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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu) pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-hns}}, {{IPA-hi}}, {{IPA-ur}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Hindustani phonology, Devanagari, and Urdu alphabet for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Hindi-Urdu.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
Hindi Urdu ISO 15919
b बीस Tɛmplet:Nq bīs cabbie
भालू Tɛmplet:Nq bhālū clubhouse
d[1] दाल Tɛmplet:Nq dāl width, Spanish andar
[1] धूप Tɛmplet:Nq dhūp adhere (but dental)
जान Tɛmplet:Nq jān budging
dʒʱ झड़ना Tɛmplet:Nq jhaṛnā hedgehog
ɖ[1] डालना Tɛmplet:Nq ālnā American bird
ɖʱ[1] ढक्कन Tɛmplet:Nq ḍhakkan American birdhouse
f ख़िलाफ़ Tɛmplet:Nq k͟hilāf fuss
ɡ गोल Tɛmplet:Nq gol ago
ɡʱ घर Tɛmplet:Nq ghar loghouse
ʔ[2] एतबार Tɛmplet:Nq iʻtibār[lower-alpha 1] The pause in "uh-oh!", butter (glottal stop)
ɣ[4] बाग़ Tɛmplet:Nq ġ Spanish fuego
ɦ हम Tɛmplet:Nq ham ahead
हुक्म Tɛmplet:Nq ukm
j याद Tɛmplet:Nq yād yuck
k कमज़ोर Tɛmplet:Nq kamzor scab
खाल Tɛmplet:Nq khāl cab
l लब Tɛmplet:Nq lab leaf
m मगर Tɛmplet:Nq magar much
n नहीं Tɛmplet:Nq nahī̃ panther
ɳ[5] किरण Tɛmplet:Nq kira American burn
ŋ रङ्ग Tɛmplet:Nq rag bang
p पल Tɛmplet:Nq pal spot
फल Tɛmplet:Nq phal pot
q[4] क़रीब Tɛmplet:Nq qarīb somewhat like caught
r[6] रस Tɛmplet:Nq ras Trilled ring
ज़र्रा Tɛmplet:Nq zarra
ɾ[6] ज़रा Tɛmplet:Nq zarā American atom
ɽ लड़ना Tɛmplet:Nq la American garter
ɽʱ पढ़ाई Tɛmplet:Nq paṛhāī no English equivalent
s सब Tɛmplet:Nq sab sun
साफ़ Tɛmplet:Nq āf
साबित Tɛmplet:Nq ābit
ʂ[5] नष्ट Tɛmplet:Nq na shrew
ʃ काश Tɛmplet:Nq ś shoe
t[1] तालाब Tɛmplet:Nq tālāb similar to outthink, Spanish tomar
लतीफ़ा Tɛmplet:Nq laīfa
[1] थैला Tɛmplet:Nq thailā tub (but dental)
चोर Tɛmplet:Nq cor catch
tʃʰ छोड़ना Tɛmplet:Nq choṛnā achoo
ʈ[1] टमाटर Tɛmplet:Nq amāar stub (but retroflex)
ʈʰ[1] ठंड Tɛmplet:Nq ṭhanḍ tub (but retroflex)
ʋ[7] वर्ज़िश Tɛmplet:Nq varziś vat
w[7] पकवान Tɛmplet:Nq pakvān well
x[4] ख़राब Tɛmplet:Nq k͟harāb Scottish loch
z[4] काग़ज़ Tɛmplet:Nq kāġaz zoo
ʒ[4] अझ़दहा Tɛmplet:Nq aždahā pleasure
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
Hindi Urdu ISO 15919
काम Tɛmplet:Nq kām father
जेब Tɛmplet:Nq jeb Scottish say
ɛ[8] रहना Tɛmplet:Nq rêhnā pen
ɛː कैसा Tɛmplet:Nq kai fairy
ə कल Tɛmplet:Nq kal about
ɪ जितना Tɛmplet:Nq jitnā sit
जीतना Tɛmplet:Nq jītnā seat
बोलो Tɛmplet:Nq bolo Scottish so
ɔː कौन Tɛmplet:Nq kaun American saw
ʊ उन Tɛmplet:Nq un book
ऊन Tɛmplet:Nq ūn moon
◌̃ हँस Tɛmplet:Nq has nasal vowel faun
([ãː, õː], etc.)
मैं Tɛmplet:Nq mai
Suprasegmentals
IPA Example Notes
ˈ◌ [ˈbaːɦər] stress
(placed before stressed syllable)
◌ː [ˈʊtːəɾ pɾəˈdeːʃ] doubled consonant
(placed after doubled consonant)
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hindi and Urdu contrast dental [t] and [d] with apical postalveolar [ʈ] and [ɖ] (as well as aspirated variants). Both sets sound like /t/ and /d/ to most English speakers although the dental [t] and [d] are used in place of the English /θ/ and /ð/ for some speakers with th-stopping.
  2. In a number of words, the Tɛmplet:Nq and/or Tɛmplet:Nq is sometimes pronounced as ʔ in Urdu, which is typically not represented or pronounced in Hindi, except when the Urdu variant is transliterated into Hindi.
  3. Meaning of etibar in English (en).
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Mainly phonemes of Urdu. Hindi speakers may replace [x], [z], [ʒ], [ɣ] and [q] with [kʰ], [dʒ], [dʒʱ], [g] and [k] respectively.
  5. 1 2 Mainly phonemes of Hindi. Urdu speakers usually replace [ɳ] and [ʂ] with [n] and [ʃ] respectively.
  6. 1 2 /ɾ/ can surface as a trill [r] in word-initial and syllable-final positions. Geminate /ɾː/ is always a trill.
  7. 1 2 [w] occurs as an allophone of [ʋ] when / Tɛmplet:Nastaliq/ is in an onglide position between an onset consonant and a following vowel while [ʋ], which may phonetically be [v], occurs otherwise.
  8. [ɛ] occurs as an allophone of /ə/ near an /ɦ/ that is surrounded on both sides by schwas. Usually, the second schwa becomes silent, which results in an [ɛ] preceding an /ɦ/.
    1. Urdu transliteration. The Hindi variant is usually written as एतबार (etbār). Rekhta Dictionary transliterates this term as ए'तिबार (e'tibār) in Devanagari/Hindi.[3]A chirim ya: &It;ref> tuma maa yi laɣingu din yuli nyɛ "lower-alpha", ka lee bi saɣiritiri $It;references group ="lower-alpha"/> tuka maa bon nya