A Short Primer On Learning Hindi As of last count, Hindi is said to be spoken by more than 180 million people of India and even considering it as their mother tongue. Another 300 million people use Hindi as a second language. Together with English, it is the main official language of India. These figures are apart from those that speak Hindi from many parts of the world like Yemen, Singapore, South Africa, Fiji, Nepal, New Zealand and even in the United States. Standard Hindi is also serving as the official language in the nearby island of Fiji. As a language, Hindi evolved from another one, the Prakrit. It emerged from being a local dialect like Braj, Awadhi, and Khari Boli. Through the years, Hindi evolved, mixed with influences and several terms from other languages, including Arabic and Persian. The Internet is flooding with so many online sites that are written in Hindi. You may use such sites to know, learn, and understand the language. Listen to, and appreciate, Hindi songs or music. You could easily memorize several catchy lines. Take note of correct pronunciation. You could eventually research the meaning of such lines. Basically phonology is the systematic employment of sound so as to relay certain meanings in any setting via spoken human language which falls under a more specific field of study called linguistics. Let s take a look at how it is being applied in the world of Hindi. Basically, Hindi makes use of a symmetrical ten-vowel system. Furthermore dialects like the Brij Bhasha, Awadhi, Kannauji, Marwari, Bundeli, Magahi, Bhojpuri, Bihari languages, and Maithili are utilized to come up with the best forms of written treasure within the country. Another of India s official languages, in the form of Khariboli of modern Standard Hindi, is also tapped in Devnagari script. The term Bollywood has been incorrectly used because of its rising popularity. Technically, it is only a part of the Indian film industry and should not be confused for the totality of the Indian entertainment scene. At present Bollywood is regarded as the largest film producing body in all of India and has slowly clawed its way into becoming one of the respectable film producing centers across the globe.