January 2011
15 posts
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Lesson #90: How Are You? Part 2; More Replies
We learnt how to ask ‘How Are You?’ in Hindi a long, long time ago, right the way back in Lesson #17. Can you remember it? That’s right we say आप कैसे हैं? aap kaise hain? to a male and आप कैसी हैं? aap kaisee hain? to a female.
But, you must admit, it gets a little bit boring always replying with मैं ठीक हूँ main theek hoon - I’m ok or मैं अच्छा हूँ main acchaa hoon -...
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Anonymous asked: I have just been looking at the English-Hindi dictionary that you suggested and am wondering if there is Hindi-English dictionary that gives translation from romanised Hindi to English? I have put a few Hindi words into the suggested dictionary but always get the reply.. No results. Dhanyavaad
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lilyvenecia asked: Are you familiar with the Hindi course http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743552571/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_CPjnnb1M1VTE0 ? Its good but i miss written words.. Would be easier to understand if i read them too. So i try to write it all. Some of the words i cant find on this great site of you. But most i cant find here or in Google translate :( Do you know where i can find the best translations?
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Anonymous asked: i want hindi to english grammer
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honkeyhindu asked: I can say "My milkman is an eggplant." Observe" Mere dudhwalla baingan hai.
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entertainmentisbeauty asked: Hai , im from singapore and im trying to learn hindi because i love watching bollywood movies. so i need help in translation. how do u translate
1) good morning, afternoon
2) have a nice day
3) Have u eaten?
4) i am very sad
1) good morning, afternoon
2) have a nice day
3) Have u eaten?
4) i am very sad
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Quiz #5: Hindi Wordsearch!
Today for a bit of fun I’ve made you a Wordsearch, oh but it’s in Hindi obviously! If you’ve got 10 minutes to spare then why don’t you try it out! How many words can you find? Just like a normal wordsearch words can read up, down, left, right and diagonally!
To help you out a little I’ve given you the first word. It’s highlighted in red, can you see it? ह ha...
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Lesson #89: Answering The Telephone
Don’t forget that you can always email me at george@learning-hindi.com if you ever have any questions!
Today we’re going to have a nice easy relaxing lesson after having a quite few difficult lessons recently! We’re going to learn how to answer a telephone in Hindi. Why does this matter? Well, you want to be polite when you answer the phone because you never know who’s...
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We've Moved! (But Not Really)
Look up. Notice anything different? Look again. Seen it? How about now? Ok fine, let me show you…
I’ve moved address! This blog is now hosted on www.learning-hindi.com, instead of the old www.learninghindi.tumblr.com/. But, and here’s the really neat thing, all of the old links and bookmarks still work; you will automatically be redirected to the new page. How...
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Lesson #88: Irregular Verbs in the Past Tense
So do you think you’re starting to get the hang of the Past Tense in Hindi now? We’ve seen quite a lot of new information so don’t worry if you’re still a little rusty, it can take some time to sink in! Remember to check out the Intermediate Grammar Section where you will find all the lessons about Past Tense Verbs. I’d also suggest reading the last lesson again,...
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Anonymous asked: When adding a letter to a consonant, e.g. क ka to कु ku, why is the 'a' removed from the pronunciation?
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Anonymous asked: How does one say Scotland in Hindi?
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Anonymous asked: How do you say in Hindi: I am tired, I'm going to sleep. Good Night, Sweet Dreams and I love you?
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Lesson #87: Practice with the Past Tense
Today we’re just going to practice over and revise what we’ve learnt recently about the Past Tense in Hindi. I’m going to be showing you a lot more examples including some more complicated sentences!
Remember in Hindi the Past Tense is different for Transitive and Intransitive Verbs. We learnt what this word ‘Transitivity’ means back in Lesson #79. Understanding what...
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Lesson #86: Urdu Vowels Part 1: a and aa
Can you remember what we saw last time in An Introduction to the Urdu Alphabet? One of the things we learnt is that the Urdu vowels are basically just the same as the Hindi ones!
But there are two important differences; the first is that Urdu does not have the vowel ऋ ṛi and the second is that the Urdu script is (obviously!) completely different, so of course we’re going to need to learn...