This is a self-teaching textbook for learning Hindustani, based on the principle of exposure to the target language and practice. It is part of a series originally prepared for the Armed Forces and now offered to the public. The emphasis is on speaking rather than on reading or writing. The text is designed to be used with a native speaker of Hindustani or with the accompanying recordings. The textbook is divided into two major sections, each consisting of five learning units and one unit for review. Each unit deals with some practical aspect of daily life and covers basic sentences, pronunciation practice, word study, grammar, and conversational situations. Each unit concludes with a "finder list" of all the vocabulary introduced in the unit. The text concludes with the key to the exercises used in the units. (CLK)