मखमल मऊ है।

• मखमल = velvet
• मऊ = soft
• है = is

So the structure is literally velvet soft is.

Yes. This is a very normal Hindi pattern:

noun + adjective + है

So:

• मखमल मऊ है।
• literally: velvet soft is
• natural English: Velvet is soft.

Hindi often puts the describing word before है in sentences like this.

है is the present-tense singular form of the verb to be. In this sentence, it means is.

So:

• मखमल मऊ है = Velvet is soft

If the subject were plural, Hindi would usually use हैं instead:

• तकिए मऊ हैं। = The pillows are soft.

Because मखमल is being treated as a singular or uncountable thing here. Materials like velvet, water, gold, and so on are often treated as singular in this kind of sentence.

So Hindi uses:

• है for singular / mass noun contexts
• हैं for plural contexts

That is why मखमल मऊ है is correct.

Hindi does not normally use articles the way English does. There is no direct equivalent of a/an or the in ordinary sentences like this.

So मखमल मऊ है। can mean:

• Velvet is soft
• The velvet is soft

The exact meaning depends on context.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

makh-mal ma-oo hai

A few notes:

• ख in मखमल is an aspirated k sound: a k with a strong puff of air.
• मऊ has two vowel sounds together, roughly ma-oo.
• है is commonly written hai in transliteration.

So one rough pronunciation guide is:

mukh-mul ma-oo hai
or more carefully
makh-mal ma-oo hai

It can be understood, but it is not the most common everyday word in standard Hindi for many learners. More common words are:

• मुलायम
• नरम

So you are more likely to hear:

• मखमल मुलायम है।
• मखमल नरम है।

If your learning material uses मऊ, it may be using a regional, literary, or less common word choice.

In this sentence, मऊ does not change. It behaves like an indeclinable adjective here, so the form stays the same.

What usually changes more obviously is the verb:

• singular: है
• plural: हैं

So you could compare:

• मखमल मऊ है।
• ये कपड़े मऊ हैं।

The adjective stays the same, while the verb changes.

That mark is called the danda. It is the standard full stop used in Devanagari writing.

So:

• । = the Hindi/Devanagari sentence-ending punctuation mark
• It works like a period in English: .

So मखमल मऊ है। ends just like Velvet is soft.

Yes, absolutely. In fact, many learners will find मुलायम more useful because it is a more common standard word for soft.

So these are both understandable:

• मखमल मऊ है।
• मखमल मुलायम है।

If you want the safest, most widely useful beginner version, मखमल मुलायम है। is often the better choice.