Chapter 15 of 16
Hindi Inscript
Inscript puts vowel signs (matras) under the left hand and consonants under the right. Type on your normal QWERTY keyboard; the site emulates the layout.
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How Inscript works
Unshifted keys on the left give matras (vowel signs); the same keys with Shift give full vowels. The right hand holds consonants; Shift gives their aspirated forms. Type K for क and L for त.
target 8 wpm
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Right home row consonants
H P, J R, K क, L त, ; च, ' ट.
target 9 wpm
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Left home row matras
A ो, S े, D ्, F ि, G ु. Matras attach to the consonant typed just before them.
target 9 wpm
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First words
Real words from the home row: कर, तक, पर, तेरा, केला.
target 10 wpm
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Top row
Q ौ, W ै, E ा, R ी, T ू, Y ब, U ह, I ग, O द, P ज, [ ड.
target 10 wpm
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Bottom row
X ं, C म, V न, B व, N ल, M स, / य.
target 10 wpm
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Shift layer
Shift on the left keys gives full vowels: Shift+D अ, Shift+E आ, Shift+F इ, Shift+R ई, Shift+G उ, Shift+T ऊ, Shift+S ए, Shift+W ऐ, Shift+A ओ, Shift+Q औ.
target 10 wpm
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Aspirated consonants
Shift on the right keys: Shift+K ख, Shift+I घ, Shift+; छ, Shift+P झ, Shift+' ठ, Shift+[ ढ, Shift+L थ, Shift+O ध, Shift+H फ, Shift+Y भ.
target 10 wpm
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Halant and conjuncts
Consonant, halant (D), consonant makes a conjunct: क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ, श्र and everyday words like प्यार, विद्या.
target 10 wpm
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Numerals and punctuation
Devanagari sentence ending is the danda (।) on Shift+period. Digits stay on the number row.
target 10 wpm
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Sentences
Short Hindi sentences.
target 12 wpm
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Paragraph
An exam-style paragraph.
target 15 wpm
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Remington GAIL cross-reference
CPCT and many RRB tests use the Remington GAIL layout on the same Mangal font. The letters are the same; only the key positions differ. Practise on the exam pages with that layout selected.
target 0 wpm
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Chapter test
Two-minute Hindi test. Pass with 20 WPM and 94%.
target 20 wpm