द and ◌ि
Read the short i sign that is written on the left but spoken after its consonant.
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i
da. Dental d: the tongue tip touches the upper teeth.
i
short i sign. Written first, read second: दि is d + i.
Build the reading unit
Enter parts in logical order; the font places and joins them.
द + ि → दि
क + ि + ल + ा → किला
Words to read
दाल
lentilsdāl
दिल
heartdil
किला
fortkilā
दिन
daydinReading tips
द · da · Dental d: the tongue tip touches the upper teeth.
ि · short i sign · Written first, read second: दि is d + i.
ि is drawn before the consonant but spoken after it: दिल is d-i-l. When you type, enter the consonant first and then the vowel sign.
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Read the short i sign that is written on the left but spoken after its consonant.
दाल
lentilsदिल
heartकिला
fortदिन
dayUse a Hindi keyboard
Use Devanagari InScript or the course tiles. Consonant comes first, then matra; halant joins consonants. Unicode normalisation accepts equivalent dotted spellings.