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Hindi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "आप" in Hindi?
A long open aa closed by an unaspirated p — hold the vowel and release the p quietly, almost silently.
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A single superheavy syllable — long vowel plus consonant — and in most sentences the polite pronoun still stays relatively unaccented, since Hindi puts the informational weight later. Length, not loudness, is what identifies it.
Listen: आप
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Hear it in a sentence
आप बहुत अच्छी हिंदी बोलते हैं।
Aap bahut achchhee Hindee bolte haiṁ.
You speak Hindi very well.
Listen: आप बहुत अच्छी हिंदी बोलते हैं।
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"Aap bahut achchhee Hindee bolte haiṁ" agrees with aap throughout: bolte and haiṁ are both plural-polite, and achchhee is feminine to match Hindee. Bahut is worth watching too — its middle vowel reduces so much in speech that it often sounds like "baut."
Where English speakers slip
Two things: shortening the vowel to something like English "up," and popping the p. Because aap is the polite pronoun, a clipped version sounds oddly abrupt to native ears. Give the vowel its full length and let the lips close on it without a burst.