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haiN aur bhee duniya meiN suKHanwar bohot achche
kehte
haiN ki GHalib ka hai
andaaz-e-bayaaN aur
A
note on pronunciation
(a)
Vowel pronunciation key.
'a' as 'u' in cut
'aa'
as 'a' in car
'i' as 'i' in fit
'ee'
as 'ee' in feel
'u' as 'u' in put
'oo'
as 'oo' in pool
'e' as 'e' in bed
'ai'
as 'ei' in neighbour
'o' as 'o' in mode
'au'
as 'ow' in how
(b)
Words ending with an 'a' should be pronounced as 'a' in 'car'.
Examples:
'kya' what
'nateeja'
= result
(c)
Guttural sounds (capital letters):
Examples:
'GH'
as in 'GHam' = sorrow
'KH'
as in 'KHayaal' = thought
(d)
Use of 'N' for nasal sounds:
Examples:
'maiN'
= me
'meiN'
= in
'aasmaaN'
= sky
(e)
Note the distinction in usage between :
(i)
'i' and 'ee'
Examples:
'nigaah'
= sight
'nishaan'
= mark/sign
'teer'
= arrow
'hakeem'
= physician/doctor
(ii)
'k' and 'q'
Examples:
'shauq'
= fondness/desire
'qaabil'
= worthy
'kamar'
= waist
'KHaak'
= dust/ashes
(iii)
small and capital letters
Example:
't'
as 't' in with
'T'
as 't' in metal
(iv)
'ph' and 'f'
Example:
'phir'
- where the lips come together
'firaaq'
- where the lips don't come together
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General note