Learn Hindi — The Fast, Easy & Fun Way

Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of Northern India. With over 322 million native speakers and another 270 speaking it as their second language, Hindi belongs to a family of Indo European languages, Indo Aryan languages and Iranian languages. Hindi is an official language in Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and many many more States and union territories National Capital Territory, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Similar to Sanskrit, Hindi uses a Devanagari script to write.

The absolute first step of having to learn a language is to recognise and introduce the language to yourself and also familiarise yourself with the language, its associated culture thoroughly.

Many linguist experts consider Hindi to be one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn. But with great work and determination, there are great rewards. And this is also true for tackling the challenge of becoming fluent in Hindi. It is worth the effort.

But there is a lot more than this required to speak a sentence!

To start learning a language the best practice is to learn memory and get familiar with the few basic sentences introducing yourself talking about yourself and your hobbies such as Mera Naam Asmi hai. Mai Bangalore me rehti hoon. (My name is Asmi. I stay in Bangalore). Since you don’t know the Hindi script yet, write down the pronunciation of sentences in your mother tongue or the Roman script just as I have done for you!

Pursue Stimulated Learning in a group

Learning in a group of friends or people who share a similar interest, can not only be fun but can keep you proactively engaged in learning. We all know whenever something is done in a group not only that gets done faster, efficiently, but it also does not seem like a big load! No one knows how time flies! You could also keep Hindi speaking get-togethers at home and play games such that the first person slipping to talk in their native language to talk first would have to treat the others.  Alternatively, you can also create your own Flashcards and play with the group, using interesting tasks to be executed, in the event the answer is wrong or spoken in a native tongue other than Hindi.

It’s all about acting

Learn phrases that are in practical and daily use first. Grammar should not be your first stop, instead, you must go on to achieve such a level of Hindi, that you can speak it without translating the context in your mind. This way the learning process is much quicker and you get quickly confident about basic phrases and day-to-day use sentences. Learning a few dialogues of the Hindi movies and inactive for yourself in front of a mirror or with your pet or with another family member or a sibling where you both can share a hearty laugh!

Mnemonics and words that tickle your funny bone!

Post this move over to grammar and learning the Devanagari script! Once you are comfortable conversing in basic Hindi, it’s a good time to correct your sentence construction. You can use online resources such as dictionaries or any good Hindi learning book or if you can find a tutor. Ask your trainer for some fun-loving words that you can memorize such as कुकुरमुत्ता which means a wild mushroom. You are likely to remember words that make you laugh easily. Using Mnemonics to help you with the new grammar and phrases could add up to the fun factor!

Vocabulary and flash-cards

Make the learning journey interesting with the use of Flashcards for acquiring the relevant vocabulary required to help you speak further. Maintain a journal to jot down all new and difficult words used in day to day conversations that you need help with, to enrich your language skill. Find Memrise and  Anki coming to your rescue.

Enjoy making mistakes! Its a part of your learning journey and each milestone is important!

Learn the language in an absolutely fun manner without getting deterred by the fact that you are going to make mistakes! Everyone makes mistakes while learning! Why would you want to learn if you were perfect? And while we learn we are bound to make silly, funny mistakes that may make others laugh. Don’t take it as humiliation instead develop a funny bone so that you can laugh at them too!

Practice, practice, practice! And then repeat practise!

Practice even if you are making mistakes. If possible find a native speaker or Hindi tutor and try to speak Hindi with that person.

Turn your practice into fun by actually logging in to YouTube typing Hindi in the genre section, and listen to some melodious Hindi songs that have been there for almost decades you could also look for some Hindi movies on YouTube besides this there are many apps set a SonyLiv, Zee5, Hotstar Prime Video, Netflix would that offer you numerous Hindi shows to learn from! Listen to numerous Hindi video stations such as Radio Mirchi, 91FM etc on the way back from your office or on your way to work you could even fit in in your spare time while walking the dog or cleaning your car! You could also log in to some Hindi online podcasts such as Hindipodcast101 to gain a maximum of the online resources!

The simplest way to learn any language is to be consistent and dedicated to studying and practising that language. There are no shortcuts, just dedicated efforts can lead you to speak Hindi fluently. Luckily Hindi is one of the most popular languages of the world with nearly 1.5 billion speakers, so you have enough people to practice Hindi with! With this, I hope you can make your learning easy and fun. And yes do not forget to take expert help from Multibhashi- to avoid struggling with the language!