Hindi Devanagari and matra chart
Read Hindi vowels, practise matras and check your answers.
Read vowels and their matras
The independent vowel stands on its own. A matra changes the vowel of a consonant. In कि, the mark appears before क but the vowel is pronounced after it.
| Vowel | Roman | Matra | Example | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| अ | a | Inherent vowel | क | ka |
| आ | ā | ◌ा | का | kā |
| इ | i | ◌ि | कि | ki |
| ई | ī | ◌ी | की | kī |
| उ | u | ◌ु | कु | ku |
| ऊ | ū | ◌ू | कू | kū |
| ऋ | ṛ | ◌ृ | कृ | kṛ |
| ए | e | ◌े | के | ke |
| ऐ | ai | ◌ै | कै | kai |
| ओ | o | ◌ो | को | ko |
| औ | au | ◌ौ | कौ | kau |
Which form has long ī, कि or की?
की. Compare short ki in किताब and long kī in कीमत.
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