# Sounds English does not have (do not panic) You only need a *good enough* version for now. ### Retroflex (tongue curls back a little) - **ट** ṭ → like a hard *t* - **ड** ḍ → hard *d* Example: **namaste** uses soft sounds; **thoda** (thoda = a little) has a soft *th*. ### Aspirated (extra puff of air) - **ख** kha · **घ** gha · **थ** tha · **ध** dha If hard, just say the letter with a little breath. ### Nasal - **न** na · **म** ma · and the *n* feeling in **haan** (yes) ## Rule of survival People understand you even if your accent is foreign. **Keep speaking.**