tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post8333839501085751565..comments2024-02-22T03:17:33.594-05:00Comments on The White Hindu: Hindi Slow DownAmbaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-23406307665458330162010-08-25T12:07:04.765-04:002010-08-25T12:07:04.765-04:00I've read that you don't need to speak a l...I've read that you don't need to speak a language perfectly in order to raise your children bilingual. Just like you don't need to have perfect pitch to sing your baby a lullaby, you don't need perfect grammar to have the child pick up on the basics. You're providing a grounding that is far superior to nothing at all.<br /><br />Keep faith, my friend. The language will come. You have the will, the way will come to you.Jhttp://52languages.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-63485542698451183262010-08-23T15:54:06.657-04:002010-08-23T15:54:06.657-04:00hinduism knows no language... hindi is no special....hinduism knows no language... hindi is no special.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-36570787412327113892010-08-16T11:16:21.278-04:002010-08-16T11:16:21.278-04:00Thanks, Surya. There is a program for language le...Thanks, Surya. There is a program for language learning where you write blog entries in the language you are trying to learn and they get corrected. I tried it for a bit, but I found it too hard to feel like I was always doing everything wrong! :)Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-12227308320706505262010-08-15T11:21:29.542-04:002010-08-15T11:21:29.542-04:00"Surya, you sound extremely talented with lan..."Surya, you sound extremely talented with language! I'm very impressed".<br /><br />Amba I dont deserve the credit all that much. Its more of a cultural necessity than talent. The town I grew up was populated by both telugu and kannda speaking natives (that border Andhra and Karnataka states). Thus these two are a matter of natural childhood aquisitions.English and Hindi were shoved down our throats in schools thanks to the state education policy.My wife grew up in Punjab, so she speaks all 4 above but replace kannada with punjabi.Our mother tongue is Teleugu.Now here in Midwest both my school going kids speak only one language, like you.<br /><br />I was trying to highlight my failed attempt to learn German language more than anything, thats all. My advice is not to put hindi on your blog here, it will be stretching things a bit too far...you can have a private email exchange with KK instead...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-22365391578050884102010-08-15T08:43:21.625-04:002010-08-15T08:43:21.625-04:00Thanks for all the advice!
I do have the Oxford H...Thanks for all the advice!<br /><br />I do have the Oxford Hindi to English dictionary and I also have a nice thick Hindi to Hindi dictionary that I'm trying to move over to.<br /><br />I also have a pile of Amar Chitra Katha, which I love. <br /><br />I might take the suggestion of writing Hindi on this blog. I might do a little paragraph in Hindi at the end of some of the posts. We'll see. I'm still learning to take constructive criticism! :) At least with you all, I would feel comfortable asking questions about your corrections.<br /><br />I have a couple of avenues for speaking with native speakers. One is the Hindi meet-up group that I am so grateful exists in D.C. Unfortunately, I'm starting to feel embarrassed to go because I still can't really say anything and it is so hard to even try. I keep showing up and I keep listening, which is helpful, but I feel like the people are starting to laugh at me. Probably my imagination though.<br /><br />I look forward to Chinmaya starting up again soon because I do overhear some Hindi there (though most of the people are South Indian, so there's a lot of other languages too). <br /><br />Surya, you sound extremely talented with language! I'm very impressed. I want to be multi-lingual and I have a lot of determination to get there but sometimes I push myself much too hard!Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-85301306633627132302010-08-14T20:02:03.707-04:002010-08-14T20:02:03.707-04:00Hi Amba and Tandava
i was fluent in hindi telugu k...Hi Amba and Tandava<br />i was fluent in hindi telugu kannada and english by the time I left high school. I started learning German as an evening course whilst I was very busy with my professional university education. I t was indeed difficullt to learn a language as a grown up that too if the spoken language in the street is not the same. Take it easy.<br />SuryaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-91511877699871247372010-08-13T16:26:34.304-04:002010-08-13T16:26:34.304-04:00Hi Aamba,
I know exactly how you feel. I too am us...Hi Aamba,<br />I know exactly how you feel. I too am useless at languages, and hadn't seemed to progress past a very elementary level in Hindi. I have taken a break, for a month now, but I do intend to try further after a rest.Tāṇḍavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018820258449552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-14719795499624470252010-08-13T13:06:08.166-04:002010-08-13T13:06:08.166-04:00also wat i think is u should first learn the langu...also wat i think is u should first learn the language to speak(by interacting with native hindi speakers in hindi only) when u become capable of expressing ur opinions/views in hindi fluently. then u should try to learn to read the litrature or grammar part or write it.<br />i hope it helps. im not a trainer im just a student & i could not b always right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-82276911778803785002010-08-13T12:59:58.608-04:002010-08-13T12:59:58.608-04:00it is very difficult to get the skill of speaking ...it is very difficult to get the skill of speaking without a lot of practice. <br />which in USA you are unlikely to get. <br /><br />anyway, have you read "amar(immortal) chitra (picture) katha(stories) "? <br /><br />comics is actually a good way to learn a spoken language. <br />- basuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-32771752402779203752010-08-13T12:59:39.589-04:002010-08-13T12:59:39.589-04:00try thinking in simple hindi the level which u und...try thinking in simple hindi the level which u understand. also try typing the whole transalation of the blog in ur notepad or some thing or atleast type the summary of ur blog . if u want ucan publish it under a label of learning hindi in ur blog in this way people if they find the mistake can guide u. for learing a new language try being among the native speakers of that language if its possible & also ur brain must think in that language atleast for 2hr.<br />my advice is write ur blog first in hindi of ur level in a rough notepad int his way u make ur brain think in hindi for sometime.<br />also as a beginner u should purchase a good hindi to english dictionary. but dont be always dependent on that, slowly migrate to hindi to hindi dictionary and make a habit of referring more to hindi2hindi dictionary.<br />also u should start reading short hindi {kids} stories & search for the meaning of difficult words in dictionary, i hope it helps. im not a trainer im just a student & i could not b always right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com