Postcard from
Family · परिवार
- Grandparentsदादा-दादी
- Cooking with Naniनानी की रसोई
- Meeting the In-Lawsसास-ससुर से पहली मुलाकात
- Indian Weddingभारतीय शादी
Spoken Hindi practice, for your reason
Everyone has their own reason to learn Hindi.
A grandmother to answer, a family to marry into, a team in Delhi, a month in Rishikesh. Namaste Buddy gives you real conversations for your reason, five minutes a day, with gentle corrections as you go.
Free to start · No credit card · Works on any phone or tablet
What's your reason?
For my child
So they can answer Dadi in Hindi. Ages 5 to 15.
Start freeReconnecting with my roots
Finally speak the language you grew up hearing.
Start freeMarrying into an Indian family
Talk with your in-laws, not just smile and nod.
Start freeWorking with India
Join the banter on calls, and the business lunch.
Start freeYoga and travel in India
From the ashram to the ghats of Rishikesh.
See the Rishikesh course
Most people learning Hindi understand far more than they can say.
Apps teach words. Classes teach grammar. But speaking only comes from speaking, and most learners never have someone patient to practise with. Namaste Buddy is that someone, every day, for children and adults alike.
How it works
Pick a conversation
👴👵GrandparentsTell them about your day
🙏Meeting the in-lawsFirst dinner with the family
🏛️Arriving at the ashramCheck in for your yoga course
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Tell us your reason, pick a conversation
Dadi's kitchen, dinner with the in-laws, a meeting in Delhi, the ashram in Rishikesh. Each one is a short scene with a goal to reach.
👴👵 Grandparents
Almost! For something you did, say मैंने (maine): आज मैंने फुटबॉल खेला।
आज स्कूल में क्या हुआ?
Aaj school mein kya hua?
What happened at school today?
आज मैं फुटबॉल खेला।
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Speak, and get gently corrected
Every line shows the Hindi, the Roman script and the meaning. A mistake gets a one-line explanation, then the conversation carries on.
This week
6days practised
38minutes spoken
24new words
To work on
मैंने vs मैं when talking about the past
Example report
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See your progress every week
A weekly report shows the days practised, new words, and exactly what to work on next. Parents get one for their child.
Between conversations
Short practice modes for the days you want something different.
Five new words a day
With Devanagari, Roman script, meaning and an example.
Flashcards that come back
Each word returns just as it starts to fade.
Listening games
Hear a word, pick its meaning.
Grammar in small bites
Tenses, gender and verb endings, a few minutes at a time.
A Hindi journal
One sentence a day, gently corrected.
Level checks
Short quizzes that show where you are, from beginner up.
54 conversations. Start anywhere.
From Dadi's kitchen to the ghats of Rishikesh. Every learner gets some free, forever.
Postcard from
Around India · भारत में
- Auto-Rickshaw Negotiationऑटो वाला
- Bazaar Dayबाज़ार का दिन
- Holi Celebrationहोली का जश्न
- India Tripभारत की यात्रा
Postcard from
Work · काम
- Meeting Indian Colleaguesऑफिस में पहली मुलाकात
- Business Lunch in Indiaऑफिस लंच
- Hotel Check-inहोटल चेक-इन
Postcard from
Rishikesh · ऋषिकेश
- Arriving at the Ashramआश्रम पहुँचना
- Evening Ganga Aartiगंगा आरती
- Temple Etiquetteमंदिर के नियम
- At the Chai-Walaचाय वाले के पास
In their words
The first time I held a full Hindi conversation with his Dadi, she cried.
“My daughter was forgetting Hindi she'd learnt from her nani. After two months on Namaste Buddy she's chatting away — even correcting my grammar!”
“The Bollywood mode had my son hooked immediately. He now asks to practice every morning before school. Absolute game changer.”
“Worth every cent of the annual plan. Feels like an actual conversation, not a language drill. My daughter genuinely looks forward to it.”
“I run a Hindi class with 22 students. Buddy is the first tool my kids ask to use during break — the lesson-plan classroom mode cuts my prep in half, and the daily vocab is exactly what they need between sessions.”
“Half my colleagues are in Bengaluru and Delhi. I was tired of nodding through Hindi banter on calls. Twenty minutes a day for two months and I'm finally part of the joke.”
For schools
Your students practise between classes.
Weekend Hindi schools, community classes and yoga schools use Namaste Buddy to give students speaking practice between lessons. Your teachers keep teaching; Buddy keeps the conversation going.
- Free for your school and your teachers
- A special offer for your students and families
- We run a live session for your students or parents
Going to Rishikesh?
Arrive able to say more than namaste.
Conversations written for yoga students: checking in at the ashram, asking a question in class, the evening Ganga aarti, the chai-wala and the auto to the ghat.
See the Rishikesh courseWhy we built this
It started with children who understand their grandparents perfectly, but can't talk back to them in Hindi.
Then adults started asking too: partners meeting their in-laws, people working with teams in India, yoga students heading to Rishikesh. Different reasons, same gap: nobody patient to practise speaking with. So that's what we built. If you have a question, write to us at hello@namastebuddy.com. We read every email.
NSNikhil SinghFounder, Namaste Buddy
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