Lesson 4 · Matras & Nasal Marks
A Hindi passage is half matras. Master all eleven here and your WPM jumps the most in this lesson.
Hindi · Kruti Dev 010
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What you will learn
- All matras: ा ि ी ु ू े ै ो ौ ृ
- Anusvara (ं), chandrabindu (ँ), and visarga (ः)
- A drill of 15 words that mix matras with earlier consonants
Key map
Each key below shows the English QWERTY position and the Kruti Dev 010 glyph it produces.
h
ी
vowel sign ii
q+Shift
त्र
tra conjunct
w+Shift
ू
vowel sign uu
S
ै
vowel sign ai
O
ौ
vowel sign au
U
ू
vowel sign uu (alt)
a
ा
(review) vowel sign aa
Z
ं
anusvara
z
ज्ञ
(review)
M
ं
alt anusvara
Drill
Type the exact ASCII sequence shown. Space advances automatically. Your typed characters render in Kruti Dev font in real time.
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About this tutor
This free Kruti Dev tutor is tuned for candidates of SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, CPCT, Court Clerk and other Indian government typing tests where the official Hindi layout is Remington Gail (Kruti Dev 010). The drills use keystrokes drawn from real past passages. Every calculation — WPM, KDPH, and errors — runs 100% in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
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