Hindi Self-Learning - A Bibliography

Johnny · Nov 1st, 2008, 10:26

A book which was ommited in post #4:

- Diccionario hindi-español; Central Hindi Directorate, Government of India, New Delhi, 1987

Again a glossary instead of a dictionary, just providing translation of the word in Spanish; out of print.

Johnny

A new book for Spanish-speaking people interested in the Hindi language:

- Hindi para principiantes, by Rupert Snell; Editorial Herder, Barcelona, 2007

From Teach Yourself; also available with two audio CD. The first commercially available book in Spanish for Hindi self-learning.

Johnny

Johnny · Nov 19th, 2008, 07:14

Some more books to add to the Hindi self-learning bibliography in Spanish language:

- Hindi para principiantes, by Rupert Snell; Editorial Herder, Barcelona, 2007

From Teach Yourself; also available with two audio CD. The first commercially available book in Spanish for Hindi self-learning.

- Diccionario hindi-español; Central Hindi Directorate, Government of India, New Delhi, 1987

Again a glossary instead of a dictionary, just providing translation of the word in Spanish; out of print.

- Hindú elemental; Divulgación Idiomática Internacional, Aranjuez, 1974

Out of print; available for browsing in the "Biblioteca Nacional" (National Library).

Johnny

indiaprof · Jan 18th, 2009, 10:24

Mohini Rao's Teach Yourself Hindi. Cheap and pretty good - very clear, not a lot of technical grammar, lots of examples, and good transliteration for pronunciation. Also with devanagari script alongside the transliteration, which is helpful for beginners.

Also, try online a series of little videos put together by the U.S. Department of Education and a Hindi professor in North Carolina, "A Door into Hindi." I'll see if I can track down the url. This includes lessons as well as live and interactive conversations filmed in India and Pakistan, involving American students and Indians/Pakistanis.

Here's the link:

http://taj.chass.ncsu.edu/

tnv1980 · Mar 1st, 2009, 18:40

Well I will bring this up again

I am finally going to india in April!

Unfortunatley I am a somewhat slow learner when it comes to other languages.. I bought the book of Rupert Snell but it will take quite a while before i can speak hindi with that..

@ Haemish could you post your book in ebay again? I am sure it would be of great help !

cheers

Vik

Lugubert · Mar 1st, 2009, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeakXV

The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary. Edited by R. S. McGregor.
A Primer of Modern Standard Hindi. Michael C. Shapiro

McG - excellent.
Shapiro - OK, but not my favourite. Not bad in explaining grammar, but IMO R. S. McGregor: Outline of Hindi Grammar does it better.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreamer

I have also found the books by Rupert Snell very good. Called Teach Yourself Hindi

That's the one I use now when taking up Hindi again after a couple of years.

Quote:

Originally Posted by contrabassista

Definitely Rupert Snell! And because he has written several (Beginner's Hindi and Hindi and another I have not touched) you can do the grammar again on different material and vocab. Cd"s are great for listening in the car.
...
Avoid "Colloquial Hindi" by Tej Bhatia. The CD's are mostly English explanation that is already in the book, and the Hindi is rather scant. I find literal translations of English actually harmful even if they are followed immediately by the proper Hindi.

I second.

You won't need any other dictionary HI-EN than the abovementioned McGregor. It's more difficult in the other direction. The Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary is probably all right for Hindi speakers studying English, but I ideally want one word or as few words as possible when looking for the equivalent of an English word, not a long explanation in Hindi of what the word means. I already know that.

I find Anand: The Modern English-Hindi Dictionary quite decent, but despite its smaller size, Bulke: An English-Hindi Dictionary is often more helpful to me.

Johnny · Aug 27th, 2009, 06:11

A new book for Spanish-speaking people interested in learning the Hindi language:

- Hindi de cada día, by Ana Thapar; Pons Idiomas (Difusión Centro de Investigación y Publicación de Idiomas, S.L.), Barcelona, 2009

Conversation guide Spanish-Hindi/Hindi-Spanish; includes MP3 & Audio CD.

Johnny

Forum Leader · Sep 12th, 2009, 00:10

Regretfully, a bunch of posts advertising and discussing an IM member's own book have been deleted.

Sorry to all whose posts have therefore disappeared, and for the frustration this will inevitably inflict on many.

Rules are rules, folks.

Johnny · Sep 27th, 2009, 08:53

A list of useful dictionaries for the learning of Hindi language through English medium:

GENERAL DICTIONARIES

- The Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary, by R.S.McGregor; Oxford University Press, New Delhi; 330 Rs.

A must; over 70.000 entries providing etimology or origin of the word, meanings, examples of use, compound words...

- Advanced Learner's English-Hindi Dictionary, by Dr.Hardev Bahri; Rajpal, New Delhi; 500 Rs.

Also a must, providing meanings, examples of use, and compound words; appendixes covering grammar basics and other useful information.

- Pocket Hindi-English Dictionary and Pocket English-Hindi Dictionary, by Dr.Hardev Bahri; Rajpal, New Delhi; 40 Rs.

Pocket size dictionaries with more than 20.000 entries each.

SPECIAL DICTIONARIES

- English-Hindi Dictionary, by Dr.Hardev Bahri; Rajpal, New Delhi, 210 Rs.

Myriads of entries, with coverage not only of "normal" vocabulary, but also technical, cult, and even insolit words. No examples of use, but along with the meanings compound words, derivatives, idioms, etc. are provided. Miscellaneous appendixes.

- Dictionary of Hindi Verbs, by Helmut Nespital; Lokbharti, Allahabad; 1100 Rs.

Bulky volume in which, after a very technical introduction, only verbs are listed, including causatives. For each one, apart for the basic meaning, all the possible compound verbs are provided along with the nuance in meaning they convey. Real examples of use taken from books and scholars.

- Sahaj Samantar Kosh, by Arvind and Kusum Kumar; Rajkamal, New Delhi; 395 Rs.

Comprehensive thesaurus, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words; totally written in Hindi.

Johnny

Nov 1st, 2008, 10:26	#16
Johnny Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Barcelona (Spain) Posts: 8	A book which was ommited in post #4: - Diccionario hindi-español; Central Hindi Directorate, Government of India, New Delhi, 1987 Again a glossary instead of a dictionary, just providing translation of the word in Spanish; out of print. Johnny A new book for Spanish-speaking people interested in the Hindi language: - Hindi para principiantes, by Rupert Snell; Editorial Herder, Barcelona, 2007 From Teach Yourself; also available with two audio CD. The first commercially available book in Spanish for Hindi self-learning. Johnny Last edited by Dilliwala : Nov 6th, 2008 at 13:23. Reason: merge posts

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Johnny Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Barcelona (Spain) Posts: 8	Dictionaries A list of useful dictionaries for the learning of Hindi language through English medium: GENERAL DICTIONARIES - The Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary, by R.S.McGregor; Oxford University Press, New Delhi; 330 Rs. A must; over 70.000 entries providing etimology or origin of the word, meanings, examples of use, compound words... - Advanced Learner's English-Hindi Dictionary, by Dr.Hardev Bahri; Rajpal, New Delhi; 500 Rs. Also a must, providing meanings, examples of use, and compound words; appendixes covering grammar basics and other useful information. - Pocket Hindi-English Dictionary and Pocket English-Hindi Dictionary, by Dr.Hardev Bahri; Rajpal, New Delhi; 40 Rs. Pocket size dictionaries with more than 20.000 entries each. SPECIAL DICTIONARIES - English-Hindi Dictionary, by Dr.Hardev Bahri; Rajpal, New Delhi, 210 Rs. Myriads of entries, with coverage not only of "normal" vocabulary, but also technical, cult, and even insolit words. No examples of use, but along with the meanings compound words, derivatives, idioms, etc. are provided. Miscellaneous appendixes. - Dictionary of Hindi Verbs, by Helmut Nespital; Lokbharti, Allahabad; 1100 Rs. Bulky volume in which, after a very technical introduction, only verbs are listed, including causatives. For each one, apart for the basic meaning, all the possible compound verbs are provided along with the nuance in meaning they convey. Real examples of use taken from books and scholars. - Sahaj Samantar Kosh, by Arvind and Kusum Kumar; Rajkamal, New Delhi; 395 Rs. Comprehensive thesaurus, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words; totally written in Hindi. Johnny

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Johnny Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Barcelona (Spain) Posts: 8	Some more books to add to the Hindi self-learning bibliography in Spanish language: - Hindi para principiantes, by Rupert Snell; Editorial Herder, Barcelona, 2007 From Teach Yourself; also available with two audio CD. The first commercially available book in Spanish for Hindi self-learning. - Diccionario hindi-español; Central Hindi Directorate, Government of India, New Delhi, 1987 Again a glossary instead of a dictionary, just providing translation of the word in Spanish; out of print. - Hindú elemental; Divulgación Idiomática Internacional, Aranjuez, 1974 Out of print; available for browsing in the "Biblioteca Nacional" (National Library). Johnny

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indiaprof Account Closed Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In the past, most of the time Posts: 820	Mohini Rao's Teach Yourself Hindi. Cheap and pretty good - very clear, not a lot of technical grammar, lots of examples, and good transliteration for pronunciation. Also with devanagari script alongside the transliteration, which is helpful for beginners. Also, try online a series of little videos put together by the U.S. Department of Education and a Hindi professor in North Carolina, "A Door into Hindi." I'll see if I can track down the url. This includes lessons as well as live and interactive conversations filmed in India and Pakistan, involving American students and Indians/Pakistanis. Here's the link: http://taj.chass.ncsu.edu/

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tnv1980 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 1	Well I will bring this up again I am finally going to india in April! Unfortunatley I am a somewhat slow learner when it comes to other languages.. I bought the book of Rupert Snell but it will take quite a while before i can speak hindi with that.. @ Haemish could you post your book in ebay again? I am sure it would be of great help ! cheers Vik

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