Indian Languages you can speak?

singh2nv · Oct 19th, 2005, 07:09

PUNJABI,english, hindi,gujarati(my gf teaches me dat),a bit of spanish too

edwardseco · Oct 19th, 2005, 08:05

At one time I was trained in Hindi-Urdu and Marathi. Tried with little success Bengali and Telegu. I am a very slow reader now. Last trip I was so delighted to find that after a few hours in Maharashtra I could pick out the conversation again. Now I know I need more practice. Get me back! So many obligations holding me here..

hollow · Oct 19th, 2005, 08:07

where is gujarati?!
(I might have spelt it wrong. I can't speak it, but that's where my peeps are from and what they spoke when I was younger.)

InsideTheOutdoors · Oct 19th, 2005, 08:32

Hindi, Kannada and a little bit of Marathi thrown in.... But mostly i find all languages kinda similiar.... I just observe the people spekaing them.....

u see.... actions speak louder than words...

hoshii2000 · Oct 19th, 2005, 08:50

I've bought a Hindi/Urdu phrasebook... Does that count?

Anyone out there know of a site for learning hindi that has mp3 files?

seraph · Oct 19th, 2005, 09:27

tike tike Oriya

stormysky · Oct 19th, 2005, 10:21

By the by Mr Paagalu,

You missingu the most impoootent India languageu which, I telling you is Englishu. And Indiansu allways speakingu Inglishu.

Thank u saar!!!

PeakXV · Oct 19th, 2005, 10:36

Well every time I visit India and utter a few words in Hindi, the very kind people say, "Oh sir you are speaking beddy beddy good hindi!" But being totally honest here ... in actually fact .... it's more like a crude pidgin form of the Queen's Hinglish

TREKorDIE · Oct 19th, 2005, 23:09

Can read,write and speak Bengali, Hindi and English. Can understand Oriya little bit.

appu · Oct 20th, 2005, 00:05

No option for Hinglish!?

Can read and speak read write and speak English, Marathi, Hindi. Can speak Gujarati and read it somewhat.

Can understand spoken Punjabi and Bengali fairly well.

Anyone who can read devnagri scripts would be able to read Sanskrit - understanding what they have just read is another matter entirely!

If you ask Indians on this board, it will be a fair bet that most will be tri-lingual, and a certainty that all will be bi-lingual.

lotus blossom · Oct 20th, 2005, 00:14

i admire those who can speak other languages. my brain seems slow to assimilate them.

i can speak a few essential words of hindi, but am lost beyond words in conversation. and a few phrases of kashmiri, a very fascinating language. lol bar (give love)

harshad · Oct 20th, 2005, 00:48

well I can speak Hindi, Hinglish (Hindustani English), Marathi, thoda sa Panjabi but understand many more namely Gujrati, Hadoti (spoken around Kota in Rajasthan)

I think I need to pick up some more of them.

shanthi · Oct 20th, 2005, 01:39

Man! after almost 54 years, I'm still struggling with English!!

karolina · Oct 20th, 2005, 03:39

would love to learn oriya

, I guess I would have to spend more time in Orissa then, being in Sweden wouldn't give me many opportunities to practice would it...
understand a few words in hindi & would love to learn more...
has anyone learnt an indian language while you're in another country & maybe just spent a couple of months in india every now & then?

Dilliwala · Oct 1st, 2008, 22:32

Does Hinglish count?

(edwardseco can speak Hindi and Marathi - wow!)

View Poll Results: Which Indian Languages can you speak?
Hindi	47	78.33%
Bengali	6	10.00%
Punjabi	11	18.33%
Tamil	16	26.67%
Kannada	9	15.00%
Marathi	7	11.67%
Oriya	2	3.33%
Malayalam	11	18.33%
Telugu	7	11.67%
Others (please mention)	16	26.67%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 60. You may not vote on this poll

Oct 19th, 2005, 07:09	#16
singh2nv kiwi made Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 8	PUNJABI,english, hindi,gujarati(my gf teaches me dat),a bit of spanish too __________________ 100% NZ DESI

Oct 19th, 2005, 08:32	#19
InsideTheOutdoors Highway Hermit and the Invincible Shutter Speed Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 89	Hindi, Kannada and a little bit of Marathi thrown in.... But mostly i find all languages kinda similiar.... I just observe the people spekaing them..... u see.... actions speak louder than words... __________________ "Live, Love, Shanti, Shiva

Oct 19th, 2005, 10:21	#22
stormysky Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 99	India Language By the by Mr Paagalu, You missingu the most impoootent India languageu which, I telling you is Englishu. And Indiansu allways speakingu Inglishu. Thank u saar!!!

Oct 19th, 2005, 10:36	#23
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,390	subcontinent languages spoken Well every time I visit India and utter a few words in Hindi, the very kind people say, "Oh sir you are speaking beddy beddy good hindi!" But being totally honest here ... in actually fact .... it's more like a crude pidgin form of the Queen's Hinglish __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Oct 19th, 2005, 08:05	#17
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,225	At one time I was trained in Hindi-Urdu and Marathi. Tried with little success Bengali and Telegu. I am a very slow reader now. Last trip I was so delighted to find that after a few hours in Maharashtra I could pick out the conversation again. Now I know I need more practice. Get me back! So many obligations holding me here..

Oct 19th, 2005, 08:07	#18
hollow Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tx Posts: 26	where is gujarati?! (I might have spelt it wrong. I can't speak it, but that's where my peeps are from and what they spoke when I was younger.)

Oct 19th, 2005, 08:50	#20
hoshii2000 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 83	I've bought a Hindi/Urdu phrasebook... Does that count? Anyone out there know of a site for learning hindi that has mp3 files?

Oct 19th, 2005, 09:27	#21
seraph Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vaikuntha Dham Posts: 443	tike tike Oriya

Oct 19th, 2005, 23:09	#24
TREKorDIE A Trekker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: INDIA Posts: 358	Can read,write and speak Bengali, Hindi and English. Can understand Oriya little bit. __________________ TREKorDIE: " BECAUSE IT IS THERE ! ! ! "

Oct 20th, 2005, 00:05	#25
appu Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 33	No option for Hinglish!? Can read and speak read write and speak English, Marathi, Hindi. Can speak Gujarati and read it somewhat. Can understand spoken Punjabi and Bengali fairly well. Anyone who can read devnagri scripts would be able to read Sanskrit - understanding what they have just read is another matter entirely! If you ask Indians on this board, it will be a fair bet that most will be tri-lingual, and a certainty that all will be bi-lingual.

Oct 20th, 2005, 00:14	#26
lotus blossom re-member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: revolving around the sun standing still Posts: 1,893	i admire those who can speak other languages. my brain seems slow to assimilate them. i can speak a few essential words of hindi, but am lost beyond words in conversation. and a few phrases of kashmiri, a very fascinating language. lol bar (give love) __________________ Not all who wander are lost

Oct 20th, 2005, 00:48	#27
harshad INCREDIBLE INDIA Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: INDIA Posts: 38	this is what i can do well I can speak Hindi, Hinglish (Hindustani English), Marathi, thoda sa Panjabi but understand many more namely Gujrati, Hadoti (spoken around Kota in Rajasthan) I think I need to pick up some more of them. __________________ LIVE LIFE AS IT COMES, YOU WILL NEVER HAVE A DULL MOMENT

Oct 20th, 2005, 01:39	#28
shanthi Account closed on user's request Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South India Posts: 785	Man! after almost 54 years, I'm still struggling with English!!

Oct 20th, 2005, 03:39	#29
karolina Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 54	would love to learn oriya , I guess I would have to spend more time in Orissa then, being in Sweden wouldn't give me many opportunities to practice would it... understand a few words in hindi & would love to learn more... has anyone learnt an indian language while you're in another country & maybe just spent a couple of months in india every now & then?

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