MadamHindi

A little explanation of the various ways to say “you” in Hindi

This is a simple concept you can teach your kids and have them start using right away

This is one of the many examples of how South Asian culture ties into language

Respect for elders is very important and is reflected in how various relationships are addressed in the language

Try to seek out examples of this in Bollywood music or movies, point them out to your kids so they understand the context of these words

Let me know how it goes!
Cheers!
MadamHindi

It’s that time of year!!

Festival season in India is gearing up!

We’ve already had Navratri and now we’re heading into the 5-day Diwali celebration!!

Such a fun and exciting time of year when we celebrate with so many special and varied traditions

One pretty standard way of celebrating across all them is with sweets! The blanket name for South Asian sweets is “mithai”

However there are so many types of mithai!

Some made with milk and some without

Some with flavorings of rose, cardamom, pistachio and even chocolate!

A few names are: jalebi, kaju katli, barfi, kalakand, peda, ladoo, gulab jamun, ras malai, ras gulah

If you live near an Indian market, see if you can find and try some Indian sweets, this is the best time of year to do it!

Do you have a favorite Indian sweet?

Cheers!
MadamHindi

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin is “kaddoo” in Hindi, which I think really refers to all squash

My kiddos made this with minimal help!

Lots of “ew, gross” moments during the scraping out of the seeds!! Lol

Hope you have a fantastic Halloween! It’s one of my fav holidays of the year

Used to go as the old “Indian princess” almost every year as a kid (Immigrant parents never bought costumes!)

But I would have gone as a sack as long as I collected all that candy!!

Are you dressing up this year? What is your costume?!

Was just asked about my top Hindi movie picks for kids!

Here you go!! There are many more movies too, tell me some if your favs so I can add to this list

Make it a Bollywood movie night this weekend! Especially as we head into Diwali, great way to get some additional cultural immersion for the kiddos!!
Cheers!
MadamHindi

Did you get my free guide yet?

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This can get you started on a Hindi practice with your kids TODAY guys…like right now, like…now NOW

No more waiting for “one day” or “when you have more time” or “if only I had resources in English”
NOPE! You’ve got what you need in my guide and the time is definitely now

With kids, it never gets easier, we have to just push forward and integrate what we want into the everyday

We teach our kids every single day, why not add Hindi to that? Why not? You can absolutely do it and I’m here to help!

Trust me, if I can do it (American born ABCD with crap Hindi skills) you can do it too!

I’m not the only one who lies to their kids right?
RIGHT??
LOL
I used to tell them they would get ARRESTED if they kept the light on in the backseat!!!