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<p>Colloquial Hindi: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Hindi as it is written and spoken today. </p><p>Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Hindi in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. </p><p>Colloquial Hindi is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout. </p><p>Key features include:</p><p>A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills </p><p>Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar </p><p>An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises </p><p>Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations </p><p>Helpful cultural points </p><p>An overview of the sounds of Hindi</p><p>Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, <i>Colloquial Hindi </i>is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Hindi. </p><p>Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills. </p>