Organs of Hindi Pronunciation
There are six parts of mouth that are mainly used to speak
. These are - throat (kanth), palette (taaloo),
teeth (danta), lips (oshhth), nasal (nasika) and
front of palette (agr-taaloo).
For some of the alphabets, you need to use two of these organs.
Table Showing Organs of Hindi Pronunciation
| Place | Vowels | Consonants |
| 1. कंठ | अ, आ | क, ख, ग, घ, ङ |
| 2. तालु | इ, ई | च, छ, ज, झ, ञ |
| 3. मूर्धा | ऋ | ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण |
| 4. दंत | ---- | त, थ, द, ध, न |
| 5. ओष्ठ | उ, ऊ | प, फ, ब, भ, म |
| 6. नासिका | ---- | अं, ङ, ञ, ण, न, म |
| 7. कंठतालु | ए, ऐ | ----- |
| 8. कंठोष्ठ्य | ओ, औ | ----- |
| 9. दंतोष्ठ्य | ---- | व |
Special Alphabets
The following alphabets are pronounced using nasal in conjunction with other parts noted in the table above.
ङ, ञ, ण, न, म
Hindi Pronunciation Examples
| Vowel | As In |
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Ultra |
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Father |
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Ink |
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Feel |
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Pull |
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Moon |
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Ray |
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Angel |
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So |
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Owl |
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Hunger |
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Ah! |
Notes
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