At Shoonya, we’ve created engaging and educational apps to help your kids start speaking Marathi in no time. we understand the power of repetition and exposure. Working with real kids to design and test our app, we’ve done our research. We are so excited to bring a Marathi learning app that makes introduction to the language a playful experience.

Full Immersion with Marathi Language

Theme based interactive lessons designed to teach children their first five hundred words and… Continue

With Shoonya, we know the easiest way to learn Telugu is to start with something fun and interactive. Our IOS apps Shoonya Farm Animals and Shoonya Jungle Animals allow children to learn animal names in Telugu along with eight other languages.

Full Immersion with Telugu Language

Theme-based interactive lessons

Designed to teach children their first five hundred words and phrases

Designed from a kid’s perspective

Craft individualized avatars with clothing and…

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Many parents may find themselves the sole language speaker in a mixed family, possibly living in a community where there are few other native speakers. So where can you find quality resources to help your children progress?

Classes

Nothing beats the real-time interaction and regular exposure of a formal class setting. The pandemic has made it easier to join virtual classes from anywhere, and there are many options for children. Investing in a weekly class will not only cement the…

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Many parents may find themselves the sole language speaker in a mixed family, possibly living in a community where there are few other native speakers. So where can you find quality resources to help your children progress?

Here is my list of top 10 resources developed for my own kids who are learning Hindi, but this list applies to any language.

Books

From toddler’s board books to formal workbooks to chapter books for young readers, there has been a surge of bilingual…

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Immigrants frequently experience language loss. This is more common, particularly when children are born and raised in another country. As a parent, you should make an effort to raise bilingual children so that you can help them develop and keep their own identities. Learning Hindi for children can be stressful, especially if they live in a place where Hindi is not spoken, because opportunities to practise the language are typically limited. As a parent, you bear the responsibility of…

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With our clothing activity chapter and entertaining activities, kids may learn over 80 garment-related vocabulary and phrases. centre for prizes! While you tap, play, and dress up, acquire and absorb the terminology of clothing Clothing is a need. categorised into groups based on real-life scenarios so that children can grasp the significance of the words language. This chapter is backed up by all five of the other chapters. supplementary content in English, Hindi, and other languages More…

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If simple alphabet exercises aren’t quite getting the job done, there are plenty of other engaging ways to teach kids the alphabet! After you’ve tried our alphabet tracing chapter, play around with our fun character animations in the Letters chapter.

Three Periods of Letter Learning

An effective method for teaching young children letters is the 3-period, Montessori method. Each ‘period’ introduces a new phase of learning to children in a way that helps them become more familiar…

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Teaching Children the Hindi Alphabet (Devanagri Script)

Hindi (हिंदी), is the official language of India and is written in the Devanagari script which is also used for many other languages like Sanskrit, Nepali and Marathi. It has thirty-three consonants and eleven vowels and is written from left to right. The vowels come first followed by consonants based on their phonetic sound articulation in the mouth.

Our mission with the interactive Shoonya Hindi app, Shoonya Kids, is to…

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LEARN HINDI FOR KIDS: HINDI FRUITS

Fruits are a great healthy choice because they are full of fiber, vitamins, and essential nutrients. They help give our bodies the energy they need to run, dance, climb, do homework, and more.

Whether you’ve already learned fruit names in English or are just starting out, learning fruit names in Hindi is a fun activity and valuable skill! Speaking Hindi words is a great…

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LEARN HINDI FOR KIDS : HINDI FRUITS

Fruits are a great healthy choice because they are full of fiber, vitamins, and essential nutrients. They help give our bodies the energy they need to run, dance, climb, do homework, and more.

Whether you’ve already learned fruit names in English or are just starting out, learning fruit names in Hindi is a fun activity and valuable skill! Speaking Hindi words is a…

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Learn about clothing from around the world

Children can learn over 80 clothing related words and phrases with our clothing activity chapter and fun rewards center! Tap, play, and dress up while you learn and absorb clothing vocabulary. Clothing is divided into categories based on everyday situations so kids can really learn the meaning behind the language. This chapter is supported in all five languages with extra content in English, Hindi, and Marathi — more to be added soon!

Fun…

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With Shoonya, we know the easiest way to learn Spanish is to start with something fun and interactive. Our IOS apps Shoonya Farm Animals and Shoonya Jungle Animals allow children to learn animal names in Spanish along with eight other languages. Kids can get creative by designing their own avatar with fun apparel and accessories from around the world. Colorful animations, fun animals, and exciting music are sure to keep your child engaged and coming back to learn more.

Practicing…

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History is one factor. When modern nation states developed and governments needed to forge a common civic identity, they stressed the primacy of one language. In the case of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, this was English. Sometimes, this newfound patriotic fervor also fed the perception that foreign languages were somehow suspicious or signified disloyalty.

Interestingly, children who speak multiple languages show more empathy for others.

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Did you know more than half the world is at least bilingual?

India recognises 24 official languages, South Africa has 11 and Zimbabwe lists 16. Even in countries like Australia, where English is the de-facto tongue, there are still at least 250 First Nation languages spoken.

To be monolingual is to be in the minority.

Yet while bilingualism is the human norm, it’s only recently that hard scientific evidence about the benefits of learning languages has become widely…

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There’s no doubt that having a second language under your belt comes with countless benefits. In fact, in 2015, 64.7 million people over the age of 5 spoke a language other than English at home, with an increasing number of them fully proficient in English (languagemagazine.com). In the world of education, there’s often a common misconception that bilingual students have a harder time learning to read and write than those who are fully focused on one language. However, there is growing…

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