I Speak Hindi

 

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Today, we look at the letter र. This will be represented in English letters as ra. In this episode we will see this letter at the beginning of words, in the middle of words, and at the end of some words. We will also look at this letter with some other [...]

 

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One of the first things you want to learn when meeting someone is their name.  Use the phrase आपका नाम क्या है? (aap-ka naam kyaa hai?).

 

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Today we look at the letter य
In English we write this as ya
In today’s lesson, we look at this letter and the sound it makes in a variety of words. Practice hearing this word at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of words. Also, hear it pronounced with several [...]

 

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This is the first of our “Phrase Focus” episodes where we focus on just learning one phrase.  (Ok, ok, today it is really just a word, but just you wait until next week )  Today’s phase is “नमस्ते (na-ma-ste)”
“na-ma-ste” (नमस्ते) can be used to greet someone.  It is very similar to “hello” in [...]

 

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Today we will be looking at words that have the long “i” ई sound.  You will see many common words that contain this matra/vowel.  Try practicing finding this vowel in combination with other consonants in the word find provided.  Also, be sure and pay attention to the gender of the nouns.  This will be important [...]