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2. Namastē!
Lesson 11 | Basic Hindi
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3. Lesson object
1
Grammar Seed-Basic verbs and their
forms
2 Asking for introductions
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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. Lesson objects
1
Grammar Seed-Basic verbs and their
forms
2 Asking for introductions
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8. 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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9. Basic verbs and their forms
I do (male)
Maiṁ karatā hooṁ
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10. Basic verbs and their forms
I do (female)
Maiṁ karatī hooṁ
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11. Basic verbs and their forms
You do
Āp karatē haiṁ
'Haiṁ' is said as we are being respectful
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12. Basic verbs and their forms
She does
Vaha karatī haī
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13. Basic verbs and their forms
He does
Vaha karatā haī
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14. Basic verbs and their forms
They do
Yē karatē haiṁ
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15. Basic verbs and their forms
We do
Hum karatē haiṁ
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16. 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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17. 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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18. Let's see if you remember…
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19. Exercise : Pick the right option
'You do' translates to __
1
2
3
Maiṁ karatī
hooṁ
Āp karatē
haiṁ
Yē karatē
haiṁ
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20. Solution
'You do' translates to __
1
2
3
Maiṁ karatī
hooṁ
Āp karatē
haiṁ
Yē karatē
haiṁ
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21. Recall what the other options translate as!
English
Hindi
I do
Maiṁ karatī hooṁ
They do
Yē karatē haiṁ
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22. Lesson object
1
Grammar Seed-Basic verbs and their
forms
2 Asking for introductions
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23. Asking for introduction
Who are you?
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24. Asking for introduction
Who
Kaun
are
hai
you
āp
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25. Asking for introduction
Who are you?
Āp kauna hai?
Question structure
Subject first | Verb last
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26. Asking for introduction
What is your name?
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27. Asking for introduction
What
Kyā
is
hai
your
āpakā
name
nāma
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28. Asking for introduction
What is your name?
Āpakā nāma kyā hai?
Question structure
Subject first |Verb last
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29. Asking for introduction
What do you do?
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30. Asking for introduction
What
Kyā
do
hai
you
āp
do
karatā
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31. Grammar tip
Do = karatā
To do = karatē
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32. Asking for introduction
What
Kyā
do
hai
you
āp
do
karatē
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33. Asking for introduction
What do you do?
Āp kyā karatē hai?
Question structure
Subject first | Verb last
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34. Asking for introduction
Where do you study?
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35. Asking for introduction
What
do
you
study
Kahān
hai
āp
paṛhā'ī
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36. Grammar tip
Study = Paṛhā'ī
To study = Paṛhātē
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37. Asking for introduction
What
Kahān
do
hai
you
āp
study
paṛhātē
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38. Asking for introduction
Where do you study?
Āp kahān paṛhātē hai?
Question structure
Subject first | Verb last
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39. Grammar tip
You = second person (singular) we
use paṛhātē
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40. Let's see if you remember…
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41. Exercise : Pick the right option
Translate the underlined word in hindi
Where do you study
1
2
3
Paṛhātē
Karatē
Paṛhā'ī
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42. Solution
Translate the underlined word in hindi
Where do you study
1
2
3
Paṛhātē
Karatē
Paṛhā'ī
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43. Recall what the other options translate as!
English
Hindi
To do
Karatē
Study
Paṛhā'ī
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44. Asking for introduction
How many siblings do you have?
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45. Asking for introduction
How many
kitanē
siblings
bhā'ī/bahana
do
you
āpakē
have
hai
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46. Asking for introduction
How many siblings do you have?
Āpakē kitanē bhā'ī / bahana hai?
Question structure
Subject first | Verb last
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47. 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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48. Let's see if you remember…
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49. Exercise : Pick the right option
Identify the subject in the following
sentences:
Āpakē kitanē bhā'ī / bahana hai?
1
2
3
Kitanē
Bhā'ī/Bahana
Āpakē
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50. Solution
Identify the subject in the following
sentences:
Āpakē kitanē bhā'ī / bahana hai?
1
2
3
Kitanē
Bhā'ī/Bahana
Āpakē
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51. Asking for introduction
How old are you?
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52. Asking for introduction
How
kitanā
old
buḍḍhā
are
hō
you
āp
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53. Asking for introduction
How
Kitanē
old
buḍḍhā
are
hō
you
āp
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54. Asking for introduction
How
Kitanē
old
sāla kē
are
hō
you
āp
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55. Grammar tip
Literally : how many years are you of?
Of = kē
Kitanē is used since 'years' or 'sāla' is plural
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56. Asking for introduction
How old are you?
Āp kitanē sāla kē hō?
Question structure
Subject first | Verb last
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57. Let's see if you remember…
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58. Exercise : Pick the right option
'kitanē sāla kē ' means?
1
2
3
How old
How elder
How young
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59. Solution
'kitanē sāla kē ' means?
1
2
3
How old
How elder
How young
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60. Recall what the other options translate as!
English
Hindi
How elder
Kitnē badēy
How young
Kitnē chotēy
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61. Asking for introduction
Where are you from?
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62. Asking for introduction
Where
Kahān
are
hai
you
āp
from
sē
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63. Asking for introduction
Where are you from?
Āpa kahān sē hai?
Question structure
Subject first | Verb last
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64. 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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65. 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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66. 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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67. 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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68. Culture leaf
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69. 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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70. 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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71. What's next?
In the next lesson we will learn about
different professions
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72. 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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73. Dhan'yavād!
See you at the Alley!
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