Grammar Hindi uses the word order subject-object-verb in contrast to the English sequence of subject-verb-object. This means that in Hindi, the verbs fall at the end of the sentence. It also does not have articles, either definite ( the ) or indefinite ( a ). Hindi also uses postpositions (they are put after nouns) in contrast with prepositions (placed before nouns) in English. Hindi has also reached the neighboring borders of Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal. The Hindustani language has also influenced other Indian descents that are situated in Fiji. Specific areas like Northern Vanua and Western Viti Levu have served as avenues wherein Fijians of Indian heritage and native Fijians connect together and surpass languages barriers via a common spoken language. During its initial existence, it was termed as Hindavi and was treated as a lingua franca in the writings of Amir Kahurso. The term Hindustani was used by the Turco-Persian Mughal invaders of India to Khariboli which is actually the local variant of Hindavi specifically in Delhi and nearby areas. When the Mughal reign became more evident particularly as far as northern India Hindustani was able to absorb a large amount of Turkic, Persian, and Arabic words and eventually became the lingua franca across the region. There had been anecdotes of Indian fathers discouraging their children to focus on Hindi as a language to learn. Another consideration is that Hindi speakers are not so keen on defining their language and their culture through Hindi. Unlike most nations and other ethnic groups, Hindi speakers would rather revert to English if all else fails in their business negotiations, in the clarity of their speech and in other related communication processes. Prefer articles with pictures, which could effectively aid your learning endeavor. You may not fully understand the Hindi write-ups now, but you surely would get the gist as you move on each day to learn Hindi. You may use the articles in the future when you practice what you have already learned. In every article, try to find out how many Hindi words you could recognize. Take a portable audio or video player with you wherever you go. Some learners strategically convert audio learning materials into MP3 format so that playing the tutorials would be easier and much more convenient. This way, you could always use your time doing non-thinking tasks to move on to your initiative in learning the language.