hindi

Everyday

1. One of the main languages of India, spoken by hundreds of millions of people and written in the Devanagari script. tree →
2. (adjective) In or about the Hindi language: «a Hindi film». tree →

In the lessons

In geography and languages lessons it is one of the most spoken languages in the world; India also uses English and many other languages. Many English words came from Hindi, such as «shampoo», «jungle», «bungalow», «pyjamas». Bollywood films are often in Hindi.

Examples

• My friend speaks Hindi with her grandparents. tree →
• Hindi is written in the Devanagari script. tree →
• We learned to count to ten in Hindi. tree →
• The word «jungle» comes from Hindi. tree →
• They watched a Hindi film with English subtitles. tree →
• Hindi is one of the official languages of India. tree →
• «Namaste» is a greeting used by Hindi speakers. tree →
• In two Sanskrit versions of the "Vetalapanchavinsati,"[302] as well as in the Hindi version,[303] the life-giving charm consists in a spell taken from a book of magic. tree →

Note

Always starts with a capital letter: Hindi. It is a language, not a religion — do not mix up «Hindi» (language) with «Hindu» (a follower of Hinduism). Not everyone in India speaks Hindi as their first language.