(Last Updated On: May 30, 2013)Hindi is one of the widely spoken languages in the world, being a mother tongue for at least 400 million people, while another 150 million understand it very well. Hindi interpreting requires a strong understanding of the language's history as well as its complexity, in order for you to be able to understand and communicate effectively. As the official language (along with English) in India, Hindi is widely spread across various Indian states despite their use of other similar regional languages such as Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Assemese, and Gujarati among others. Other countries also use Hindi on a large scale as national spoken language, like Nepal, Mauritius, Trinidad Tobago, Fiji, Guyana and Suriname. Unlike its neighboring language Urdu, Hindi is written and read from left to right. What makes it even easier is that it is written the way it should be pronounced. This is because each of the characters possesses a indifferent sound. Articles such as 'the' or 'a' are non-existent in the Hindi language, making it less complicated to study and understand. While interpreting Hindi, always remember that Hindi is a gender specific language and the verbs and adjectives you use during conversation or writing will change depending on gender. Gender sensitivity is one of the difficult aspects when it comes to learning Hindi. There are actually a lot of well-known English words that have originated from the Hindi language. Yoga, karma, jungle, guru, avatar, looting, thug, and bungalow are just some of the most popular Hindi words that are also being used in the English language. In return, Hindi also uses a lot of English words that are written in Hindi but are pronounced just like their English originals. Words like tennis, motor, car, hospital, bus, cricket are just some examples of English language directly used in Hindi.