Learn Hindi: A Friendly Beginners Book

What you’ll learn in this beginners book

This book is designed for A1–A2 learners who want a practical start. You’ll learn how hindi sounds and letters work, how to build simple sentences, and how to talk about everyday topics like family, food, time, transport, and shopping. Clear English explanations keep the focus on meaning, so you can learn fast without getting stuck.

Each unit mixes short readings, listen-and-repeat lines, and tiny writing tasks. Micro-reviews help you lock in key words in minutes, not hours. You’ll see real-life phrases, then practice with guided prompts until the patterns feel natural.

• Introduce yourself and ask basic questions
• Read and write core Devanagari letters
• Handle prices, time, days, and minutes
• Build and vary simple SOV sentences

Devanagari, sounds, and stress-free reading

You can start reading hindi quickly with a gentle path into Devanagari. The book pairs each new letter with a familiar word, shows the matras (vowel marks), and uses a clean transliteration only as training wheels. You’ll practice tricky contrasts like t/ṭ and d/ḍ, plus long vs short vowels.

If you’re nervous about the script, begin with the first ten letters and the most common matras. A few minutes of tracing and saying them aloud each day adds up fast over seven to ten days.

• Trace letters while speaking the sound
• Say + write together: ka, ki, ke, ko
• Use minimal pairs: ta/ṭa, da/ḍa
• Do 3-minute micro-drills after each page

Grammar basics you’ll actually use

Hindi uses Subject–Object–Verb order and postpositions (like mē̃, par, ko) instead of many English-style prepositions. Nouns have gender, and adjectives agree (often -a to -i). The present tense uses forms of ‘to be’ (hai, hoon, hain), and questions are easy to form with rising intonation or kya.

The book gives tiny, reusable frames so you can swap words and still sound natural. Learn one frame, build ten sentences, and you’ve learned more than a page of rules ever could.

• Main Alex hoon. (I am Alex.)
• Yeh kitaab achchhi hai. (This book is good.)
• Mujhe paani chahiye. (I want water.)
• Kya aap samajhte hain? (Do you understand?)

Everyday phrases, days, and telling time

From day one, you’ll use greetings, thanks, and simple requests: namaste, dhanyavaad/shukriya, kripya, maaf kijiye. You’ll practice numbers for money and time, plus everyday questions like “Where is…?” and “How much?”

Time is practical: learn days (aaj today, kal yesterday/tomorrow by context, parson day after/before) and minutes for schedules. For the clock, use baje for o’clock and minute for minutes, e.g., paanch baje, das minute baad (at five, in ten minutes).

• Namaste! Mera naam Sam hai.
• Aaj somvaar hai. Kal milte hain?
• Kitne baje? Paanch baje, bees minute.
• Yeh kitne ka hai? (How much is this?)

A simple study plan and helpful resources

Follow a 30-day plan: 15 minutes on a new page, then 5 minutes of review. That’s all you need to keep steady momentum. On busy days, do just the review—consistency beats cramming.

The book includes a printable checklist and a companion pdf for handwriting sheets and vocabulary cards. You can also use free, open-licensed audio and wordlists for extra listening. Keep your toolkit light so you keep moving.

• Day 1–7: letters + top 50 words
• Day 8–14: phrases for travel and food
• Day 15–21: questions, postpositions, time
• Day 22–30: short dialogs + mini stories

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