Learn Hindi for beginners

Hindi is written in the Devanagari script. You learn to read it alongside speaking; you do not have to master it first.

Hindi separates sounds English blends together, such as aspirated and unaspirated consonants. Listening and repeating gets your ear and mouth to notice the difference.

• नमस्ते: hello
• धन्यवाद: thank you
• मुझे पानी चाहिए।: i need water.

1. 1

   Listen first

   Hear the Hindi sentence before you try it so your ear knows the target.

2. 2

   Say it out loud

   Say the sentence three times. Slow first, then natural speed.

3. 3

   Build it

   Rebuild the sentence from its words so the word order sticks.

4. 4

   Repeat tomorrow

   Start the next session with yesterday's sentences.

• Only reading and tapping, and never saying anything aloud.
• Memorising word lists with no sentences around them.
• Waiting until you feel ready to speak. You get ready by speaking.
• Studying for two hours once a week instead of fifteen minutes daily.
• Expecting fast results. Hindi takes about 1,100 hours to reach working proficiency, but basic spoken Hindi comes much sooner.