Archive for May, 2012
Hindi Vocabulary for Body Parts Posted by Nitin Kumar on May 29, 2012
Today, I will cover Hindi vocabulary related to body parts. The vocabulary of body parts are given in English with the translation in Hindi and romanized Hindi spellings in brackets. You will find the extra information in one line note below each word if the word would change in its plural form or not. Hindi…
Musical Instruments of India (Stringed) Posted by Nitin Kumar on May 27, 2012
Indian classical music is very diverse and distinct in the whole world. It uses variety of musical instruments to achieve this feat. Hindi film industry incorporates Indian classical music in their sound tracks. I have made a post on some of the stringed musical instruments which are used quite prominently in Indian classical music. 1. वीणा (Veena)…
Superlative Adjectives in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on May 25, 2012
Superlative adjectives are widely used in many languages including Hindi. These are mainly used for comparison of one noun to another. As they are important in Hindi, let’s take the topic of superlative adjectives in detail. Hence, this post will focus on how to convert an adjective to its superlative form in Hindi. In Hindi…
First 100 High Frequency Words in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on May 23, 2012
Many of our Hindi community members who are learning Hindi have requested for a list of high frequency words in Hindi. I have compiled a list that may represent some of 100 high frequency words in Hindi. Hindi words are arranged with their romanized spellings in bracket and English translations or equivalents. Hope you will…
Poem in Hindi – Sun Posted by Nitin Kumar on May 22, 2012
Today, I have another beautiful poem that I thought sharing with you. This poem is about morning and the expressions are beautifully rendered into words by भवानीप्रसाद मिश्र (Bhawani Prasad Mishra), a famous Hindi poet. The poem is in Hindi and I have translated (literal) it in English. Hope you will enjoy. कविता (Kavita –…
Pair of Similar Words Posted by Nitin Kumar on May 22, 2012
Sometime you may encounter some similar sounding words in Hindi. These words are like “weak” or “week” in English. There are plenty of such words in Hindi. Most of these similar words in Hindi are the products of different vowels. The vowel system in Hindi is very comprehensive. To learn Hindi, it is import to…
Hindi in Indian Offices – I Posted by Nitin Kumar on May 19, 2012
In India, the administrative offices have to use Hindi which should be formal and specific. The official vocabulary for such administrative purposes are usually in pure Hindi (Shudh Hindi) with majority of the words derived from Sanskrit. Lets have a look into some of common words used in Indian administration in this post. The words…