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  tagline: A Hindi learning resource for English speakers, by <a href="/about-me">Ryan Pandya</a>.
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    - text: Flash Cards
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## हिंदकी के बारे में / _About Hindki_

_Hindki_ is a collection of my personal notes on learning Hindi, and an evolving knowledge base that (maybe, hopefully) I can one day use as the backend of an AI-powered language tutor. If it helps you too, बढ़िया!

It includes a dictionary, grammar notes, and other resources I've found helpful in my studies.

As I learn more Hindi, I'll convert this and the rest of the interface to Hindi as well. Maybe. We'll see.

### इसका नाम क्यों "हिंदकी"? / _Why the name 'Hindki'?_

The name "Hindki" is a play on the words "Hindi" and "Anki", because I was initially building this as a personal flashcard system similar to [Anki](https://apps.ankiweb.net/), but for Hindi. It also kind of works as a Hindi adjective meaning "related to Hindi" (in fact, [this word exists in Persian](https://translate.google.com/?sl=fa&tl=en&text=%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%82%DB%8C%20&op=translate)), and it is also a sort of "wiki", since it's a knowledge base. Finally, if you needed yet another pun, it's the "key" to my Hindi education. All very satisfying.

As for whether it's actually a good name, I'll let you be the judge.

### यह कैसा बना गया था? / _How was this made?_

While I doubt many people are curious, I wrote it down (if for no other reason than to help myself next time I want to make a similar site). [Here it is](/how-i-built-this).
