Gus on the Go: Hindi for Kids Reviews

Fantastic App

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"Gus is AWESOME!," as stated emphatically by my 4 year old nephew. He LOVES it! It is about time someone came out with an authentic, engaging, creative, and accurate app that helps us NRIs teach our mother tongue to our kids. I hate to admit it, but infact I find myself learning words as my nephew and 15 month old daughter play with Gus. How sad is that?! What I love about the app is it teaches authentic language and useful basic target vocabulary in a culturally relevant, yet kid friendly setting. It definitely captures and maintains their interest and attention. The one thing that bothers me, as an adult and an educator, is that it lacks instructions and directions on what to do. But the kids just seem to intuitively know and really get involved and are happily engaged in it. I am really happy with the app and I eagerly await a Gus on the Go in Gujarathi :)

Fun way to learn nouns. ज = ja and ज़ = za sounds.

Watermelon is तरबूज़ Onion is प्याज़ Shirt is क़मीज़ Sometimes the dot under the ज needs to be added. The pronunciation of socks is with the ja ज sound. The printed word of socks is with the ज़ za sound. “Socks” can be written or pronounced those two ways. Most of this app is wonderful and functions well.