Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;This is a pocket sized Hindi Dictionaryandlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people travelling to India andlt;iandgt;Tuttle Pocket Hindi Dictionaryandlt;/iandgt; is an essential tool for communicating in Hindi. It features all the essential Hindi vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It's handy pocket format and user-friendly, two color layout will make any future trip to India much easier. All entries are written in a Romanized form as well as Hindi script (andlt;iandgt;Devangariandlt;/iandgt;) so that in the case of difficulties the book can simply be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;This dictionary includes the following key features:andlt;ulandgt;andlt;liandgt; Over 18,000 words and expressions in the Hindi language.andlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt; Fully updated with recent vocabulary and commonly used Hindi slang.andlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt; Clear, user friendly layout with headwords in blue.andlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt; Romanized and Hindi Script (andlt;iandgt;Devangariandlt;/iandgt;) for every entry.andlt;/liandgt;andlt;/ulandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Other books from this bestselling series you might enjoy include: andlt;iandgt;Pocket Korean Dictionary, Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary, Pocket Arabic Dictionary, Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary, Pocket Cantonese Dictionary, Pocket Cambodian Dictionary, Pocket Thai Dictionary, and Pocket Malay Dictionary.andlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
The Tuttle Pocket Hindi Dictionary is the most up-to-date and portable Hindi-English and English-Hindi dictionary available today. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Hindi words and phrases including Internet and social media terms. This Hindi dictionary is specifically designed to meet the needs of English speakers who are studying or using the Hindi language on a daily basis. It contains over 15,000 entries including all vocabulary (in both directions) in common, everyday use in India today.
Pocket Hindi Dictionary is fully Romanized and the Hindi-English section is organized alphabetically. Both Romanized forms and
Devanagari forms are given for all Hindi words and expressions.
Key features of this Hindi dictionary include: - Bidirectional Hindi-English and English-Hindi sections
- Designed specifically to meet the needs of English speakers
- All Hindi terms given in both Romanized and Devanagari forms
- Contains over 15,000 essential words and expressions
- Latest computer, smart phone, Internet and social media vocabulary
- Provides an overview of Hindi in contemporary India and a pronunciation guide
Synopsis
From the author who brought us andlt;Iandgt;Hindi in a Flashandlt;/Iandgt;, Richard Delacy now offers his expertise in teaching Hindi with a simple and portable guide, andlt;Iandgt;The Tuttle Pocket Hindi Dictionaryandlt;/Iandgt;. This book is the most up-to-date Hindi dictionary available today. English speakers new to learning Hindi and Hindi speakers alike will greatly benefit from this powerful pocket guide because it is designed with both of them in mind.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Covering the 15,000 most common Hindi and English words, in a small, compact volume, this pocket dictionary is a convenient and lightweight reference work with bi-directional Hindi-English and English-Hindi sections. Whether you use Hindi for business, in an educational setting, or while you travel to India, the entries in this dictionaryand#8212;along with incorporating Devanagariand#8212;cover all the contemporary terms and expressions used on a daily basis. Grammar basics and a pronunciation guide are also featured in the introduction.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Richard Delacyandlt;/Bandgt; has taught at several universities in Australia and the U.S. and currently teaches Hindi/Urdu at Harvard University. He completed a BA with Honors at the University of Melbourne in History and an MA in History from Monash University, with a focus on modern South Asian history and twentieth century Hindi/Urdu language and its literature. He studied Hindi formally for three years as a part of his BA and then spent a year in Delhi studying Hindi language and literature at the Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (Central Hindi Institute). He also taught Hindi at two universities in Melbourne for nearly six years before embarking on further studies in South Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago. He is the author of andlt;Iandgt;Teach Yourself Beginner's Urdu Scriptandlt;/Iandgt; (McGraw-Hill) and andlt;Iandgt;Hindi in a Flashandlt;/Iandgt; (Tuttle) and coauthor of the andlt;Iandgt;Hindi, Urdu and Bengali Lonely Planet Phrasebookandlt;/Iandgt;. He travels back to India as frequently as he can and has many close friends there.