यह कपड़ा मखमल का है।

This cloth is made of velvet.

Breakdown of यह कपड़ा मखमल का है।

• होना: to be
• यह: this
• का: of
• कपड़ा: clothing

Questions & Answers about यह कपड़ा मखमल का है।

What is the word-for-word breakdown of यह कपड़ा मखमल का है?

A very literal breakdown is:

• यह = this
• कपड़ा = cloth / fabric / garment
• मखमल = velvet
• का = of
• है = is

So the structure is roughly:

This cloth velvet of is.

Natural English: This cloth is velvet or This cloth is made of velvet.

Hindi often uses an X का है pattern where English would use is made of X or is of X.

How do I pronounce कपड़ा?

कपड़ा is usually transliterated as kapṛā.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• क = k
• प = p
• ड़ा = a retroflex flap sound, written ṛā

The tricky part is ड़. It is not a plain English d. It sounds somewhat like the quick tt/dd sound in American English butter for many speakers, but produced with the tongue curled back a bit.

So कपड़ा sounds roughly like:

kup-raa / कप-ड़ा

Also note:

• the final ा gives a long aa sound
• the first vowel is a short a, like uh or u in many English approximations