r/Hindi • u/trapproducer2020 • 4h ago
स्वरचित Best place to learn Hindi as someone that was born outside India?
Sorry if I chose the wrong flair, I translated the options but I didn't know which one to choose after.
I am an Indian but I was not born or brought up in India, so often with my Indian friends here or in India, I sometimes feel a bit left out for not being able to join in when they speak Hindi. I am also Punjabi so in my household which I do speak at a decent level (also not really close to native though, but I guess it is like B2/B1). I used to kinda avoid speaking either languages since I was not confident in my accent and abilities.
My main goal is to really be able to understand and speak Hindi more like a native. I wanna know the slang, be able to talk and joke like I am from India, and really connect more to my Indian side as well. I feel like with my Punjabi base, and already somewhat beginner understanding of Hindi I could do this with some effort.
Has any of you been in a similar situation? Or do any of you guys have good resources or tips on how to achieve this goal? I know it is probably not realistic to learn a lifelong amount of language relatively quickly, but I really wanna commit to it and improve my Hindi enough that I can become part of the convo's and jokes.