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Antonyms in Hindi – II Posted by Nitin Kumar on Dec 26, 2011
In continuing my post on Antonyms in Hindi, I will show the antonyms for some of the common Hindi words. Antonyms in Hindi are called विलोम शब्द (Vilom – Opposite, Shabdh – Words) Like the first post, I would like to point out some observations as given below Many antonyms are being made by adding certain…
Christmas in India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Dec 24, 2011
Christian population might be just under 3 % in India but Christmas holiday is a state holiday in India. India is a secular country and home to some of the biggest religions of world, be it Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism which were originated in India or be it Christianity and Islam. Christmas is celebrated not just…
Loan Words in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Dec 23, 2011
Hindi language is full of loan words and you would be amazed to see, many words that we use in our daily conversation have foreign origin. Words which seem unmistakably indigenous or derived from Sanskrit like चाय (Tea), सितार (Sitar), हिंदी (Hindi), जवाहर (Gem) and दोस्त (Friend) etc. are all loan words! Let’s check out…
Etymology Posted by Nitin Kumar on Dec 22, 2011
Etymology (शब्द – विचार) is study of words’ history, their origins as well as modification in their forms and meanings. Today, I will focus on the classification of Hindi words based on their construction, origin and meaning. A. बनावट के आधार पर (Based on Construction) 1. रुढ़ शब्द (Elementary Words) Those words which can not…
Hindi Alphabet Posted by Nitin Kumar on Dec 21, 2011
For all our new learners or who wish to start learning Hindi, I have first step for you. Yes, I am talking about the alphabet in Hindi. In Hindi, alphabet is called वर्णमाला (Varna Mala), which came from वर्ण(varna) meaning letter and माला (mala) meaning chain. So, are you ready to dive into a wonderful…
Hindi Numbers 1 – 100 Posted by Nitin Kumar on Dec 18, 2011
Numbers in Hindi can be a little tricky in the beginning, but once you notice some of the regular patterns, you can remember them easily. Below is a handy table of Hindi numbers from 1 to 100. Some hints for you, we have some ending like “ah” (11-18), “is” (19 – 38s) and so on. Moreover, the prefixes…
Idioms in Hindi – II Posted by Nitin Kumar on Dec 17, 2011
Idioms in Hindi are called मुहावरा (Muhawra) and plural is मुहावरों (Muhawre). Idioms are important part of Hindi language and we use them in our daily conversations. In continuing post, I’ll present some more idioms in Hindi. Some of the idioms end with verbs like होना (to be), उगलना (to spit) etc. I will give a hint, the verb usually…