Hindi Level 1

Level 1 Examples

This set will help you:

• Build vocabulary and language basics.
• Spell and write accurately.
• Speak without a script.
• Retain what you’ve learned.
• Read and understand in your new language.

Sample topics include:

• Age, family relations, household items
• Introductions and greetings
• Times of day and calendar terms
• Buying and selling

About Hindi

Hindi is the official language of India. It is also used in many other countries, including Fiji and Nepal. There are over 400 million speakers of Hindi around the world.

Hindi Learning Tips

• There is no distinction between upper- and lowercase letters in Hindi.
• In the Hindi writing system, a character can stand for only one sound. You’ll never have to worry about a character having more than one possible pronunciation.
• Each Hindi vowel has 2 different forms: independent and dependent. In general, the dependent form is used when the vowel follows a consonant, while the independent form follows a vowel or is the first letter of a word.
• In general, when a Hindi consonant is not written with a vowel character immediately following it, it is automatically pronounced with a certain vowel sound called a schwa. This sound is very common in Hindi and because it’s not written out, it makes Hindi spelling much simpler.
• Some Hindi consonants may sound very similar to each other because they are pronounced with only slightly different movements of the tongue. Other Hindi consonants only differ from each other in the amount of air that is released when pronounced. Rosetta Stone will help you recognize and apply these different sounds through exposure and practice.
• There are 2 categories of Hindi nouns: masculine and feminine. Verbs and adjectives may change to match the category of the noun.
• Hindi has both formal and informal ways to address others, depending on the age of the speaker and her relationship to the person being addressed.