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| Tyrion101 Senior Member United States Joined 3914 days ago 153 posts - 174 votes  Speaks: French | Message 1 of 5 03 June 2014 at 2:24am | IP Logged |
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My reasoning is thus: I occasionally have to deal with the odd Indian wedding party at work. It's always uncomfortable when you realize from the blank stares that they barely understand you. All I can do at these times is just hold my hand up to say how much it costs. The most I want to learn is just enough to be helpful to the customers. Any suggestions on the best place to learn? I don't want to pay money to learn a greeting or two, and the useful information like directions.
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| Jeffers Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4910 days ago 2151 posts - 3960 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Hindi, Ancient Greek, French, Sanskrit, German | Message 2 of 5 11 June 2014 at 4:47pm | IP Logged |
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If you're looking for free resources, Rupert Snell has made a bunch of resources which are
available at: http://hindiurduflagship.org/resources/ Scroll down and there are some links to free textbooks. The best resources are the podcasts, especially Glossaries Alive, which covers vocabulary from each chapter of Teach Yourself Hindi. If you are willing to spend a little money, Teach Yourself Beginner's Hindi is an excellent introductory textbook, and would probably give you all you need to know. 4 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Gemuse Senior Member Germany Joined 4083 days ago 818 posts - 1189 votes Speaks: English Studies: German | Message 3 of 5 13 June 2014 at 12:07pm | IP Logged |
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Tyrion, can you clarify what do you need to communicate with the customers?
Note that: -Not all Indians know Hindi. -Amongst those who know Hindi, many do not know the Hindi numbering system. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| day1 Groupie Latvia Joined 3893 days ago 93 posts - 158 votes Speaks: English | Message 4 of 5 13 June 2014 at 7:55pm | IP Logged |
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Customers might prefer English :)
I would recommend TY Speak Hindi with Confidence (or it's remake, which ever, I mean the one with 3 CDs), wonderful audio program. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Medulin Tetraglot Senior Member Croatia Joined 4669 days ago 1199 posts - 2192 votes Speaks: Croatian*, English, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Norwegian, Hindi, Nepali | Message 5 of 5 13 June 2014 at 8:35pm | IP Logged |
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''Elementary Hindi'' is the newest and the best.
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