Structure and grammar
English often follows subject–verb–object order, while a neutral Hindi sentence commonly follows subject–object–verb order. Hindi generally uses postpositions after nouns or pronouns where English often uses prepositions before them.
Hindi nouns have grammatical gender, which can affect agreement. English has articles such as a and the; Hindi communicates definiteness differently and does not map those articles word for word.
Sound, script and real use
Hindi is commonly written in Devanagari, while English uses the Roman alphabet. Learners also meet sound contrasts that do not match neatly across the two languages, so listening and pronunciation need direct practice.
Comparison is useful when it explains a recurring error, but communication should remain the goal. Build short sentences in the new language rather than translating a complete sentence from the old one each time.
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