August 2009 - Lesson Guide

Contents
8/3/2009 - Example Sentences using Numbers and Money ........................................................................ 7
08/04/2009 - Numbers 0-20 ....................................................................................................................... 11
August 5, 2009 - My name is ___. _____ (me-raa naam _______ hai.) .............................. 14
August 6, 2009 - Letter Focus ............................................................................................................... 15
How does it look? ............................................................................................................................. 15
How to type it? .................................................................................................................................. 15
Words ................................................................................................................................................. 15
August 7, 2009 - Numbers 21-50 ................................................................................................................ 17
August 8, 2009 - Numbers 51-80 ................................................................................................................ 21
August 9, 2009 - Numbers 81-100 .............................................................................................................. 25
August 10, 2009 - How to tell time in Hindi ................................................................................................ 29
August 11, 2009 - Collectives ...................................................................................................................... 30
August 12, 2009 - Numbers Contd. ....................................................................................................... 32
August 13, 2009 - Letter Focus ............................................................................................................. 33
How to type it? .................................................................................................................................. 33
Words ................................................................................................................................................. 33
August 15, 2009 - Fruits .............................................................................................................................. 37
August 16, 2009 - Food Related Sentences ................................................................................................ 39
I am hungry. ........................................................................................................................................ 39
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Muhje bookh lagi hai........................................................................................................................... 39

I need something to eat. ..................................................................................................................... 39

  | .............................................................................................................. 39

Mujhe khane ke liye kuch chahiye. ..................................................................................................... 39

Is the food ready? ............................................................................................................................... 39
 ? ............................................................................................................................... 39

Kya khana taiyar hai? .......................................................................................................................... 39

What is for breakfast today?............................................................................................................... 39

  ? ........................................................................................................................... 39

Aaj nashte mein kya hai? .................................................................................................................... 39

Today it is dosa and chutney for breakfast. ........................................................................................ 39
  | ................................................................................................. 39

Aaj nashte ke liye dosa aur chutney hai.............................................................................................. 39

Please give me some water/tea/coffee. ............................................................................................. 39

/ /- ! ...................................................................................................... 39

Kripaya mujhe thoda paani/chay/kafi de............................................................................................ 39

Where is the milk? .............................................................................................................................. 39

? ........................................................................................................................................... 39

Doodh kahan hai. ................................................................................................................................ 39

I have kept juice on the table.............................................................................................................. 39
/ | ................................................................................................................. 39

Maine mej par ras/juice rakha hai. ..................................................................................................... 39

Do you have bread? ............................................................................................................................ 40
2 ? ............................................................................................................................. 40

Aap ke pass roti hai? ........................................................................................................................... 40

I am not hungry. .................................................................................................................................. 40

2 |................................................................................................................................... 40

Muhje bookh nahi hai. ........................................................................................................................ 40

Please have some food! ...................................................................................................................... 40
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Kripaya thoda khana len ..................................................................................................................... 40

What do you want for dinner?............................................................................................................ 40
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  ? ................................................................................................ 40

Raat ke khane ke liya tumme kya chahiye? ........................................................................................ 40

The food is warm. ............................................................................................................................... 40
5 |......................................................................................................................................... 40

Khana garm hai. .................................................................................................................................. 40

I want vegetarian food. ....................................................................................................................... 40

2  | .................................................................................................................. 40

Muhje shakahari khana chahiye. ........................................................................................................ 40

I dont like spicy food. ......................................................................................................................... 40
2 | ......................................................................................................... 40

Muhje masaledaar khana pasand nahi hai. ........................................................................................ 40

Please eat this pudding. ...................................................................................................................... 40
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Kripaya yah kheer khayen. .................................................................................................................. 40

Sambhar is hot. ................................................................................................................................... 40
4 5 | ...................................................................................................................................... 40

Sambhar garm hai. .............................................................................................................................. 40

I am sorry, , there is no orange juice. But there is hot chocolate. .................................................. 41
7 - , 2 . 9 . ........................................................ 41

Mein mafi chahta hoo , santare ka ras nahin hai. Lekin hot chocalate hai. .................................. 41
I am starving. ....................................................................................................................................... 41
7 | ............................................................................................................................. 41

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Mein bookh se mar raha hoon or ....................................................................................................... 41

Mujhe bhehad bookh lagi hai. ............................................................................................................ 41
What would you like to have? ............................................................................................................ 41
 ? ............................................................................................................................ 41
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Aap kya pasand karenge? ................................................................................................................... 41

Aap kya lena chahenge? ..................................................................................................................... 41
Are you finished? ................................................................................................................................ 41
< ? ...................................................................................................................................... 41

Khatm kar chuke? ............................................................................................................................... 41

Are you hungry? .................................................................................................................................. 41

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?.......................................................................................................................... 41

Kya tumhe bookh lagi hai? .................................................................................................................. 41

Do you want some more? ................................................................................................................... 41
4
? ........................................................................................................................... 41

Tumhe kuch aur chahiye? ................................................................................................................... 41

Eat naan and channa masala. ............................................................................................................. 41
/| ........................................................................................................ 41

Naan aur chana masala khao/khayiye. ............................................................................................... 41

I liked the biryani................................................................................................................................. 42

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Mujhe biriyani pasand aaya. ............................................................................................................... 42

Well, what you call jelly? .................................................................................................................... 42
B ,
C2  ? ..................................................................................................... 42

Theek hai, tum jelly ko kya kahte ho?................................................................................................. 42

What is your favorite food? ................................................................................................................ 42
2  ? ................................................................................................................ 42

Aapka pasandeeda khana kya hai? ..................................................................................................... 42

August 17, 2009 And yours? ? (aur aapkaa?) ............................................................................ 43
August 18, 2009 Food Related Sentences part 2 ..................................................................................... 44
What did you eat for lunch? ............................................................................................................... 44
  ? ........................................................................................... 44

Dopahar ke bhojan ke liye aapne kya khaya? ..................................................................................... 44

Have some dessert. ............................................................................................................................. 44
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Kuch mithai lo. .................................................................................................................................... 44

Do you drink beer?.............................................................................................................................. 44

? ? ................................................................................................................................ 44

Tum beer peethe ho?.......................................................................................................................... 44

I eat rice. ............................................................................................................................................. 44

7 / |.......................................................................................................................... 44

Mein chawal khatha/khathi hoon. ...................................................................................................... 44

I like chappati and sabji (vegetable). .................................................................................................. 44
2 E | ................................................................................................................ 44

Mujhe roti aur sabji pasand hai. ......................................................................................................... 44

Were going to eat. Do you want to come? ........................................................................................ 44
 7,
? .................................................................................. 44

Hum khane ke liye jaa rahe hai, tum aana chahathe ho? ................................................................... 44
We are going to the cafeteria. ............................................................................................................ 44
2@ (-) 7 | ................................................................................................... 44

Hum cafeteria (coffee-house) jaa rahe hai. ........................................................................................ 44

Im cooking. ......................................................................................................................................... 44
Mein paka raha/rahi hoon. ................................................................................................................. 44
Do you want to come over to my place for dinner? ........................................................................... 45
Kya tum raat ke khane ke liye mere ghar par aana chahathe ho? ..................................................... 45
Do you like fish? .................................................................................................................................. 45
Machli pasand hai? ............................................................................................................................. 45
I dont like fast food or fried food. ...................................................................................................... 45
Mujhe jaldi khana ya thala hua khana pasand nahi hain. ................................................................... 45
No, thank you. Could I have ice cream with it instead?...................................................................... 45
Nahin, Sukriya. iske saath badame mein icecream mil saktha hai? ................................................... 45
What do you order when you go into a cafe? .................................................................................... 45
Tum jab cafe jaathe hai to kya mangaathe ho? .................................................................................. 45
Do you like to eat fruit salad? ............................................................................................................. 45
Aap phal ka salad khana pasand karenge? ......................................................................................... 45
Aap ke desh ke sabse aam phal aur sabjiyan kya hai? ........................................................................ 45
Tumne aaj dopahar ka khana khaya? ................................................................................................. 45
Tum ek mamsahari ho?....................................................................................................................... 45
Mera pasandida garmiyon pey lassi hai. ............................................................................................. 45
Ve apne dosth ke ghar par raat ka khana khayem.............................................................................. 46
Vah ek machali ki haddi nigal gayi. ..................................................................................................... 46

August 19, 2009 - Present Tense Part 1 ...................................................................................................... 47

August 20, 2009 - Letter Focus ............................................................................................................. 48
How does it look? ............................................................................................................................. 48
How to type it? .................................................................................................................................. 48
Words ................................................................................................................................................. 48
August 21, 2009 - Present Tense Part 2 ................................................................................................... 50
August 22, 2009 - Ammas Poem Part 1 .................................................................................................. 52
August 23, 2009 - Im waiting for you. You are waiting for the bus. .......................................................... 55
August 24, 2009 - Buying a Sari................................................................................................................... 58
August 25, 2009 - Present Continuous Tense ............................................................................................. 60
August 26, 2009 - Doubtful Present............................................................................................................ 63
August 27, 2009 - Letter Focus ............................................................................................................. 66
How does it look? ............................................................................................................................. 66
How to type it? .................................................................................................................................. 66
Words ................................................................................................................................................. 66
August 28,2 009 - Past Tense ...................................................................................................................... 67
August 29, 2009 - Recent Past tense or Past Imminent K
(Aasann Bhootkaal) ................... 70
August 30, 2009 Conversation at a Cloth Shop .......................................................................................... 73
August 31, 2009 - Letter Focus ............................................................................................................. 74
How does it look? ............................................................................................................................. 74
How to type it? .................................................................................................................................. 74
Words ................................................................................................................................................. 74
August 31, 2009 - Letter Focus .............................................................................................................. 76
How does it look? ............................................................................................................................. 76
How to type it? .................................................................................................................................. 76
Words ................................................................................................................................................. 76

August 3, 2009 - Example Sentences using Numbers and Money

Kavitha will demonstrate using numbers and money in some sample sentences. These include examples of how to
say your age, asking how many children a person has, and asking for a particular number of rooms at a hotel. The
examples of using money include asking for total price, asking for a discount, and several others. These sentences
can be easily alter to fit your particular situation. Provided you know the number to insert. Kavitha will be reviewing a
range of numbers later in this week for this particular purpose.

.
Mujhe do kamra chahiye.
I want 2 rooms.

7
Mein paintees saal ka hoon
I am 35 years old.

.
usse paisa dekar aao.
Give him/her money and come.

9 L ?
Aapke kitne bachhe hai?
How many children do you have?

L
hamare char bachhe hai
We have four children.

9 - ?
yeh (kameez) kittane kee hai?
How much for this (shirt)?

  ?
iskaa kyaa daam hai?
Whats the price of this?

N - |
yah teen sau pachaas rupaye kee hai.
It is of three hundred and fifty rupees.

9 ?
kul kittanaa paisaa hua?
What is the total (cost)?


sab milaakar paa.nch sau huye
That will be five hundred altogether.

yah toh bahuth mahenga hai.
This is very costly.

/ O 7
daam (bhaav) badh gaye hain.
The prices have gone up.

@
kuch riyaayath karenge?
Would you give some discount?


- 5 2
us dukaan se ham do-teen kurta kharedenge
We will buy 2-3 shirts from that shop.

7 N | 2
maine saath rupaye mein paanch seb khareedhe.
I bought five apples for seven rupees.

lagbhag bees log gaye.
Approximately 20 people went.

5 2
ek darjan ande kharido
Buy 1 dozen eggs.

aadhe ganthe ke baad aao
Come after hour.

do theesre bhag paani ke neeche hai.
2/3 portion is under water.

T N
log laakhon rupaya khoye
People lost lakhs of rupees(money).


-
aapka paisa ek saal mein dugna keejiye
Double your money in 1 year.

5 2
usse hazar dollars deejiye
Please give him $1000.

5 .

hawai jahaj durghatana mein sabhi do sau tees log mar gaye.
All 230 people died in the aircrash.

August 4, 2009 - Numbers 0-20

Numbers (V)
Numbers (English)
Numbers (Hindi)
Hindi sound
Pronunciation
0

K
shoonya
1

ek
2

do
3

teen
4

chaar
5

paanch
6

chah

saat
8

aath
9

nou
10

dus
11

a
gyaarah
12

baarah
13

terah
14

chaodah
15

Kb
pandrah
16

solah
17

c
satrah
18

attaarah
19

K
unnees
20

bees

August 5, 2009 - My name is ___. _____ (me-raa naam _______

hai.)
You learned how to ask what someones name is, but how do you answer it? With the phrase ____
(meraa naam _____ hai.) For example, if my name was (raam) then I would say, My name is Ram. by saying
(meraa naam raam hai). Try putting your name in this sentence.
Let us look at each work in this phrase:
(meraa) means my.
(naam) means name.
The next word should be your name.
And finally the sentence is ended with (hai) which means is.
Let us look at the word order. In English we say My name is Ram. but in Hindi we would say My name Ram is..
The verb comes at the end of the sentence.
Now let us hear some other speakers say this phrase.
Do you remember how to ask what someones name is?  ? (aapka naam kyaa hai?) What is your
name?
Let us hear some examples of Hindi speakers asking What is your name? with the answer in the format My name
is _____.

August 6, 2009 - Letter Focus

la
How does it look?
A three that has fallen over and is facing down. On the bottom of the three is a full height verticle line that has
touches a full width horizontal line above the character at the top.

How to type it?

If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press n

Words
At the Beginning
lock of hair
to fight
habit
wave (as in the sea)
interest (as in desire, curiosity, liking)
tax

garlic

In the Middle
wrong, incorrect
to move

At the End
water

 fruit
moment
yesterday/tomorrow
walk, (lets go)
deception
land
team
tap (faucet)
plow
power, strength
hair

With other vowels

rose
pink
slave
colorful powder

August 7, 2009 - Numbers 21-50

Today we have Kavitha back with us to review the numbers between 21 and 50.
Numbers (V)
Numbers (English)
Numbers (Hindi)
Hindi sound
Pronunciation
21

-
Ikkees
22

baaees
23

thayees
24

chaobees
25

L
pachchees
26

E
chhabbees
27

<
sattaaees
28

d
atthaaees
29

unatees
30

tees
31

ikatees
32

<
battees
33

7
taintees
34

e
chaontees
35

7
painthees

36

<
chhattees
37

7
saintees
38

addatees
39

2
untaalees
40

2
chaalees
41

2
ektaalees
42

2
bayaalees
43

72
taintaalees
44

2
chaovaalees
45

72
painthalees
46

f2
chhiyaalees
47

72
sainthalees
48

2
adthaalees
49

unachaas
50

pachaas

August 8, 2009 - Numbers 51-80

Numbers (V)
Numbers (English)
Numbers (Hindi)
Hindi sound
Pronunciation
51


ikyaavan
52

baavan
53

f
thirepan
54

chaovan
55

pachapan
56

g
chhappan
57

<
satthaavan

58

d
attaavan
59

unasatt
60

saatt
61

ikasath
62

baasatt
63

f
thiresath
64

e
chaonsath
65

7
painsath
66

f
chhiyaasath
67

sadsath
68

addsath
69

<
unahattar
70

<
sattar
71

<
ikahattar
72

<
bahattar
73

f<
tihattar
74

<
chaohattar

75

<
pachahattar
76

f<
chihattar
77

<
satahattar
78

<
attahattar
79

unaasee
80

h
assee

August 9, 2009 - Numbers 81-100

Numbers (V)
Numbers (English)
Numbers (Hindi)
Hindi sound
Pronunciation
81


ikyaasee
82

bayaasee
83

f
tiraasee
84

chaoraasee
85

pachaasee
86

f
chiyaasee
87

<
sattaasee

88

d
attaasee
89

navaasee
90

E
nabbe
91


ikyaanabe
92

baanabe
93

f
tiraanabe
94

chaoraanabe
95

pachaanabe
96

f
chhiyaanabe
97

<
sattaanabe
98

d
attaanabe
99

fK
ninyaanabe
100

sou
Numbers in English
Numbers in Hindi (V)
Hindi sound (K2 E)
Pronunciation
1,000
,

hazaar
1,00,000
,,

laakh
1,00,00,000
,,,

karod

1,00,00,00,000
,,,,

arab
1,00,00,00,00,000
,,,,,

kharab

August 10, 2009 - How to tell time in Hindi

Today Kavitha tells us how to tell time in Hindi.
(Baje) = oclock
(Bajna) = to ring.
(Ghadi) = Watch
i (Waqt) = Time
(Ghanta) = Hour
 (Minute) = Minute
 (Din) = Day
(Raat) = Night
(Subah) = Morning
(Dopahar) = Afternoon
(Shaam) = Evening
EXAMPLES:
1.

Half past three (3:30) = (sadhe teen baje)

2.

Quarter until seven (6:45) = (paune saat baje)

3.

Quarter past nine (9:15) = (sawaa nau baje)

4.

(dedh baje) = 1:30

5.

(dhai baje) = 2:30

6.

4:20 =  (chaar bajkar bis minut)

7.

8:07 =  (aath bajkar saat minut)

8.

5:55 =  7 (cheh bajne mein panch minut hain)

9.

4:40 =  - 7 (paanch bajne mein panch minut hain)

10. 5:15 =
11. 12:30pm = (raat ke sadhe barah hai )
12. 12:45pm = (raat ke paune ek)
13. 12 noon = (dopahar ke barah baje)
14. 9:30 p.m. = (raat ke sadhe nau).
15. 4:15 p.m. = (shaam ke sava chaar)

August 11, 2009 - Collectives

A few words are in common use, corresponding to dozen, score, etc.
score (kodi)
a hundred (saikada)
a pair or a couple (jodi)
dozen 5 (darjan)
All the numerals may be made to assume the character of collectives by adding .
the two T (donon)
the three T (teenon)
the four T (charon)
the five T (paanchon)
hundreds T (saikadon)
thousands lT (sahashron)
Occasionally, this form is reduplicated with the addition of the general postposition e.g. T T (both of
them), T T (all three of them), T T (all four of them), and so on.
In Hindi, the idiom ten or twelve, eight or ten, is commonly adopted
throughout, even for lower numbers.
e.g.
two or four
five or seven
ten or twelve
between fifty and a hundred.

Some phrase as means some ten or so. is frequently in this way

placed after a round number, to signify about.
e.g. b ( about 15 people might come); (about 50 flowers); and so on
The repetition of a number has a distributive force.
e.g.
They went away one by one.( )
They got two or three toffees.( T  )
Fractions
or
less
more

more
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
4

August 12, 2009 - Numbers Contd.

100 and above
Beyond 100, the numbers proceed regularly, the units are added to the hundreds as in English, but and is not inserted.
e.g.- (102), b (115), (203), (230), etc
Exceptions:
For some numbers, certain idioms are used.
e.g.- (125), (150), (175), (225), (250), (275), (325),
(350), (475), so on.
adding to numbers from 200 onwards will give or 25 more.
adding to numbers from 300 onwards will give or 50 more.
adding to numbers from 200 onwards will give or 75 more.
Ordinal Numbers
Hindi ordinal numbers are as given below.
First

Pahlaa

Second

Dusaraa

Third

Tisaraa

Fourth

Chauthaa

Fifth

Paanchvan

Sixth

Chhathaa

Seventh

Saatvan

Eighth

Aathvan

Nineth

Nauvan

Tenth

Dasvan

N.B.- From onwards, the Ordinals are formed by adding to the cardinal numbers.
e.g. 12th (barahvan), 15th b (pandrahvan), 20th (beesvan), and so on.
Proportionals
To express two-fold, three-fold, twice, thrice, etc.,
is added to a numeral.
twice


thrice f

four times

five times

six times

August 13, 2009 - Letter Focus

va
How does it look?
Like but missing the line across the little loop. This has a horizontal line across the top, a full height verticle line on
the right. In the middle, on the left side is a little loop.

How to type it?

If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press b

Words
At the Beginning
forrest
he/she/it/that
murder
control, in power
promise
reason
Banyan tree

In the Middle
ceremony where an offering is made to the fire god
mansion
name of the fifth month of the Hindu lunar calendar (July August)
attentive

 rainy season
holy, sacred

At the End
fourth part, quarter
pride
motion, movement

With other vowels

rider
custom

August 14, 2009 - Words Related to Time

Today = (aaj)
Tomorrow = (kal)
Yesterday = (kal)
Day after tomorrow/day before yesterday = T (parson)
Early morning = (savere)
Morning = (subah)
Evening = (shaam)
Night = (raath)
Noon = (dopahar)
Date = f (thidhi)
Day =  (din)
Week = m (hafta)
This week = n (iss hafte)
Last week = o n (pichle hafte)
Next week = n (agale hafte)
Month = 2 (maheena)
Year = (saal)
Century = 2 (sadi)
First = (pahala)
Last = 2 (aakhri)
Everyday = (roj)

Nowadays = (aaj kal)

Now = (abhi)
Always = (hamesha)
Sometimes = (kabhi kabhi)
After/ Later = (baad mein)
Before = (pehle)
When = (kab)

August 15, 2009 - Fruits

Pineapple -

- ananaas

Pomegranate - anar
Mango -

- aam

Grapes - angoor
Fig -

anjeer

Sugarcane - / K

- ikh/ghanna

Jack fruit - - kathal

Apple - - seb
Avacado - - makhanphal
Banana - - kela
Blueberry - C - falsa
Cantaloupe - - kharbuja
Custard Apple - - sitaphal
Guava - p - amrud
Jambu fruit -
- jamoon
Lemon/Lime - - nimbu
Sweetlime -

- musambi

Lychees 2 - lichi
Orange - - santra
Papaya - - papita
Peach - p/

aahroo/aadoo

Plum -
Sapota - q

aloobukara
-

chikku

Start fruit - - kamrakh

Watermelon -

- tarbooz

Zizyphus - ber
Apricot - - koobani
Pear - f

- Nashpati

August 16, 2009 - Food Related Sentences

I am hungry.

Muhje bookh lagi hai

I need something to
eat.

Mujhe khane ke liye

kuch chahiye.

 |

Is the food ready?

What is for breakfast

today?

Today it is dosa and

chutney for
breakfast.


?

 ?

Kya khana taiyar hai?

Aaj nashte mein kya

hai?




Aaj nashte ke liye

dosa aur chutney hai.

Please give me some

water/tea/coffee.

/ /-

Kripaya mujhe thoda

paani/chay/kafi de

!
Where is the milk?
I have kept juice on
the table.

?

/
|

Doodh kahan hai.

Maine mej par
ras/juice rakha hai.

Do you have bread?

I am not hungry.

Please have some

food!

2 ?

2
|

|

Aap ke pass roti hai?

Muhje bookh nahi

hai.
Kripaya thoda khana
len

What do you want for
dinner?

 4


Raat ke khane ke liya

tumme kya chahiye?

 ?
The food is warm.
I want vegetarian
food.

5 |

2
 |

I dont like spicy food. 2

|
Please eat this
pudding.
Sambhar is hot.

Khana garm hai.

Muhje shakahari
khana chahiye.

Muhje masaledaar
khana pasand nahi
hai.

Kripaya yah kheer

khayen.

4 5 |

Sambhar garm hai.

7 -
I am sorry, , there is ,
no orange juice. But
2 .
there is hot
9
chocolate.

Mein mafi chahta hoo

, santare ka ras
nahin hai. Lekin hot
chocalate hai.

.
7

I am starving.

|


What would you like

to have?

?

?

Are you finished?

Are you hungry?

<
?
 4

?
4

Mein bookh se mar

raha hoon or
Mujhe bhehad bookh
lagi hai.

Aap kya pasand

karenge?
Aap kya lena
chahenge?

Khatm kar chuke?

Kya tumhe bookh
lagi hai?

Do you want some

more?

?

Tumhe kuch aur

chahiye?

Eat naan and channa

Naan aur chana

masala.

/|

I liked the biryani.

?@
|

masala
khao/khayiye.

Mujhe biriyani
pasand aaya.

B ,

Well, what you call

jelly?

C2 

Theek hai, tum jelly

ko kya kahte ho?

?
What is your favorite
food?

2
 ?

Aapka pasandeeda
khana kya hai?

August 17, 2009 And yours? ? (aur aapkaa?)

Someone has asked you for your name. You tell them. Now you want to ask them their name. You could use the
phrase What is your name? (  ? aapkaa naam kyaa hai?). However, there is a shorter phrase you
could use And yours? ( ? aur aapkaa?).

August 18, 2009 Food Related Sentences part 2

What did you eat
for lunch?

Dopahar ke bhojan ke
liye aapne kya khaya?

 ?
Have some
dessert.
Do you drink
beer?

I eat rice.

I like chappati and

sabji (vegetable).

Were going to eat.

Do you want to
come?

 |

?
?
7
/ |

2
E |

7,

Kuch mithai lo.

Tum beer peethe ho?

Mein chawal
khatha/khathi hoon.
Mujhe roti aur sabji
pasand hai.

Hum khane ke liye jaa

rahe hai, tum aana
chahathe ho?

2@
We are going to
the cafeteria.

(-)

Hum cafeteria (coffeehouse) jaa rahe hai.

7 |
Im cooking.

7 /2 |

Mein paka raha/rahi

hoon.

Do you want to
come over to my
place for dinner?
Do you like fish?
I dont like fast
food or fried food.
No, thank you.
Could I have ice
cream with it
instead?
What do you order
when you go into a
cafe?



?

2 ?

C2
2 |

2, 9r!
r-  ?


?

Do you like to eat

fruit salad?

What are the most common fruits

and vegetables in your country?

Did you eat lunch today?

E  ?

Are you a non-vegetarian?

2 ?

My favourite summer drink is lassi.

2 5T

Kya tum raat ke khane

ke liye mere ghar par
aana chahathe ho?
Machli pasand hai?
Mujhe jaldi khana ya
thala hua khana
pasand nahi hain.
Nahin, Sukriya. iske
saath badame mein
icecream mil saktha
hai?
Tum jab cafe jaathe hai
to kya mangaathe ho?
Aap phal ka salad
khana pasand
karenge?
Aap ke desh ke sabse
aam phal aur sabjiyan
kya hai?
Tumne aaj dopahar ka
khana khaya?
Tum ek mamsahari
ho?
Mera pasandida

They dined at their friends house.

She swallowed a fish bone.

2 - s
f 

garmiyon pey lassi hai.

Ve apne dosth ke ghar
par raat ka khana
khayem
Vah ek machali ki
haddi nigal gayi.

August 19, 2009 - Present Tense Part 1

I am

Mein hoon

We are

Hum hai

Thou art

Tu hai

You are (informal)

Tum ho

You are (formal)

Aap hain

He/She/It is

Yah/Voh hai

These/They are

Ye hai

Those are

Ve hain

Masculine:
I come

Mein aata hoon

We come

Hum aate hain

You come (informal)

Tum aate ho

You come (formal)

Aap aate hain

He/It comes

Yah/Voh aata hai

They come

Ve aate hain

Feminine:
I come

Mein aathi hoon

We come

Hum aate hain

You come (informal)

Tum aate ho

You come (formal)

Aap aate hain

She/It comes

Yah/Voh aathi hai

They come

Ve aate hain

August 20, 2009 - Letter Focus

sha
How does it look?
Cursive looking two with a fancy loop on the top. No horizontal line above this part. Then there is a full length
verticle line on the right. This does have a little horizontal line on top.

How to type it?

If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press M

Words
At the Beginning
doubt
a collection of hundred items
(m) chess
shy
honey
beet root
town

In the Middle
a rabbit
famous
treacle (thick syrup)

At the End
the senses, mind, understanding

With other vowels

noise
 skillful, intelligent
Yashoda (a girls name)

August 21, 2009 - Present Tense Part 2

Present Tense (5) contd..
Present tense can denote:
1) The Actual Present (The action going on at the present moment)
e.g. He is sleeping. (vah sotha hai)
2) The Habitual Present
e.g. What work does he do?  2 ? (vah kya naukari kartha hai)
3) The Imminent Future
e.g. I am going ahead, you take the baby and come. 7 ,
L (Mein aage jaa raha hoon,
tum bache ko le kar aao)
4) The Historic Present
e.g. What did we learn from the war..
 -(Hamne yudh se kya seekha ki..)
Examples of present tense:

I go to school everyday.

Mein roj school jata hoon

When does Ram come here?

Ram kab yahan aatha hai?

I read Hindi.

K2 (.)/(.)

Mein Hindi padtha(m.)/padthi(f.)

hoon.

We learn Hindi.

K2 7

Hum Hindi seekthe hain.

? (5)
? (5)

Tum kahan rahate ho? (informal)

Aap kahan rahte hai? (formal)

Does she sing?

Kya vah gaathi hai?

What work do they do?

Veh kya kaam karthe hai?

I do not sing.

2 (.)/(.)

Mein nahin gaatha(m.)/gaathi(f.)

?(5)

Aap kab khelthe hai?(formal)

Tum kab khelte ho? (informal)

Where do you live?

When do you play?

? (5

I do not drink tea.

Mein chai nahin peethi.

Who bring milk?

Kaun doodh latha hai?

Please drink water.

Aap paani peejiye.

They live in a village.

Ve gaanv mein rahte hain.

Do you stay here?

 ?(5)

Kya aap yahan rahte hai?(formal)

Kya tum yahan rahte ho? (informal)


? (5)
How many boys study in this class?

t 9 7?

Is kaksha mein kitne ladke padthe

hain?

What does your elder son do

nowadays?


?

Aapka bada beta aajkal kya kartha

hai?

Sarala sings well.

LB

Sarala achchi gaathi hai.

I go home by bus.

Mein bus se ghar jaatha hoon.

August 22, 2009 - Ammas Poem Part 1

Amma wrote a Hindi poem about her daughter Sonia. We will be looking at the poem in multiple sessions, looking at
just a few lines at a time. (Look for the next part in a week or so.)
1) l
2) g2 ?
3) h2 K
4) 
5) 4 - 2 ?
6) 2 2
7) T
8) - 2 ox

Line by line:
1) l
(oom shri gar-ne-shaayh na-mh)
[dedication to God, common at the beginning of works like poems, movies, accounting books at the beginning of the
year, etc.]
+ = l
2) g2 ?
(pyaarii sonii biTiyaa)
Lovely Soni daughter
g2 lovely
+ = g
Soni
? daughter (same as 2)

3) h2 K

(sa-ral sva-bhaav-vaa-lii sun-dar sonii)
beautiful Sonia having pure nature
pure, simple
h nature (character)
+ = h
2 of/having
K beautiful

4) 
(ma-dhur va-rni se sab-ko mo-hit kar-tii)
You impress everybody with your sweet speech
sweet
speech
with
to all
 impress/attract
do (from )

5) 4 - 2 ?
(mam-mii dai-dii kii lad-lii bi-Ti-yaa)
Mommys and Daddys lovely daughter
4 Mommy
+ = 4
Daddy
- of/belongs to (same as ['s] in English)
2 lovely
6) 2 2
(pard ra-hii hai ba-hut duur a-me-rii-kaa mein)
is studying far away in America.
2 is studying
very
far
2 America
in

7) T
(bhaaii bhaa-bhii ke aan-khon ke aage)
In front of the eyes of brother and his wife
brother
sister-in-law (brothers wife)
T of eyes
in front of

8) - 2 ox
(naach-tii gaa-tii chhoo-Tii pri-yan-kaa ke saath)
with little dancing and singing Priyanka.
dancing (from )
singing (from )
2 little/small
ox Priyanka
with

[This poem is dedicated to God]

Lovely Soni daughter
beautiful Sonia having pure nature
You impress everybody with your sweet speech
Mommys and Daddys lovely daughter
is studying far away in America.
In front of the eyes of brother and his wife
with little dancing and singing Priyanka

August 23, 2009 - Im waiting for you. You are waiting for the bus.
Today Susmita explains how to talking about people waiting on other people or things.
Part 1: Explanation
Often you will need to say that somebody is waiting for somebody else or for something.
For example, you might want to say, I am waiting for you. In Hindi you would do this by saying
Direct:
7 [Male]

= Mei^ aapka intejar kar raha hoo^.

7 2 [Female] = Mei^ aapka intejar kar rahi hoo^.

Indirect:

[M/F]

=Mujhe aapka intejar hai.

Let us look at these sentences pattern in a little more detail.

Direct:
7 =I
=For you
/2 = Am (be) waiting
( =Wait [Noun] / 2 = Doing [M/F])
We add / 2 (raha/rahi) in a continuous tense. In present continuous we use (hoo^), when the subject is I
and for others it is (hai^) as the be verb.
Indirect :
=
I
= Your/For you
= Wait [Noun]
= is /am /has/have [be verb]
Literally it means I have your wait (N) or I have wait (N)for you

 instead of 7 in indirect sentenses . Then the person that is being waited for has after it. And then it always
ends with . (This is a phrase means have wait (N))
Part 2: Examples
Let us see some examples:
1.

2.

He is waiting for Ram.

Or,

They are waiting for us.

/ 7

Or,

3) She is waiting for the train.

| 2

Or, |

4) I am waiting for the lift.

7 n / 2(M/F) Or, n
5) She is waiting for her husband.
f 2

Or, f

Part 3: Quiz
Now it is your time to practice. I will tell you a sentence in Hindi and give you a little time to think of the answer before
I tell you.
Hindi -> English
1. /
If you said She is waiting for them you are correct.
2.

If you said The boy is waiting for his friend you are correct.
Now try to think of the Hindi translation for these English sentences:
English ->Hindi
3. The dog is waiting for food.
If you said < you are correct.
4) The girl is waiting for her mom.

If you said - Or, - 2 you are correct.

Now you know how to talk about people waiting for other people or things.

August 24, 2009 - Buying a Sari

Today we have Sharmistha demonstrating for us what it might be like trying to buy a Sari. Here is the dialog:
Aap ek saari kee dukaan mein saari kharidne jaate hain:
(You go to buy a saari in a saari shop:)
Dukaandaar: namaste, kahiye main aapki kyaa sevaa kar saktaa hoon?
(Shopkeeper: namaste, how may I help you?)
Aap: namaste, jee mujhey ek reshmi saari dikhaiye.
(You: namaste, please show me a silk saari.)
Dukaandaar: jee zaroor. Yah dekhiye, iska rang kitna sundar hai!
(Shopkeeper: Oh sure, look at this one, the color is so beautiful!)
Aap: haan bahut sundar hai. Kitne ki hai?
(You: yes, it is beautiful, how much it is for?)
Dukaandaar: jee sirf teen hazaar rupaye.
(Shopkeeper: Its Rupees Three thousand only. )
Aap: kuchh mahangi hai, is se kam mein kuchh dikhaiye.
(You: Its a little expensive, please show me something cheaper.)
Dukaandaar: Kyon naheen, yah dekhiye, yah bootidaar hai.
(Shopkeeper: Why not, look at this one, this is printed.)
Aap: Wah, yah to bahut sundar hai, yah kitne ki hai?
(You: Wow, this is beautiful! How much is this for?)
Dukaandaar: jee pandrah sau rupaye.
(Shopkeeper: Rupees fifteen hundred only)

Aap: Thheek hai, aap isey pack kar deejiye.

(You: O.K. please pack it for me.)

August 25, 2009 - Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous or Present Imperfect
5 5 (apoorn varthaman kal)
It refers to an action (or experience) as actually proceeding, still unfinished.
Present Continuous is formed by adding (raha hoon), 2 (rahi hoon), (rahe ho), 2 ( rahi ho),
(raha hai), 2 (rahi hai), or 7(rahe hain) to the verb root, depending upon the gender and number of the noun.
I am going
/2
Mein ja raha/rahi hoon
We are going
/2
Ham ja rahe/rahi hai
You are going (informal)

Tum ja rahe ho
You are going (formal)
/2 7
Aap ja rahe/rahi hain
He/She/It is going
/ /2
Yah/Vah ja raha/rahi hai
These/They are going
7
Ye ja rahe hain
Those are going
7
Ve ja rahe hain
I am studying

Mein padh raha hoon
Girls are studying
9 2 7
Ladkiya padh rahi hain

I am going to school
h
Mein school ja raha hoon
Gita is eating bread.
2 2
Gita roti kha rahi hai
They are doing work
7
Ve kaam kar rahe hain
What are you doing?

 ?
Tum kya kar rahe ho?
Child is sleeping
L (.) (masculine child)
L 2 (.) (feminine child)
Bachcha so raha hai (m.)
Bachchi so rahi hai (f.)
Who is singing there?
?
Vahan kaun ga raha hai?
We are learning Hindi
K2 7
Ham Hindi seekh rahe hain
She is stitching clothes.
2
Vah kapade see rahi hai
Grandpa is reading newspaper

Dadaji akhbar pad rahe hai

That lady is selling fruits

2
Vah aurath phal bech rahi hai
Where are you coming from?
7?
Aap kahan se aa rahe hain?
He is laughing

Vah has raha hai

August 26, 2009 - Doubtful Present

Doubtful Present L 5 (sandigdh varthaman kaal)
It refers to an action (or experience) as doubtful in happening in the present tense. Doubt is expressed by adding
(hoga).
Doubtful Present is formed by adding (ta hoonga), (thi hoongi), (te hoge), ( thi hogi),
(ta hoga), T(te honge) or T (te hongi) to the verb root, depending upon the gender and number of the
noun.
I may be going
(.)
(.)
Mein jaatha hoonga(m.)
Mein jaathi hoongi(f.)
We may be going
T(.)
T(.)
Hum jaathe honge(m.)
Hum jaathi hongi(f.)
You may be going(informal)

(.)

(.)
Tum jaathe hoge(m.)
Tum jaathi hogi(f.)
You may be going(formal)
T(.)
T(.)
Aap jaathe honge(m.)

Aap jaathi hongi(f.)

He may be going

Vah jaatha hoga
She may be going

Vah jaathi hogi
They may be going
T(.)
T(.)
Ve jaathe honge(m.)
Ve jaathi hongi(f.)
Boy may be studying

Ladka padtha hoga
John may be reading a book
9
John kitab padtha hoga
Mother may be preparing chapaties
2
Maa roti banathi hogi
Train may be coming
2
Relgaadi aa rahi hogi
It may be striking four now.
T
Ab chaar bajthe honge
You may be knowing Sharukh Khan.
N T
Aap sharukh khan ko jaanthe honge

My friends may be returning from market

h T
Mere dost bazaar se laut rahe honge
Harry and Joseph may be playing cricket
2 9r T
Harry aur Joseph cricket khel rahe honge
He may be touring in Paris.
@ 5
Vah Paris me paryatan kar raha hoga
This train may not be halting at all stations.
h N 2
Yah relgaadi sabhi stationo mein rukthi nahin hogi.

August 27, 2009 - Letter Focus

Sha
How does it look?
Like a but has a slanted line that goes from the upper left to bottom right loop in the backwards P part. It has a
verticle line on the top, and has a backwareds capital P underneath it. This has the slanted line in it.

How to type it?

If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press <

Words
At the Beginning
} hexagon
six
~ - six faces

In the Middle
lovely, beautiful
adjective

At the End
o special
blame, fault, to accuse

With other vowels

language
5 rain
f ban, prevention

August 28,2 009 - Past Tense

Past Tense
Past tense denotes an action in the past. There are 6 types of past tense. These types differentiates whether the
action happened in the immediate past or long time back.
Past Indefinite (N
)
It refers to an action (or experience) in the past, without any indication of the actual time.
The Tense might well be called The Vague Past Tense. Past Indefinite tense is formed by adding , , to the
verb root.
Intransitive Verbs (5)
I spoke.
7 |
Main bola
We ran.
|
Hum daude
When did you wake up?

?
Tum kab uthe?
They stayed in a hotel.
|
Ve ek hotel mein thehere
Kamala came yesterday.
|
Kamala kal aayee
When did you go to the town?
?
Aap kab shahar gaye?
Why did he laugh?
 ?
Vah kyo hassa?

Last night we slept only for two hours.

5 |
Hum kal raat mein sirf do ghante soye
I did not go to yesterdays meeting/program.
7 - 2 |
Main kal ki sabha mein nahin gayi
Transitive Verbs (5)
I ate.
|
Maine khaya
Ram said
|
Ram ne kaha
Bhama heard.

|
Bhama ne suna
We ate fruits.
|
Hum ne phal khaye
You drank coffee.
- |
Aap ne kaphi pi
How many dollars did Girija give him/her?
q@ 9 5 ?
Girija ne usko kitane dollars diye?
The doctor examined Shyla yesterday.
 |
Kal dactar ne shyla ko dekha
Our neighbours caught the thieves.
T T |
Hamare padosiyon ne choron ko pakada

Who did this work?

9 9?
Yeh kaam kisne kiya?
N.B.1) A transitive verb in the past tense agrees with the Object (not with the Subject) in number and gender.
2) The subject of a transitive verb in the past indefinite is always followed by .
3) When the object is not mentioned or when the object is followed by , the transitive verb always remains in the
masculine singular.

August 29, 2009 - Recent Past tense or Past Imminent N

(Aasann Bhootkaal)
Aasann Bhootkaal represents an act that has taken place in the immediate past. It is formed by adding the symbols of
present tense to the verb forms of samanya bhoot kaal. We add (hai), 7(hain), (ho), or (hoon) to the verb forms
as in samanya bhoot kaal (Past Indefinite tense).
In this tense also, the intransitive verb agrees with the object and is always followed by .
Examples:Im gone
7 /2
Main chala/chali hoon
We have gone
/2
Hum chale/chali hai
You are gone (informal)

/2
Tum chala/chali ho
You are gone (formal)
7
Aap chale hain
He/She/It has gone
/ /2
Yah/Vah chala/chali hai
These/They have gone

Ye chale hai
Those have gone
7
Ve chale hain
More examples:-

Ram has come there

Ram vahan aaya hai
Sita has gone home

Sita ghar gayi hai
I wake up late
7
Main deer se jagtha hoon
Father has brought some fruits from the market.
o 7
Pitaaji baazar se kuch phal laye hain
Aleena has gone to Delaware only yesterday.
2 2
Aleena kal hi Delaware gayi hai
We have never been to New York.
K5 2 7
Hum Newyork kabhi nahin gaye hain
I have seen this picture
h
Maine yah tasveer dekhi hai
Have you read this book?
 9 2 ?
Kya aapne yah kitab padhi hai
Have you seen Delhi?
 C2 ?
Kya aapne dilli dekha hai?
Where have these students come from?
c 7
Ye chatr kahan se aaye hain
They drink tea in the morning

Ve sabere chaay peethe hai

I have studied in this college for two years.

 9
Maine do saal iss callage mein adhyayan kiya hai

August 30, 2009 Conversation at a Cloth Shop

Sales Person: May I help you, sir?
?r- : , 7 - ?
Thomas: Yes, please. Im looking for a Cotton Shirt.
: , . 7 5 
Sales Person: Any particular colour?
?r- : o ?
Thomas: Not really.
: 2.
Sales Person: How about this one?
?r- : ?
Thomas: I like the design, but didnt like the colour. Do you have that in other colours, too?
: , 9 2 l 
?
Sales Person: Well, they come in white, pale yellow, aqua, red and green. Which one do you like?
?r- : , , - , , ?
Thomas: I prefer white and may I see a pale yellow one, too?
: 7 - ?
Sales Person: Of course. Lets see White Pale yellow. Here you are, sir.
?r- : ?C!  7 - 2 !
Thomas: Thats it. Thanks.
: - , K!

August 31, 2009 - Letter Focus

sa
How does it look?
Starts out like a but then has a line from the middle which intersects with a full height verticle line. There is a full
width horizontal line on top.

How to type it?

If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press m

Words
At the Beginning
truth
all
decoration
road
lesson

In the Middle
(f) season, weather
to suck

At the End
juice
enough (also bus)
vein

 pitty
touch stone
pass, ticket, nearby

With other vowels

singing with music
cycle of births, life in this world
5 mixture, union, dealings
sitting together, parlament
father-in-laws house
father-in-law (of husband or wife)
dice, dice game, throw of dice

August 31, 2009 - Letter Focus

ha
How does it look?
Full width horizontal line on top. Little line comes down and loops to the left, this runs into a c that has been title to
the right and down.

How to type it?

If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press u

Words
At the Beginning
plough
we
limit
move
swallow

In the Middle
palace
natural, easy, simple
going, or associating with, companion
patience, tolerance
B (male) fellow student
f (female) fellow student

 cooperation
the time just before dawn, dawn

At the End
with, along with, together

face
this
that
way
planet

With other vowels

there
to be
f loss
 deer
2 Hindi