Archive for 'Hindi Language'
Basic Vocabulary in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 30, 2011
Many of you might be just starting to learn Hindi and many of you are still struggling to figure out, what and how to say some of the elementary words related to colors, shapes, surfaces, tastes and smell in Hindi. I have made this post along with the pronunciation scheme (romanized Hindi) along with the English meanings…
Adjectives in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 29, 2011
Today, I will show you the adjectives in Hindi. In Hindi, adjectives are called विशेषण (Visheshad). Visheshad (adjective) is a word that tell us more information of a noun. In Hindi, adjectives are of 4 types. 1. गुणवाचक विशेषण (Gudvachak Visheshad – Qualitative Adjective) This adjective tell us a qualitative attribute of a noun. These adjectives…
Compound in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 25, 2011
Lets me show you an interesting topic of समास (Samaas – Compound) in Hindi. Understanding of them will not only strengthen your comprehension of Hindi texts further but also the creativity of word formation in Hindi. Compound of Hindi comes into existence when two or more than two mutual words are joined in Hindi. There are…
Spelling Mistakes (Consonants & Suffixes) Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 31, 2011
In continuation of our topic on spelling mistakes, let explore the spelling mistakes of consonants and suffixes. Below you will find some of examples of the common spelling mistakes of consonants and suffixes along with their English meaning. Use of “ं ” in place of ” ँ “ Incorrect Spelling Correct Spelling 1. आंख आँख…
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…