Hindi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "छह" in Hindi?

Q: How do you pronounce छह in Hindi?

छह is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /tʃʰəɦ/. It means “six.” chhuh — an aspirated ch, a bare schwa, and a soft voiced h that many speakers barely release.

chhuh — an aspirated ch, a bare schwa, and a soft voiced h that many speakers barely release.

छह /tʃʰəɦ/

chhah

One syllable with a short vowel closed by a weak h, so it is the lightest of the low numerals; alongside saat and aaṭh with their long vowels, chhah sounds noticeably compressed, and that contrast is normal rather than a sign you are rushing.

Listen: छह

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Sound it out

chh छ is the aspirated partner of च: same affricate, then a distinct puff of air. Confusing it with plain च changes the word.

a The inherent schwa, short and colourless — do not upgrade it to "ah."

h Voiced ह at the end, often reduced almost to breath in casual speech, sometimes lengthening the vowel instead. Many speakers say something closer to chhe.

Hear it in a sentence

मैं छह बजे वापस आऊँगा।

Maiṁ chhah baje vaapas aaooṁgaa.

I will be back at six.

Listen: मैं छह बजे वापस आऊँगा।

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"Maiṁ chhah baje vaapas aaooṁgaa" places chhah before baje for the hour, then closes with the masculine future aaooṁgaa, whose nasalized ooṁ is the first-person future marker. Keep the numeral short so the long vowels in vaapas and aaooṁgaa stand out.

Where English speakers slip

The aspiration disappears in most beginners' mouths, leaving "cha," which collides with other words. English ch already carries a little breath but not nearly enough and not as a controlled release. Practise chh against ch as a minimal pair — hand in front of the mouth, one puff, one nothing.