CAS LN 211 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Virama, Central Collegiate Hockey Association, Billion Years
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This is simply the combination of 2 or more consonant letters without the a sound in the middle. Sometimes this can change the shape of the letter and so this makes conjuncts probably the most dif cult thing in learning to read hindi. This might sound confusing, but theres really no need to worry. You may have noticed that the sa in namaste is missing" the vertical line on the right and if you haven"t noticed it before then go look now! This is a prime example of a consonant conjunct, you do not pronounce the a that should be with the sa. In lesson #2: vowels part 1 i introduced what is known as the virama (which looks like this; . to get this symbol when typing in hindi simply press "d") this symbol. "cancels" out the a sound that usually follows a consonant, ie it is going to be the key to conjuncts! S + ta = sta.
