Coco's Nepal

  Vowels Vowels have an independent form (usually when used alone or at the beginning of a syllable) as well as a combined form (when combined with a consonant sound.) The combined form looks different than the independent form and modifies the look of the consonant letter in different ways. Independent Form Combined Form (when combined with a consonant) Roman Transliteration Pronunciation अ क        a “uh” like “ago” आ का       ा ā “ah” like “naan bread” इ कि       ि i “ee” like “feet” Or   “ih” like “pit” ई की       ी ī “ee” like “feet” उ कु       ु u “oo” like “book” Or “oo” like “food” ऊ कू       ू ū “oo” like “food” ऋ कृ       ृ ṛ Ree (r