Native Hindi speakers - what does 'kuch kuch hota hai' mean?
It is figurative. Literally means "something something happens". It is supposed to mean "some feelings happen( in me)". Using literal text to imply this strips the beauty of the expression. Hence a figurative speech is used here.
PUNJABI, HINDI & URDU speakers, please help with this word? Shayar-e-Jass?
I know that 'Jass' means 'Glory'' but I need to know if this word ( SHAYAR-E-JASS ) legit or present in any of the 3 languages? शायर - ए - जस (Hindi) ਸ਼ਾਇਰ-ਏ-ਜੱਸ (Punjabi)... I don't how to write it in know urdu.
When Yoda speaks in Hindi, where does he put the verb in each sentence?
You're right about the positioning of the verbs. Stars wars has not been dubbed into Hindi yet. But I guess they'll do what you've mentioned. But that is not new for Hindi speakers. Verb positions are changed a lot in poetry/songs etc. And even the "would be" Yoda speak in Hindi has been used by some characters in some comedies/plays etc. Btw, Sanskrit (from which Hindi originated) doesn't require any particular word order (unless very complex sentence are formed). You can change the word order to any and the meaning of the sentence would remain same. This has helped a lot writing long and beautiful epics, mantras etc in Sanskrit. This is due to the fact that nouns/pronouns/verbs etc are modified according to their role in the sentence. eg, in English, "John killed Tom" and "Tom killed John" are completely different sentences. But in Sanskrit, a suffix would be added to both John and Tom denoting their roles as the "doer" and "subject" of the verb. In this case, the suffix would be "ah" (pronounced as uh) for the "doer" and "am" (pronounced as umm) for the subject. So the sentence (John killed Tom) (keeping the English verb "killed") can be written as: Johnah killed Tomam OR Tomam killed Jonah OR killed Tomam Jonah OR killed Jonah Tomam OR Tomam Jonah killed OR Jonah Tomam killed And they all mean the same.
Why do Indians speak more Urdu than Hindi?
If the question is “why are there more Urdu speakers in India?”:Not including Hindi speakers; Pakistan has more Urdu speakers than India. However, India has a larger population of individuals who belong to Urdu speaking communities, vs. Pakistan, where most people can and do speak Urdu, but are more likely to belong to communities which have a different mother tongue.For example, in Canada, most Pakistani families of Punjabi descent speak Urdu at home, but they are ethnically Punjabis. Similarly, in Lahore, the heartland of Punjab, you are more likely to hear Urdu, or an Urduized Punjabi than proper Punjabi.If the question is “why do Hindi speakers speak a language which resembles standard Urdu more than standard Hindi?”:The language of the elite in the Mughal era, and later, language of administration during the British era was Urdu. In fact, if you are a north Indian, and have a relative who was alive pre partition, they would most likely have learned Urdu. Naturally, the language of the people would be reflective of this historical fact. Standard Hindi was born out of the Sanskritization of Urdu or Hindustani, with most supporters citing a return to India’s historical language and culture. Although the Hindi movement began during the British era, it caught on after India became an independent nation. However, most Indian entertainment in Hindustani is still reflective of Urdu, which has not allowed for a drastic language shift, even when the government is trying to promote Hindi. In order to illustrate, when watching “Hindi” channels, you may here an announcement like “har saptaah, raat aath baje” (every week, 8 at night). Notice the word “saptaah” which means “week,” it is standard Hindi. Most Hindi speakers use the word “hafta” for “week,” which is actually Urdu. So while the advertisement for a show will say “every saptaah,” the characters in the show will say “hafta” instead. However, Hindi speakers are slowly adopting Hindi words over Urdu, and you will commonly hear “chinta” over “fikr,” and “sundar” over “khoobsurat,” but so far it's been a slow process.Hope this helps!
What is the meaning of hindi word bekhudi in english?
"Bekhudi" literally means "unconsciousness" or "unawareness of self" khud = self be-khud = unaware of self bekhudi = unawareness of self In Urdu poetry it is generally used to denote the state of being deeply in love to the extent of being unaware of oneself.
I won first prize for Hindi poem recitation at 4th standard. I had long gap (22 now) for my Hindi, so I am not able to speak Hindi. What shall I do?
Firstly forget about the gap. There is a saying in hindi which roughly translates into “even if you jump into water 50 years after you've learnt swimming you will still manage to float in water by rapidly moving and waving your limbs”implying'’you don't forget anything you've learnt in life'Now start watching Hindi movie songs. Also watch Hindi channels (movies, entertainment-serials , reality shows etc.Next find someone whose mother tounge is Hindi. Speak to that person in hindi only.You will make some mistakes initially- in pronounciation and grammar. Even your Hindi speaking freind/(s) may laugh at you but don't lose heart. Ask them to correct you every time.Next buy some 1st to 3rd standard textbooks of Hindi and try to read them aloud. Gradually move on to higher levels.If you know good English then watch the same news bulletin in English and Hindi both. You will learn many new good words like this.Later if possible find some Hindi newspapers/ magazines and read them aloud. All this will ensure that you learn proper grammar.Lastly,if available, Hindi learning CDs are a great help in polishing your pronounciation..I'm sure that you will speak good Hindi in a few months. Good luck!
How do I learn to write a Hindi poem?
Even though I’m not a poet or a fluent Hindi speaker, suggesting a few things to be considered before you sit to create a poem!The first and foremost thing that you have to do is “Pick a Topic”. You can randomly select one from your field of interests or knowledge. Work on a topic that you think is worth writing.For me, selecting the topic is the toughest thing to do. But I feel that the poem is half way done exactly after finding a suitable topic to write on. By this, I donot mean that topic selection before poem creation is mandatory. One can assign a title after the completion of the poem too.Most important step in here is “Selection of the Spot”. Choose your favorite place and go with the flow of the words, be it of Hindi or any other languages.Well,if you really are into poems and literature, you will ultimately find the typical words to be included in your poem. If not, you can simply create a draft of your poem; just express what you have inside. Later, you can google or find the synonyms for the words you chose with respect to the structure of your poem.Be sure that you are in your format. Make it rythmic with its structure or freely write it. No doubt, you will come up with a good one.Hope that my surfaced suggestions will help you to some extent.
How do I learn to speak Hindi? I can read and write it but not understand it. How do I learn sentence formation and common pronunciation without attending classes?
I am basically a Tamilian, and I learnt Hindi after I came to Bangalore so I guess this is a very appropriate question that I can answer . I knew read/write Hindi from my primary school after that I hardly had any chances of learning Hindi. But I had this craze for Hindi music which made learning Hindi easy for me. I can almost sing a complete song (With almost right pronunciation) without knowing meaning of it. So let me tell you how it helped me learning Hindi. I belong to a project team where everyone speaks Hindi and only Hindi, being a talkative person this is one of the major reasons that I had to learn this language. I started listening to their conversation which will have the words which I knew from Bollywood songs. I'd ask the meaning of it and when they ask me something I'd try to form the sentences with the words I knew.. Gradually I got to know many words and keep listening to their conversation helped my tenses. I make mistakes and yes its funny and people laugh at it but unless you try and make mistakes you can never learn the language fast.So this is my advice1. Listen to people talking Hindi (or Movies/songs)2. Memorize the words and get familiar with it (I say memorize 'cos if you try remembering both word and meaning of it, it will be difficult learning many words, we would eventually forget.)3. Get to know the meaning of it and map it with the word.4. Try to form sentences with it (initially we will have trouble in finishing the sentence but once you start talking you will figure it out gradually)Hope it helps :)