Archive for March, 2009
Saying Hi in Hindi Part 2 Posted by kunthra on Mar 8, 2009
Namaste (नमस्ते)! I’m gonna go over some other ways to say hi in Hindi so that you can be prepared in all social situations. Besides saying namaste (नमस्ते), you can also use namaskar (नमस्कार) to say hi in Hindi. The difference between namaste (नमस्ते) and namaskar (नमस्कार) is that namaskar (नमस्कार) is slightly formal. I…
Saying Hello in Hindi Posted by kunthra on Mar 6, 2009
Namaste (नमस्ते)! Remember how I promised that I would go over Hindi greetings? Well today I’m going to take a break from the Hindi alphabet and teach you several Hindi greetings. Ideally this post should have probably been the first lesson on Hindi. Regardless of whether you can read or write Hindi, I think that…
Devanagari (देवनागरी) Posted by kunthra on Mar 5, 2009
Namaste (नमस्ते)! This is my first post of the year and the fact is, I am so excited to share my knowledge of the Hindi language and culture with all of you. I thought it would be fitting to introduce a common Hindi greeting that you might have heard before. Namaste (नमस्ते) literally means I bow to you. …