My experience with Zabaan was great all around! I had already taken some online Hindi classes, but doing them in person in Delhi was even better. Even though it was only six weeks, I feel like I was able to improve considerably - which is thanks to my two amazing teachers, Anita and Tamanna. With lots of skill, patience and fun, they taught me the beautiful Hindi language. The school itself is located in a nice and leafy neighborhood of South Delhi, easily reachable by metro or other means of transport. I fully recommend Zabaan for anybody wishing to improve their language skills, and I hope to be back in Delhi soon for more classes!

I have started taking Hindi classes in October last year and even after more than 6 Months of learning Vartika finds new methods to teach this language in a fun way! Great language school with great people! 100% recommending Zabaan and learning Hindi from Vartika. Bahut Dhanyavaad!

Here are some reasons why I decided to learn Hindi. First of all, I grew up in a Buddhist family; the customs and systems of thought in Buddhism has had deep influence on me. At first I thought learning Sanskrit would give me a key directly to the Sutras; however I soon realized that learning Sanskrit with absolutely no prior knowledge would be an intellectual feat. I found out that both Sanskrit and Hindi use the Devanagari script as its alphabet and many words in Hindi have their origin from Sanskrit, so I decided it would be a good idea to start off with Hindi. Secondly, I chose to learn Hindi because I wanted to give myself a challenge. After learning Italian and a little bit of French I realized that the European languages would have much in common with one another. To learn a language with a totally different alphabet and writing system would be much more difficult than learning another European language. This huge linguistic gap between Hindi and the languages which I already would give me a broader horizon of the world. Moreover, as I have a keen interest in linguistics, learning Hindi would give me more references to examine what I have learned in my linguistics courses. At this moment I am in the middle of my courses and after looking back I think it really required a lot of effort to reach this stage. At the beginning the main difficulty was matching each Devanagari letter with its pronunciation. After having managed that, the next thing was to endow these sounds and letter combinations with meaning. At the point where I am right now, the main task is to consolidate different grammar rules and keep learning new words. I want to thank the Zabaan team for giving me positive pressure and enlightening guidance throughout the learning process. This is my third week in New Delhi and I can already use simple colloquial language on the streets to express myself and avoid hassle.

The experience at Zabaan was beyond expectations. The lessons were well structured and formatted for easy comprehension. Ms Rachayta, the instructor, approach was very systematic, professional and amiable. Her knowledge and proficiency in Hindi and English are impressive. I look forward to continuing my studies with this esteemed institution.