This document is a Hindi language lesson that covers basic greetings and etiquette for introductions. It includes: 1. A conversation as an example introduction between two people, Mark and Jane, where they exchange names and nationalities. 2. Explanations and translations of the sentences used in the conversation, including "Nice to meet you" and its common response "Nice to meet you too". 3. Additional practice conversations and examples to reinforce the greetings and etiquette lessons. 4. Background on postal services in India as a brief cultural reference point. 5. An overview that the next lesson will cover asking and telling names.

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2. Namastē!
Lesson 5 | Basic Hindi
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3. Lesson object
1
Etiquette conversation
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4. Revision : Express gratitude
English
Hindi
Thank you
Dhan'yavād/Shukriyā
Thank you very much
Bahut bahut dhan'yavād
You're welcome
Koī bāt nahīṁ
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5. Revision : Express gratitude
English
Pronunciation
Excuse me
Suni'ē
Pardon me / I'm sorry
Māf kījiyē
Please
Kṛip-yā
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6. Etiquette conversation
Today we will cover a basic conversation that occurs
when two people meet for the first time!
Mark : Hi, who are you?
Lisa : Good morning, I am Jane
Jane : I am an Indian
Mark : I am Mark
Mark : I am an American
Jane : Nice to meet you!
Mark : Nice to meet you too!
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7. Etiquette conversation
Let’s look at some of the new forms of
sentences needed for this conversation!
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8. Etiquette conversation
Hi, who are you?
Namastē, āp kauna hain?
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9. Etiquette conversation
Good morning, I am Jane
Suprabhāt, maiṁ Jane hūṁ
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10. Etiquette conversation
I am an Indian
̐
Maiṁ ēk bhāratīya hūm
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11. Etiquette conversation
I am Mark
̐
Maiṁ Mārk hūm
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12. Etiquette conversation
I am an American
̐
Maiṁ ēk amērikan hūm
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13. Etiquette conversation
Nice to meet you
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14. Etiquette conversation
Nice to meet you can be literally translated
to 'Felt nice meeting with you' to explain
it’s
​ translation in Hindi
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15. Grammar tip
Here are the building blocks of the sentence
we’re learning
Felt = Lagā
Nice = Achā
With = Sē
You = Āp
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16. Etiquette conversation
Felt
Lagā
nice
achā
meeting
milnā
with
sē
you
āp
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17. Grammar tip
with = sē
you = āp
But :
'with you' = 'āp sē'
The preposition ‘with’ becomes 'sē'
But unlike English, prepositions come after​
the 'subject (or object)' in Hindi, hence they ​
are called 'postpositions'
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18. Grammar tip : Postpositional placement
In Hindi, postpositions always follow the
subject or object (where present)
​
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19. Etiquette conversation
Felt
Lagā
nice
achā
(to) meet
milnā
with you
āpsē
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20. Grammar tip
To meet = milnā in the present tense
However, since the meeting has happened
already, we use the past tense​
form of 'meet' = 'milkar'
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21. Etiquette conversation
Felt
Lagā
nice
achā
(to) meet
milkar
with you
āpsē
'Lagā' translates to felt, therefore, one is
literally saying, it 'felt' nice to meet you
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22. Etiquette conversation
Nice to meet you
Āpsē milkar achā lagā
The order indicates that the meeting
happened
first (Āpsē milkar) and then it felt
nice(achā lagā)
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23. Etiquette conversation
Nice to meet you too
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24. Grammar tip
The sentence 'Nice to meet you too' , is not
translated literally in Hindi
Rather, we use a phrase that roughly
translates in English as 'Me too'!
Me = Mujhē
Too = Bhī
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25. Etiquette conversation - Informal reply
Nice to meet you too
Mujhē bhī
'bhī' = too/also (me too)
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26. Culturally speaking
Nice to meet you too = Mujhē bhī
is the commonly used reply to the​
sentence 'nice to meet you'
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27. Etiquette conversation
English
Hindi
Nice to meet you (formal)
Āpsē milkar achā lagā
Nice to meet you too (common reply)
Mujhē bhī
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28. Today's conversation!
Name
English
Hindi
Mark
Hi, who are you?
Namastē, āp kauna hain?
Jane
Good morning, I am Jane
Suprabhāt, maiṁ Jane hūṁ
Mark
I am an Indian
̐
Maiṁ ēk bhāratīya hūm
Jane
I am Mark
̐
Maiṁ Mārk hūm
Mark
I am an American
̐
Maiṁ ēk amērikan hūm
Jane
Nice to meet you!
Āpsē milkar khuśī hu'ī!
Mark
Nice to meet you too!
Mujhē bhī!
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29. Lets see if you remember…
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30. Exercise : Pick the right option
'With you' translates to
1
2
3
Achā lagā
Āpsē
Mujhē bhī
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31. Solution
'With you' translates to
1
2
3
Achā lagā
Āpsē
Mujhē bhī
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32. Recall what the other options translate as!
English
Hindi
Felt nice
Achā lagā
Nice to meet you too (me too)
Mujhē bhī
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33. Try yourself
Hi! I am Maria
I am Hispanic/ British
It was nice to meet you
Hi! I am Joe
I am an African
Nice to meet you too!
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34. Solution
English
Hindi
Hi! I am Maria
Namastē maiṁ Māriā hūṁ
I’m Hispanic/British
̐
Maiṁ Hispanic / Briṭiśa hūm
Nice to meet you!
Āpsē milkar achā lagā
Hi! I am Joe
Namastē maiṁ Jōe hūṁ
I am an African
Nice to meet you too!
̐
Maiṁ ēka Afrīkī hūm
Mujhē bhī
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35. Revision: Etiquette conversation
English
Hindi
Nice to meet you (formal)
Āpsē milkar achā lagā
Nice to meet you too (common reply)
Mujhē bhī
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36. Revision : Today's conversation!
Name
English
Hindi
Mark
Hi, who are you?
Namastē, āp kauna hain?
Jane
Good morning, I am Jane
Suprabhāt, maiṁ Jane hūṁ
Mark
I am an Indian
̐
Maiṁ ēk bhāratīya hūm
Jane
I am Mark
̐
Maiṁ Mārk hūm
Mark
I am an American
̐
Maiṁ ēk amērikan hūm
Jane
Nice to meet you!
Āpsē milkar khuśī hu'ī!
Mark
Nice to meet you too!
Mujhē bhī!
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37. Revision
English
Hindi
Hi! I am Maria
Namastē maiṁ Māriā hūṁ
I’m Hispanic/British
̐
Maiṁ Hispanic / Briṭiśa hūm
Nice to meet you!
Āpsē milkar achā lagā
Hi! I am Joe
Namastē maiṁ Jōe hūṁ
I am an African
Nice to meet you too!
̐
Maiṁ ēka Afrīkī hūm
Mujhē bhī
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38. Culture Leaf
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39. Culture Leaf - Postal services in India
The postal network of India is
the world’s largest postal
network
It has a total of 155,618 post
offices and ​
over 566,000 employees
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40. Culture Leaf - Postal services in India
The world’s highest post office is
situated in Hikkim, a district
​
of
​ Himachal Pradesh, India
It is located at height of 15,500 feet
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41. What's next?
Next time we will learn some fun
conversations like asking and telling names!
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42. Credits
Content
Culture Alley
Culture leaf
http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2010/08/02/facts-aboutpost-office/
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43. Dhan'yavād!
See you at the Alley!
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