- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Teach Yourself Books; New edition edition (26 Jun 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340758171
- ISBN-13: 978-0340758175
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 16.8 x 5.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,199,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book and cassette pack contains a complete guide to understanding, speaking and writing Hindi. Using graded dialogues, grammar exercises, pronunciation sections and vocabulary translations, it takes both beginners and the more experienced to a level where they can communicate with confidence.
About the Author
Dr. Rupert Snell is former Reader in Hindi at SOAS and has been using the current edition as a course book for his students for more than ten years. Simon Weightman also teaches at SOAS.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is used at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London as an aid for teaching in the first year of a Hindi degree. The wording of the book is very clear and explains all of Hindi grammer. After a year's hard work I was able to speak, listen, read and write Hindi with relative fluency and so will you too if you buy this book and cassette and put in a bit of time and effort.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Teach Yourself Hindi is a well-structured language course, introducing you to new grammatical structures at a steady and progressive rate and presenting them - along with a manageable amount of useful vocabulary - in the context of instructive dialogues and accompanying examples and exercises which give you a rapid grasp and leave you feeling confident to put sentences together yourself right away. Anyone who is serious about learning a level of Hindi which will really enable them to communicate beyond basic phrases or tourist level language will find exactly what they need here.
This book will be good for complete beginners and also those whose parents are native speakers and thus can understand Hindi and maybe speak some, but who would like a stronger awareness of the grammar underpinning their speech.
My only slight frustration with the book is that - as I'm far more interested in spoken Hindi than written - I wish that the Hindi were written in the Roman alphabet all the way through (along with the Hindi script) and not just from units 1 to 5. Having to read the Hindi in the Hindi script without the transliteration to help has slowed me down considerably, but perhaps this isn't such a bad thing in the end.
This book will be good for complete beginners and also those whose parents are native speakers and thus can understand Hindi and maybe speak some, but who would like a stronger awareness of the grammar underpinning their speech.
My only slight frustration with the book is that - as I'm far more interested in spoken Hindi than written - I wish that the Hindi were written in the Roman alphabet all the way through (along with the Hindi script) and not just from units 1 to 5. Having to read the Hindi in the Hindi script without the transliteration to help has slowed me down considerably, but perhaps this isn't such a bad thing in the end.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a sixteen year old school boy, and decided that (for some reason!) I wanted to learn to speak, read and write Hindi. I bought this book hoping for an introductory guide to get me going, and wasn't disappointed. I then thought, I want to progress further than just the basics, and again, wasn't disappointed.
Having read some other reviews of this book, I feel I must say that the script is the bet bit. After only a few days, I was able to read (though obviously not always understand) all that the book threw at me. The beginning section on the script is very clearly set out, and makes it very easy to learn.
This book is set out so logically, and so clearly, that it makes learning an enjoyable experience, while still greatly challenging you to improve.
It is crammed with useful phrases that you could use in India, and I am looking forward to using my new knowledge in a trip to India later this year.
I strongly reccommend that you buy this book, it is really comprehensive and interesting, yet still challenging.
Having read some other reviews of this book, I feel I must say that the script is the bet bit. After only a few days, I was able to read (though obviously not always understand) all that the book threw at me. The beginning section on the script is very clearly set out, and makes it very easy to learn.
This book is set out so logically, and so clearly, that it makes learning an enjoyable experience, while still greatly challenging you to improve.
It is crammed with useful phrases that you could use in India, and I am looking forward to using my new knowledge in a trip to India later this year.
I strongly reccommend that you buy this book, it is really comprehensive and interesting, yet still challenging.
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The best hindi learning course available
This is by far the best complete course in hindi available. The well written book is split into chapters which gradually build on vocabulary and introduce more complex grammar as... Read more
Published on 2 April 2010 by Jennifer Malsingh
Not greatly presented for beginners!!!
I agree with a previous review made here. The audio and book do not correlate. I was also very confused when I borrow this course. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2010 by Book Guide 123
great product!
This a great product, once you've used Rupert Snells Conversational Hindi CD package. If you work through in that order, this product will make more sense. Namaste!
Published on 23 July 2009 by Mrs. P. A. Solanki
Useful Learning Aid
Useful book for any beginner wanting to learn Hindi. This book is even recommended to people who take Hindi courses in India itself as a learning aid. Read more
Published on 20 July 2009 by RS
Very confusing and NOT for beginners
Contrary to the advertising, this book is not at all suitable for beginners. It could only be a complement to those already studying Hindi at University but not for someone who... Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2008 by Ananda
By far the best for learning Hindi
I thought this pack was really well put together and easy to learn from. The only possible problem that I noticed was that it was quite hard to just just the CD or the book - I... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2007 by Ms. J. Fry
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