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Hindi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "घर" in Hindi?
ghur — the gh is a single breathy-voiced sound, a g released with a warm sigh.
ghar
A single short syllable closed by a tap, so the word is very brief — but the breathy onset adds audible time at the front, which is where all its substance lies. It should never sound like two beats.
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Hear it in a sentence
मैं घर जा रहा हूँ।
Maiṁ ghar jaa rahaa hooṁ.
I am going home.
Listen: मैं घर जा रहा हूँ।
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"Maiṁ ghar jaa rahaa hooṁ" leaves ghar without any postposition, which is standard for destinations with jaanaa. The sentence therefore moves from a breathy velar straight into ज, an unaspirated affricate — voiced in both cases but breathy in only one.
Where English speakers slip
Nearly every learner produces a plain g, giving "gur," which loses the feature entirely. Breathy voice needs building from scratch: keep the vocal folds vibrating through the closure and push extra air out as you release, letting it bleed into the vowel. An American r at the end is the second habit to lose.