Summary

FSI is an acronym for the Foreign Service Institute, "the (US) Federal Government's primary training institution for officers and support personnel of the U.S. foreign affairs community".

Over the years, the FSI has researched, designed and taught language courses to Foreign Service staff and diplomats. These courses are now available and licensed to the Public Domain.

FSI-Language-Courses.com (and .net) is a sweet and simple website that provides users with the ability to view and download the Foreign Service Institute's courses for 31+ languages. The content is provided by individuals donating time and resources in an overall effort to provide quality languages-learning materials for free worldwide.

Sounds good to me. :)

In the Hindi section of the site, there is currently a 131-page student text. There are is no audio as yet.

From Website

Welcome to fsi-language-courses.com, the home for language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute. These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain.

This site is dedicated to making these language courses freely available in an electronic format. This site is not affiliated in any way with any government entity; it is an independent, non-profit effort to foster the learning of worldwide languages. Courses here are made available through the private efforts of individuals who are donating their time and resources to provide quality materials for language learning.

Visit FSI-Language-Courses.com Hindi Courses.

Summary

Namaste Dosti Podcast is for beginners learning Hindi and currently has 8 complete lessons focusing on Hindi grammar and vocabulary.

One thing that sets it apart from other podcasts is the various native Hindi speakers that contribute to create the podcasts, giving learners a range of male and female voices from different areas to listen to.

From Website

Welcome friends to Namaste Dosti, the Learn Hindi Podcast.

I have been looking around for a good Hindi podcast and could not find one - so I decided to create my own. With the help of my Hindi speaking friends, we will try to provide an interesting and effective podcast to help you learn Hindi.

Visit Namaste Dosti Podcast.

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Summary

This website has a growing number of resources for Hindi language learners. There is an aactive blog and podcast, as well as a dictionary and a resource section with links to many useful Hindi resources.

From Website

Hi! I'm Nathan. You and I have something in common. We both want to learn Hindi. And you have come to the right place. ? Speak Hindi is a website dedicated to helping people like us to learn Hindi. Learning another language can be a difficult endeavor, and it is good to take it in small steps with help and the right tools. This site aims to provide that to you. And you will love the price! It is absolutely free.

So, where to start? The main service this site provides is a daily podcast where I and one of our Hindi experts talk about the language. Try out the "Essential Hindi" link below. This covers the basic phrases that are most helpful. It is a good place for anyone to start regardless of what your ultimate goal is. There are also other language tools described below.

Our Hindi Experts

The podcasts feature many Hindi experts. However, three you will see appearing in most of these episodes. They are my mother-in-law Meena. She was a Hindi teacher for 30 years. She is retired now, but still enjoys teaching other people Hindi. My father-in-law, Nariandas, he is a native Hindi speaker with a very clear, easy to listen to voice and a wonderful spirit. Then there is my wife, Sonia, she always makes the episodes fun with a chirpy personality, and interesting insights into Hindi. Also, there will be many guest appearances by my friends that know Hindi.

Link

Visit ISpeakHindi.com

Summary

If you don't know about Wikipedia, now is the time to find out! Especially since it is so useful in learning languages.

Wikipedia is the "Free Encyclopedia", a collectively-authored, dynamic, online encyclopedia that is free not only as in price, but also as in freedom. This means that the content you find anywhere on Wikipedia is free and open in the Public Domain. You can reproduce, redistribute and rehash the information there. This is empowered by the GNU Free Documentation License. This same license protects and empowers the contant on Free Language! (How?)

This particular resource links to the Wikipedia entry on the Hindi language. This entry contains loads of information for the curious reader as well as for the serious Hindi language learner, including historical and linguistic data.

Use this resource to become familiar with the Hindi language and its context in today's world, to discover facts and linguistic data about Hindi and its many varieties, access further information about and resources for learning Hindi, and much more.

From Resource

Hindi (pronunciation, Devanagari: हिन्दी or हिंदी, IAST: Hindī, IPA: [hɪnd̪iː]), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. It is part of a language continuum of the Indic family, bounded on the northwest and west by Punjabi, Sindhi, and Gujarati; on the south by Marathi and Konkani; on the southeast by Oriya; on the east by Bengali; and on the north by Nepali.

More narrowly, Hindi also refers to a standardized register of Hindustani termed khariboli, that emerged as the standard dialect.

Link

Visit "Hindi Language" on Wikipedia.

License

GNU Free Documentation License

Rosetta Stone Hindi Level 1 With over 3500 real-life images and phrases in 92 lessons, Hindi Level 1, Personal Edition provides up to 250 hours of mastery instruction in Listening Comprehension, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. Systematic structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. Previews, exercises and tests accompany every lesson with automated tutorials throughout the program. Level 1, Personal Edition provides instruction in such categories as People and Talking; Directions; Food, Eating and Drinking; Family Relationships; Telling Time; Numbers to One Hundred; Clothing and Dress; Vehicles, Furniture and Instruments; Shapes, Colors and Location; And Much More. Hindi Level 1, Personal Edition comes complete with an illustrated User's Guide and a Curriculum Text book.

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