English Alphabet, their pronunciation in Nāgarī and corresponding Nīrajā-Latin transliteration
Alphabet | Pron. (Nāgarī) | Nīrajā-Latin |
A | ए (Not अ) | E (Not A) |
B | बी | Bee |
C | सी | See |
D | डी | Dee |
E | इ | I (or EE but not E) |
F | एफ़ | Ef |
G | जी | Jee |
H | एच | Ech |
I | आइ | ĀI |
J | जे | Je |
K | के | Ke |
L | एल | El |
M | एम | Em |
N | एन | En |
O | ओ | O |
P | पी | Pee |
Q | क्यु | Kyu |
R | आर | Ār |
S | एस | Es |
T | टी | Tee |
U | यु | Yu |
V | वी | Vee |
w | डब्लु / डबल-यु | Dablu / Dabal-Yu |
x | एक्स | Eks |
y | वाय | Vāy / Vāya |
z | झेड / झी | Jhed / Jhee |
Capital 'W' is written as two 'V's combined with each other, while pronounced as Double 'U'!
O God! thanks for the 'O'.
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