Group Admins

  • Profile picture of admin

Learn Hindi Podcast

Public Group active 18 hours, 3 minutes ago ago

Discussions related to the learn Hindi podcasts

Any sites that you practice speaking? (13 posts)

← Group Forum   Group Forum Directory
  • Profile picture of philip salter philip salter said 3 years, 1 month ago ago:

    We have a cd set for learning English where you read the phrase and listen to the speaker, then repeat into the mic, and gain or lose points for your pronunciation. Anyone know any such sites for Hindi?

  • Profile picture of Nathan Nathan said 3 years, 1 month ago ago:

    Rosetta Stone will listen to your pronunciation and tell you if it is close enough. I don’t believe it grades it though.

    LiveMocha.com has a service where you can record Hindi phrases and other people in the community provide feedback. I have tried it out, but the feedback I got was, “Keep it up”, “Doing good”, but no real help in telling me what I need to do. But I think it largely depends on the particular person that reviews your feedback. I noticed @Abhi and @carolyn have been using LIveMocha a lot lately. They could probably talk about their experiences more.

    JapanesPod101.com lets you record yourself and listen to yourself. You do not get feedback about your pronunciation, but provides an easy way for you to hear yourself.

    I was thinking of having a service where you could record yourself speaking Hindi and we would pay native Hindi speakers to type in what was said. And then tell them what the speaker was trying to say, and allow for them to provide back tips. Would you be interested in something like that?

  • Profile picture of philip salter philip salter said 3 years, 1 month ago ago:

    I think that would be a confidence booster. I remember studying French for years and going to France for a month only to be misunderstood and corrected, but by the end of that month, I was quite confident and learned a whole lot. That was two decades ago and I have studied several other languages since. So I have learned that there are many aspects of learning(reading/ writing), but making the actual communication breakthrough must not be delayed. Perhaps live chat would be something I could try also. Thanks Nathan

  • Profile picture of Abhi Abhi said 3 years, 1 month ago ago:

    Having being addicted to Livemocha for the last week, my only frustration is the sometimes inadequate feedback I get. Some of the suggested language partners don’t spend enough time assessing the work, so they give unfair and unhelpful feedback. Other than that, i prefer it to Rosetta Stone.

  • Profile picture of Carolyn Carolyn said 3 years, 1 month ago ago:

    I have one guy who will record a feedback for me, so he’ll read the same passage I did so that I can hear the native speaker do it, which is great. Not a lot of people do that. I’m considering asking for particular feedback before I start speaking the passage!

    I still love my Rosetta Stone best. It has given me a great feel for the language and it does help my pronunciation. You can see a vocal chart showing what you do verses what the native speaker does. Just listening to so much in a native voice gets it deep in my subconscious.

    I find Rosetta Stone just as motivating, because I love to get to the next section and see what it’s about and I thrive on grades. But, clearly it’s a personal thing and depends on the person what program you’d like best.

  • Profile picture of Carolyn Carolyn said 3 years, 1 month ago ago:

    In terms of giving feedback at livemocha, what the one guy does for me that I’ve started to do too is to rewrite what people have written correctly and use the highlighter to change the color of any changes. It’s simple and very helpful.

  • Profile picture of MaryAnnK MaryAnnK said 3 years ago ago:

    I have been using Rosetta Stone for almost 3 years! I love the way they teach, yet for me, I am missing out on the speaking part. I can understand films quite well, but I do not have any confidence in trying to speak. I need help in this area too.

  • Profile picture of johnnyji johnnyji said 3 years ago ago:

    Good luck to everybody! I know that results may vary, tho I had luck thru craigslist finding a Hindi/Urdu language helper: an Indian immigré grad student writing a book in English who is nice enough to talk and read Hindi with me for about an hour in a coffee shop. in exchange I pay for the tea and cookies. I put an ad in activity partners.

  • Profile picture of suresh suresh said 2 years, 5 months ago ago:

    Dear allL:

    Please check http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Notepad.asp?show=1
    This may help you to practise a language.tks.

  • Profile picture of Susmita-Online Hindi-Bengali-Music Tutor Susmita-Online Hindi-Bengali-Music Tutor said 2 years, 1 month ago ago:

    @MaryAnnK for every one who is learning a language,speaking is difficult than listening.One can understand the meaning by guessing also.But it you are not confident about the structure ,then its hard to start conversation.But I always advice my students to try ,don’t hesitate. I put together 10 tips for learning a new language.It might help you http://talkingbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/top-10-tips-to-learn-new-languagesuch.html

  • Profile picture of Jano India Jano India said 11 months, 1 week ago ago:

    Other than sites if any body is looking for summer camps in USA, they can contact Jano India organized by U.S. Hindi Association (USHA). Many of my Indian friends send their children to learn hindi.

  • Profile picture of 12 12 said 1 week, 6 days ago ago:

    What to Look for in a Hard Drive That You Are Purchasing?
    When you are going to buy laptop hard drive, it is extremely important to look for one that is going to be fast and large enough to accommodate all of your files and data needs. It

    Yeah, it’s just what I need, I’m about to have a new one

    I always use Dell Hard Disk Drives, what about you, guys?

    Gateway!!!lol

  • Profile picture of 12 12 said 1 week, 5 days ago ago:

    Things to consider when shopping for the best hard disk drives
    If you are shopping for the best laptop hard drive, you’re going to have your work cut out for you, especially buy laptop hard drive online. Finding a reliable hard drive to purchase is not going to be as easy as 123. You may have to spend some time looking around on the Internet and doing some comparison shopping so that you can find a hard disk for sale that will satisfy your expectations and meet your needs as well, before you make a determine you can just know about the laptop hard drive cost in the field. Using a laptop means that you’re going to need enough space to store your files, install your software and do everything that you want to do on the computer. There a lot of things to consider when you purchase a new hard drive for your laptop. Below, you will find with some of these things are and why it’s important to shop around for hard disk drives for sale so that you can find the precise laptop hard drive that you want to buy.

    1,Look for a hard disk drive that has enough space to meet your needs
    Knowing how much space you need on your hard drive can be a difficult thing. Often times, people don’t think they need much space but then they come to realize that they needed more than they originally thought. For instance, some people think that they just need to purchase a hard drive that is going to cover their files. For instance, if they have about 10 gigabytes of files, they may purchase just a 20 to 40 gigabyte hard drive. The problem with this is that you are not accounting for the operating system. If you plan to run an operating system like Linux or Windows on the computer, then you need to purchase a hard drive that has enough space to properly run the operating system and store your files. There are other things to keep in mind as well, for instance, what software are you going to be putting on the computer? Software can take up a lot of space on a computer, especially games and software that is very complex. These types of software titles can get up into several gigabytes of space, so you need to have a big enough hard drive to accommodate for these applications.

    2,Remember that it’s okay to go over what you need but it’s not okay to go under
    Of course, you can easily see there are so many laptop hard drive for sale online, when purchasing a hard drive, it’s okay to purchase more gigabytes than you actually need, just like me, I love installing lots of games, so I bought a big sony laptop hard drive in advance. However, if you were to purchase less gigabytes than you actually need, this is not going to be okay because you won’t be able to do the things that you want to do on your computer. Be sure to shoot for more disk space. Keep in mind that installing a hard drive on a laptop can be more complicated than installing a hard drive on a desktop computer. You also need to accommodate for the installation costs when you’re going to have a company install this for you. Look online and do some comparison shopping so that you can find the best laptop hard drive for a price that makes sense for your budget.

    Need more info about laptop hard drives or purchasing, please go harddrivestore.org

    Thank you, useful.

    Thank you, useful

    But to be frank, it doesn’t tell in detail what should we do to choose a best one, agree?

    I don’t think it’s good to buy a new hard dirve, why not change the laptop? Lol.


Powered by WishList Member - Membership Site Software