Archive for 'Hindi Language'
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)…
Conjunctions Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 17, 2011
Today, let me show you the conjunction in Hindi. Let us see, what they mean, how they are classified and how to use them in the sentences through some examples. In Hindi, Conjunction is called “समुच्चयबोधक” (Samucchy Bodak) which comes from two word, “समुच्चय” which mean combination and “बोधक” which means indicator. These are the…
Interjections Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 15, 2011
Let me introduce the topic of interjection in Hindi. In Hindi, it is called “विस्मयादिबोधक” (Vismayaadibodak), “Vismayaadi” which mean amazement and etc and “bodak” means a word or indicator, which indicate an amazement, acceptance, fear etc . I found them very important as we use them now and then in our daily conversations. Hindi has…