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Learn to Read Devanagari!
Welcome to the KKSongs Guide to Reading Devanagari script!
NEW: Learn to Read Devanagari Video Series:
A new video series on KKSongs.org is currently in production. This series will be a video version of these lessons with a step-by-step approach to writing letters of the alphabet, forming words, and applications. This series will consist of thirty-one lessons that are uploaded every Friday. The series’ last lesson will be uploaded right before August 2018. At that point, the series will replace these lessons.
This guide will allow you to read languages like Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali.
Lesson 1: Letters of the Alphabet
Lesson 2: Forming Simple Words
Lesson 3: Reading Vowels Markings
Lesson 4: Anusvara and Visarga
Lesson 5: Consonant Clusters 1 (Nasal Elements)
Lesson 6: Consonant Clusters 2 (Mix of two letters)
Lesson 7: Consonant Clusters 3 (Special Exceptions)
Lesson 9: Letters not from Sanskrit
APPENDIX:
Braja Bhasa Pronunciation Guide
UPDATED: September 28, 2016