Vowel ए (e) (Topic 11) in Module 1 – Hindi-Letters (BG)

ए — Vowel (e)

• English sound anchor: ape

• Hindi words:
• एक ('ek') — One
• एड़ी ('edi') — Heel
• एहसान ('ehsaan') — Favour / Gratitude
• एकता ('ekta') — Unity
• एलान ('elaan') — Announcement

Matra (Vowel Sign): े

When ए (e, like 'a' in 'ape') attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra े — a hook written above the top bar (shirorekha) of the consonant.

Examples on different consonants: - क + े = के ('ke') - म + े = मे ('me') - द + े = दे ('de')

Words using े: - केला ('kela') — Banana - मेला ('mela') — Fair / Gathering - खेत ('khet') — Farm / Field - देना ('dena') — To give - पेड़ ('ped') — Tree

How to Write ए

Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.