Colloquial Hindi: The Complete Course for Beginners

ISBN-13: 9781138949720 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 360 str.

USA) Bhatia Tej K (Syracuse University

Opis

Colloquial Hindi: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Hindi as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Hindi in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Hindi is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout. Key features include: A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points An overview of the sounds of Hindi Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Hindi is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Hindi. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

Spis treści

Unit 1: Greetings and Social Etiquette Unit 2: Where are you From? Unit 3: What would you Like? Unit 4: What are your Hobbies? Unit 5: What would you do during the Break? Unit 6: What did you do Yesterday? Unit 7: Can you Speak Hindi? Unit 8: I Need to get Cheques Cashed Unit 9: What's Written in a Fortune Cookie? Unit 10: Indian Festivals

O autorze

Tej Bhatia is Professor of Linguistics and Director, South Asian Langs at Syracuse University. His areas of specialism including bilingualism, second language acquisition and the structure and teaching of English and South Asian languages.