[dani]

Indojinguy, on Jun 2 2006, 11:08 AM, said:

the 'oore' is - in the direction of.

Ok I see. So is this correct: 'दिल्ली के ओर' ?

[Indojinguy]

dani, on Jun 3 2006, 07:35 PM, said:

Ok I see. So is this correct: 'दिल्ली के ओर' ?

yes, but its more like 'dilli kee oore'.

[dani]

ok I got it now: 'दिल्ली की ओर'
oh well, same old transliteration problems. I would tranliterate it like that: dilli ki or ...

I've just checked with the McGregor dictionary and it seems that की ओर (ki or) and की तरफ़ (ki taraf) are more or less synonyms, right?

[Indojinguy]

dani, on Jun 5 2006, 11:50 AM, said:

I've just checked with the McGregor dictionary and it seems that की ओर (ki or) and की तरफ़ (ki taraf) are more or less synonyms, right?

Thats correct Dani. You already know quite a bit of Hindi it seems... Can I ask how/why you learnt Hindi... is some part of your lineage Indian or is your spouse an Indian person?




[Shout] Where are the other members who wanted free lessons?? Or has your interest waned now? [/Shout]

[maharaj]

Indojinguy, on Jun 5 2006, 04:02 AM, said:

Thats correct Dani. You already know quite a bit of Hindi it seems... Can I ask how/why you learnt Hindi... is some part of your lineage Indian or is your spouse an Indian person?
[Shout] Where are the other members who wanted free lessons?? Or has your interest waned now? [/Shout]

I am still reading every post on this thread, however, lessons are moving beyond me fast.  Carry on, if you will.  This is good stuff.  I know more now than I did at beginning of this thread so thank you very much everyone.

Maha

[dani]

Indojinguy, on Jun 5 2006, 12:02 PM, said:

Can I ask how/why you learnt Hindi... is some part of your lineage Indian or is your spouse an Indian person?

Neither the first, nor the second. It's just I can't stand watching movies with subtitles
And knowing a bit Hindi could add some spice to my next visit...

I learn Hindi with several books, classes at the university (just for fun, but hey, I even get some credit points ) and by watching lots of bollywood movies.

[fromusawithluv]

That's really admirable Dani!  When are you planning on visiting India?

Indojinguy!!! I'm here!!  Sorry maan...been really busy...travelling..blah blah blah..  of course I'm interested...
lehkin..abi tak...kannada chaiyeh, quikeen mei Bangalore mey hain.

[dani]

fromusawithluv, on Jun 20 2006, 03:23 PM, said:

That's really admirable Dani!  When are you planning on visiting India?

I'll be there on time for Divali this year

[fromusawithluv]

Dani, lucky you!!  wish I could stay here for navarathri AND deepavalli (diwali)...
I don't think i'll be able to extend my airline tickets any further... you'll have a BLAST here in India..esp. if you're in the North plus you'll be able to put your Hindi skills to use..

[sego]

I find the hindi language is best learned with some Hindi speaking friends and lots  of reading books in  Hindi  script.

[Indojinguy]

fromusawithluv, on Jun 20 2006, 03:23 PM, said:

lehkin..abi tak...kannada chaiyeh, quikeen mei Bangalore mey hain.

Laykin... phil-haal kannada chahiyeh, quenkee mein ab Bangalore mein hoon.

[edwardseco]

The bottom line is immersion. Find a village where few if any speak another language and it will be a course in thinking in another language..

[dani]

edwardseco, on Jun 22 2006, 02:03 AM, said:

Find a village where few if any speak another language and it will be a course in thinking in another language..

That would be sooo cool! I hope I find the time and the courage to do that this winter

[deathbydalbhat]

The number one best way to learn a language, trust me on this one, it's how I perfected my German and my Italian, is to have a significant other who speaks that language!   Only when you can fight and (then) make love in a foreign language can you say that you've mastered it...   My Nepali is much better now, thanks to my new, er, 'sathi'....   

Uh, back to Hindi... For those who live in the New York area there will be a Hindi class starting in September at the Ganesh temple in Flushing, which happens to be my neighborhood, so I think I will be there. PM me if you would like the specifics...

[beebah]

I found a good way to practise is to watch Hindi films over and over again, stopping and rewinding scenes. ALso you can get some films which have devnagari subtitles so you can find out exactly what peolpe are saying, analyse it and then listen agaion. I can only think of one off te top of my head and that's teh Indian release of The Incredibles, which has Shah Rukh Khan and his son doing the Hindi dubbing. It's known as Hum Hain Lajawab  in Hindi - lots of fun!

Edited by beebah, 12 July 2006 - 09:31 PM.

[dani]

beebah, on Jul 12 2006, 05:59 PM, said:

I can only think of one off te top of my head and that's teh Indian release of The Incredibles, which has Shah Rukh Khan and his son doing the Hindi dubbing. It's known as Hum Hain Lajawab  in Hindi - lots of fun!

hehe, this one was very funny indeed

[beebah]

dani, on Jul 13 2006, 11:57 AM, said:

hehe, this one was very funny indeed

Indeed it was -I really liked the English version at teh cinema and was chuffed to find teh Indian version had Shah Rukh doing it.

Another tip for learning Hindi is to print off teh lyrics to film songs from certain websites, learn them and their meaning and sing along to the films - it works!

[jyoti]

beebah, on Jul 13 2006, 04:18 AM, said:

Indeed it was -I really liked the English version at teh cinema and was chuffed to find teh Indian version had Shah Rukh doing it.

   Uh...  is chuffed a good thing, or a bad thing?

I found it at Planet M the other day and was very excited!  Since I've seen the movie in English, I think it'll help a lot in picking up on the Hindi, but we'll find out!

[iwanttogoback]

chuffed is a very good thing.

[Anna Ruth]

Hi friends  
      My suggestion is that you should make more and more indians friends on social networking sites like facebook, orkut and  myspace, and ask them to talk to in Hindi. This is the best way to learn Hindi.