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The Evolution of Hindi Numerals Posted by Rachael on Jul 20, 2019
What many refer to as “Arabic numerals,” (अंक/ank=numeral) actually have their origin (मूल/mool) in the Indian subcontinent, from whence they eventually spread to Persia and the Arab world. Although modern Arabic numerals (i.e., 1, 2, 3, etc.) are in common use throughout India today, it is useful to learn their forms in Devanagari as you…
Hindi Numerals Posted by kunthra on Mar 28, 2009
Namaste (नमस्ते)! We’re going to take a look at Hindi numbers. Although Indians can read Arabic numerals like 1, 2, 3 etc. we still have our own number system with different symbols. Also, keep in mind that the symbols are really easy to read and predictable. It’s the pronunciation that’ll kill you. 0 : (०)…
Improve Your Hindi Vocabulary: Prefixes, Part 1 Posted by Rachael on Sep 30, 2018
If you’d like to improve your Hindi vocabulary, one of the best ways to do so is to study prefixes. Like many languages, English included, Hindi contains a wide variety of prefixes, even more so because it is a highly mixed language (or, खिचड़ी भाषा/khichdi baashaa) with a lexicon that derives from numerous other languages…
Hindi Numbers 1 – 20 Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 23, 2012
When you’re ready to learn more Hindi numbers, check out our Hindi Numbers 1 – 100 post! Numeral in English Numeral in Hindi Devanagari Script Rom. Hindi 0 zero ० शून्य Shuniye 1 one १ एक Ek 2 two २ दो Do 3 three ३ तीन Teen 4 four ४ चार Char 5 five ५ पांच…
Parsing in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 21, 2012
Parsing (पद परिचय – Pad Parichay) is an important part of any linguistic study. It helps us to understand, how the different elements of a sentence are structured in a grammatical sense . In Hindi, the various elements of a sentence are well organized and can provide detailed information about grammatical elements such as संज्ञा (Sangya – Noun)…
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…
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…