Learn Hindi Alphabet

Complete list of Hindi alphabet | Hindi वर्णमाला (Varnamala)

Similar to English language, Hindi language also consists of vowels and consonants. There are 14 vowels and 36 consonants in Hindi alphabet.

Here are the list of Hindi vowels, consonants, and numerals-

Hindi Vowels

In Hindi, vowels are known as स्वर (Swar). There are two types of vowels; dependent vowels and independent vowels. Dependent vowels are always used together with a consonant.

Independent vowels


a

aa

e

i

u

oo

a

ae

o

ao
अं
am
अः
a,

ri

rr

Dependent vowels


aa
ि
i

ee

u

oo

ri

e

ai

o

au

un

ah

Hindi Consonants

In Hindi, consonants are known as व्यंजन (Vyanjan). The following table shows 36 consonant letters and their pronunciations.


k

kha

g

gha

nga

ca

chha

ja

jha

nya

ta

thh

da

dh

n

t

tha

d

dha

na

p

fa

b

bha

ma

y

r

la

v

sha

shha

sa

ha
क्ष
ksh
त्र
tra
ज्ञ
gya

Hindi Numerals

Hindi numerals follow the base-10 number system, also known as decimal number system. It is the most commonly used number system in daily life. The following table shows the 10 Hindi numbers and their English equivalents.


0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9
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