क़, ख़, ग़, ऑ and ◌ॉ
Recognise dotted loan consonants and the open o of English loans.
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qa / ka
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xa / kha
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ɣa / ga
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ɔ
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ɔ sign
Words to read
क़मीज़
shirtqamīz
ख़रगोश
rabbitxargoś
ग़ुब्बारा
balloonɣubbārā
ऑटो
auto-rickshawɔṭo
डॉक्टर
doctorḍɔkṭar
कॉफ़ी
coffeekɔfīReading tips
क़ · qa / ka
ख़ · xa / kha
ग़ · ɣa / ga
ऑ · ɔ
ॉ · ɔ sign
Many Hindi speakers say क़ ख़ ग़ like क ख ग; learn the dots from print. ऑ and ॉ write the open o of English loans such as ऑटो and डॉक्टर.
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Recognise dotted loan consonants and the open o of English loans.
क़मीज़
shirtख़रगोश
rabbitग़ुब्बारा
balloonऑटो
auto-rickshawडॉक्टर
doctorकॉफ़ी
coffeeUse a Hindi keyboard
Use Devanagari InScript or the course tiles. Consonant comes first, then matra; halant joins consonants. Unicode normalisation accepts equivalent dotted spellings.