Hindi script

AnonymousMon, 19 Oct 2009 03:46:02 -0500
Hi,
I have only just started to learn Hindi and I find it really difficult to read Hindi script.
How can I manage to read and learn more words if I can't read the script?
Thanks
Thomas
Nikita SharmaMon, 19 Oct 2009 03:53:34 -0500
Hi there,
welcome to the forum Thomas.
I have some good news for you. There is a system to write Hindi that uses English letters. That way you can read Hindi without having to know the script.
It's great for beginners and helps a lot.
Of course, with time you will get used to the script and one day it will be second nature, but in the meantime make the most of this easier system.
We use it in the Rocket Hindi Learning Lounge (as well as script, so you can compare the two).
I hope that helps.

Let me know if you have any questions.
All the best for your Hindi learning.

Nikita
janna Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:00:14 -0500
if you want to learn the script actively, here is a good page for it:
The Hindi Script Tutor
http://www.avashy.com/hindiscripttutor.htm
madhavi Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:58:36 -0500
Hello namasthe. I started hindi learning. i can't know the difference among ka, ki ,ko. can u tell me the difference with examples also



Thank you
dalia Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:31:05 -0500
namaskar,
plz i wanna know the difference between main, mujhe, mujhko, mujhse, main ne.
may u tell me when i have to use each one of them plz?

thank you so much
Anand AMon, 20 Jun 2011 12:32:46 -0500
I find this forum a rather useless tool - I just find more people with the same questions and no answers - I just find more people who are getting confused by the different transliterations used in the lessons and in the vocabulary. What would be helpful would be a chapter about the hindi script, the hindiscriptutor mentioned above (avashi..) doesnt work
Nathan SWed, 22 Jun 2011 14:20:56 -0500
That link does work, I used it myself to learn the hindi script about 8 months ago. Many of the questions asked can be rather difficult to explain, as you cant have the same mind set as English, however Ill see if I can clear a couple of things up.
Difference between ka, ki and ko. Ill start with "ko". Ko can translate to mean "to" HOWEVER, it can be used in many places and it doesnt actually have a translation. It can also kinda be used for the word "the" in English, if you are talking about a specific pronoun. OK some example:
Mujhko dudh pasand hai = I like milk - "to me milk like is"
mujhko asha hai ki tum thiik ho = I am glad that you are well = "to me happiness is that you fine are"
As I said before, it can be used to state a specific object, so instead of saying drink water in general... drink a specific glass of water.
It can also be used to suggest you have something (there are 2 other ways to show this, if you want I can explain them also)
For example: mujhko zukaam hai = i have a cold - to me cold is

Now, ka and kii (you wrote ki, but ki means "that") ka and kii essentially are used as you would use 's... so "baap ka ghar" - father's house. baap kii gadi" - father's car. you use ka, kii (or ke in the plural) depending on the gender of the following noun. (Ghar = house - male and gadi = car - female "note the word car is used more but I just used as an example). NOW in Hindi, they do not really have the word "of" like in English, instead the noun etc is switched. example - The house of Ram - would be - Ram's House.

Now, "main" essentially means "I" - main soc raha huu - I am thinking
mujhe and mujhko are the SAME, use either, it literally means "to me". I spoke a little about this above, they have a lot of different meanings.. but most simple sentences you can read as "to me" and it may make a little sense.

mujhse - ok, se = by, from, with, etc... it essentially puts all these words into one.
to mujhse = by me, from me, with me. It is used in different constructions and such as well... for example. "tum mujhse baat karte ho - you talk with me.

main ne or maine is used as the past tense.. so, you would say "I spoke" in hindi, you would say maine bola. (bol coming from the verb bolna). You just use "ne" if its in the past tense and has a sense of "ed" like in english.

This was a rather brief intro to all of them, but they all really have much deeper grammar, i could write a complete book on it.
Roxanne VSun, 26 Jun 2011 16:26:49 -0500
Something that helps me, is to remember that (generally) "main" goes with "hoon" and "mujhe" goes with "hai."

For example:
Main Roxanne hoon - I am Roxanne
Mujhe chaval pasand hai - I like rice, or literally, to me rice is nice.

This is obviously very simplistic, but I found it helped when I was starting to learn Hindi.
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