Summary: We've all travelled abroad with the best of intentions when it comes to speaking the language, only to falter when it comes to the crunch. This quick and constructive course gives you the Hindi you need to talk to the locals - and crucially, the confidence to put it into practice.As well as providing essential vocabulary and phrases, the course also aims to improve your understanding of spoken Hindi, so that you can feel sure of yourself in two-way conversations.Based on the ten situations you are most likely to find yourself in while travelling abroad, the course builds your knowledge and understanding gradually, and is suitable for complete beginners. A booklet is included, with the dialogues and their English translations. A glossary of the words and phrases used also provides you with a handy phrasebook while you travel.By the end of this course, you will be at Level A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions. Can communicate in simple and routine tasks.
We've all travelled abroad with the best of intentions when it comes to speaking the language, only to falter when it comes to the crunch. This quick and constructive course gives you the Hindi you need to talk to the locals - and crucially, the confidence to put it into practice.As well as providing essential vocabulary and phrases, the course also aims to improve your understanding of spoken Hindi, so that you can feel sure of yourself in two-way conversations.Based on the ten situations you are most likely to find yourself in while travelling abroad, the course builds your knowledge and understanding gradually, and is suitable for complete beginners. A booklet is included, with the dialogues and their English translations. A glossary of the words and phrases used also provides you with a handy phrasebook while you travel.By the end of this course, you will be at Level A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions. Can communicate in simple and routine tasks.
TEN REALISTIC CONVERSATION SCENARIOS - the words and phrases you'll needNO GRAMMAR - make progress fast, without learning boring rules or unnecessary vocabularyNO NEW SCRIPT TO LEARN - booklet uses romanized transliterationALL-AUDIO COURSE - use anywhereLOTS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PRACTICE AND REPETITION - improve your confidenceHELP IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS SAID BACK TO YOU - strategies for understanding what you hear, so you can have true, two-way conversations and not be thrown by the replies you get
Table of Contents: CDs 1 and 21. On the planeGreetingsQuestions2. The family at homeWhere do you live?What do you do?3. At a restaurantWhat do you like?What do you want/need?4. ShoppingColoursMoney5. Planning a tripTravel and transportTickets6. Family membersTalking to close friends/childrenTalking to older people7. Habits and hobbiesGood and bad habitsHobbies and pastimes8. YesterdayWhat we didRecent one-off events9. A health problemProblemsSymptoms10. Staying in a hotelConventionsDreamsCD 3: Strategies and practice in understanding
About the Author(s): Rupert Snell has taught and researched Hindi at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and at the University of Texas, Austin, where he is Associate Director of the Hindi Urdu Flagship.
Readership: adults with little or no knowledge of Hindi; adults wanting extra audio material for practice
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