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हिंदी मात्राएँ

Hindi Vowel Markers (Matras) Learning

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मात्राएँ क्या हैं? (What are Matras?)

In Hindi, vowel markers or "matras" are symbols attached to consonants to modify their sound. Each matra corresponds to a vowel, and when added to a consonant, it changes the consonant's inherent 'a' sound to that vowel's sound.

For example, the consonant 'क' (ka) can be modified with different matras:

क + ा = का
ka + aa = kaa
क + ि = कि
ka + i = ki
क + ो = को
ka + o = ko
क + ु = कु
ka + u = ku
क + े = के
ka + e = ke
क + ै = कै
ka + ai = kai

मात्राएँ (Vowel Markers)

Vowel

Matra

ka

+ =
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Vowel

Matra

का

kaa

+ = का
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Vowel

ि

Matra

कि

ki

+ ि = कि
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Vowel

Matra

की

kee

+ = की
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Vowel

Matra

कु

ku

+ = कु
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Vowel

Matra

कू

koo

+ = कू
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Vowel

Matra

कृ

kri

+ = कृ
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Vowel

Matra

के

ke

+ = के
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Vowel

Matra

कै

kai

+ = कै
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Vowel

Matra

को

ko

+ = को
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Vowel

Matra

कौ

kau

+ = कौ
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अं

Vowel

Matra

कं

kam

+ = कं
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अः

Vowel

Matra

कः

kaha

+ = कः
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अभ्यास (Practice)

Select a Matra to Practice:

Practice with matra:

शब्द रचना (Word Formation)

Combining consonants with different matras allows us to form words in Hindi. Below are some common examples of words formed with different matras:

नाम

naam (name)

न + ा + म
दिल

dil (heart)

द + ि + ल
पूल

pool (bridge)

प + ू + ल
मेरा

mera (my)

म + े + र + ा