, pronunciation series, Lesson 2. The Hindi Pronunciation Journey Continues.
Manasi: [Namaste dosto] Hi everyone, this is Manasi here. So dear listeners, did you practice the sounds we learned in lesson 1?
Maya: Well we hope you did. We have a lot more sounds for you this time.
Manasi: So let’s do this together.

Lesson focus
Maya: Here we go. The 20th Hindi consonant is
Manasi: [Na] as in [Naam]
Maya: This means name. And this sound is dental, right?
Manasi: Yes. Remember that we have two sounds of [Na] and this one is pronounced by touching the tongue to the upper teeth [Na]
Maya: So it’s [Naam]
Manasi: Correct and next is [Pa] as in [Patang]
Maya: Which means kite. So Manasi, India has a kite festival called Patang Utsav right?
Manasi: Yes that’s true Maya. It is famous for colorful and different kites among youngsters and children.
Maya: That sounds really fun. Well the next sound is
Manasi: [Fa] as in [fal]
Maya: Which means fruit.
Manasi: It is pronounced using your lips [Fa]
Maya: So it’s [Fa] but slightly different than pa as more air comes from lips in the case of [Fa]
Manasi: That’s correct Maya. So the next sound is [Ba] as in [Baarish]
Maya: Which means rain. India has three seasons. One of them is the rainy season. Here [Ba] is said using the lips.
Manasi: Yes that’s correct. So the next sound is [Bha] as in Bharat [Bha-rut]
Maya: Which means India.
Manasi: Of course, India has many names and one of them is Bharat which is an old one. Here, [Bha] is coupled sound formed with [B] and [Ha].
Maya: So [Bha] too is pronounced with the lips?
Manasi: That’s right. So the next one is [Ma] as in [Ma-ch-li].
Maya: Which means fish. Here [Ma] too is pronounced with the lips and next we have
Manasi: [Ya] as in [Yatri]
Maya: And [Yatri] means traveler. Next is
Manasi: [Ra] as in [Rasta]
Maya: Which means road and this is just a simple sound [Ra]
Manasi: Yeah. That’s correct and next we have [La] as [lal]
Maya: Which means the color red.
Manasi: That’s correct and next is [Va] as in [Vakil]
Maya: Here [Vakil] means lawyer and next we have
Manasi: [Sh] as in [Shyam] which means evening.
Maya: Hindi has 3 S sounds. So be very careful while differentiating between them.
Manasi: Right. We’ve already seen one. So let’s take a look at the next two. The next one is [Sh] as in [Vish].
Maya: Which means poison.
Manasi: Now you might think that this is the same as the first S sound in [Sha]
Maya: Yes it is a bit difficult for me to pronounce them. Can you give us a tip on how to pronounce them?
Manasi: Sure. Practically, you may not notice much difference between the two S sounds but last [Sh] sound is pronounced more from the back of the throat as well as tongue that touches the teeth. Practice more and more listening which will help you say it correctly.
Maya: And the next sound is
Manasi: [Sa] as in [Saral]
Maya: Which means simple and the sound is [Sa].
Manasi: That’s right. So the next one is [Ha] as in [Ha-thi]. So Maya, can you guess what a [Hathi] means?
Maya: An Elephant?
Manasi: Yeah that’s correct Maya. [Ha] is pronounced different in different words. For example, [Kahan] which means where and [Hum] which means we. Both of these words have the H consonant but they are pronounced differently [Kahan] and [Hum].
Maya: Okay so the next is
Manasi: [Ksh] as in [Kshtriya]
Maya: Which means soldier and next is
Manasi: [Tr] as in [Tri-kone]
Maya: Which means triangle but remember, this is a dental sound [Tr] and next we have
Manasi: [Gy] as [Gyan]
Maya: Which means knowledge. Next is
Manasi: [D] as in [Ped]
Maya: Which means tree. And last but not the least we have
Manasi: [Dh] as in [Padhna]
Maya: Which means to read. Hindi has similar sounds classified as aspirated and non-aspirated. Let’s see some examples.
Manasi: Sure. The first pair would be [K] and [Kh] is non-aspirated sound pronounced simply from the throat while ka is aspirated sound. So don’t mix them while spelling words having [K] and Kh.
Maya: Okay.
Manasi: The next pair is [Ta] and [Th]. Again [Th] is aspirated and [Ta] is non-aspirated dental sound. The next is [Ta] and [Th]. Again [Th] is aspirated while [Ta] is non-aspirated. The next is [D] and [Dh]. Here [Dh] is aspirated while [D] is non-aspirated.
Maya: Now you know all the 36 Hindi consonants. Some are dental, some aspirated, some non-aspirated and so on but they are not that difficult to remember. Just try listening and pronouncing them and I am sure it will be a lot of fun too.

Outro
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Maya: See you next time.
Manasi: [Fir milenge] Goodbye.

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