I want to learn both Hindi and Farsi, so if either one is your expertise I would greatly appreciate any help.
2007-01-04 10:45:29 · 7 answers · asked by vladkeren44 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Urdu and Hindi are essentially the same language at the level of everyday speech, but they use different writing systems, and in writing Hindi uses more Sanskrit-derived forms, where Urdu uses Farsi/Arabic origin words. Urdu is the main language of Pakistan, Hindi of India. Neither is used in Africa though Hindi-language films are popular!
Farsi is relatively easy to learn, very simple grammar, and pronunciation is easy for English speakers. Hindi/Urdu pronunciation is a bit of a challenge, at least for me!
I would advise to learn one first, and then move on to the other. Personally, I would go for Farsi first, but it depends on your interests.
There is really no substitute for finding a patient and friendly native-speaker to help you out. There are plenty of Iranians and South Asians in most cities of UK and I would guess in th States, newcomers may be happy to do a language exchange - you help them with their English, and vice versa. Also, there are often night schools, and community classes.
If you get on with books, try Leila Moshiri's Colloquial Persian, available with cassettes, from Amazon.
Good luck.
2007-01-04 12:47:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would advise you to learn Urdu instead of Hindi. Urdu is similar enough to Hindi in spoken terms for you to be able to communicate with people, but if you learn Urdu, it will be easier for you to learn Farsi too, becuase Urdu has Farsi and Arabic origins, and the writing is exactly the same as Farsi.
2007-01-04 11:08:26 · answer #2 · answered by reigning queen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I suggest you to learn letters to because without it you will not able speak Hindi word right.Hindi use Devanagari (देवनागरी ) Letters which are very phonetic in nature means Hindi is written as its spoken and spoken as its written there is no hidden sound and one letter make only one sound .Its very beautiful script and easy also . you will became master in it with just 1 week of practice then you will able to speak Hindi nicely with correct accent and its also help you to type it in roman letters with correct spellings .After that you can also browse through many Hindi websites ,Books and also will be very useful if you visit India . I have learned Hindi as second language in school and its a very beautiful script.I love it and best of luck for your Hindi lesson .
2016-05-23 03:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I studied Hindi for three months in the Mussoorie " Landoor Language School", is a very cheap and good school in a beautiful village in India, 7 hours by bus from New Delhi. They also make short courses, even two weeks, for those who have not so long time to spend abroad.
2007-01-04 14:22:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parsi are warriors and they come from Persia which is Iran.
Hindi is an international language spoken in all of India (where there is 400 dialects) Some Parsi people live in the North West of India and in New Dehli, the Capital. Hurdu is a Pakistani language spoken by Mahomet's or Muslims, also spoken in Black Africa.
So, please make sure of what language you want to speak and
think well before you choose. Cheers.
Salut (I am French).
2007-01-04 12:01:47 · answer #5 · answered by Nicolette 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Persian language which is speaking in Iran is using in "Afghanistan" and "Tajikestan" too. Also Persian language is an Indain-European language that is close to Hindi.
I suggest you Persian forums. They can improve your reading and writing because real native people will answer you. Also, you can use Persian classes.
Don't forget watching Persian movies. If it's possible, buy a satellite receiver for watching IRIB channels.
Here are some websites in Persian base language where you can find some variety of articles.
President of Iran website:
http://www.president.ir
Khatami's website (Ex-President):
http://www.khatami.ir
Politics, News and general subjects:
http://www.irna.ir
http://www.baztab.com
http://www.webneveshteha.com
Science and Technology:
http://www.irandoc.ac.ir
http://www.irost.com
http://khwarizmi.irost.org/Khwarizmi/Persian/Default.aspx
Iran Tourism and Touring Organization:
http://itto.org/index.asp
Iran Chamber Society:
http://www.iranchamber.com/index.php
Iran's Artists Organization:
http://www.afn.ir
Iran's Persian Language Website:
http://www.persian-language.org
Under Abnous_Fantasi Academi:
http://www.zirabious.org
Literature and Art (Private website) including some interesting links:
http://www.khabgard.com
Library of this site:
http://www.khabgard.com/adab/#lib
Literature (Private website), including some interesting links:
http://malakut.org
Art (Private website):
http://persian.kargah.com
IRIB website:
http://www.irib.ir
Persian forums:
http://www.persiantools.com
http://www.majidonline.com
Persian search engine:
http://www.parseek.com
English to Persian / Persian to English dictionary software (Old Versions are Free):
http://www.saebsoft.com
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Note, while you translate Iranian language to English, you should translate it "Persian".
2007-01-04 21:05:24 · answer #6 · answered by ±50% 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i know both
2007-01-04 10:49:58 · answer #7 · answered by smart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋