Hindi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "आँख" in Hindi?

Q: How do you pronounce आँख in Hindi?

आँख is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /ãːkʰ/. It means “eye.” aankh with the n dissolved — a long nasalized aa followed by an aspirated k with a real puff.

aankh with the n dissolved — a long nasalized aa followed by an aspirated k with a real puff.

आँख /ãːkʰ/

aaṁkh

One superheavy syllable, and the aspiration adds a tail after the vowel that can sound almost like a second beat. Resist letting it become one; the puff is a consonant release, not a syllable.

Listen: आँख

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Sound it out

aaṁ The chandrabindu nasalizes the long आ from beginning to end; nothing closes anywhere in the mouth, so no -ng should be audible.

kh Aspirated ख closes the syllable: a full velar stop and then a distinct burst of breath. The nasality stops the moment that closure forms.

Hear it in a sentence

उनकी आँखें हरी हैं।

Unkee aaṁkheṁ haree haiṁ.

She has green eyes.

Listen: उनकी आँखें हरी हैं।

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"Unkee aaṁkheṁ haree haiṁ" uses the nasalized feminine plural aaṁkheṁ, so the word now carries nasality twice — once in the stem vowel and once in the plural ending. Haree and haiṁ complete the feminine plural agreement.

Where English speakers slip

Learners insert a velar nasal consonant before the k, giving "aangkh," and then drop the aspiration. Both need fixing: keep the tongue clear of the soft palate during the vowel so the nasality stays purely vocalic, and blow after the k.