We would use J of English for romanization. This letter is pronounced like the sound of J in English. The sound of J in Jail in English is the same as ज in Hindi Language.  Some examples from English are

J as in Jam

J as in Jar

जग is read as Jag (Pronounced as Jug in English)  in Hindi which means the same in Hindi as in English.

Hindi Examples

जल Jal Water

जज Jaj Judge

झ

When this letter is pronounced there is more air being released from the mouth, so it is an aspirated version of ज. There is no exact sound of झ is present in English. But the sound of SU in the word MeaSUre in English can be said to be closely related. It has been described just to give familiarity with English. However, it is not at all same as झ of Hindi Language. It would be represented as Jhh.

For Example

झटपट Jhhatpat to hurry

झलक Jhhalak  A glance

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We would use J of English for romanization. This letter is pronounced as the sound of J in English. The sound of J in Jail in English is same as ज in Hindi Language.  Some more example from English are

J as in Jam

J as in Jar

जग is read as Jag (Pronounced as Jug in English)  in Hindi which means same in Hindi as in English.

Hindi Examples

जल Jal Water

जब Jab When

झ

When this letter is pronounced there is more air being released from mouth so it is a aspirated version of ज. There is no exact sound of झ is present in English. But the sound of SU in the word Measure in English can be said to be closely related. It has been described just to give an familiarity with English. However, it is not at all same as झ of Hindi Language. It would be represented as Jhh.

For Example

झटपट Jhhatpata hurry

झलक Jhhalaka  A glance

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The stroke order of this letter is

This letter is pronounced exactly as in Hindi as CH as in ‘Chamber’ in English.

Some more examples of same sound in English are as follows.

CH sound as in ‘Church’ or in ‘Channel’.

While pronouncing च CH in Channel or in Church you would feel some air is being released from mouth while Hindi is just opposite. In Hindi you should not release the air from mouth rather you should pronounce it with some stress.

Some more Example in Hindi are

चल  Chal  go

चमन Chaman Small Garden

छ

This letter is written as

This letter is closer to the sound of CH in ‘Channel’ or ‘Church’ in English but it has more aspiration. That means while pronouncing this letter in Hindi you have to release more air from mouth while speaking.

Some example in Hindi are

छल Chhal Deceive

छत Chhat Roof

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This letter is written as

This letter is pronounced as the sound of G in ‘Girl’ or ‘Goat’ in English. It is exactly same as English. It is represented as G in romanization as it is.

For Example:

गमला is read as GAMLA  in Hindi which means Flower Pot or Vase in English. गदगद

गगन Gagan Sky

गरम Garam Hot

घ

It is written as follows:

This letter has aspirated sound of ग. While pronouncing ग there is no air released from mouth but while pronouncing घ some air is being released. This sound does not exist in English. In romanization it would be Gh.

Some examples in Hindi are

घर       Ghar              Home

घटक   Ghataka        Ingredients

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It is written as follows

It is pronounced as ‘K’ in the word as in ‘Speak’. It is not an aspirated sound like that of English means there is no air released while speaking it. Its sound is short.  Hindi letter क in romanization it would be represented as K.

For Example:

कप is read as KAP (Pronounced as Cup in English) in Hindi which means Cup in English.

कल is read as KAL in Hindi which means Tomorrow in English.

Practice reading the following words.

कलम   KALAM       Pen

कब      KAB             When

कमल   KAMAL       Lotus

ख

This letter is written as follows

This letter is closely sound as C sound in ‘Cup’ of English but it is strongly aspirated than English. This is aspirated version of the letter क of Hindi. That means you would feel the air releasing while pronouncing this word.  You would feel some vibration in vocal cords while pronouncing this word. Some other similar sound in English are as ‘K’ in Skip in English. So, in romanization we would be using Kh.

Some examples in Hindi are

खत  Khat  Letter

खबर Khabar News

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