Hindi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "खरीदना" in Hindi?

Q: How do you pronounce खरीदना in Hindi?

खरीदना is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /kʰə.ɾiːd̪.naː/. It means “to buy.” khuh-REED-naa — three beats, with a puffed kh, a long ee in the middle, and a dental d.

khuh-REED-naa — three beats, with a puffed kh, a long ee in the middle, and a dental d.

खरीदना /kʰə.ɾiːd̪.naː/

khareednaa

Light, heavy, heavy: the schwa syllable is compressed and the long-vowel syllables carry the word. The schwa after द is deleted, which is what puts the d and n directly in contact and keeps the word to three beats rather than four.

Listen: खरीदना

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Sound it out

kha Aspirated ख with a bare schwa after it. The puff comes at the very start of the word, where it is easiest to forget.

reed A single tap, a long ई, and a dental द with the tongue against the upper teeth. This is the heaviest syllable.

naa The d and n collide with no vowel between them, and the word finishes on the long infinitive vowel.

Hear it in a sentence

मुझे रोटी खरीदनी है।

Mujhe roṭee khareednee hai.

I need to buy bread.

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"Mujhe roṭee khareednee hai" turns the infinitive feminine — khareednee — to agree with roṭee, a feminine noun, in the obligation construction. Roṭee also contains a retroflex ट, so the tongue curls back there and comes forward again for the dental d of the verb.

Where English speakers slip

Three things slip: the kh loses its puff, the r becomes an American approximant that colours the surrounding vowels, and the d moves back to the alveolar ridge. Deal with them one at a time — the r especially, since a single quick tap keeps the long ee clean on both sides.