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Hindi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "दूसरा" in Hindi?
DOOS-raa — a dental d at the front, a long oo, and one quick tap before the final long aa.
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Two long vowels and a closed first syllable, so the word is solid at both ends; the tap between them barely occupies any time. The rhythm is even, which means the two long vowels have to be genuinely equal in length.
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मुझे दूसरा कमरा चाहिए।
Mujhe doosraa kamraa chaahiye.
I would like another room.
Listen: मुझे दूसरा कमरा चाहिए।
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"Mujhe doosraa kamraa chaahiye" makes doosraa agree with kamraa, both masculine, and the dative mujhe supplies the person needing it. The two -aa endings should sound identical; if one shortens, the agreement pattern stops being audible.
Where English speakers slip
The initial d lands on the alveolar ridge for English speakers, which drifts toward retroflex ड. Push it forward onto the teeth. The tap in the middle then tends to become a full American r, which stretches the second syllable and colours both vowels around it.