Describe the phonetic inventory of your target language. Are there sounds in your language that don't exist in English? Provide several phonetic transcriptions of important words.
The vowels in Hindi follow a more open-mouth sound based on the interactive IPA chart. There are many sounds in Hindi that are not in English such as "dh" which sounds like the word "the." One word that comes to mind is the word Padna which means to study. The "d" in Padna sounds like "rd" which would be two phonetic alphabets combined together so it makes it difficult to spell out. Also, many of the words force the jaw drop while exhaling.
What do you need to know about the structure of your target language? How will you acquire the knowledge you need? Have you identified resources and textbooks to promote your task-based objectives? Why or why not?
The grammatical structure of Hindi is different from English because it follows a subject-object-verb style as compared to the English subject-verb-object style. With the help of my language partner I will learn and practice the proper grammar structure and over time it will sound more natural to me. I have not identified resources and textbooks I can use yet but I will use some of the resources the Global Studio already has and when I need help I will use online grammar guides to help me as well.
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