Reading Hindi with IPA symbols - Preparatory/Primary school - u[ʊ] उ, oo/ ū [ʊ:] ऊ

 In this post is the reading matter of उ- u[ʊ] and ऊ – ū [ʊ:]  matra words and sentences with IPA symbols to help non-Hindi speaking kids.

    उ – u / [ʊ] is short  "u" in put, push, pull. (short vowel)

  ऊ  - oo, ū / [ʊ:] as the sound of  long "u/oo” in soon, spoon, fool (Long vowel)

                                                            

I point it out again while helping the kids to read, keep the following two points in mind....

·       👀Many consonants which are part of the Hindi language do not exist in English. ड़/ढ़ are difficult to pronounce in English.

·    👀   Following consonants with a नुक्ता (dot) under the alphabet is part of Urdu and Persian words. eg. क़लाम, ख़ान, ग़ैर जहाज़, ज़ीरा, फ़नकार

           क़      ख़      ग़      ज़      फ़     ड़      ढ़

          [q]     [x]      [ɣ]     [z]      [f]     [ɽ]    [ɽʱ]    (IPL)

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