Hindi: A Spoken Thesaurus

Hindi Urdu Flagship, University of Texas at Austin (jseefeldt@austin.utexas.edu)

Which word is the best fit for a particular meaning and context? How do I express everyday ideas in colloquial language, avoiding the bookish style found in dictionaries? What’s the actual difference in meaning between the ‘synonyms’ that dictionaries offer? How do I build up phrases and sentences around a particular word? The Hindi Thesaurus addresses such questions in a series of lively, unscripted Hindi-medium conversations about groups of wor...Read More

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Numbers, Part 3

04 Jan 2010 | 08 mins 44 secs

Numbers, Part 3

04 Jan 2010 | 08 mins 44 secs

Numbers, Part 2

17 Dec 2009 | 11 mins 58 secs

Numbers, Part 2

17 Dec 2009 | 11 mins 58 secs

Numbers, Part 1

07 Dec 2009 | 05 mins 23 secs

Numbers, Part 1

07 Dec 2009 | 05 mins 23 secs

Wisdom

25 Nov 2009 | 11 mins 18 secs

Wisdom

25 Nov 2009 | 11 mins 18 secs

Worry

19 Nov 2009 | 07 mins 51 secs

Worry

19 Nov 2009 | 07 mins 51 secs

Stupidity

11 Nov 2009 | 05 mins 49 secs

Stupidity

11 Nov 2009 | 05 mins 49 secs

Substances

09 Nov 2009 | 35 mins 40 secs

Substances

09 Nov 2009 | 35 mins 40 secs

Invitations

21 Oct 2009 | 07 mins 21 secs

Invitations

21 Oct 2009 | 07 mins 21 secs

Shopping, Part 2

14 Oct 2009 | 15 mins

Shopping, Part 2

14 Oct 2009 | 15 mins

Shopping, Part 1

07 Oct 2009 | 18 mins 25 secs

Shopping, Part 1

07 Oct 2009 | 18 mins 25 secs

Health, Part 3

30 Sep 2009 | 05 mins 02 secs

Health, Part 3

30 Sep 2009 | 05 mins 02 secs

Health, Part 2

23 Sep 2009 | 12 mins 47 secs

Health, Part 2

23 Sep 2009 | 12 mins 47 secs

Health, Part 1

16 Sep 2009 | 10 mins 50 secs

Health, Part 1

16 Sep 2009 | 10 mins 50 secs

Love & Hate

09 Sep 2009 | 19 mins

Love & Hate

09 Sep 2009 | 19 mins

Jealousy

02 Sep 2009 | 02 mins 41 secs

Jealousy

02 Sep 2009 | 02 mins 41 secs

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