@yadsik For all I know, it's just the easiest way I could find to teach myself the alphabet. But, it is perfectly possible, I guess. If you do look into it and find an answer, post it here!
yar i know urdu and i know the important pronunciations are all the same,mujhe grammar ki koi zarurat nai aur na hi vocabulary ki,mujhe bs yeh seekhna hai k hindi ka konsa letter urdu k equivalent hai(jo pta lag chuka hai) now i just need to know k letters ko mila k word kese bnana hai!!!! help needed
Personally I find it easier if I'm just presented with the letters "as is" instead of working my head around how the hindi form is similar from the english form.
@dmokhtar I know what you mean, and I agree, sometimes looking for patterns can throw you off more than anything. I've made things harder on myself more than once in trying to make them "easy", haha. But some patterns appear across the board and are real time savers. If you look at Devanagari and Hangul and Hiragana you see the same equivalences (P related to F; T to D; F to H; P to B; B to V; V to W; I to J; K to G to C to S; etc.) as you see when looking at French/Portuguese/Italian/etc.
@dmokhtar (cont.) In the 2nd/3rd videos you can see that I was trying to arrange the alphabet graphically and not really connecting to Eng. You see, I have no idea why Dev vowels are presented A>I>U>E>O or something like that. Port./Sp. go A>E>I>O>U and that sorta makes phonetic sense: you start with your mouth wide open and close it gradually. Rearranging Dev. to A>U>O>E/I makes sense grafically to me. And again, the fact that A/U/O are round in both languages is a happy coincidence!
@galho96 Yein both acha tarekha hai kisi koh paraneh ke liye. Mein Hindi janam seh bolthatha par mujkho kabi Devangari parna/likna nai atha tha. Shukria.
@marekiller8 You know, you really got the hard part outta the way then! Wanna exchange?! Anyways, I think Devanagari is a really pretty script, and it is fun to read/write. In fact, it's the prettiest script I've ever seen, most symmetric and most useful (in terms of corresponding to the sounds, etc.).
@galho96 Yes it is an amazing script! I always loved the way it looks and feels. Its also amazing to think its the same manner in which people 1,000's of years prior wrote when writing Sanskrit. If by exchange you mean languages, I already speak English fluently as I also spoke it from birth, but if you need help with anything, I would enjoy teaching! Thanks for replying!
@marekiller8 Thanks! I meant "exchange brains"! (That is, I'd start knowing the language but not the script, and you'd start knowing the script but not the language.) Still up for it? Haha.
@marekiller8 You know, you really got the hard part outta the way then! Wanna exchange?! Anyways, I think Devanagari is a really pretty script, and it is fun to read/write. In fact, it's the prettiest script I've ever seen, most symmetric and most useful (in terms of corresponding to the sounds, etc.).
Amen, Brother! We need all the luck we can get! Haha.
PS: Thanks for the comment. I should get my act together and share my other "tricks" sometime. Anyways, I may take you up on your offer some time, haha!
Awesome video! I'm a little less intimidated by Devanagari script now. I've got a year before I head over to India, and I'm hoping to get a lot of Hindi under my belt before then!
You have given a most precious gift to those in need of a teacher. Your explanations are clear & easy to understand. It helps to watch someone writing the characters out by hand. I have practiced my script off of Lambert's example, Wikner's example, The animated exercises of the Pradipika prog (a truly auspicious tool) & online animated examples. its so motivating to find a new set of videos. Thank you SO MUCH! I am so glad to add this to my Sanskrit Toolbox. Do you participate on list/forums?
In that case, I apologize for the poor handwriting. As it turns out, writing on a board is not that easy.. My appreciation goes for my 2nd grade teacher who did it so effortlessly. Haha.
This is really fascinating. Do you think that this is a coincidence or due to the Indo-European language network?
yadsik 2 days ago
@yadsik For all I know, it's just the easiest way I could find to teach myself the alphabet. But, it is perfectly possible, I guess. If you do look into it and find an answer, post it here!
galho96 2 days ago
Thank you so much! Im a beginner and have found this video really helpful.
Islam4Life7 9 months ago
yar i know urdu and i know the important pronunciations are all the same,mujhe grammar ki koi zarurat nai aur na hi vocabulary ki,mujhe bs yeh seekhna hai k hindi ka konsa letter urdu k equivalent hai(jo pta lag chuka hai) now i just need to know k letters ko mila k word kese bnana hai!!!! help needed
mustafaavi123 1 year ago
Personally I find it easier if I'm just presented with the letters "as is" instead of working my head around how the hindi form is similar from the english form.
Thx very much for the vid though
dmokhtar 1 year ago
@dmokhtar I know what you mean, and I agree, sometimes looking for patterns can throw you off more than anything. I've made things harder on myself more than once in trying to make them "easy", haha. But some patterns appear across the board and are real time savers. If you look at Devanagari and Hangul and Hiragana you see the same equivalences (P related to F; T to D; F to H; P to B; B to V; V to W; I to J; K to G to C to S; etc.) as you see when looking at French/Portuguese/Italian/etc.
galho96 1 year ago
@dmokhtar (cont.) In the 2nd/3rd videos you can see that I was trying to arrange the alphabet graphically and not really connecting to Eng. You see, I have no idea why Dev vowels are presented A>I>U>E>O or something like that. Port./Sp. go A>E>I>O>U and that sorta makes phonetic sense: you start with your mouth wide open and close it gradually. Rearranging Dev. to A>U>O>E/I makes sense grafically to me. And again, the fact that A/U/O are round in both languages is a happy coincidence!
galho96 1 year ago
@galho96 Yein both acha tarekha hai kisi koh paraneh ke liye. Mein Hindi janam seh bolthatha par mujkho kabi Devangari parna/likna nai atha tha. Shukria.
marekiller8 8 months ago
@marekiller8 You know, you really got the hard part outta the way then! Wanna exchange?! Anyways, I think Devanagari is a really pretty script, and it is fun to read/write. In fact, it's the prettiest script I've ever seen, most symmetric and most useful (in terms of corresponding to the sounds, etc.).
galho96 8 months ago
@galho96 Yes it is an amazing script! I always loved the way it looks and feels. Its also amazing to think its the same manner in which people 1,000's of years prior wrote when writing Sanskrit. If by exchange you mean languages, I already speak English fluently as I also spoke it from birth, but if you need help with anything, I would enjoy teaching! Thanks for replying!
marekiller8 8 months ago
@marekiller8 Thanks! I meant "exchange brains"! (That is, I'd start knowing the language but not the script, and you'd start knowing the script but not the language.) Still up for it? Haha.
galho96 8 months ago
@galho96 Lol. Depends on what else is in your brain. :D
marekiller8 8 months ago
@marekiller8 You know, you really got the hard part outta the way then! Wanna exchange?! Anyways, I think Devanagari is a really pretty script, and it is fun to read/write. In fact, it's the prettiest script I've ever seen, most symmetric and most useful (in terms of corresponding to the sounds, etc.).
galho96 8 months ago
ठीक है. मै स्वयः भारतीय हू. मै आप की मदत जरूर करूंगा.
Okay pal. Call me anytime . =)
Adz795 1 year ago
Wow... This is so fantastic! I never saw it this way!
BEST OF LUCK to all Hindi learners!!
You can contact me if you need any help with Hindi.
Adz795 1 year ago
@Adz795
Amen, Brother! We need all the luck we can get! Haha.
PS: Thanks for the comment. I should get my act together and share my other "tricks" sometime. Anyways, I may take you up on your offer some time, haha!
galho96 1 year ago
Great video. Really helps to see the similarities & little tricks to remember the script. Love it - thanks so much!!
Durgasj 1 year ago
Great video for us "visual learners" who need to see and compare things to learn them well. Thanks for this, and for your web site!
tkp42 1 year ago
THANK YOU so much!
namaste :)
Gavriel0 2 years ago
Awesome video! I'm a little less intimidated by Devanagari script now. I've got a year before I head over to India, and I'm hoping to get a lot of Hindi under my belt before then!
Thanks for the great lesson!
rykelo 2 years ago
You have given a most precious gift to those in need of a teacher. Your explanations are clear & easy to understand. It helps to watch someone writing the characters out by hand. I have practiced my script off of Lambert's example, Wikner's example, The animated exercises of the Pradipika prog (a truly auspicious tool) & online animated examples. its so motivating to find a new set of videos. Thank you SO MUCH! I am so glad to add this to my Sanskrit Toolbox. Do you participate on list/forums?
naturesoracle 2 years ago
In that case, I apologize for the poor handwriting. As it turns out, writing on a board is not that easy.. My appreciation goes for my 2nd grade teacher who did it so effortlessly. Haha.
galho96 2 years ago