Hindi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "प्यारा" in Hindi?

Q: How do you pronounce प्यारा in Hindi?

प्यारा is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /pjaː.ɾaː/. It means “dear / cute / lovable.” PYAA-raa — p and y released as one cluster with no vowel between them, then two long aa vowels.

PYAA-raa — p and y released as one cluster with no vowel between them, then two long aa vowels.

प्यारा /pjaː.ɾaː/

pyaaraa

Two long-vowelled syllables with a cluster at the front and a tap in the middle; the cluster adds no beat, so anyone hearing three syllables has inserted a vowel. Weight is evenly spread, which suits a word used affectionately.

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Sound it out

py प्य is a genuine onset cluster. English allows this only in words like "pew"; borrow that onset, keep the p unaspirated, and drop the following oo.

aa A long open आ carrying the first syllable.

raa One quick tap into a second long aa, which also marks masculine agreement.

Hear it in a sentence

यह बच्चा बहुत प्यारा है।

Yeh bachchaa bahut pyaaraa hai.

This child is very cute.

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"Yeh bachchaa bahut pyaaraa hai" pairs it with bachchaa, whose geminated च्च needs an extended closure and an aspirated release. Both words end in -aa, agreeing masculine, so their final vowels should sound identical in length.

Where English speakers slip

The predictable repair is "pi-yaa-raa," splitting the cluster with a helping vowel. Beyond that, the p picks up English aspiration, and the medial tap becomes a lingering American r. Fix the cluster first: say the start of "pure," then swap in the long aa.