English Tongue Twisters: A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies. I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw. Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said "this butter's bitter! But a bit of better butter will but make my butter better" So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter, and it made her butter better so itwas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter! If you understand, say "understand". If you don't understand, say "don't understand". But if you understand and say "don't understand". How do I understand that you understand? Understand! I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you. Red bulb blue blub red bulb blue bulb I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish. Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds. Double bubble gum, bubbles double gum. If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch? I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! She sells sea shells sea shells on the sea shore If one doctor doctors another doctor does the doctor who doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors? Or does the doctor doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors? Hard To Tell: that the shot Shott shot. We think. If there is little or no breath released. Retroflex means that your tongue curls back and touches the palate.'k' non-aspirated ख . Dental and Retroflex Consonants It is very important to learn to pronounce dental and retroflex consonants correctly. Aspiration Most consonants in Hindi have an aspirated form. But Shott says that he shot Nott.A duel was fought between Alexander Shott and John Nott. You will begin to recognize words and you will learn the words faster after having practiced reading. You can read newspapers and childrens stories for good practice. Try saying "pay" with your hand in front of your mouth so that you can feel the amount of breath. like "k" and "g. Dental means that the tip of the tongue touches your front top (sometimes bottom too) teeth when making the sound. Learn to say it both with and without releasing your breath. but Nott. shot not Shott." Practice In order to learn to read well.'g' non-aspirated घ . or it may be possible that the shot Shott shot. Velar Consonants क . the roof of your mouth. In this case it was better to be Shott than Nott. Some said that Nott was not shot. then it is non-aspirated.'gh' aspirated . you must practice reading.'kh' aspirated ग . This is hard to learn at first. Also. Even if you aren't understanding what your are reading. however. practicing is still good for you. If air is released when the sound is made. Practice this with other consonants. shot Nott. expect to see more tools on this site available soon to help you improve your reading. and a non-aspirated form. shot Shott himself. Nott was shot and Shott was not. It may be that the shot Shott shot. it is an aspirated sound. Anyway it is hard to tell which was shot and which was not. but will become easier with practice. 't' non-aspirated ठ .'j' non-aspirated झ . will probably not make this distinction.Note: क.'n' non-aspirated Remember that in making all of these sounds.'d' aspirated ड .'t' or 'th' aspirated द .' Some Hindi-speakers may pronounce it the same ज. ख and ग are correctly pronounced further back in the throat than the respective non-dotted versions. Palatal Consonants च . ट .'t' non-aspirated थ .'t' aspirated ड .'dh' aspirated न .flapped 'r' aspirated ण .'z' non-aspirated Note: as ज is correctly pronounced as a normal 'z.'d' non-aspirated ध . .'d' non-aspirated ढ . It sounds similar to the 'rd' in 'burden.'chh' aspirated ज . however.'ch' non-aspirated छ . The normal Hindi-speaker.'jh' aspirated ज .'n' non-aspirated These sounds are all made by touching the tip of your tongue to your top front teeth.' Dental Consonants त .flapped 'r' non-aspirated ढ . the tongue is curled back touching the same part of the palate. The flapped 'r' is made with the tongue as it uncurls and "flaps" or bounces off of the palate. 'h' in 'hot' When ह is not followed by a vowel marker.'m' non-aspirated This dotted फ is always pronounced as 'f. it can make the 'o' sound in 'over.'r' non-aspirated ल .'b' non-aspirated भ . Under normal circumstances.'v' non-aspirated व can be a tricky sound. it is between 'v' and 'w.' .'s' in 'sun' श .'ph' aspirated फ .'bh' aspirated म . will pronounce both फ and फ as 'f.' Sibilants स . When this consonant is at the end of a word.' Some speakers. however. Aspirate ह . the inherent sound is often not the standard 'a' in 'alive.' but sometimes like 'i' in 'hit' or 'e' in 'felt.'y' non-aspirated र .'sh' in 'shame' ष .' The lips do not make contact with the teeth.'p' non-aspirated फ .'f' aspirated ब .Labial Consonants प .'l' non-aspirated व . it is generally spoken just like श.' Semi-vowel Consonants य .'sh' in 'shame' Although ष is correctly pronounced with the tongue curled back. it is important to be able to read and correctly pronounce Hindi words. Just focus on saying them correctly. then check yourself by listening to it. मररख नखम अहमत हज। आपकद हकतखब मरज पर हज। मम भखरत मम जखनख चखहतख हह । ह कयख वह मररर घर आएगद? हम मसहरद कब जखएएगर? उसकछ भहख लग रहद हज। .Before learning grammar. हहनदद खखनख बखग घदट जजन झम हजनदख चचथख छछटख ठछक डखलनख ढखल बडख पदढख कखरण धन फल फछन भखगनख यखततरख ररलवर सखत शदशख कषट हखल Now try these simple sentences. each of the common letters is used at least once. Try to say the word by reading it. You may have to listen several times before you can say it correctly. some of them are not even real words. In the words below. Do not worry about the meaning of these words.