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Proverbs in Hindi – II Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 28, 2011
Today, let me show you more of common proverbs that we use quite often in our daily conversations 1. अंधा क्या चाहे दो आँखें (Aandha kya chahe do aankhein) – A wish coming true 2. आँख का अंधा नाम नयनसुख (Aankh ka aandha naam nayanshukh) – Opposite qualities of meaning of person’s name 3. कहा…
Historical Sites in Delhi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 27, 2011
Let me show you some of the prominent historical sites in the Delhi. These historical sites consists of ancient structures as well as the new world structures. 1. Qutub Minar Qutub Minar (कुतब मीनार) is the tallest free-standing stone tower in the world and the tallest minaret in India with a height of 72.5 meters…
Grammatical Voices Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 26, 2011
Do you know, how many grammatical voices are present in Hindi? I find it quite important to differentiate between different voices. It not only tells us to use which voices where but also let us understand the structure of a sentences in detail. The form of the verb which tell us about the main subject…
Travel Phrases Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 24, 2011
Travel Phrases…the language of travelers…the life-saving phrases! 🙂 I can imagine a difficult situation when someone from you, might be coming to India and want to explore the vast India without a guide or any other help. I am giving you some of the phrases that you can use during your travel to India. Other…
Conversations in Hindi – General Store Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 21, 2011
In most of India cities, nowadays there are shopping malls with big supermarket or departmental stores where it is not a hassle to do shopping. However, in smaller cities and villages, there are still the traditional markets for everything. You can purchase what you need and there are shops for everything but you have to…
Indian Classical Music Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 20, 2011
Tradition of music is very old in India. First description of music finds its mention in the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition called Vedas (in plural) which are thousands of years old. Indian classical music is spontaneous, elaborate and expressive. It differ slightly from the Western classical music as it uses just-intonation tuning instead…
Phrases Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 19, 2011
Phrases in Hindi are called “पदबंद” (Padband). These are the group of the words which function as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence. These unit may emphasis a noun, pronoun, adjective, verb or adverb in a sentence. In Hindi, phrases are of 5 types. 1. संज्ञा पदबंद (Sangya Padband – Noun Phrase)…