namaskar

padmini.madala--

padmini.madala--

July 7, 2011

thumhara naam kya hay???????
sita--

sita--

July 8, 2011

mera naam Sita hay
Divya--

Divya--

July 15, 2011

Mere naam Divya hai. apka naam kya hai?
julie-b1

julie-b1

July 19, 2011

I don't understand the spelling of the words in the conversation bit. Why are they spelled differently, and why are letters capitalized?
Nathan-S

Nathan-S

July 20, 2011

Hindi doesn't use character like English, and thus doesn't have a definite way of spelling, it is merely a representation of the sounds. The Capitalized letters in this course are to show nasalized sounds (if I remember reading correctly)
Keyatta--8

Keyatta--8

July 21, 2011

i have a question...are there 2 ways to say hello in hindi most people say it is Namaste and some say it is Namaskaar. Which one Namaste or Namaskaar?
Nathan-S

Nathan-S

July 22, 2011

Both are correct, its like saying hello or hi in English.
venkatesh--

venkatesh--

July 22, 2011

what is perfect meaniing of teakho
siva--

siva--

September 5, 2011

teskho mean well
Bill-F1

Bill-F1

September 10, 2011

Namaste has a more spiritual/religious meaning. It means "I greet the god in you," a very Hindu thought. Namaskaar is more along the lines of "greetings". Some feel Namaskaar is safer to use when you are not too familiar with the people you are greeting. For instance, Some Indian folks who are Christian or Muslim may not appreciate the Hindu sentiment. Also, in business "greetings" is more appropriate.
Alexandra-P

Alexandra-P

September 12, 2011

Namaskar I am new to Rocket Hindi very excited about learning and i have to will be going to India in January so hope this works!
tejaswi

tejaswi

September 28, 2011

mera naam ramya.aap ka naam?
Chinku-T

Chinku-T

March 31, 2013

mera nam chinku hai. mujhe hindi sikhana cahte hu.apka kaisa chal rahi hai.
Tony-C

Tony-C

June 28, 2014

Can you tell me what the literal meaning of 'Hai' is? I see it in many conversations but I can't associate it to one particular meaning.
Nathan-S

Nathan-S

June 30, 2014

Hi there Tony. I assume you are referencing to the "hai" at the end of sentences. "hai" as written here and spoken without nasal would mean "is" so: mera naam nathan hai - my name IS nathan yah mera kutta hai - it IS my dog yah socta hai - He thinks The first two explain themselves rather easy, but the last one is slightly different as it uses "hai" but we don't use "is" in English to say "I think", but in Hindi there needs to be this "axillary verb" that match with the subject. Hope this helps
LeRoy लेरॉय

LeRoy लेरॉय

December 7, 2014

Thank you for that explanation. I only started this program a week ago and hai has had me wondering as well.

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