I am conducting Hindi skill development for Non-Hindi employees. Its objective is to improve coordination and better working culture within mixed environment.

1. “Hindi Seekho”
Interactive session for Non-Hindi Staff

3. Hindi is used as main
communication language by 41% of
Indian population.

5. • Hindi is one of the widest spoken languages in
the world with around 500 million speakers. In
fact that’s only outnumbered only by Mandarin
Chinese, English and Spanish so you could say
Hindi is the 4th biggest language in the world!

7. Methodology
• Skills covered:
– We first focus on developing listening and speaking skills
• Starting with "Look, listen and speak":
– The scientific approach to develop language is to look, listen and
speak.
• Practice, Practice and Practice
– it is extremely important to be regular and spend nearly fifteen to
twenty minutes of daily practice.

8. You won’t learn unless you really think hard!

9. • Are you aware on similarity between
Tamil and Hindi language?

10. Today’s Sentence
Aur Kya Chal Reha Hai ?
means
What Else Is Going On ?
Is an informal way of asking What’s up or What’s going on?

11. Today’s Sentence
Kuch Khaas Nahin
Which literally means
Nothing Special

12. Today’s Sentence
Bas Badhiya
means
Alright or Fine

13. See you in next class!

14. Hindi Seekho Session
aapka Swagat Karta hai!

15. Yes No
Okay
This That
What Where
You
Here There

16. Haan
means
Yes

17. Nahin or Naa
means
No

18. Thik hai
means
Alright or okay or fine

19. Ye
means
This

20. Wo
means
That

21. Kya ?
means
What ?

22. Kahan ?
means
Where ?

23. Bahut
means
Very

24. Achcha
means
Good

25. Bahut Achche
means
Very Good

26. This is Bahut Achcha
means
This is Very Good

27. Ye Bahut Achcha hai
means
This is Very Good
Or
This is great

28. Aap
means
You

29. Aap bahut achche hain
means
You are very good

30. Achche not achcha
Repeat and listen to the pronunciation
carefully to get better understanding of
difference

31. Say in Hindi for :
This is good.

32. Yahan
means
Here

33. Wahan
means
There

34. Paas
means
Near

35. Duur
means
Far or away

36. Say in Hindi :
I am very good.

37. hun
Used
when you are telling about your
present status.

38. Mai
Mera
Meri
Mujhe
All are used when you are talking in
reference to yourself

39. Meri car
means
My car
Because car is considered as feminine
word

40. Mera computer
means
My computer
Because computer is considered as
masculine object

41. Meri Chair
Mera Fan
Mera Guitar
Chair – feminine object
Fan – masculine
Guitar - masculine

42. Mujhe bhookh lagi hai
means
I am hungry

43. Bhookh
means
Hunger

44. Lagi hai
Stating present tense of something
is going on

45. Mujhe chahiye
means
I want

46. Mujhe jaane do
means
Leave me or Let me go

47. Jaana
means
Leave

48. See you in next class!

49. “Hindi Seekho” Session
aapka Hardik Swaagat
Karta hai!

50. Hindi Survival Terms
Kya Huwaa?
means
What Happened? Or
What is wrong?

51. Kya aapko chot lagi hai?
means
Are you injured?

52. Kya dard ho raha hai?
means
Are you in pain?

53. Kya aap chal sakte hai?
means
Can you walk?

54. Kya aap khare ho sakte hai?
means
Can you stand?

55. Muunh Kholo.
means
Open your mouth.

56. Mein Madad Karunga.
means
I will help.

57. Mein Doctor nahin hun.
means
I am not a doctor.

58. Hamein ek Doctor Chahiye.
means
We need a doctor.

59. Bachaao !
means
Help !

60. Sthaan Khaali Karein !
means
Evacuate the area !

61. Patti
means
Bandage

62. Jalaa
means
Burn

63. Aag
means
Fire

64. Garam
means
Hot

65. Saaf
means
Clean

66. Ghaav / Jakham / Chot
means
Wound

67. Mar Gaya.
means
Dead

68. Aspataal
means
Hospital

69. Dabaai
means
Medicine

70. Jahar
means
Poison

71. Bimaar
means
Sick

72. See you in next class!

73. “Hindi Seekho” Session
aapka Hardik Swaagat
Karta hai!

74. Some Construction words
Window => Khirkee

75. Some Construction words
Gate => Darwaaja

76. Some Construction words
Shirt => Kameej

77. Some Construction words
Socks => Juraab

78. Some Construction words
Wire => Taar

79. Some Construction words
Pen => Kalam

80. Some Construction words
Air => Hawaa

81. Some Construction words
Steel Rod => Sariyaa

82. Some Construction words
Timber/Ply => Lakaree

83. Some Construction words
Metal Nail => Keel

84. Some Construction words
Saw => Aaree

85. Some Construction words
Brick => Eeent

86. Some Construction words
Pit => Gaddha

87. Some Construction words
Sand => Raet

88. Some Construction words
Soil => Mittee

89. Some Construction words
Wall => Deewaal

90. Some Construction words
Roof/Ceiling => Chhat

91. Some Construction words
Labour => Majdoor

92. Some Construction words
Mason => Mistri

93. Some Construction words
Digging => Khudaai

94. A short Story

95. Aapse Agale Kaksha Me
Milenge!

96. Where Do You Live?
• Aap kahaan rahte hain?
– Main Chennai mein rahtaa hoon.
• Aap kahaan rahtee hain?
– Main Delhi mein rahtee hoon.
• Aap Log kahaan rahte hain?
– Ham dillee mein rahte hain.
• Kya aap mumbai men rahtee hain?
– Jee haan, main mumbai men rahtee hoon.
• Geetaa kahaan rahtee hai?
– Yeh jaipur men rahtee hai.

97. To describe Likes and
Dislikes
“Pasand”
• Mujhe hindi pasand hai.
• Anitaa ko billiyaan pasand hain.
• Anu ko padhanaa pasand naheen hai.
• Mujhe gaanaa pasand naheen hai.

98. “na” - Isn’t it?
• Aapkaa naam Reenaa hai na?
• Sanjeev hoshiyaar hai na?
• Nau baje hai na?
• Tum apne ghar par ho na?

99. What Time is it?
“bajnaa” meaning to ring or to chime
• Kitne baje hain?
• Ek bajaa hai.
• Chaar baje hain.

100. What Time is it?
Saadhe Chaar Baje Saadhe Nau Baje

101. What Time is it?
Derh Baje Dhaai Baje

102. Aapse Agale Kaksha Me
Milenge!

103. Samay waale waqya.
• Main aath baje khaoongaa.
• Senthil saadhe dus baje so jaataa hai.
• Ve saadhe saat baje padhte hain.
• Kitne baje hain?
• Savaa nau baje hain.
• Paune ek bajaa hai.
• Saadhe chhe baje hain.
• Kya aap chhe baje jaayenge?

104. • Kitne baje hain?

105. Ke paas - To Have
• Asif ke paas khaanaa hai
– Ajay has food.
• Mere paas bahut saraa kaam hai
– I have lots of work
• Uske paas hari kitaab nahin hai.
– He doesn’t have a green book.
• Mere paas samay nahin hai
– I don’t have time

106. Kitnaa - How Much? / How
Many?
• Kitne ladke hain?
• Kitnee kitaaben hain?
• Kitnaa doodh hai?
• Tumhaare ghar men kitne kamare hain?
• Kitne baje hain?
• Kitna padh sakte ho?
• Kitna bologe?
• Kitna loge?
• Kitna chahiye?

107. Kuch aur Shabd.
Bharana
Means
Filling
Shuruwaat Start
Unt End
Gaali Slangs
Ijjat Respect
Aisa Like this
Waisa Like that
Kuch few/some
Se / Tak from / to, till