य, व and ह
Read y, h and word-specific व.
About this unit
Three consonants without a family: y, h and व, which is often said b.
- य
y, as in “yes”चिया · tea - व
often b; w in some wordsवन · foresti
Nepali व is pronounced b in many common words.
- ह
h, as in “hat”हावा · wind
Keep the spelling: वन is written with व even though you hear b.
More words to read
यो
thisyoयी
theseyiReading tips
व is often pronounced b in Nepali, as in वन. Do not change its written letter to ब just to match a hint. चिया is the Nepali tea word.
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Read y, h and word-specific व.
चिया
tea
हावा
wind
वन
forestयो
thisयी
theseUse a Nepali keyboard
Nepali traditional and romanised layouts are optional. Course tiles enter logical order: consonant, vowel, nasal mark; halant between joined consonants.
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