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Hindi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "टोपी" in Hindi?
ṬOH-pee — a retroflex t with the tongue curled back, a motionless long o, and a dry p.
ṭopee
Setting up the retroflex closure takes a moment before the word even begins, which makes the opening feel weightier than its vowel alone would suggest. Both vowels are long and matched.
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Hear it in a sentence
ठंड में मैं टोपी पहनता हूँ।
Ṭhaṇḍ meṁ maiṁ ṭopee pehentaa hooṁ.
I wear a cap when it's cold.
Listen: ठंड में मैं टोपी पहनता हूँ।
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"Ṭhaṇḍ meṁ maiṁ ṭopee pehentaa hooṁ" opens with ṭhaṇḍ, which stacks an aspirated retroflex ठ against a retroflex ण, and then ṭopee adds a third curled-tongue consonant. Three retroflexes in five words makes this a demanding sentence.
Where English speakers slip
The English alveolar t sits between Hindi ट and त and reads as neither, so the word loses its identity at the very first sound. Curl the tongue tip back until it feels exaggerated. Aspirating the p is the second habit; the puff belongs to फ.