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
| अ a |
आ aa |
इ e |
ई i |
उ u |
ऊ oo |
ए a |
ऐ ae |
| ओ o |
औ ao |
अं am |
अः a, |
ऋ ri |
ॠ 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.
| क k |
ख kha |
ग g |
घ gha |
ङ nga |
च ca |
छ chha |
ज ja |
| झ jha |
ञ nya |
ट ta |
ठ thh |
ड da |
ढ dh |
ण n |
त t |
| थ tha |
द d |
ध dha |
न na |
प p |
फ fa |
ब b |
भ bha |
| म ma |
य y |
र r |
ल la |
व v |
श sha |
ष shha |
स sa |
| ह 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.
| ० 0 |
१ 1 |
२ 2 |
३ 3 |
४ 4 |
५ 5 |
६ 6 |
७ 7 |
| ८ 8 |
९ 9 |
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