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Hindi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "कमरा" in Hindi?

KUM-raa — a dry k, a bare schwa, an m pressed against a tap, and a long aa.

कमरा /kəm.ɾaː/

kamraa

The m-r junction has no vowel, so the word stays at two beats; spelled out letter by letter it would have three, which is exactly what beginners produce. The long aa takes the weight.

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Sound it out

kam Unaspirated क with a colourless schwa, closed by a bilabial m.
raa Touch and release, then a long आ that marks the masculine ending. The m and r meet directly, with no vowel between them.

Hear it in a sentence

मेरा कमरा छोटा है।

Meraa kamraa chhoṭaa hai.

My room is small.

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"Meraa kamraa chhoṭaa hai" lines up three -aa endings, all agreeing masculine, and chhoṭaa contains both an aspirated छ and a retroflex ट. The adjective is much harder than the noun, but their final vowels must match in length.

Where English speakers slip

Inserting a vowel gives "ka-ma-raa," restoring what schwa deletion removes, and an American r stretches the second syllable. Press the m straight against a single tap. Aspirating the k is the third habit to suppress.