Haram nam Paleni hai

Yesterday I had my first Hindi language class. The local French Cultural Centre has classes for French, of course, Fijian and Hindi. Since I hang out with Indian guys alot, I figure I'd learn their language. Mostly, to know when they are talking about me. The class is 2 - 2 hour sessions a week and runs until May. The course costs FJ$280 (~US$170). There are 4 other people taking the class. There is a local dialect the language called Hindustani or Fiji-Hindi and there is the standard Hindi they speak in India. Everyone learns standard Hindi in school, but speaks Fiji-Hindi everywhere else. It's actually not an officially recognized language. But since everyone speaks it, that's what I want to learn. Hindi does have script letters, but we are using the English alphabet. I don't need to write it, only speak it. From the first class, the trickest part of the language is saying the sounds right as there are some complicated sounds for an English speaker. But the grammar seems basic and is consistent, unlike English. So, once you learn the vocabulary, it should be easy to form sentences. Now, I'll slowly replace my Samoan with Hindi.