This level introduces learners to the foundations of Hindi communication.
Students will develop the ability to participate in simple conversations, introduce themselves, ask questions, and interact in everyday situations. The course also introduces basic Hindi grammar, cultural awareness, and the Devanagari writing system.
Chapter 1: Hindi Beginner 1
What you’ll achieve:
You will be able to communicate in simple everyday situations, introduce yourself, ask basic questions, and interact politely in social and shopping contexts.
Topics & Vocabulary
In this chapter, you will learn about:
- Greetings
- Yes–No questions
- Talking about who people are and how they are
- Identity, nationality, and jobs
- Shopping expressions such as “how much?” and “what kind?”
- Expressing have, want, and like
- Availability using milnā
- Asking for directions and locations
- Talking about accommodation
- Exchanging personal details and introductions
- Formal and informal speaking
- Giving orders and making requests
- Talking about family and possession
- Numbers
Grammar
You will learn how to use:
- Basic sentence formation
- The verb “to be” and possessives
- Yes/no questions
- Pronouns āp and maĩ
- Question words kitnā and kaisā
- Introduction to gender and number in nouns and adjectives
- Plural forms
- Postpositions and case markers
- Expressing possession
- Verbs for routine events, present tense, and imperatives
- Ko constructions
- Possessives kā / kī / ke
- Indefinite forms koī / kuch
Cultural Content
You will learn about:
- Polite vs. everyday language and how respect is shown in Hindi
- Body language for agreeing, disagreeing, or showing doubt
- Differences between English and Hindi communication styles
- Showing position in society
- Seasonal festivals and religious days
Skills Work
You will practice:
- Basic conversations and dialogues
- Reading and writing the Devanagari alphabet
Chapter 2: Hindi Beginner 2
What you’ll achieve:
You will expand your communication skills to discuss time, past and future events, comparisons, and everyday situations more confidently.
Topics & Vocabulary
In this chapter, you will learn about:
- Revision of Beginner 1 topics
- Adverbs of time and place
- Talking about the past and the future
- Comparing people and things
- Discussing possibilities and conditions
Grammar
You will learn how to use:
- Pronouns and possessives
- Kā / ke / kī possessive structures
- Reflexive pronoun apnā
- Gender and number agreement
- Intransitive and transitive verbs
- Present tense and present continuous
- Perfective and imperfective past
- Future tense
- Imperatives and subjunctive forms
- Expressions such as “You can go” and “Let me go”
- Ko constructions
- Koī / kuch
- Emphatic constructions
- Comparatives
Cultural Content
You will learn about:
- Family life and living with others
- Daily life and religion in India
- Shopping