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Namastē! Lesson 11 | Basic Hindi

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Lesson object

1 Grammar Seed-Basic verbs and theirforms

2 Asking for introductions

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Revision : Basic interrogatives

English Hindi

How much/many? Kitnā / kitnē?

How? Kaisē?

What? Kyā?

When? Kab?

Where? Kahān?

Who? Kaun?

Which? Kaunsa?

Why? Kyon?

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Revision

English Hindi

What is this? Yaha kyā hai?

This is a cat Yaha ēka billī hai

Who is this? Yaha kaun hai?

When did this happen? Yaha kab hu'ā?

This happened on the 20th Yaha 20 ko hu'ā

Where did this happen? Yaha kahān hu'ā?

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Today's Conversation

Who are you? What is your name?

What do you do? Where do you study?

How many siblings do you have? How old are you?

Where are you from?

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Lesson objects

1 Grammar Seed-Basic verbs and theirforms

2 Asking for introductions

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Basic verbs and their forms

Like English, Hindi verbs change form with pronouns

For example: To-do

'Do'= Kar indicates action To-do = karna has various forms depending

on the subject

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Basic verbs and their forms

I do (male)

Maiṁ karatā hooṁ

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Basic verbs and their forms

I do (female)

Maiṁ karatī hooṁ

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Basic verbs and their forms

'Haiṁ' is said as we are being respectful

You do

Āp karatē haiṁ

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Basic verbs and their forms

She does

Vaha karatī haī

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Basic verbs and their forms

He does

Vaha karatā haī

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Basic verbs and their forms

They do

Yē karatē haiṁ

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Basic verbs and their forms

We do

Hum karatē haiṁ

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Basic verbs and their forms

English Hindi

I do (male) Maiṁ karatā hooṁ

I do (female) Maiṁ karatī hooṁ

You do Āp karatē haiṁ

She does Vaha karatī haī

He does Vaha karatā haī

They do Yē karatē haiṁ

We do Hum karatē haiṁ

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Basic verbs and their forms

English Hindi

I study (male) Maiṁ parhatā hooṁ

I study (female) Maiṁ parhatī hooṁ

You Study Āp parhatē haiṁ

She Studies Yē paṛhat'ī hai

He Studies Yē parhatā haī

We study Hum parhatē haiṁ

They study Yē pahratē haiṁ

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

'You do' translates to __

1

Maiṁ karatī hooṁ

2

Āp karatē haiṁ

3

Yē karatē haiṁ

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Solution

'You do' translates to __

1

Maiṁ karatī hooṁ

2

Āp karatē haiṁ

3

Yē karatē haiṁ

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

I do Maiṁ karatī hooṁ

They do Yē karatē haiṁ

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Lesson object

1 Grammar Seed-Basic verbs and theirforms

2 Asking for introductions

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Asking for introduction

Who are you?

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Asking for introduction

Who are you

Kaun hai āp

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Asking for introduction

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

Who are you?

Āp kauna hai?

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Asking for introduction

What is your name?

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Asking for introduction

What is your name

Kyā hai āpakā nāma

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Asking for introduction

Question structureSubject first |Verb last

What is your name?

Āpakā nāma kyā hai?

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Asking for introduction

What do you do?

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Asking for introduction

What do you do

Kyā hai āp karatā

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Grammar tip

Do = karatā To do = karatē

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Asking for introduction

What do you do

Kyā hai āp karatē

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Asking for introduction

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

What do you do?

Āp kyā karatē hai?

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Asking for introduction

Where do you study?

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Asking for introduction

What do you study

Kahān hai āp paṛhā'ī

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Grammar tip

Study = Paṛhā'ī To study = Paṛhātē

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Asking for introduction

What do you study

Kahān hai āp paṛhātē

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Asking for introduction

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

Where do you study?

Āp kahān paṛhātē hai?

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Grammar tip

You = second person (singular) we use paṛhātē

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Translate the underlined word in hindi Where do you study

1

Paṛhātē

2

Karatē

3

Paṛhā'ī

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Solution

Translate the underlined word in hindi Where do you study

1

Paṛhātē

2

Karatē

3

Paṛhā'ī

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

To do Karatē

Study Paṛhā'ī

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Asking for introduction

How many siblings do you have?

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Asking for introduction

How many siblings do you have

kitanē bhā'ī/bahana āpakē hai

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Asking for introduction

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

How many siblings do you have?

Āpakē kitanē bhā'ī / bahana hai?

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Grammar tip

'You have' takes the form of possessive pronoun (Your) hence we use 'Āpakē'

'Āpakā' is not used since 'siblings' is plural

Siblings is translated as 'brother-sister' in Hindi

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Identify the subject in the following sentences:

Āpakē kitanē bhā'ī / bahana hai?

1

Kitanē

2

Bhā'ī/Bahana

3

Āpakē

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Solution

Identify the subject in the following sentences:

Āpakē kitanē bhā'ī / bahana hai?

1

Kitanē

2

Bhā'ī/Bahana

3

Āpakē

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Asking for introduction

How old are you?

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Asking for introduction

How old are you

kitanā buḍḍhā hō āp

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Asking for introduction

How old are you

Kitanē buḍḍhā hō āp

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Asking for introduction

How old are you

Kitanē sāla kē hō āp

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Grammar tip

Literally : how many years are you of?

Of = kē

Kitanē is used since 'years' or 'sāla' is plural

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Asking for introduction

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

How old are you?

Āp kitanē sāla kē hō?

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

'kitanē sāla kē ' means?

1

How old

2

How elder

3

How young

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Solution

'kitanē sāla kē ' means?

1

How old

2

How elder

3

How young

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

How elder Kitnē badēy

How young Kitnē chotēy

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Asking for introduction

Where are you from?

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Asking for introduction

Where are you from

Kahān hai āp sē

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Asking for introduction

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

Where are you from?

Āpa kahān sē hai?

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Reference vocabulary

English Hindi

To be Hōnā

To do karanā

To live Jīnā

To eat khānā

To visit Milanē jānā

To play Khēlanā

To listen Sunanā

To learn Yāda karanā

To cook Khānā banānā

To see Dēkhanā

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Reference vocabulary

English Hindi

To read Paṛhanā

To write Likhanā

To speak Bōlanā

To study Paṛhanā

To run Dauṛanā

To walk Calanā

To have Khāna

To travel Safara karanā

To buy Kharīdanā

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Revision : Basic verbs and their forms

English Hindi

I do (male) Maiṁ karatā hooṁ

I do (female) Maiṁ karatī hooṁ

You do Āp karatē haiṁ

She does Vaha karatī haī

He does Vaha karatā haī

They do Yē karatē haiṁ

We do Hum karatē haiṁ

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Revision : Today's Conversation

English Hindi

Who are you? Āp kauna hai?

What is your name? Āpakā nāma kyā hai?

What do you do? Āp kyā karatē hai?

Where do you study? Āp kahān paṛhātē hai?

How many siblings do you have? Āpakē kitanē bhā'ī / bahana hai?

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Culture leaf

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Culture leaf - Dance in India

As with other aspects of Indian culture, different forms of

dances originated in different parts of India, developed

according to the local traditions

Indians celebrate every occasion with dance

Dance forms:

Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Manipuri,

Mohiniyattam, Odissi, Sattriya, ghoomar, bollywood style

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Culture leaf - Dance in India

'Lord of Dance', the Hindu god

(Shiva)is represented here as

the cosmic dancer

One of the most enduring

symbols of India is the figure

of NATARAJA - Shiva

Shiva's dance is believed to

encompass creation,

preservation, and destruction

The dance of Shiva is the

dance of life

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What's next?

In the next lesson we will learn about different professions

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Credits

Content

Culture Alley

Culture leaf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_in_Indiae

Image

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shiva_as_the_Lo

rd_of_Dance_LACMA_edit.jpg

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Dhan'yavād! See you at the Alley!

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