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मुझे हिन्दी आती है

English translation: I know Hindi

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Hindi term or phrase:	मुझे हिन्दी आती है
English translation:	I know Hindi
Entered by:	Surendrababu Gummalla

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12:52 Jul 16, 2009

Hindi to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics / Idiomatic Expressions

Hindi term or phrase: मुझे हिन्दी आती है

Hi,

It's in my Hindi textbook but no explanation is given.

मुझे हिन्दी आती है literally means "Hindi is coming to me", so I think it must be an idiomatic expression.

Many thanks

Simon

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I know Hindi

Explanation:
It is simply 'I know Hindi'.

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Surendrababu Gummalla
India
Local time: 18:50

Grading comment

many thanks perfect
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

I know Hindi

Surendrababu Gummalla

I can speak Hindi / I know how to speak Hindi

Quamrul Islam

I can speak hindi / I know how to speak hindi

Shera Lyn Parpia

Answers

3 mins confidence:

I can speak hindi / I know how to speak hindi

Explanation:
That's how you say it!

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-07-16 12:57:06 GMT)
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yes, Hindi with a capital H, sorry!

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Note added at 23 mins (2009-07-16 13:16:19 GMT)
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Hindi come to me in the same way that knowledge comes to a person...

my dictionary (oxford Hindi English) gives many meanings for आना (infinitive form) including 3. to be acquired (skill, knowledge) with your sentence right after that.

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Note added at 24 mins (2009-07-16 13:17:12 GMT)
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and the meaning as "I know Hindi "

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 14:20
Native speaker of:

English

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

I know Hindi

Explanation:
It is simply 'I know Hindi'.

Surendrababu Gummalla
India
Local time: 18:50
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Telugu

Grading comment

many thanks perfect

8 days confidence:

I can speak Hindi / I know how to speak Hindi

Explanation:
The verb आना (to come) is usually used to mean that somebody can do something: the structure is-
(somebody)-को (something) आता है/आती है [masculine or feminine verb according to the gender of the (something).
For example: मुझे तैरना आता है (mujhe tairnaa aataa hai) - I can swim.
I hope this would answer your question.

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