This course is wonderful, I have been unable to use it until now, but I need to start with the letters – I am very much a beginner where can I find the Hindi script to learn in an easy manner?
Thank you
Kathryn

अ आ

इ ई

उ ऊ

ए ऐ

ओ औ

Here are some resources that can help you with learning the Hindi letters and sounds:

http://www.ispeakhindi.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hindi_Script_and_Sounds

Hindi letters pronunciation:

http://www.ispeakhindi.com/wiki/index.php?title=Pronunciation_of_the_letters

Hindi Sounds

Hindi Sounds – Part 1 (June 30, 2008) – क ख ग घ

Hindi Sounds – Part 2 (July 1, 2008) – क का कि की …

Hindi Sounds – Part 3 (July 2, 2008)

Hindi Sounds – Part 4 (July 3, 2008)

Hindi Sounds – Part 5 (July 4, 2008)

I also can recommend Dr. Rupert Snell’s book:

Dear Nathan,

I just recently joined the courses offered by your website and I am very happy to be able to learn Hindi. However I am having a problem, in this lesson the hindi phrases are written in the hindi script. is it possible to write it in english also. I want to learn to speak Hi=ndi before writing and reading, I would like to be able to read the phrase in hindi written in english script.

Please help me if possible , I cannot read the hindi script.

regards.
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Namath,

Hi Nathan,

I believe the link you mentioned in your podcast is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ltWjmozFs

Keep podcasting!
Anshu  (http://www.ilearnhindi.com)

Yesterday, I mentioned about a entertaining video promoting the book “Dreaming in Hindi”.  Thanks Anshu for the link to the video on YouTube.

sharavanan writes:

this site is very useful for many of us…….thanks for who done this……

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Nathan,

Just a couple questions on this.  I listen to Pimslers Hindi and for “main street” it uses raj pat, saying street is pat.  Second question is that when learning directions – and I’m still learning that’s why I’m asking – I’ve learned dahina or daei for right, like when you’re saying right turn.  You are using a different word below.  Just wondering why so I make sure I’m saying it right.

Thanks

Laurie

“Main Street” – मुख्य सड़क (muky sa-rdak)

रज पथ (raj path) – Royal Road

Right दाहिना (da-hi-naa)  or    दाएँ (daa-en)

Left बांया (baan-yaa)

If you have a question or a subject you want us to talk about, email nathan@ISpeakHindi.com, and we will cover it during this month.

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Nathan I would like to learn but first i would like to start for pronouns I, you, we they  etc and also “I have, you have and also i have had or i have told you.. Something like that if you can send me i will appreciate it so much.

thanks

joe

Basic pronouns in Hindi

I – मैं

You (formal) -  आप

You (informal) – तुम

You (familiar) -तू

We – हम

He/She/It/This – यह

These – ये

He/She/It/That -  वह

Those – वे

Dear nathan,

We have subscribed to the i speak hindi and the information is very valuable to us. Can u please publish where to use mein and where to use mujhe. We are non hindi speaking family and having difficulty in explaining this to my 8 year old daughter.

Thanks and Regards,

Syamala.

The difference between मैं (mein) and मुझे (mujhe) is similar to the difference in English between “I” and “me”.  These two English words both refer to one’s own self.  However, “I” is used as the subject of a sentence.  And “me” is a direct object or object of a prepositional phrase.  Let us look at some examples in English and their equivalents in Hindi.

I am Nathan.

मैं नेथिन हूँ।

Give the apple to me.

मुझे सेब दो। (informal)

However, in Hindi grammar there are places where the English sentence uses “I” but in Hindi we say मुझे.  For example, in English I would say, “I don’t know.”  But in Hindi, you would say मुझे मालूम नहीं।  Literally saying, “not known to me.”  There are other places in Hindi grammar where this is the case.

And I should point out that  मुझे is an alternate form of मुझको (to me).

Hi Nathan,

I love your site I speak Hindi.com and look forward to the lessons everyday.  I have a question about the different languages in India.  Some day I would love to go there and be able to converse.  There seems to be many different languages in India.  If I go to Punjab will I be able to converse in Hindi? Or would I have to speak Punjabi to the majority of the people? – How similar is Hindi to Punjabi?

Dhanyvadaad,

Shari

There are many different languages in India.  See the wikipedia article that describes the languages with official status in India: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_with_official_status_in_India

>>If I go to Punjab will I be able to converse in Hindi?

Yes.  You should have no trouble conversing in Hindi in Punjab.

>>How similar is Hindi to Punjabi?

They are very different.

Here is the book I mentioned on the recording.  The promotional video on Amazon’s site is very entertaining, and I recommend watching

If you have a question or a subject you want us to talk about, email nathan@ISpeakHindi.com, and we will cover it during this month.

I would encourage all of you to become a paid ISpeakHindi.com subscriber.  More details can be found out at: http://www.ispeakhindi.com/become-a-member/