Get Started in Hindi requires no prior experience in the language and gives you the opportunity to study at a reasonable, steady pace. This course makes the process nearly painless--it is written in a friendly and supportive tone, and the structure offers you plenty of opportunities for self-practice. You are in control of your learning experience, so you never feel overwhelmed or rushed.

This practical course introduces the new language without inundating you and includes dialogues and exercises, a helpful pronunciation section, manageable lists of practical vocabulary, a glossary of grammar terms, and more.

The accompanying audio CD features recordings by native speakers and contains dialogues from the book as well as exercises in listening and speaking.

Table of contents

Preface/1 Identities/2 Meet the family/3 The world around us/4 Daily events/5 Possessions and professions/6 Looking back/7 What’s going on now/8 Looking ahead/9 What happened then/10 This should be read carefully!/11 Relatives and relatives/12 Feelings/A Grammar summary/Hindi-English vocabulary/English-Hindi vocabulary