Hindi for English speakers

Learn Hindi through its script, sounds, and everyday replies

Begin with a greeting and a small task, such as asking a price or arranging a meeting. Read a short expression in Devanagari, learn what it means, and prepare an answer. Connect script and sound to a conversation you can actually continue.

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Read vowel signs in words

Connect the written combination to its spoken order.

Hear consonant contrasts

Practice tongue position and aspiration with a suitable model.

Keep gender in a phrase

Compare the noun and forms that agree with it.

Prepare a respectful reply

Learn address and verb form in the same exchange.

Connect Devanagari with sound and sentence structure

Read consonants with their vowel signs: क, कि and की combine the same consonant with different vowels. In कि, the sign appears before the consonant but the vowel is spoken after it. The inherent अ is not pronounced everywhere, so check real words rather than adding a vowel after every consonant. With suitable audio when available, compare dental त and retroflex ट, then unaspirated क and aspirated ख. These contrasts can distinguish words; they are more than different spellings of English t or k.

Hindi commonly places the verb after the object and uses postpositions, such as घर में (in the house), after a noun. Do not copy English word order mechanically. Nouns have grammatical gender: घर is masculine and किताब feminine; compare अच्छा घर with अच्छी किताब. Learn the noun with an agreeing phrase because English does not give you its Hindi gender. Use आप with appropriate respectful verb forms when the setting calls for them, rather than treating every English you as the same Hindi expression.

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Lesson

खुद ले लीजिए नमक पास करें

Word Match

Help yourself → खुद ले लीजिए

Pass the salt → नमक पास करें

Sentence Builder

खुद कृपया ले लीजिए।

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A routine for script, sound, and a complete answer

Choose one situation and revisit a few expressions on different days.

1. Read a meaningful expression

Identify its consonants and vowel signs with the meaning.
2. Check its sound

Use suitable audio when available; compare a single consonant contrast.
3. Keep the sentence frame

Notice verb position, postpositions, gender and address.
4. Answer without the translation

Change one detail and review the form that slowed your reply.

Use Hindi for a small everyday exchange

Learn a question with an answer and one way to continue.

Greet and introduce yourself

Use नमस्ते, then learn a name question and its reply.

Find a place

Recognize a location expression such as घर में before changing the place.

Ask a price

Practice the question with numbers you can recognize in the answer.

Arrange a meeting

Suggest a time and prepare a polite acceptance or alternative.

Questions about learning Hindi from English

Can I start with Roman letters?

They can help briefly, but spellings vary and may hide sound contrasts. Learn Devanagari alongside useful words rather than postponing it indefinitely.

Is ख just English k followed by h?

It is an aspirated consonant: the release includes a noticeable breath. Compare it with क in a reliable spoken example when available, without inserting a separate vowel.

How do I remember grammatical gender?

Save a noun with an agreeing expression, such as अच्छी किताब. Change one detail and check which forms change; word meaning alone is not a reliable gender rule.

How can I practice Hindi in Lingobi?

Choose English as your native language and Hindi as your learning language. Explore the available activities for the pair and review expressions you could not recall.

Start with a Hindi exchange you can answer

Explore English-to-Hindi practice in Lingobi and build on a few useful replies.