Today is Hindi Day

Today is Hindi day. I have seen many articles on this in local Hindi daily today. Some have lamented that Hindi as used in courts has more Arabic and Persian words. Hinglish- a mix of Hindi and English is more common as many are proficient neither in Hindi nor English. This reminds me of an incident. Somebody wanted to go to University. He asked an auto driver whether he would take him to 'Vishva Vidyalaya'. Rhe auto driver asked: What? The passenger then said- University. Then the auto driver understood and said- Oh speak in Hindi like this. For auto driver, University is Hindi and 'Vishwa Vidyalaya some foreign word.

Language is not an end in itself. No language is foreign. what you use is yours. Our army used tanks and rifles, that were invented .outside. Similarly, English is also ours.

However, Hindi is spoken in many states of India and is a link language. This is official language of India (Not Rashtrabhasha or national language).. every Indian language is Rashtra bhasha if we put like that.

Hindi is spoken in almost every place in India. But all can not read and write this. So, my suggestion is that Hindi and other Indian languages should be written in Roman script.

Sir, but I have learnt in school that Hindi is our Rashtra bhasha. Am I wrong?

let me add one more thing......seeing your response.
I now remember comedy movie of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 'Chupke Chupke'
Dramendra's Hindi is really terrific.

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

This is not so difficult. Let me just give one hint today. In Hindi, there are two genders- male and feminine. No neuter gender. The things ending with 'ee' are female. Those with 'aa' are male. Sence 'Hindee' is female. 'Khaanaa' (food) is male.

Friends, September 14 is Hindi day. Do you know that? :silly:
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/889

Hindi Hamari Rashtra Bhaasha hai :cheer:

Let us extend this topic to a nice discussion rather than posting just useless replies.
How do you contribute to our Rashtra bhasha Hindi? I think, since everyone is going behind English, Hindi is somewhat ignored by all of us. I doubt, if any one touches Hindi and other regional languages except newspapers, magazines and a few films. :blink: In present conditions, what can we people do to revive Hindi to previous position? :whistle:

Wow this is the nice information I dont know up to now Hindi language also had a day.

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

That clearly denotes that who is doing it and saves a lot of problem and misunderstanding. If we know who is doing it at least we can treat them tha way even without knowing them personally.

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

That clearly denotes that who is doing it and saves a lot of problem and misunderstanding. If we know who is doing it at least we can treat them tha way even without knowing them personally.

Good, very nice ;)
So, that's why Hindi is female...because it ends in 'ee'.
But what about words that end in oo or yeh(e)

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

This is not so difficult. Let me just give one hint today. In Hindi, there are two genders- male and feminine. No neuter gender. The things ending with 'ee' are female. Those with 'aa' are male. Sence 'Hindee' is female. 'Khaanaa' (food) is male.

Even non living things have gender in Hindi like when we say "Pencil meri hai and not pencil mera hai". The language is vast with a little complex grammar (at least for me it is).

I dislike Hindi as I am weak in that language but now a days I am showing some interest to learn it.

I hate Hindi as I am weak in that language but now a days I am showing some interest to learn it.

My hubby too :blink:
Today also, he promised me ;) that he will learn Hindi soon. Hoping at least this time, he learn at least 10 new words :whistle:

I hate Hindi as I am weak in that language but now a days I am showing some interest to learn it.

My hubby too :blink:
Today also, he promised me ;) that he will learn Hindi soon. Hoping at least this time, he learn at least 10 new words :whistle:

Good for you two! ;) Mistakes like "Akale hum akale tum" can be avoided. :lol:

I hate Hindi as I am weak in that language but now a days I am showing some interest to learn it.

My hubby too :blink:
Today also, he promised me ;) that he will learn Hindi soon. Hoping at least this time, he learn at least 10 new words :whistle:

Good for you two! ;) Mistakes like "Akale hum akale tum" can be avoided. :lol:

Hindi can change that Akale(far) to more Arike(near) too!!

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

This is not so difficult. Let me just give one hint today. In Hindi, there are two genders- male and feminine. No neuter gender. The things ending with 'ee' are female. Those with 'aa' are male. Sence 'Hindee' is female. 'Khaanaa' (food) is male.

Even non living things have gender in Hindi like when we say "Pencil meri hai and not pencil mera hai". The language is vast with a little complex grammar (at least for me it is).

I am really curious to know why the non living things are given gender. It makes learning hindi very difficult. one of my friends said that we should say ' bus aa rahi hain' and ' train aa raha hain'. Is it true? and could somebody tell me how we can tell the gender of non living things?

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

This is not so difficult. Let me just give one hint today. In Hindi, there are two genders- male and feminine. No neuter gender. The things ending with 'ee' are female. Those with 'aa' are male. Sence 'Hindee' is female. 'Khaanaa' (food) is male.

Even non living things have gender in Hindi like when we say "Pencil meri hai and not pencil mera hai". The language is vast with a little complex grammar (at least for me it is).

I am really curious to know why the non living things are given gender. It makes learning hindi very difficult. one of my friends said that we should say ' bus aa rahi hain' and ' train aa raha hain'. Is it true? and could somebody tell me how we can tell the gender of non living things?

That's why South Indian languages are a little bit easy in grammar :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
No separate genders to confuse :angry:

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

This is not so difficult. Let me just give one hint today. In Hindi, there are two genders- male and feminine. No neuter gender. The things ending with 'ee' are female. Those with 'aa' are male. Sence 'Hindee' is female. 'Khaanaa' (food) is male.

Even non living things have gender in Hindi like when we say "Pencil meri hai and not pencil mera hai". The language is vast with a little complex grammar (at least for me it is).

I am really curious to know why the non living things are given gender. It makes learning hindi very difficult. one of my friends said that we should say ' bus aa rahi hain' and ' train aa raha hain'. Is it true? and could somebody tell me how we can tell the gender of non living things?

That's why South Indian languages are a little bit easy in grammar :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
No separate genders to confuse :angry:

But when listening to south Indian language I feel it will be difficult to learn. It sounds so different!

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

This is not so difficult. Let me just give one hint today. In Hindi, there are two genders- male and feminine. No neuter gender. The things ending with 'ee' are female. Those with 'aa' are male. Sence 'Hindee' is female. 'Khaanaa' (food) is male.

Even non living things have gender in Hindi like when we say "Pencil meri hai and not pencil mera hai". The language is vast with a little complex grammar (at least for me it is).

I am really curious to know why the non living things are given gender. It makes learning hindi very difficult. one of my friends said that we should say ' bus aa rahi hain' and ' train aa raha hain'. Is it true? and could somebody tell me how we can tell the gender of non living things?

That is the same doubt I have. But though Hindi has been a mother tongue of mine it naturally comes to me as to which gender should I use for which thing. And for bus and train both are taken as the female gender its train aa rahi hai. Though if anyone has the rules I too would love to know them.

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

This is not so difficult. Let me just give one hint today. In Hindi, there are two genders- male and feminine. No neuter gender. The things ending with 'ee' are female. Those with 'aa' are male. Sence 'Hindee' is female. 'Khaanaa' (food) is male.

Even non living things have gender in Hindi like when we say "Pencil meri hai and not pencil mera hai". The language is vast with a little complex grammar (at least for me it is).

I am really curious to know why the non living things are given gender. It makes learning hindi very difficult. one of my friends said that we should say ' bus aa rahi hain' and ' train aa raha hain'. Is it true? and could somebody tell me how we can tell the gender of non living things?

I too find it baffling at times, since my hindi isnt really good.I get confused with gender especially about things ...found this article online which explains in detail..

http://hindilanguage.info/hindi-grammar/nouns/gender/

Hindi is no doubt one of the most spoken languages in India but English is important for our development in the National as well as International arena. That might be a reason for Hindi usage declining.

Sandhya your line says - "Hindi Hamara Rashtra Bhaasha hai" but it should be Hindi hamari Rashtra Bhasha hai " ;)

that's the real headache of Hindi language :silly:

For Dravadian languages, verbs and nouns are not gender specific.
But for Hindi....Kartha hai and Karthi hai :evil: :evil:

This is not so difficult. Let me just give one hint today. In Hindi, there are two genders- male and feminine. No neuter gender. The things ending with 'ee' are female. Those with 'aa' are male. Sence 'Hindee' is female. 'Khaanaa' (food) is male.

Even non living things have gender in Hindi like when we say "Pencil meri hai and not pencil mera hai". The language is vast with a little complex grammar (at least for me it is).

I am really curious to know why the non living things are given gender. It makes learning hindi very difficult. one of my friends said that we should say ' bus aa rahi hain' and ' train aa raha hain'. Is it true? and could somebody tell me how we can tell the gender of non living things?

I too find it baffling at times, since my hindi isnt really good.I get confused with gender especially about things ...found this article online which explains in detail..

http://hindilanguage.info/hindi-grammar/nouns/gender/

The gender treatment of Hindi words is complex. There can be no exact guide. As a rule, words ending with 'ee' should be feminine. But 'dhobee' (washerman) is masculine. 'Darjee' (tailor) is also masculine. The feminine are 'dhoban (washerwoman) and 'darjanee (a woman tailor) . Possibly, for jobs, the rule differs. The rule that 'ee' is feminine is for lifeless things.

The problem of gender felt by Non Hindi persons is also a fitting rebuff to those Hindi enthusiast who make fun of English.

Hindi is both national as well as official language of India. I respect my National language though I am not so good in it. I am not at all good in any of the languages that I have learnt till today. My mother tongue is Bengali. Still I give more importance to Hindi. Hindi day is every year celebrated on 14th September at New Delhi where special ceminar is held. It is attended by foreigners also. It is a special day.