विकिपीडिया:IPA for Hindi and Urdu

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Hindi and Urdu pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See Hindi-Urdu phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Hindustani.

Consonants IPA Hindi Urdu English equivalent b ब ب abash bʱ भ بھ abhor d̪ द د ado d̪ʱ ध دھ adhere ɖ ड ڈ guard ɖʱ ढ ڈھ guardhouse dʒ ज ج hedge dʒʱ झ جھ hedgehog f फ़ ف food ɡ ग گ agate ɡʱ घ گھ pigheaded h ः ح، ه head ɦ ह ahead j य ی yak k क ک scan kʰ ख کھ can l ल ل leaf m म م much n न ن not ɳ ण ن٘ڑ burner ŋ ं ن٘گ bank p प پ span pʰ फ پھ pan (often pronounced [f] in Hindi) q क़ ق a k in the throat (Urdu; often [k] in Hindi) r र ر trilled r ɽ ड़ ڑ US: larder ɽʱ ढ़ ڑھ as [ɽ] plus h s स ث، س، ص sue ʂ ष س worship ʃ श ش shoe t̪ त ت، ط stable t̪ʰ थ تھ table ʈ ट ٹ art ʈʰ ठ ٹھ art-historian tʃ च چ catch tʃʰ छ چھ choose ʋ व و varies between w and v x ख़ خ Bach (Urdu; often [kʰ] in Hindi) ɣ ग़ غ similar to a French r (Urdu; often [ɡ] in Hindi). Close to uvular flap. z ज़ ذ، ز، ض، ظ zen ʒ झ़ ژ pleasure

Vowels IPA Hindi Urdu English equivalent aː आ, पा آ, بَا la eː ए, पे اے، بے between yell and Yale ɛː ऐ, पै اَے، بَے yell ə अ, प اَ، بَ about iː ई, पी اِی، بِی feet ɪ इ, पि اِ، بِ dill oː ओ, पो او، بو old ɔː औ, पौ اَو، بَو law uː ऊ, पू اُو، بُو loot ʊ उ, पु اُ، بُ look  ̃ ँ ـں nasal vowel ([ãː], [õː], etc.) Suprasegmentals IPA ˈ stress (placed before stressed syllable) ː doubled consonant