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Hindi Pronunciation
Hindi is pronounced HIN-dee, IPA /ˈhɪndi/.
HIN-dee
US /ˈhɪndi/
Syllables: HIN · dee (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The main language of northern India, written in the Devanagari script.
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Hindi in a Sentence
- She learned Hindi from her grandmother.
- The film is in Hindi with subtitles.
- Hindi and Urdu share most of their everyday vocabulary.
Common Mispronunciations of Hindi
Not HIN-dy
The ending is a light dee, so the name rhymes with windy.
Not HYN-dee
The first vowel is short, as in tin, with no eye glide anywhere in it.
Tip: Hindu and Hindi are not the same word, since one names a religion and the other a language.
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