Four levels of success

A path that builds,
overlaps and deepens

Moderate pace or fast track

The stages do not have rigid boundaries. Each one returns to the same core skills—structure, vocabulary, listening, reading and expression—with greater range and practical use.

Moderate pace · About one yearTwo lessons and four hours of self-study each week
Fast track · About four monthsFive lessons and ten hours of self-study each week
  1. 01Level 01 - Familiarity
  2. 02Level 02 - Practical use
  3. 03Level 03 - Range
  4. 04Level 04 - Conversation
Level01

Familiarity

Moderate pace: 3 months · Fast track: 1 month

A working blueprint

The first level builds awareness of the sounds and basic structure of Hindi. It provides a framework that is developed through the later levels.

BY THIS STAGE, YOU DEVELOP…
  • Awareness of basic sentence structure
  • Recognition of masculine, feminine, singular, plural and indirect forms
  • An introduction to the basic tenses
  • Familiarity with common vocabulary and phrases
Level02

Practical use

Moderate pace: 3 months · Fast track: 1 month

Working knowledge

The foundation is established and practical learning begins as sentences grow from “I went” to “I went with her to the market.”

BY THIS STAGE, YOU DEVELOP…
  • Ability to create sentences using the basic tenses
  • Working knowledge of at least 200 words in Hindi
  • Ability to hear and respond in a guided classroom environment
  • Ability to communicate in basic everyday situations
Level03

Range

Moderate pace: 3 months · Fast track: 1 month

The expanded blueprint

The third level expands the grammatical framework and the range of expression students can recognise and use.

BY THIS STAGE, YOU DEVELOP…
  • Confident use of the basic tenses
  • Familiarity with verb compounds and complex sentences
  • A broader range of common vocabulary
  • Greater ease with inflection rules
Level04

Conversation

Moderate pace: 3 months · Fast track: 1 month

Basic conversational Hindi

The fourth level brings the earlier work together into basic conversational Hindi at an intermediate level for practical everyday use.

BY THIS STAGE, YOU DEVELOP…
  • Confident use of the basic concepts
  • A wider working vocabulary
  • Working knowledge of compound verb constructions
  • Growing ease with special forms of speech

Your starting point

Complete beginners welcome

We can start at the very beginning, revise your foundation or begin at a more advanced level if you feel confident.

  1. 01 Share your current experience
  2. 02 Discuss your goals and schedule
  3. 03 Agree on a starting point
Discuss my study plan

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