| Consonants |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| Hindi | Urdu | ISO 15919 |
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| b | बीस | بیس | bīs | cabbie | | bʱ | भालू | بھالو | bhālū | clubhouse | | d[1] | दाल | دال | dāl | width,Spanish andar | | dʱ[1] | धूप | دھوپ | dhūp | adhere (but dental) | | dʒ | जान | جان | jān | budging | | dʒʱ | झड़ना | جھڑنا | jhaṛnā | hedgehog | | ɖ[1] | डालना | ڈالنا | ḍālnā | American bird | | ɖʱ[1] | ढक्कन | ڈھکّن | ḍhakkan | American birdhouse | | f[2] | ख़िलाफ़ | خلاف | k͟hilāf | fuss | | ɡ | गोल | گول | gol | ago | | ɡʱ | घर | گھر | ghar | loghouse | | ʔ[3] | ऐतबार, एतबार | اِعْتِبار | iʻtibār[a] | The pause in"uh-oh!", butter (glottal stop) | | ɣ[2] | बाग़ | باغ | bāġ | Similar to the French R | | ɦ | हम | ہم | ham | ahead | | हुक्म | حکم | h̤ukm | | j | याद | یاد | yād | yuck | | k | कमज़ोर | کمزور | kamzor | scab | | kʰ | खाल | کھال | khāl | cab | | l | लब | لب | lab | leaf | | m | मगर | مگر | magar | much | | n | नहीं | نہیں | nahī̃ | panther | | ɳ[5] | किरण | کرن | kiraṇ | American burn | | ŋ | रंग | رن٘گ | raṅg | bang | | p | पल | پل | pal | spot | | pʰ | फल | پھل | phal | pot | | q[2] | क़रीब | قریب | qarīb | somewhat likecaught | | r[6] | रस | رس | ras | Trilledring | | ज़र्रा | ذرّہ | zarra | | ɾ[6] | ज़रा | ذرا | zarā | American atom | | ɽ | लड़ना | لڑنا | laṛnā | American garter | | ɽʱ | पढ़ाई | پڑھائی | paṛhāī | no English equivalent | | s | सब | سب | sab | sun | | ʂ[5] | नष्ट | نشٹ | naṣṭ | American worship | | ʃ | काश | کاش | kāś | shoe | | t[1] | तालाब | تالاب | tālāb | similar to outthink, Spanishtomar | | लतीफ़ा | لطیفہ | lat̤īfa | | tʰ[1] | थैला | تھیلا | thailā | tub (but dental) | | t͡ʃ | चोर | چور | cor | catch | | t͡ʃʰ | छोड़ना | چھوڑنا | choṛnā | beachhead | | ʈ[1] | टमाटर | ٹماٹر | ṭamāṭar | stub (but retroflex) | | ʈʰ[1] | ठंड | ٹھنڈ | ṭhanḍ | tub (but retroflex) | | ʋ[7] | वर्ज़िश | ورزش | varziś | vat | | w[7] | पकवान | پكوان | pakvān | well | | x[2] | ख़राब | خراب | k͟harāb | Scottish loch | | z[2] | काग़ज़ | کاغذ | kāġaz | zoo | | ʒ[2] | अझ़दहा | اژدہا | aždahā | pleasure |
| | Vowels |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| Hindi | Urdu | ISO 15919 |
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| aː | काम | کام | kām | father | | eː | जेब | جیب | jēb | say | | ɛ[8] | रहना | رہنا | rêhnā | pen | | ɛː | कैसा | کیسا | kaisā | fairy | | ə | कल | کَل | kal | about | | ɪ | जितना | جِتنا | jitnā | sit | | iː | जीतना | جیتنا | jītnā | seat | | oː | बोलो | بولو | bōlō | story | | ɔ[8] | बहुत | بَہُت | bôhôt | cot | | ɔː | कौन | کَون | kaun | off, but long | | ʊ | उन | اُن | un | foot | | uː | ऊन | اُون | ūn | cool | | ◌̃ | मैं | مَیں | maiṁ | nasal vowel faun ([ãː,õː], etc.) |
| Suprasegmentals |
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| IPA | Example | Notes |
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| ˈ◌ | [ˈbaːɦər] | stress (placed before stressed syllable) | | ◌ː | [ˈʊtːəɾpɾəˈdeːʃ] | long sound (placed after doubled consonant and long vowel) |
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