and the letter 
.Practice saying the words below, noting the difference between the vowel and the letter .
Always be aware of the similarities between and and note their differences.
Note the importance of candrabindu in these examples: 
and 
are two completely different
words with different meanings, but an English speaker unfamiliar with Hindi could not tell
the difference in their sound. You, on the other hand, now know the significance of
nasalization.
You should be comfortable with the concept of vowel maatraas by now, so it should be no
surprise to see the change from 
to 
.
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