Lay your tongue against the top of your mouth to pronounce “dha” with a soft d sound that’s close to the English “dh” sound. Use the short u sound (as in “stuff”). It should sound close to the English word “the. " This part is not said with an “ah” sound. Next, say “nyuh. " Again, don’t use the “ah” sound. Now, say “vod. " Here, you will use the “ah” sound. All together, it should sound a little like “dhun-yuh-vaad. "
First, a short “buh” sound. Next, a more forceful “hut” sound. Put the stress on this part — the whole thing should sound like “buh-HUT. " Say “dhanyavaad” after this to complete the phrase. See above for pronunciation help.
First, a short “buh” sound. Next, a more forceful “hut” sound. Put the stress on this part — the whole thing should sound like “buh-HUT. " Say “dhanyavaad” after this to complete the phrase. See above for pronunciation help.
Say “abb. " (rhymes with “rob”). This part isn’t pronounced like the English word “ab. " Next, say “ha. " Then, say “ree. " The r sound you want to use here is very similar to the Spanish r — it should rhyme with “dee” in English. Finish with “hoon” (rhymes with “toon”). All together, it should sound like “abb-ha-ree hoon. "
First, say “shook. " Make this syllable a little shorter and tighter than you’d normally say the English word. Next, say “ree. " Here, again, the Hindi r sound is a delicate flick of the tongue like the Spanish r sound — this rhymes with “dee. " End with “ah. " The sound you use here should be somewhere between “uh” and “ah. " It may take a little practice to get this right. All together, this should sound like “shook-ree-ah. " Nailing the r/d sound is important here. You may want to try pronouncing it like “shook-uh-ree-ah”, then gradually working to shrink that “uh” sound until it’s nothing more than a flick of the tongue.
Bahut is pronounced the same way as in the section above: “buh-HUT. "
Bahut is pronounced the same way as in the section above: “buh-HUT. "
It’s also worth noting that English is one of the official languages of India, so much of the population will likely be familiar with this phrase even if they don’t speak English fluently.
First, say “swah. " This sounds like the English word “swab” without the b. Next, say “gut. " Finally, say “hey. " Don’t be confused by the n in the romanization — this sounds almost exactly like the English word “hey. " All together, it should sound like “swah-gut hey. "
First, say “swah. " This sounds like the English word “swab” without the b. Next, say “gut. " Finally, say “hey. " Don’t be confused by the n in the romanization — this sounds almost exactly like the English word “hey. " All together, it should sound like “swah-gut hey. "
First, say “aap” (as in “post-op”). Then, say “kuh” (rhymes with “the”). All together, it should sound like “aap-kuh. " Follow this immediately with “svaagat haiṅ” for “you are welcome. "
First, say “aap” (as in “post-op”). Then, say “kuh” (rhymes with “the”). All together, it should sound like “aap-kuh. " Follow this immediately with “svaagat haiṅ” for “you are welcome. "
First, say “coy” rhyming with the name Zoey. Then, say “baat” (as in bath). Next, say a very short “nuh” (rhymes with “the”). End with a longer “hee” (sounds like the English word “he”). Put a little extra stress on this syllable — the last part should sound like “nuh-HEE. " All together, it should sound like “coy baat nuh-HEE. "
First, say “coy” rhyming with the name Zoey. Then, say “baat” (as in bath). Next, say a very short “nuh” (rhymes with “the”). End with a longer “hee” (sounds like the English word “he”). Put a little extra stress on this syllable — the last part should sound like “nuh-HEE. " All together, it should sound like “coy baat nuh-HEE. "
