I am planning to go to india for studies (and maybe job ) but to do that i have to pass an exam . Don’t get me wrong i am not excepting to ace the test by studying under a month ( while studying a whole lot of other subjects too ) I just want to (barely) pass . And i suppose living there would require hindi aswell because most people there won’t . I tried duolingo aldready and it didn’t do it for me for s couple of reasons:

  • They ( even i know this) spells a lot of letters wrong .

  • Seems too cash graby and justifying it as a game .

  • Overall i didn’t like their way of teaching .

  • It seems like there isn’t a person behind it you know too artificial .

  • And even though i selected the options for a complete noob they are expecting me to know lot of things .

Sorry if it turned into a rant . Thanks in advance for the answers . Also i didn’t know where else to ask if there is an alternate more suitable sub just point me in that direction and i will move the post.ciao.

  • velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml
    13·
    5 months ago

    I want to stress this out, but Hindi ISN’T the national language of India. We don’t have a national language, only official and state languages. State languages are also misleading - it represents only the majority linguistic group, and not the minority and tribal section. Hindi is spoken in the Hindi belt with a regional twist. You may be able to converse with a Bhojpuri or Brij speaker, but that’s like trying to speak to a Welsh or Gaelic speaker in English.

    • THEDAEMON@lemmy.mlOP
      31·
      5 months ago

      I know that but where i am going they do speak hindi . Just didn’t wanna specify state.

      • velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml
        2·
        5 months ago

        YouTube is your best bet. Just get familiar with the varnamalas (alphabet). Grammar is secondary. If you can, try reading Hindi poems. If you want to challenge yourself, read Premchand’s work.