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Namastē! Lesson 15 | Basic Hindi

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Revision : Family relations

English Hindi

Father Pitā/Dad/Pāpā/Daddy

Mother Māṁ/Mama/Mom/Mummy

Brother Bhā'ī / Bha'īyā

Sister Bahan / Didi

Son Bēṭā

Daughter Bēṭī

Aunt Cācī, Phūphī, Bu'ā, Māmī, Mausī

Uncle Cācā, Phūphā, Tā'ū, Māmā, Mausā

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Revision : Family relations

English Hindi

Grandfather(paternal) Dādā

Grandfather(paternal) Dādā

Grandfather(maternal) Nānā

Grandmother(maternal) Nānī

Husband Patī

Wife Patnī

Parents Mātā-Pitā

Cousin Bhā'ī yā, Bahana

Friend Dōst

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Lesson object

1 Introducing a third person

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Today's Conversation

May I introduce you to ____ Meet her, she is Lisa

Can you introduce me to ____ This is my girlfriend

Nice meeting you This is my boyfriend

Meet her, she is my ____

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Introducing a third person

May I introduce you to ___

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Grammar tip

Not really a question Just a polite way of introducing someone

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Introducing a third person

May I introduce you to ____

Kyā maiṁ milānā āpa sē ____

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Introducing a third person

May I introduce you to ____

Kyā maiṁ milānā āpa sē ____

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Introducing a third person

May I introduce you to ____

Kyā maiṁ milā sakatā hooṁ āpa sē ____

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Introducing a third person

May I introduce you to ____

Kyā maiṁ milā sakatā hooṁ āpakō sē ____

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Grammar tip

Sakatā communicates the ability to introduce…

(Able to introduce = Milā sakatā hooṁ)

Āpakō = to you…introduce someone “to you”

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Introducing a third person

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

May I introduce you to ____

kyā maiṁ āpakō____sē milā sakatā hooṁ

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Introducing a third person

Another way on interpreting this sentence is

“Meet her, she is Lisa”

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Introducing a third person

Meet her she is Lisa

Milānā insē yaha hai Lisa

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Introducing a third person

Meet her she is Lisa

Milānā insē yaha hai Lisa

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Introducing a third person

Meet her she is Lisa

Miliyē insē yaha hai Lisa

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Introducing a third person

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

Meet her, she is Lisa

Insē miliyē , yaha Lisa hai

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

In the sentence May I introduce you to ____

Introduce translates to___

1

Miliyē

2

Milānā

3

Milā sakatā hooṁ

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Solution

In the sentence May I introduce you to ____

Introduce translates to___

1

Miliyē

2

Milānā

3

Milā sakatā hooṁ

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

To meet Miliyē

Meet Milānā

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Grammar tip

Her = Insē Here, Lisa is being introduced as a third

person, with respect Miliyē really has no equivalent in English,

it is used when introducing someone to another person and comes from the

verb “to meet”

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Introducing a third person

Can you introduce me to___

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Introducing a third person

Can you introduce me to ____

Kyā āp milānā maiṁ sē ____

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Introducing a third person

Can you introduce me to ____

Kyā āp milānā maiṁ sē ____

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Introducing a third person

Can you introduce me to ____

Kyā āp milā sakte ho maiṁ sē ____

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Introducing a third person

Can you introduce me to ____

Kyā āp milā sakte ho mujhē sē ____

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Introducing a third person

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

Can you introduce me to ____

kyā āp mujhē___ sē milā sakte ho

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Grammar tip

Sakte communicates the ability to introduce…

(Able to introduce = Milā sakte hō)

Mujhē = to me…introduce someone “to me”

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Introducing a third person

This is my girlfriend

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Introducing a third person

This is my girlfriend

Yaha hai mērī girlfriend

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Introducing a third person

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

This is my girlfriend

Yaha mērī girlfriend hai

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

My (m) translates to __

1

Mērī

2

Mērā

3

Yaha

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Solution

My (m) translates to __

1

Mērī

2

Mērā

3

Yaha

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

My(f) Mērī

This Yaha

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Introducing a third person

Nice meeting you

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Introducing a third person

Nice meeting you

Khushi milkar āpse huī

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Grammar tip

Literally saying, it was nice meeting with you

With you = Āpse

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Introducing a third person

Formal Nice = khushi

Nice meeting you

Āpse milkar khushi huī

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Introducing a third person

This is my boyfriend

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Introducing a third person

This is my boyfriend

Yaha hai mērā boyfriend

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Introducing a third person

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

This is my boyfriend

Yaha mērā boyfriend hai

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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 Sentence

‘Yaha mērā boyfriend hai’

1

Yaha

2

Boyfriend

3

Mērā

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Solution

Identify the subject in the following Sentence

‘Yaha mērā boyfriend hai’

1

Yaha

2

Boyfriend

3

Mērā

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Introducing a third person

Meet her, she is my ____

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Introducing a third person

Meet here she is my ____

Milānyē insyē yē hai mērī ____

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Introducing a third person

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

Meet her, she is my ____

Insyē milānyē, yē mērī ____ hai

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General Conversation

Lisa : Hello, Who are you? Mark: Hello, I am Mark Lisa : what do you do? Mark : I am a student

Lisa : Who is he? Mark : He is Aman

He is my brother

Lisa : Who is she? Mark : She is Sonia

Mark: Sonia is his sister Lisa : What does she do?

Mark: She is a doctor Lisa : What is this?

Mark :This is a computer

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Revision : Today's Conversation

English Hindi

May I introduce you to ____Kyā maiṁ āpakō____sē milā sakatā

hooṁ

Meet her, she is Lisa Insē Miliyē , yaha Lisa hai

Can you introduce me to

____kyā āp mujhē___ sē milā sakte ho

This is my girlfriend Yaha mērī girlfriend hai

Nice meeting you Āpse milkar khushi huī

This is my boyfriend Yaha mērā boyfriend hai

Meet her, she is my ____ Insyē milānyē, yē mērī ____ hai

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What's next?

In the next lesson we will learn about relationship status and introducing help

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Dhan'yavād! See you at the Alley!

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