Counting (Hindi Primer – part 17 – page 22)
November 1, 2008 1:09 am in Beginner, Meena, Naraindas, Nathan by admin
Today’s lesson comes from the Hindi Primer.
November 1, 2008 1:09 am in Beginner, Meena, Naraindas, Nathan by admin
Today’s lesson comes from the Hindi Primer.
Nathan,
first off, i would like to express my gratitude for this podcast/teaching guide! So, thank you! I am planning on marrying my Punjabi girlfriend and, being that she will be the first generation in her family not to have an arranged marriage, I am attempting to learn hindi.
My question is this. You keep referring to chapters in a “book” i’m assuming. Where is this book? Have i missed it on the website or is it available for purchase somewhere?
Again, thank you very much!
-Ricardo
p.s. I practice hindi with my girlfriend and she can only take a few minutes before I start to hurt her ears! Hopefully, i’ll get better!
Wives and girlfriends are not the best language instructors. I know I drive my wife crazy trying to practice my Hindi. I am grateful that my mother-in-law lives with me and has the patience of a saint. Since she has taught Hindi for 33 years, she is used to dealing with Hindi students. And through the internet, I am able to share our sessions with any who are interested. I am glad that you find them useful. This really motivates us to keep doing them. (And gives me some hope of actually becoming fluent in Hindi some day).
The current sessions are based on a small (40 page) Hindi Primer. It is meant for Hindi speaking children in their first few years of school. We are giving it away to people willing to donate $25 or more to the support the site. We have about 10 more copies left. You can see it at http://www.ispeakhindi.com/donation/
(It is the first book shown). We are also sending out 3 CDs that contain all of the sessions related to the book. These sessions are so-so in quality.
We have a number of other projects coming up. For example, I am starting work on a set of session to cover basic Hindi phrases. I am hoping to get a number of Hindi speakers involved to provide a range of voices, I will have them reviewed by a Hindi graduate student from the University of Texas in Austin to ensure that it is absolutely correct, and I will be editing the audio a lot more to ensure there are no technical or sound issues. I will also be adding music to make it more lively. These will all be made available as part of the normal program on the site and offered in CD form for sale. I mention it because I am compiling of list of phrases to cover and was wondering if you had an suggestions?
Actually, if you are serious about learning Hindi, I have one course that I really, really like. It is called Hindi Conversation by Dr. Rupert Snell: http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/link-enhancer?tag=gadgetnate-20&o=1
I got the opportunity to interview Dr. Snell, he gave me a number of good ideas on learning Hindi and improving the program. Here it is if you are interested:
http://www.ispeakhindi.com/2008/09/04/interview-with-dr-rupert-snell/
Nathan