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I played this sentence for about 10 times now... I hear "मैं शेहेर में रेहेता हूँ", is the audio correct?
From the little I've read about Hindi pronunciation, the inherent vowel does indeed 'misbehave' in the vicinity of ह.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustani_phonology#Vowels_[%C9%9B],_[%C9%9B%CB%90]
When an "h" is surrounded by two short "a" sounds like in बहन or शहर , it the a's become more like e's.
Its 'शहर' to write but when you get the hang of it (im saying this cuz im a native speaker) then u cant actually pronounce in like 'Shahar' every now and then, so we are used to it and also pronounce it as 'sheher'... its just a mispronouncing habit of naturally fluent people (Please dont take it as some inspiration :"D ). But the spelling remains the same as 'शहर' there are no chages cuz you're learning it more purely (pure= शुद्ध in hindi)
Being a native Hindi speaker want to tell you sound is totally correct ...brother...(if you want any problem with hindi you can ask me my insta -akashallen)
That's incorrect/odd in English although it's a common Hinglish expression. रहना means both to stay and to live, but when you talk about the place you sleep, you say you live there.
