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Hindi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "पास" in Hindi?
paas with an unaspirated p — the p of "spa" — and a long open aa.
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In the possession frame mere paas the word takes no accent of its own, so it stays long in duration but flat in emphasis. That combination — length without prominence — is what English rhythm finds unnatural.
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दुकान मेरे घर के पास है।
Dukaan mere ghar ke paas hai.
The shop is near my house.
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"Dukaan mere ghar ke paas hai" uses ke paas as a compound postposition of location, which is why ghar takes ke before it. The same word appears in mere paas for possession, so this sentence shows its literal spatial sense.
Where English speakers slip
English speakers aspirate the p and shorten the vowel, producing something closer to "pass." Both matter: the puff would make it फ, and the short vowel destroys the length contrast Hindi depends on. Build the word from the p in "spa" and stretch the vowel.