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- Publisher: Hodder Arnold H&S; Reprint edition (1 Aug 1991)
- ISBN-10: 0679401903
- ISBN-13: 978-0679401902
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16.7 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,220,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This "Teach Yourself Hindi" course is designed to enable those with no previous knowledge of Hindi to reach the point where they can communicate effectively and read, write and converse on a range of topics. With its accompanying book and book-cassette pack it will also prove useful as a teaching aid for classes. Dr Weightman has also written "An Introductory Hindi Course" and "An Introduction to Hindi for VSO".
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Dr. Rupert Snell is a Reader in Hindi at SOAS and has been using the current edition as a course book for his students for more than ten years.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is an excellent introduction to Hindi. Using dialogues and exercises it gives the learner a clear guide to Hindi grammar and vocabulary and the Devnaagari script. It is probably not suitable for anyone looking to acquire tourist Hindi in a short period of time, but there are many good guides available for this (even on-line). For anyone looking for a thorough guide to teach themselves (conversational as well as argumentative and occasionally cantankerous) Hindi, this book is highly recommended. It also has an entertaining, if bizarre, Bollywood ending.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
So many readers giving 5 stars for a textbook is fairly unusual but this is so much better than Bhatia's "Colloquial Hindi" that it deserves it. The main difference is in the longer length and use of the (easy and logical) devanagari script. RS McGregor's Hindi-English dictionary and the (revised) Lonely Planet Hindi phrasebooks are an excellent accompaniement to this course. McGregor's grammar is also worth getting (better than Srivasta's) though it is a course of a kind itself rather than a reference grammar.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
So many readers giving 5 stars for a textbook is fairly unusual but this is so much better than Bhatia's "Colloquial Hindi" that it deserves it. The main difference is in the longer length and use of the easy and logical devanagari script. (The reviewer who objected to the use of the script will never be able to speak Hindi naturally).
Also on Amazon, RS McGregor's Hindi-English dictionary and the (now revised) Lonely Planet Hindi phrasebook are an excellent accompaniment to this course. McGregor's Hindi grammar is also worth getting (better than Srivasta's) although it is a course of a kind itself rather than a reference grammar per se.
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A poor beginner's resource
This review is for the book only -- I have not heard the audio component.
This book apparently presents a comprehensive overview of Hindi -- I say "apparently" because I... Read more
This book apparently presents a comprehensive overview of Hindi -- I say "apparently" because I... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Nathan Koren
Outstanding aid for the serious Hindi learner
If you want to learn 30-50 words of survival Hindi in as short a time as possible, this book is not for you; otherwise, it is! Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2005 by Mr. Edward Graham
Excellent and comprehensive introduction to Hindi
This is an excellent book and provides in a relatively concise manner a comprehensive and intensive introduction to Hindi. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2005 by Spencer Moore
Very Poor for beginners!
I have learned 4 languages other than my mother tongue, and have used many different types of learning media, Teach Yourself Hindi is not one of the best for beginners. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2004
it suckz >=)
I read this book and it almost made me gag, itz totally not worth any money. Nobody in the right mind speaks hindi like dat. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 1999
it suckz >=)
I read this book and it almost made me gag, itz totally not worth any money. Nobody in the right mind speaks hindi like dat. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 1999
Excellent Book!
I am presently learning Hindi at a State Department school and this is one of our textbooks. Out of the several grammar books that I have, this is by far the best one. Read more
Published on 16 April 1999
Great !
This is the best hindi learning book I've read. It's clear, the lessons aren't too long, it's going slightly harder as lesssons go by... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 1998
Excellent overview of the Hindi grammar
"Teach Yourself: Hindi" provides an excellent introduction to the Hindi language, emphasizing the written language (it is a book, after all). Read more
Published on 11 July 1998
You'll learn virtually nothing from this book
This book is the lousiest Hindi book I have come across. After approx. page 65 there are no longer any English translations! Read more
Published on 19 Jun 1998
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