Learning Hindi: Speak, Read and Write Hindi - Brajesh Samarth - 9780804857475 - Tuttle Publishing

  Learn to speak Hindi quickly!  

This book teaches you the basics of the Hindi language, including practical daily conversations and vocabulary. It enables you to begin communicating effectively from the very first day. All Hindi words and sentences are given in the native script and romanized words, with English translations.  

Useful notes and explanations on pronunciation, the Hindi script, greetings and requests, basic sentence patterns and vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and etiquette dos and don'ts are all included. A useful bi-directional dictionary of commonly-used Hindi words and phrases is provided at the back.  

Key features of this book include:  

• Carefully constructed lessons designed for beginning adult learners
• Basic sentence patterns and vocabulary used in daily conversations
• Suitable for self-study learners as well as beginner level classes
• Hindi script and romanized versions of all Hindi texts with English translations
• Cultural notes for understanding Indian customs and norms

Free native-speaker audio recordings of the dialogues, vocabulary and exercises are available online teaching the reader to pronounce the Hindi words and phrases in the book correctly. Free printable flash cards are also available for further practice.