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Spelling Mistakes (Vowels) Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 30, 2011
Many time, people make spelling mistakes in Hindi which happen because of the confusion of using right vowels, consonants or suffixes. For a Hindi learner, these spelling mistakes are even more difficult to handle because of early mistakes they make in pronunciation and spelling. One reason why these spelling mistakes happen could be that we…
Tenses in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 28, 2011
Today, I will show you the tenses in Hindi. Each of tenses are further divided into their sub-types. For better understanding, the examples are provided in Hindi and their translations are given in English. भूतकाल (Past Tense) In Hindi, past tenses are of 6 types: 1. सामान्य भूत (Past Indefinite Tense) The past indefinite tense…
Joining in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 26, 2011
How to join consonants, vowels etc to make a new word in Hindi might be a question for any Hindi learner.In many languages, it is quite common to draw inspiration from two words to make a new word which not only sounds interesting, appropriate, save space but also shows the creative side of any language…
Shopping (Fruits & Vegetables) Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 25, 2011
Lets me show you the shopping culture of native Hindi speakers, their shopping & bargaining habits and most important of them all, some of the common vocabulary related to fruits and vegetables in Hindi. In the following scene, Rita goes to a Sabzi Mandi (सब्जी मंडी) (a wholesale vegetable and fruit market). She wants a stock of…
Punctuation in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jun 30, 2011
Do you know what kind of Punctuation symbols or marks are commonly used in Hindi? Just like many other languages, the punctuation symbols are very important in Hindi. They help us to determine the structure and organisation of the written language as well as the intonation during reading. Let me show you some of the…
Synonyms in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jun 29, 2011
In this post, I wish to present something from vocabulary and grammar in Hindi. The topic is Synonyms in Hindi. Below, you will find some of the most common synonyms that are frequently used in Hindi. Interesting point is that, some of the noun and their synonyms are also used to name a girl (Nisha, Komal) or…
Hindi & Its Origin Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jun 28, 2011
Today, I will show you the origins of Hindi and other related languages of India. As you might already know that several languages are spoken in India and Hindi is one of them. All of the languages of India can be grouped into two major group that are 1) Indo-European languages that include Hindi, Punjabi…