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Joint Family System Posted by Nitin Kumar on Apr 30, 2011
In India, two family systems are seen quite often. The family system could be nuclear, in which there is only one family living together. This system is very common in big city across India. However, in the business family, small cities and villages, joint family system is quite common. In Joint family, many family or…
Etiquette at Dressing, Meeting & Dining Posted by Nitin Kumar on Apr 29, 2011
After the grammatical lesson on Hindi, now it’s time to learn some cultural prospects of Hindi speaker. I have made a lesson so you could know some of etiquette at dressing, meeting and dining that people follow in North India (Region for native Hindi speakers). Although, these etiquette are more or less same all over India…
Suffixes (प्रत्यय) – Contd Posted by Nitin Kumar on Apr 28, 2011
In continuation of the topic of suffixes, in this lesson I would like to present the second major group of suffixes in Hindi. 2. Suffixes for declension (तद्धित प्रत्यय – Taddhit Pratyy) Those suffixes which add to noun, pronoun, adjective etc to form new words are called तद्धित प्रत्यय (Suffix for Declension) These suffixes are…
Suffixes in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Apr 27, 2011
After the topic on prefixes, how about the topic on suffixes? 🙂 Suffix (प्रत्यय) is the affix that is attached after the stem of a word. In this way, a new word is formed. Just like our previous topic on Prefix, there is also a creation of new word. But what to and how to…
Prefixes in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Apr 26, 2011
Prefix (उपसर्ग) is a word that comes before the stem of a word, here a Hindi word. They are used to alter the meaning of a word. Study of prefixes is important as it can help us to determine the meaning of a given word. Let us explore the topic of prefix in more detail…
Correction of Incorrect Sentences Posted by Nitin Kumar on Mar 31, 2011
Do you know, what kind of mistakes might be there in your Hindi sentences? And, how to fix them? Let me show you today, the types of mistakes that a sentence could have because of a incorrect use of any part of speech. Mistakes are underlined. English translation for the correct sentences are given. The idea…
Conversations in Hindi – Shopping Posted by Nitin Kumar on Mar 31, 2011
When you are in Delhi or any north Indian city, how will you carry out a conversation in a shop? Let me show you, how we usually carry out our conversation while dealing with a Sales Person. Conversations are in Hindi and translations are given in English. First, I would like to tell a important…