"यह मेरी बहन है।"

Translation: This is my sister.

[CeleryILike]

sounds like: " यह मेरी बेहेन है।।।"

[malenkiyslon]

Why does one pronounce बहन with an "e" there, even though it is not displayed graphically?

[emrys29]

The ह sound causes this phenomenon in most of the words that it occurs in.
Example -यह , वह, छह, बहन, शहर, कहना etc.
There were a few posts in this forum explaining this phenomenon. You should scroll down and read them. Or you can just keep track of ह words because most other words are very phonetic.

[Ibimisai]

I heard Neha so I thought that it would be 'Neha' and not 'This'

[KANISHKA758805]

Hello

[ShaylahBro2]

looking good

[JustASimulation]

Why would this not be either of the other answers (son or brother)?

[khF1S]

If I understand your question right, it's because बहन means sister

[JustASimulation]

Oh, just reading a little more about this, the confusion clears. The मेरी (my) used here is female because the object is female?

[khF1S]

yes. exactly why. Female object female possessive.

[Aanya814]

The way my family speaks this is not prononcued right

[ThangaRang]

it can be like : This is my brother or daughter also right , how can it restrict to sister alone?

[NJayadeep]

brother - भाई
daughter - बेटी
sister- बहन