During Week 3, I accomplished:
- Dictation exercises 1-3 on the Mentored Hindi website -- After I started doing these dictation exercises (where I would listen to the spoken words, then write how I thought the letter would be spelled), I definitely was able to better hear slight differences in the script. Here is the web address for the (reputable) Mentored Hindi website (part of the Five Colleges system in New England): http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/hindi/dictations/index.html
- Learned how to add the matras (the script specific for vowel sounds) to consonants. (to make words that have both consonants and vowel sounds -- but there are certain rules governing how to add matras to consonants).
- Learned 15 new words related to introductory phrases/greetings
- Observed greetings and farewells by watching the Five Colleges video and audio samples about cultural greetings (in Hindi): http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/hindi/index_audio_video.html
- I have tried to listen to a little bit of Hindi each day, usually from the Five Colleges video samples (above) or from songs. I can usually pick out key phrases from the song to increase my comprehension, and by doing so, I'm also able to hear the slight differences in words between Punjabi and Hindi. This week, I listened to a Hindi song from the film "Jab We Met" as well as 3 10-minute Hindi dialogues from the film.
- Reading practice from Teach Yourself Hindi -- tried to read basic words and sentences from Chapters 1-2.
- Met with my language partner
Next week, I'm hoping to start some more slow reading. This week was focused on understanding the script, forming words, improving my listening comprehension, and beginning to learn greetings. Next week, I'm aiming to learn set vocabulary words (15) related to home life, learn grammar with regard to nouns going from singular to plural, and try to engage more in conversation with my LP.
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