The Devanagari Script - Basics:3
Half Letter + N:(again: on some browsers you won't see the proper combinations, but consonant + virama + n)
ब् + न = ब्न
ह् + न = ह्न
ग् + न = ग्न
द् + न = द्न
प् + न = प्न
र् + न = र्न * that needs an extended explanation, see below
क् + न = क्न
त् + न = त्न
म् + न = म्न
व् + न = व्न
स् + न = स्न
Half Letter + R:
ब् + र = ब्र
ह् + र = ह्र
ग् + र = ग्र
द् + र = द्र
ज् + र = ज्र
ड् + र = ड्र
प् + र = प्र
र् + र = र्र * that needs an extended explanation, see below
क् + र = क्र
त् + र = त्र
च् + र = च्र
ट् + र = ट्र
म् + र = न्र
न् + र = न्र
व् + र = व्र
ल् + र = ल्र
स् + र = स्र
य् + र = य्र
Note HOW similar the "half letter + N" and "half letter + R" are. There is only one little difference, something like e little hook on the N version.
HALF R + Consonant:
The half R, followed of course by consonant, is showed by a mark over the second consonants. This mark looks the same as the mark which differentiate the short i detached vowel from the long detached vowel i. Remember if you see that mark read it as R, but before the consonant it modifies. Some examples:
र्ह, र्स, र्म, र्न, र्ज, र्द, र्ट, र्त
That letters should be read, according to their order: RH, RS, RM, RN, RJ, RD, RT, RT'
So, that's it. I told you most of what I know about the Hindi script, and what's more important, I told you as much as you'll need to know to be able to read most Hindi texts. For example, you can test yourself by reading (although not understanding) the Hindi version of the web-site of BBC, there you can find some names of countries or famous people, written in Devangari. That's what I did to show you some examples:
पाकिस्तान = Pakistan
ताजमहल = Tajmahal
केनेडी = Kennedy
बग़दाद = Baghdad
क्रिकेट = Cricket
वेबगाइड = Webguide
इंटरनेट = Internet
माइक्रोसॉफ़्ट = Microsoft
इराक़ = Iraq
सद्दाम हुसैन = Saddam Husein
ग़ज़ा = Gaza
इसराइल = Izrael
इंडोनेशिया = Indonesia
मेडागास्कर = Madagascar
श्रीलंका = ShriLanka
ईरान = Iran
कॉलिन पॉवेल = Colin Powel
अल्जीरिया = Algeriya
बुश = Bush (yeah, the ex-president of the USA)
अमरीका = America
यूरोप = Europe
तुर्की = Turkey
फ़्रेंच = French
मोनिका = Monika
यूरो = Euro
कोरिया = Korea
Half Letter + N:(again: on some browsers you won't see the proper combinations, but consonant + virama + n)
ब् + न = ब्न
ह् + न = ह्न
ग् + न = ग्न
द् + न = द्न
प् + न = प्न
र् + न = र्न * that needs an extended explanation, see below
क् + न = क्न
त् + न = त्न
म् + न = म्न
व् + न = व्न
स् + न = स्न
Half Letter + R:
ब् + र = ब्र
ह् + र = ह्र
ग् + र = ग्र
द् + र = द्र
ज् + र = ज्र
ड् + र = ड्र
प् + र = प्र
र् + र = र्र * that needs an extended explanation, see below
क् + र = क्र
त् + र = त्र
च् + र = च्र
ट् + र = ट्र
म् + र = न्र
न् + र = न्र
व् + र = व्र
ल् + र = ल्र
स् + र = स्र
य् + र = य्र
Note HOW similar the "half letter + N" and "half letter + R" are. There is only one little difference, something like e little hook on the N version.
HALF R + Consonant:
The half R, followed of course by consonant, is showed by a mark over the second consonants. This mark looks the same as the mark which differentiate the short i detached vowel from the long detached vowel i. Remember if you see that mark read it as R, but before the consonant it modifies. Some examples:
र्ह, र्स, र्म, र्न, र्ज, र्द, र्ट, र्त
That letters should be read, according to their order: RH, RS, RM, RN, RJ, RD, RT, RT'
So, that's it. I told you most of what I know about the Hindi script, and what's more important, I told you as much as you'll need to know to be able to read most Hindi texts. For example, you can test yourself by reading (although not understanding) the Hindi version of the web-site of BBC, there you can find some names of countries or famous people, written in Devangari. That's what I did to show you some examples:
पाकिस्तान = Pakistan
ताजमहल = Tajmahal
केनेडी = Kennedy
बग़दाद = Baghdad
क्रिकेट = Cricket
वेबगाइड = Webguide
इंटरनेट = Internet
माइक्रोसॉफ़्ट = Microsoft
इराक़ = Iraq
सद्दाम हुसैन = Saddam Husein
ग़ज़ा = Gaza
इसराइल = Izrael
इंडोनेशिया = Indonesia
मेडागास्कर = Madagascar
श्रीलंका = ShriLanka
ईरान = Iran
कॉलिन पॉवेल = Colin Powel
अल्जीरिया = Algeriya
बुश = Bush (yeah, the ex-president of the USA)
अमरीका = America
यूरोप = Europe
तुर्की = Turkey
फ़्रेंच = French
मोनिका = Monika
यूरो = Euro
कोरिया = Korea
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