Rosetta Stone offers Standard Hindi, one of the official languages of India.

More than 180 million people in India consider Hindi their first language; in total, there are more than 300 million Hindi speakers worldwide. With India's booming economy, technology successes, and the Bollywood film industry, proficiency in Hindi would be an asset to any businessperson or world traveler.

Hindi is descended from the ancient Sanskrit language, an Indo-European language written in the beautiful Devanagari script. This lineage is reflected in modern Hindi vocabulary. Because India is at the crossroads of the Middle East and Asia, modern Hindi has been influenced by Arabic, Farsi, Portuguese, Turkish, English and Dravidian languages.

Speakers of Hindi can appreciate all that India offers in spicy and flavorful cuisine, impressive sights and landmarks and popular films.

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