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Session 2 · 13 November 2026 · 5–10 minutes
Recognise familiar shapes, then produce them without a model. This is a fresh review of the first six letters and the long ā sign; no new letters are required.
1. First recall — about one minute
Before opening the hints, read these in Roman letters. Use aa for ā if easier, or ? for unknowns.
2. Rebuild the shapes — about two minutes
Open the memory aids after your first attempt
अ आ क म न ल
Invented mnemonics: give आ an extra-long “aa” to go with its extra right-hand stroke. Hang a key on क; picture a mother wearing म; put a name tag on न; hang a loop beneath ल. These are memory stories, not accounts of the letters’ origins.
Say each reading as you look: अ a; आ ā; क ka; म ma; न na; ल la. Cover the row and write only the letters you hesitate over. Compare म and न carefully.
म → मा न → ना क → का
In isolation, म is ma; मा is mā. The sign ा replaces the consonant’s inherent vowel with ā. आ is the independent vowel; ा attaches to a consonant. In today’s words the final consonant has no extra a: नाम is nām.
3. Read a familiar label — about one minute
मामा का नाम: कमल।
Meaning, vocabulary and a small grammar point
Maternal uncle’s name: Kamal. मामा māmā = maternal uncle; नाम nām = name. Here का kā connects the uncle to his name. This is a label rather than a full sentence.
Review words: माला mālā = garland/necklace; नमक namak = salt; आम ām = mango; कमल kamal = lotus. कमल is also the name Kamal in the label.
4. Read and produce — about three minutes
B. Reading. Close the vocabulary and read without hints.
C. Typed recall. Cover all models. Type in Devanagari, or write on paper and share a photograph here in ChatGPT. Typed answers do not demonstrate handwriting.
Only attempted answers reveal corrections. After checking, cover the correct forms and retry the uncertain items. Blank items remain available for an unprompted attempt. Answers stay in this page until reloading; they are not automatically sent to ChatGPT.
5. Handwriting — one minute, scored separately
On paper, write ma, na, independent ā from memory. Then compare with the models above. Circle one shape to practise again. You may send a photo for feedback on formation; a finished photo cannot establish stroke order.
Optional between-session review: tomorrow, write one uncertain letter and read one word from this page before opening any hints. If today’s review is easy, include that observation with your report.
Reference: University of Texas at Austin — The Hindi Script. Optional letter pronunciation audio.