Language Partner Meeting #8
Goal for the semester: My goal for this semester is achieve the “elementary” level of Hindi, i.e. read, write, and speak.
Week: 10/22/12 – 10/28/12
Goal for the day: Giving directions in India and the terminology that is used
My language partner gave me the word pronunciation in Hindi. We spend majority of time learning the following words:
Word | Hindi |
right | daaye |
left | baaye |
North | Uttar |
South | Dakshin |
East | Purab, Purv |
West | Paschim |
NorthEast | Uttar-Purv |
NorthWest | Uttar-Paschim |
SouthEast | Dakshin-Purv |
SouthWest | Dakshin-Paschim |
Following words are commonly used in stating the addresses in India: mains, crosses, blocks, and sectors. After I learned the words, Sanya give me an example of a probable address in India:
# 434, 5th Cross, 8th Main,
2nd Block, Rajajinagar
Hyderabad – 567798
What struck me the most about this address was that it was in English. No technical Hindi terms were used to state the address. This just goes on to show that English is becoming a big part of the Indian culture, thus, affecting the Hindi language.
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