BharatVani Hindi Teacher - Transliteration Map

Devanagari to Roman Transliteration Map (as adopted for Bharatvani Hindi Teacher)
Vowels and Signs	Type	Explanation
A	ka	'k' has been added for illustration purpose with all vowels signs. You may substitute it with any other consonant. Remember: sound of 'a' is inherent in all consonants. Example: kamal kml (lotus)
Aa ( ka )	kaa	Sound of the short vowel 'a' is inherent in all Hindi consonants. You must type 'aa' wherever the long sound is required. Example: AaŠ† (art) 'maattaa' (mother)
! ( ik )	ki	Add 'i' wherever short i is required. Example: !]k (ink), 'pittaa' (father)
@ ( kI )	kee	'ee' for long sound of 'i' or 'e'. Example: bI (bee), 'eeshavar' (God)
# (ku )	ku	Use 'u' for short sound u. Example buk (book), ulloo (owl)
$ ( kU )	koo	'oo' for long sound of 'u'. Example:$z (ooze), oo.nth (camel)
% ( ke )	ke, or kć	Use only one 'e' or 'ć' for short sound. 'ee' is reserved for long sound of 'i'. Example: %yr (air), ekattaa, or ćkattaa (unity)
^ ( kE )	kai	'ai' for long sound of 'e'. Example: ^Šam (atom), ainak (glasses)
Ao ( ko )	ko	Use for short sound of 'o'. Example: Aovr (over)
AO ( kO )	kau	'au' for long sound of 'o' ('oo' is reserved for long sound of 'u'). Example: AOiŒyo (audio), auratt (woman).
A] ( k] )	ka.n	use '.n' wherever nasal sound is required. Example: h]gr (hunger), a.ngoor (grapes)
A[ ( k[ )	ka.n	use ';n' wherever 'chandrabindu' is required. Example: aa;nkh (eye).
A: ( k: )	ka.h	use '.h' wherever 'visarag' is required.
Consonants and Half chars	Type	Explanation
k, ¤	ka, k	Remember vowel 'a' is inherent in all Hindi consonants. You must type 'a' after a consonant for its correct sound and shape. 'a' must be omitted to silence the inherent 'a' sound in between two consonants for creating conjunts (half letters). Example: kamal (kml), pakkaa (p¤ka). Puttting 'a' after the last consonant is optional.
K, Ą	kha, kh	khilaardee (iKlaRI) (player)
g, ¦	ga, g	gaddhaa (gDa) (donkey)
G, §	gha, gh	ghaataa (GaŠa) (loss)
ˆ, ˆÓ	.gna, .gn	This nasal sound is from the first group – .g has been added to differentiate it from other nasal sounds.
c, ©	cha, ch	chamak (cmk) (sparkle, glitter)
C, CÓ	chha, chh	chhardee (CRI) (stick, cane)
j, «	ja, j	ja.ngal (j]gl) (forest, woods)
J, ¬	jha, jh	jharanaa (Jrna) (waterfall)
‰,	.jna, .jn	This nasal sound is from the second group – .j has been added to differentiate it from other nasal sounds.
Š, ŠÓ	ta, t	This and the next three are soft dental sounds on 't' and 'd' keys. Example: tamaatar (ŠmaŠr) (tomato)
‹, ‹Ó	tha, th	thag (‹g) cheat, swindler
Œ, ŒÓ	da, d	da.nda (Œ]Œa) stick, cane, rod, wand
š , š Ó	dha, dh	dhakkan (š¤kn) cover
N, ˛	.dna, .dn	This nasal sound is from the third group – .d has been added to differentiate it from other nasal sounds.
t, ł	tta, tt	This and the next three are the hard dental sounds not available in English. To differentiate them from the soft 't' and 'd' these are written as 'tt' and 'dd'. Example: ttaaraa (tara) (star)
T, ´	ttha, tth	tthalee (TalI) flat metal plate
d, dÓ	dda, dd	ddaa.ntt (da]t) teeth
D, ¶	ddha, ddh	ddharm (Dm†) religion
n, ·	na, n	This nasal sound is from the fourth group. n is used as English 'n' - example: naam nam (name). Its half form · is used as nasal sound and in conjuncts which can be typed by omitting its inherent 'a' sound
p, ¸	pa, p	pa.nkhaa (p]Ka) = fan
f, ą	fa, f	phool or fool (fUl) = flower
b, ş	ba, b	bachcha (b©ca) = child
B, »	bha, b	bhaaratt (Bart) = India
m, Ľ	ma, m	This nasal sound is from the fifth group. m is used as English 'm'. Its half form Ľ is used as nasal sound and in conjuncts which can be typed by omitting its inherent 'a' sound
y, ˝	ya, y	yogee (yogI) an ascetic
r, Q, k†, kľ	ra, r, ;r	See the spelling used to combine 'r' with different vowels raajaa (raja) = king priya (ipŃy) = dear mirddul (imd†ul) = sweet sma;ratti (Ämëit) = memory
l, Ŕ	la, l	laal (lal) = red
v, Á	va, v	vakeel (vkIl) = lawyer
S, Â	sha, sh	sha.nkaa (S]ka) = doubt
s, Ä	sa, s	sarkaar (srkar) = government
h, hÓ	ha, h	ha;nasanaa (h[sna) = to laugh
x, Ĺ	kshya, kshy	kshyattree (xqI) = warrior pakshyee (pxI) = bird
q, Ÿ	tra, tr	ttrishool (iqSUl)
Y, ˘	gya, gy	gyaanee (YanI) = knowledgable
R, RÓ	.rd	This 'r' sound is produced by addition of d at its end. Type '.rd' to differentiate it from English 'r'. Example: la.rdakaa (lRka) = boy
ƒ, ƒÓ	.rdh	This is an aspirated form of above. Type .rdh to differentiate it. Example: pa.rdhanaa (p š na) = to read.
ż, żÓ	rhi	This 'r' sound is produced by addition of 'hi'. Example: rhishhi (żiP) = teacher
Addl Chars	Type
kČ	.ka, .k (or qa, q)	Hindi has no equivallents of 'q', and three following letters but these are frequently used in words borrowed from other langauges. Type a dot before such letters to differentiate them. Example: .kameez (kČmIz) = shirt
KČ	.kha, .kh	.khamoshee (KČamoSI) = silence
gČ	.ga, .g	.gam (gČm) = sadness
z	.ja, .j (or za, z)	.jevar (zevr) = ornament