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Writing in Hindi

Learning a new language is difficult enough, and often it seems like a new or different script just complicates matters.

However, writing in a beautiful script can be one of the most enjoyable aspects of learning a language. Hindi, for example, is written in an elegant and eye-catching script called Devanagari. This script is actually quite easy to learn, and once you learn it, you can pretty much pronounce any Hindi word you see. Aside from a few exceptions, Hindi is phonetic.

Here are a few basic letters to get you started with Hindi script:

ka
kha
ga
gha

Most Hindi letters are written from left to right and top to bottom. They're formed with a headstroke (a horizontal line) which the letters appear to dangle beneath. Also, Hindi makes no distinction between capital and lowercase letters, so the shape of a letter remains the same, regardless of its position in a word.

For more information, be sure to check out our Hindi course.

Tags: Devanagari, Hindi, newsletter, writing system
May 8, 2009