{"id":5094,"date":"2016-09-21T23:29:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T23:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=5094"},"modified":"2018-07-31T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T14:13:54","slug":"get-your-hindi-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/get-your-hindi-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Hindi On"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Introduction, and Your First Conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cAre you Hindi?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you speak Hindu?\u201d<\/p>\n

Newly emigrated Indians have often reported fielding these questions from flummoxed Westerners. After all, it\u2019s not hard to confuse the similar-sounding names for the language, Hindi, and the religion, Hindu.<\/p>\n

In recent times, however, Hindi has been immensely popularized through India\u2019s bustling and world-renowned film industry\u2014Bollywood. With Bollywood’s gyrating music being all the rave of dance parties today, Hindi has been largely disseminated through lyrics and dialogues in movies that are now beginning appeal to a worldwide audience. It’s not uncommon to find Hindi music blaring at dance fitness studios, where non-speakers of the language mouth the words with as much ease and fluency as native speakers.<\/p>\n

Yet, there is a lot more to this centuries-old language than peppy tunes often peppered with innuendo.<\/p>\n

The fact remains, that Hindi is an ancient language that originated somewhere around the 4th century A.D. and evolved over time into the standardized form of today.<\/p>\n

More importantly, Hindi is also the official language of the Republic of India.\u00a0 It is spoken throughout the Indian subcontinent, and as such, is a language that is immensely useful to any traveler seeking to see the breadth of the country with some perspective of an insider.<\/p>\n

According to the Central Hindi Directorate in India, \u201cMore than 180 million people in India regard Hindi as their mother tongue. Another 300 million use it as second language. Outside India, Hindi speakers are 100,000 in USA; 685,170 in Mauritius; 890,292 in South Africa; 232,760 in Yemen; 147,000 in Uganda; 5,000 in Singapore; 8 million in Nepal; 20,000 in New Zealand; 30,000 in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Hindi exists in different flavors and dialects in different parts of the country, the essential language remains the same. When you go to any part of India, you can start your conversation with a brief greeting followed by an introduction of yourself in Hindi.\u00a0 However, it is always polite to first ask if the person you are approaching speak the language.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to ask if someone speaks Hindi.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947. \u0906\u092a \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902? \u00a0Namaste. Aap Hindi boltey hain<\/em>?<\/em>
\n<\/i><\/b>(Hello, do you speak Hindi?)<\/p>\n

Proceed with the rest of the conversation if the person says:<\/p>\n

\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Haan<\/i>.<\/i>
\n<\/i><\/b>(Yes.)<\/p>\nConversation: Introductions<\/span>\n

Let\u2019s listen to the following conversation in Hindi.<\/b><\/p>\n

You:<\/b>\u00a0\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947\u0964 \u0906\u092a \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902?
\nNamaste. Aap kaise hain?<\/em>
\n(Greetings. How are you?)<\/p>\n

Person:<\/b> \u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947\u0964 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0942\u0901\u0964 \u00a0\u0914\u0930 \u0906\u092a ?
\nNamaste. Main theek hoon. Aur aap?<\/em>
\n(Greetings. I am fine. And you?)<\/p>\n

You:<\/b> \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0928\u0940\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u00a0\u0906\u092a\u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948?
\nMera naam Nina hai. Aapka naam kya hai?<\/em>
\n(My name is Nina. What is your name?)<\/p>\n

Person:<\/b> \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0938\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u0939\u0942\u0901\u0964
\nMain Sameer hoon.<\/em>
\n(I\u2019m Sameer.)<\/p>\n

You:<\/b> \u0906\u092a\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0915\u0930 \u0959\u0941\u0936\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0908\u0964
\nAapse mil-kar khushi hui.
\n(Pleased\/happy to meet you.)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Conversation vocabulary:\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe words in bold are transliterations and pronunciations.<\/p>\n

Namaste na-mus-tay <\/strong><\/em>\u2013 greetings
\n\u0906\u092a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aap<\/i><\/b> \u2013 you (second person, respectful)
\n\u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kaise<\/i><\/b> (kay-say<\/b>) \u2013 how
\n\u0939\u0948\u0902\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hain<\/i><\/b> (hayn<\/b>) \u2013 are (a form of the verb root \u201cto be\u201d)
\n\u092e\u0948\u0902\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 main<\/i><\/b> (may<\/b>) \u2013 I
\n\u0920\u0940\u0915\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 theek<\/i><\/b> \u2013 OK\/alright\/fine
\n\u0939\u0942\u0901\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hoon<\/i><\/b> \u2013 am
\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mera<\/i><\/b> (may-<\/b>ra<\/b>) \u2013\u00a0 my
\n\u0928\u093e\u092e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naam<\/i><\/b> \u2013 name
\n\u0939\u0948\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hai<\/i><\/b> (hay<\/b>) \u2013 is
\n\u0906\u092a\u0915\u093e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aap<\/i><\/b>ka<\/i><\/b> \u2013 your
\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kya<\/i><\/b> \u2013 what
\n\u0906\u092a\u0938\u0947\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aapse<\/i><\/b> Mil-<\/i><\/b>kar<\/i><\/b> \u2026 \u00a0\u0939\u0941\u0908\u00a0 hui<\/i><\/b> \u2013 \u2026 has happened upon meeting you
\n\u0959\u0941\u0936\u0940\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 khushi<\/i><\/b> (khoo-shee<\/b>) \u2013 happiness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Introduction, and Your First Conversation   \u201cAre you Hindi?\u201d \u201cDo you speak Hindu?\u201d Newly emigrated Indians have often reported fielding these questions from flummoxed Westerners. After all, it\u2019s not hard to confuse the similar-sounding names for the language, Hindi, and the religion, Hindu. In recent times, however, Hindi has been immensely popularized through India\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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