Hindi
हिन्दी
Hindi is written in the Devanagari script, which reads from left to right. India has 22 officially recognised languages in total!
Amy says:
Namaste! I'm Amy! Hindi is a beautiful language full of warmth and colour. India has so many amazing festivals, flavours, and languages — Hindi ties it all together. My favourite Hindi word is 'jugaad' which means a clever, creative solution. Bahut achha! (That means 'very good!')
Quick Facts
Speakers
~600 million
Language Family
Indo-European
Writing
Devanagari script
Official in
India (+ 8 other countries)
Discover Hindi
Hindi is written in the Devanagari script, which reads from left to right. India has 22 officially recognised languages in total!
Writing System
Devanagari script
Native Speakers
~600 million
Key Countries
For Educators
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Did You Know?
India has 22 officially recognised languages, but Hindi is the most widely spoken and is the first language of over 520 million people.
The Devanagari script used for Hindi has 47 letters — 14 vowels and 33 consonants.
Hindi has a word "jugaad" for a frugal and creative fix — a concept so uniquely South Asian that it has made it into business school courses worldwide.
What Makes Hindi Special?
Devanagari Script
Hindi is written left to right in Devanagari — a script with a horizontal line connecting letters across the top!
Bollywood
Bollywood, the world's largest film industry by number of films, produces movies mostly in Hindi — full of songs and dance.
Yoga Words
Words like yoga, karma, jungle, and shampoo all come from Sanskrit — the ancient root of Hindi.
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