Keyboard question

नमस्कार I am having a bit of a problem in the "write it" section. Some of the correct words have conjuncts. I believe that is the correct term. कोफ़ी is an example. How do you type this on the keyboard that is provided in the lesson. Am I just missing something? Also there is a letter ळ included and I am wondering what this is. I have seen it on other Devanagari keyboards as well. धन्यवाद​

Hi Leroy. I started this course around the same time as you and while I have found it fantastic, I have found the writing section totally beyond me. I have purchased a book by Rupert Snell called 'Read and Write Hindi Script' where I am slowly learning the consonants and vowels. The book has exercises as well which are useful. I am interested to know where you are up to in the course - I am half way through Section 2 but I start getting confused with how words are meant to be pronounced. I also seem to remember the longer words but struggle with the conjunctives and the order of the words. It would be great to hear how you are going. नमस्कार Mary

I am also in the middle of section 2, but I also have skipped through to section 3 and 4 in the Language and Culture section to try and figure out some of the grammar. The course is good and I am learning a lot. It is the writing section that got me. My original question in this post was answered when I found http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/devanagari.htm This site. It actually has helped me with the conjuncts and how to use a keyboard to type them. As for the actual script, I have been using this http://www.avashy.com/hindiscripttutor.htm site and an app for my phone. The app is geared towards children, but hey it seems to be helping! It is Hindi Alphabets & Words Book, by KNM Tech. I do really enjoy learning this language, though.

I have found those sites too but haven't used them alot. Another one that is quite useful is http://www.quillpad.in/index.html#.VMRxZWeSySp which shows how the scripts is formed as each letter is added. Have you been to India or are planning to go. I went for 4 weeks last year and can't wait to go back. I will look at the phone app - thank you.

I will have to look at the quillpad site. A few years ago I started reading about Hinduism and I fell in love with it. In order to learn more, I figured learning to read Devanagari was the next step. I'm hoping to visit India in a few years.