• Get ready for a golden opportunity to learn Hindi from scratch! 

• Peter  ji will  start Pingu Learns Hindi (PLH) — a masterpiece written by Ashutosh ji, designed to make Hindi simple, structured, and fun for complete beginners. If you’re a total beginner and have ever felt lost in other sessions, get ready to go on a fascinating journey into the Hindi language — exploring its basics and discovering its beauty in the easiest form with PLH.

•  Sessions begin Tuesday, October 21, and will be held  at 2:00 PM EST, with plans to complete the book by early to mid-January.

• Host:  Peter

• When: Tuesday & Thursday 2pm EST

This practice group is for beginners working through Delacy's book, Elementary Hindi. Great for absolute beginners to start here.

• Host: Sharon ji (Ontario, Canada)

• When: Thursdays at 4pm UTC (12pm Eastern Time)

We have gone through the whole Pingu Learns Hindi (PLH) book but we will use the PLH topics for our sessions and build on it. Devanagari script will be used. Believing that one of the best ways for us to learn the language is by teaching others, we take turns to collaborate and facilitate each session. We encourage those who join us to do the same.

• Hosts: Scott ji & Jes ji

• When: Saturdays at 3am UTC (11am Philippine Time)

•  A close look at one of Ashu-ji's videos - Beginner to Intermediate

• Host:  JayDee ji

• When: Friday 3pm EST

These are children's stories of up to 250 simple words, with repetition. We read from the Devanagari script, tackle complex conjuncts as and when we encounter them and listen to the audios to help with pronunciation. A great way to build up vocabulary and see grammar in action.

• Host: Himani, Raquel, and Eline

• When: Tuesdays at 3:00UTC 

These are children's stories of up to 250 simple words, with repetition. We read from the Devanagari script, tackle complex conjuncts as and when we encounter them and listen to the audios to help with pronunciation. A great way to build up vocabulary and see grammar in action.

• Hosts: Vena (EST)

• When:
  Mondays at 2pm UTC (7am Pacific Time, 10 am EST)

⁠⁠Devanagari not required but helpful

During the practice session you will:
•⁠  ⁠watch the short videos of a few grammar points
•⁠  ⁠⁠practice the grammar points
•⁠  ⁠⁠practice 5-10 vocabulary words
HOSTS:  Trang and Austin
When: Please note the DAY is TIME ZONE dependent
Tuesdays:
•⁠  ⁠6 pm Honduras
•⁠  ⁠⁠8 PM US Eastern
•⁠  ⁠⁠9 pm Uruguay 

Wednesdays:
•⁠  ⁠5:30 AM India
•⁠  ⁠⁠7 AM Vietnam
•⁠  ⁠⁠8 AM Philippines 

We practice Hindi with all questions, comments, in Spanish. No English. After introductions, we practice using Snell's book, "Hindi Para Principiantes". We may also use Gloria ji's book, "Libro de Frases".

• Hosts: Carmen ji (Honduras), Kelly ji (Berkeley, US), & Anita ji (Michigan, US)

• When: Saturdays at 6pm UTC (11am Pacific Time)

A fun and interactive session to learn Hindi through real texts from Indian school books . In each session, we’ll pick a story, poem, article, or one-act play from a school chapter. Then we’ll listen to it read aloud by a  native Hindi speaker ,and afterwards, we’ll read it together — page by page, sentence by sentence — translating it one after another , then solve the questions at the end of the chapter if any .

Goal: to improve our listening, reading, comprehension, and pronunciation skills naturally and enjoyably 

Each session opens a small window  into Indian literature and life  — through reading, listening, and discussion.

It’s not just reading… it’s a complete language experience! 

 A light, enjoyable session — full of real Hindi and real life! 

• Hosts: Marwa

• When: Mondays at 7pm UTC
  
  

⁠⁠Devanagari not required but helpful

During the practice session you will:
•⁠  ⁠watch the short videos of a few grammar points
•⁠  ⁠⁠practice the grammar points
•⁠  ⁠⁠practice 5-10 vocabulary words
HOSTS:  Trang and Austin
When: Please note the DAY is TIME ZONE dependent
Tuesdays:
•⁠  ⁠6 pm Honduras
•⁠  ⁠⁠8 PM US Eastern
•⁠  ⁠⁠9 pm Uruguay 

Wednesdays:
•⁠  ⁠5:30 AM India
•⁠  ⁠⁠7 AM Vietnam
•⁠  ⁠⁠8 AM Philippines 

An hour set aside for Intermediate learners to go over and review different topics we are struggling with. We go over any topics related to grammar, speaking, listening and reading. There is no set curriculum and a lot of material will come from topics we’ve seen in other classes.

• Host: Shan

• When: Wednesdays 11:30am EST (Note time change)

We start with brief introductions, go into breakout rooms based on approximate speaking level, then return to the big group to wrap up. To get an idea of your speaking level, see "Hindi Proficiency Guidelines". The only requirement is the spirit of Ashu ji's classes: patience, kindness, encouragement, and that it's OK to make mistakes to learn. And we love to have fun!

• Hosts: Claire ji (UK), Kelly ji (Berkeley, US), Mastram ji (Stockton, US), Anita ji (Michigan, US) , Shan

• When:
  Intermediate High/Advanced Saturday 5:30pm UTC (9:30am Pacific Time)
   

Level 2 stories are up to 600 words and introduce simple concepts. At level 1, we usually did one story per week to give us plenty of time to review and take on board but we expect some Level 2 stories will take more than 1 week. We read from the Devanagari script, tackle complex conjuncts as and when we encounter them and listen to the audios to help with pronunciation. A great way to build up vocabulary and see grammar in action.

• Host: Sheila ji (UK)

• When: Mondays at 4:30pm UTC (4:30pm BST)

• Read our welcome document

Sunny-ji uses video clips from news and current affairs . The clip is posted prior to the Sunday session

• Hosts: Sunny-ji

• When: Sunday 5:30pm UTC (9:30am Pacific Time)
   

This group will be using The Self & the World: Autobiographical Readings in Hindi by Rupert Snell.
The format is work-intensive but deeply rewarding. Each week, we’ll read a new excerpt (between 3 and 6 pages), ideally prepared (read once) beforehand. In class, we’ll take turns reading longer paragraphs aloud (from our own sources — no screen-sharing). We won’t be translating line by line (except when something isn’t clear), but we will discuss the stories in general and explore selected vocabulary from the excellent glossary.
Bātchīt and story discussions will be conducted in Hindi. 

• Host: Anita & Maggie

• When: Thursdays 11:00am EST 

• Hosts: 

• When:
  Intermediate High/Advanced Saturday
   

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