1.2 हिंदी व्यंजन वर्ण “Hindi Consonant Letters”

Please watch the following video of Hindi consonant letters. While watching the video, you can pause and try to say each letter out loud.

Instructor Video: Hindi Consonant letters

Writing Consonant Letters

Please watch the following video and try to learn how to write consonant letters.

Instructor Video: Writing Consonants

Table 4. List of Consonant Letter with their English equivalent sounds.

Table 5. Examples of Hindi Consonants in English and Hindi words

Worksheet 2. Please practice writing these consonant letters

Worksheet 2. Hindi language learners can download the worksheet below to practice writing consonant letters.

Worksheet 2 PDF

Test Yourself

Activity 1: Match the followings

Activity 2: Choose the correct option.

Activity 3:

Please record your consonant sounds here and share it with your friends/teacher for further feedback.

Reading and Writing Task

You should try to read the words in Worksheet 3 (below). You can write them down in Roman script then watch the following video and check your answer.

Instructor Video: Feedback on Worksheet 3

Half Consonants

Unlike English, Hindi has half consonants (consonant without vowel). In Hindi, half consonants are used to form consonant clusters in words.

Please watch the following video to learn how to write half consonant.

Instructor Video: Half Consonants

Half “र” (R)

Half “र” when it comes in a consonant cluster, it is written in two ways.

(a) When half “र” comes after another consonant, it is marked as a diagonal stroke at the bottom of the letter going from right top to the left bottom.

For example:

(b) When “र” come before another consonant, it is marked on the top of another consonant as a “रेफ” reph.

For example:

धन्यवाद !