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How do you pronounce "शिक्षक" in Hindi?
shik-SHUK — the conjunct क्ष is a k followed by a retroflex sh, with the tongue tip curled back.
shikṣak
Bulk comes entirely from the Sanskrit-derived conjunct in the middle rather than from anything the vowels contribute. Both are short, so the word moves quickly.
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Hear it in a sentence
हमारे शिक्षक बहुत अच्छे हैं।
Hamaare shikṣak bahut achchhe haiṁ.
Our teacher is very good.
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"Hamaare shikṣak bahut achchhe haiṁ" uses hamaare and achchhe in the plural as honorifics for a teacher, even for one person. Achchhe's geminated affricate with an aspirated release is a second consonant cluster in the same clause.
Where English speakers slip
Learners either drop the k and say "shishak" or insert a vowel and say "shik-shak" with two full syllables. Keep the k audible and let the fricative follow immediately. The two sh-type sounds in the word are also slightly different, the second being made further back.