Hindi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "सूटकेस" in Hindi?

Q: How do you pronounce सूटकेस in Hindi?

सूटकेस is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /suːʈ.keːs/. It means “suitcase.” SOOṬ-kays — a long oo, a retroflex t with the tongue curled back, and a flat long e.

SOOṬ-kays — a long oo, a retroflex t with the tongue curled back, and a flat long e.

सूटकेस /suːʈ.keːs/

sooṭkes

The retroflex closure in the middle takes real time to make, so the word runs slower than its English source, which compresses both syllables into something much quicker.

Listen: सूटकेस

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Sound it out

sooṭ An ordinary s, a long ऊ, and a retroflex ट closing the syllable with the tongue tip curled up and back.

kes क released with no air, a long ए that does not move, and an s to close the syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

मैंने यात्रा के लिए सूटकेस तैयार कर लिया।

Maiṁne yaatraa ke liye sooṭkes taiyaar kar liyaa.

I packed my suitcase for the trip.

Listen: मैंने यात्रा के लिए सूटकेस तैयार कर लिया।

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"Maiṁne yaatraa ke liye sooṭkes taiyaar kar liyaa" takes the ergative maiṁne with the perfective kar liyaa, and yaatraa has a tight tr- cluster. Taiyaar's ऐ is another steady long vowel to keep free of glides.

Where English speakers slip

The English compound supplies an alveolar t, an aspirated k and a diphthongised second vowel; Hindi asks for a retroflex stop, a dry k and a motionless e. Retroflexion is the audible difference — curl the tongue before the first syllable ends.