Learn Hindi with Shoonya Kids
The Shoonya app provides an immersive experience with voiceovers from native speakers that prompt children to identify Hindi words with simple HIndi phrases that you can repeat and use in your own home. Hindi phrases like “Yeh kya hai?” (What is this?) can be used to ask questions and help your child identify and reinforce everyday words like kitaab (book), jaraab (sock), joota (shoe),or sabun (soap).
Full Hindi Language Immersion
Enhance Language Skills with Fun and Interactive Games
Theme-based interactive lessons that teach children their first 500 words in Hindi.
Explore a Comprehensive Language Learning Curriculum
Carefully designed activities to learn the Hindi alphabet.
Cultural Learning Alongside Language Learning
Children can play with as they learn about Indian culture as well as cultures from around the world!
Hindi Learning App for Kids
Hindi is a language spoken by hundreds of millions of people in India and around the world. Whether you’re a native speaker who wants to teach Hindi to your own kids, or a novice in need of brushing up on your Hindi vocabulary, we have tips to help you and your child along on the language learning journey! Read on to learn more about the importance of creating a fun and interactive environment for children to learn Hindi!
Learning Hindi is Fun with an Interactive App
Making a new language fun to learn and not a chore is essential to the success of your child’s language acquisition. When a child has a positive experience playing as they learn, they feel more motivated to continue.
Think of the last time you did something that was difficult to accomplish or caused you frustration. How does it make you feel to think about trying that task again? We tend to avoid experiences that evoke frustration or boredom and the same is true for children as they are learning. Set your child up for success and positive experiences while they are learning Hindi by providing them with the right tools to feel engaged and happy!
With Shoonya, children can play in immersive environments and will have fun as they learn key vocabulary through activities and funny animations that will keep them engaged.
The Best Age For Learning Hindi
Hindi learning for kids is important to start when a child is young, as learning language and communication skills are a primary part of a child’s development. According to Mayo Clinic, a toddler can start recognizing names of familiar objects and people as young as 18 months old. What does that tell you about language learning? You can start teaching them Hindi at a very young age. At Shoonya we believe the best time to teach your child Hindi is now.
We also understand as a parent, it’s an honorable thing to preserve your Indian heritage by keeping the Hindi language practiced in your family.
Did you know:
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If you were to take the world’s population and scale it down to just 100 people, 4 out of 100 people would speak Hindi.
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As the fourth most spoken language after Mandarin, Spanish, and English, Hindi is spoken today by almost 550,000,000 people.
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The Hindi language is written in the Devanāgarī script which is also used to write Sanskrit, Prākrit, Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali languages.
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Hindi is the official language of India and evolved from Sanskrit, an ancient Indo-European language.
Immersion makes for fast language learning
Research has shown that immersive language acquisition has a positive impact on cognitive development in children and can bring about faster learning outcomes.
Many people who want to learn a second language through immersion may travel to a country where the language is natively spoken by locals. Although hopping on a plane to visit or live in India may make for the most immersive experience, we know that it is not an option for most families. So how do you create this kind of immersive environment in your own home?
The key is using immersive learning tools while reinforcing vocabulary through conversation and practice in the home.
Full Hindi Language Immersion
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Theme-based interactive lessons that teach children their first 500 words in Hindi.
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Avatars and clothing that children can play with as they learn about Indian culture as well as cultures from around the world!
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Carefully designed activities to learn the Hindi alphabet.
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Find more Hindi resources below!
Perfect Practice Makes perfect!
The old saying that “practice makes perfect” is almost correct. The truth is, not all practice is good practice. If the practice is focussing on the wrong steps, this can lead to bad habits that will be hard to break in the future.
One great advantage of children learning Hindi online is they can repeat an exercise over and over again until they get it right. All without the pressure of having to ask a teacher/tutor to repeat themselves.
By focusing on proper, effective learning, they’ll be taking big strides to fluency, fast.
What People Are Saying About Shoonya
Parents and educators alike are loving Shoonya Kids!
“The bright colors, beautiful graphics, and funny animations really make this app stand out! You can tell there was a lot of thought put into every element and we especially loved the peacock and building characters in the rewards center! Super glad to have found this in time for summer.”
Parent
“As the director of multilingual education, I know the research is clear about the many additional benefits to the exposure of a bilingual education in early childhood. These include increased problem-solving abilities, better working memory and improved capacity for abstract thinking, among other benefits. Having the opportunity to experience the multilingual Shoonya app will contribute to the benefits and will also expand our students’ multicultural awareness and stimulate their curiosity about other parts of the world. We are excited to get started with Shoonya!”
Marisol Guillen
Senior Director, Multilingual Education Hueneme Elementary School District
“I love Shoonya Kids because it is so dynamic, it is game-based, it provides social interaction, kids can see themselves in it, its equitable, and it’s fun!
The kids are interacting with the game based platform and they can move from language to language - and that’s awesome!”
Dr. Barbara Flores
Former President, CABE
Hindi-themed Activities
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Montessori-inspired writing exercises that teach Hindi letters.
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49 puzzles that share cultural touchstones of Indian culture as they teach the Hindi alphabet.
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Monthly additions to themed content with future activities coming soon!
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Access to multiple languages in addition to Hindi including English, Marathi, Telugu, and Spanish all for one low subscription price!
Developed by Hindi Language Specialists
Our app was designed by educators and backed by research to create the ideal environment for kids to learn.
Teaching Kids to Read and Write Hindi with Confidence
A very important part of language acquisition is understanding how to read and write.
There are a few tried and true methods to help reinforce script recognition in an immersive way, such as labeling items around the household or using printable worksheets.
In the Shoonya app, children are exposed to the Hindi alphabet and script at every stage of the learning process. Repeatedly reinforcing the Hindi alphabet in an immersive way leads to a higher level of confidence in children as they start to form associations with letters and objects.
Learn Devanagri Script
Hindi (हिंदी), is the official language of India and is written in the Devanagari script which is also used for many other languages like Sanskrit, Nepali, and Marathi. It has thirty-three consonants and eleven vowels and is written from left to right. The vowels come first followed by consonants based on their phonetic sound articulation in the mouth.
Each Hindi letter and its association is uniquely designed and is accompanied by a cartoon character for word association. Every character is dressed from either a state of India or represents cultural trivia about India. Through fun animations, interactive tracing tutorials and puzzles, children get a chance to learn language along with Indian culture.
Helping your Child Speak Hindi
Understanding Hindi and speaking it are two different skills and being able to communicate is often the most exciting part for children and adults alike when learning a new language.
Whether it’s during bathtime, homework time, playtime or bedtime, you can use these opportunities to engage with children and get them to use practical Hindi words.
The Shoonya app provides an immersive experience with voiceovers from native speakers that prompt children to identify Hindi words with simple HIndi phrases that you can repeat and use in your own home. Hindi phrases like “Yeh kya hai?” (What is this?) can be used to ask questions and help your child identify and reinforce everyday words like kitaab (book), jaraab (sock), joota (shoe),or sabun (soap).
Having even the most basic of conversations in Hindi will offer confirmation to your child that all that hard work is getting them somewhere.
Frequently Asked Questions About Hindi Learning for kids
To make sure you have all the information you need to help your child learn Hindi, we’ve covered all of the most frequently asked questions we get on the topic.
Still have questions? Get in touch with our friendly team today, we’d love to help!
Start Teaching Your Child Hindi Today
Have you been looking for an effective, fun, and interactive way for your child to learn Hindi? Maybe you want them to learn to say things like “good morning” in Hindi, or “hello” in Hindi, or to say “you’re welcome” in Hindi. Or maybe, your parents speak Hindi and you want them to connect with their grandchildren in their native tongue to maintain an authentic relationship. If so, you’ve come to the right place!
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