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Namast! Lesson 14 | Basic Hindi

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Lesson object

Progressive pronouns

2 Introducing family and others

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Revision

English I am kim My name is Kim I am a girl I am a boy I am Punjabi

Hindi Mai Kim hoo Mer nma Kim hai Mai ka laak hoo Mai ka laak hoo Mai Punjabi hoo

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Revision

English I am 16 years old I am an Indian I am from____ I live in India(m) I live in India (f)

Hindi Mai 16 sla k hoo Mai k bhratya hoo Mai____ s hoo Mai bhrat m rahat hoo Mai bhrat m rahat hoo

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Today's Conversation
She is ___ My mother's name is ___ My father is a ___ My mother is a ___ She is my mother She is ___, my sister He is ___, my father I have ____ sisters I have one brother Lisa is her friend Aman is her friend
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Lesson object

Progressive pronouns

2 Introducing family and others

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Family relations
English Father Mother Brother Sister Son Daughter Aunt Uncle Hindi Pit/Dad/Pp/Daddy M/Mama/Mom/Mummy Bh' / Bha'y Bahan / Didi B B Cc, Phph, Bu', Mm, Maus Cc, Phph, T', Mm, Maus

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Family relations
English Grandfather(paternal) Grandfather(paternal) Grandfather(maternal) Grandmother(maternal) Husband Wife Parents Cousin Friend Hindi Dd Dd Nn Nn Pat Patn Mt-Pit Bh' y, Bahana Dst

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Grammar tip

Parents are to highly respected in india, And their names often follow the suffix 'ji' as discussed earlier

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Grammar tip
Apart from blood relations, elders not related to the family, for example, your father's colleague, or your neighbour, or your friends parents, are all commonly referred to as 'aunty' and 'uncle' in India Even while going out to buy daily groceries, shopkeepers can be addressed as 'bhaiya' 'uncle', 'didi', or 'aunty' depending on the approximate age and gender of the person

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Introducing family and others

She is ____

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Introducing family and others

She Y

is hai

_____ _____

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Introducing family and others

She is____

Y ____ hai

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Introducing family and others

My mother's name is ___

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Introducing family and others

My Mr

mother's mt/m k

name
nma

is____ ____hai

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Introducing family and others

My mother's name is___

Mr mt / m k nma ____ hai

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Grammar tip

Mother's in hindi become 'mummy k' As another way of saying that sentence is 'the name of my mother is.'

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Let's see if you remember

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Translate the underline word in Hindi My mother's name is__

1
Pp

2
M

3
Nma

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Solution

Translate the underline word in Hindi My mother's name is__

1
Pp

2
M

3
Nma

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Father Name

Hindi Pp Nma

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Introducing family and others

My father is a____

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Introducing family and others

My Mr

father pp

is hai

a ka

____ ____

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Introducing family and others

My father is a ____

Mr pp ____ hai

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Grammar tip

Mr when referring to male gender, Also to someone who is elder/ when there is a need to show respect (eg: Father, Uncle, Grandfather)

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Introducing family and others

My mother is a ___

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Introducing family and others

My Mr

mother mt/m

is hai

a ka

____ ____

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Introducing family and others

My mother is a ____

Mr mt / m ____ hai

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Let's see if you remember

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Exercise : Pick the right option

'ka' translates to ___ in english

1
One

2
Two

3
Three

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Solution

'ka' translates to ___ in english

1
One

2
Two

3
Three

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Two Three

Hindi D Tn

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Introducing family and others

She is my mother

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Introducing family and others

She Y

is hai

my mr

mother mt / m

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Introducing family and others

She is my mother

Y mr mt / m hai

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Introducing family and others

She is ____, my sister

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Introducing family and others

She Y

is____ ____hai

my mr

sister bahan

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Introducing family and others

She is ____, my sister

Y ____ hai, mr bahan

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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 sentences: Y ____ hai, mr bahan

1
Bahan

2
Mr

3
Y

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Solution

Identify the subject in the following sentences: Y ____ hai, mr bahan

1
Bahan

2
Mr

3
Y

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Introducing family and others

He is ____, my father

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Introducing family and others

He Y

is____ ____hai

my mr

father pp

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Introducing family and others

He is ____, my father

Y____ hai, mr pp

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Introducing family and others

I have _____ sisters

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Introducing family and others

I Mr

have hai

____ ___-

sisters bahan

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Introducing family and others

I have ____ sisters

Mr____ bahan hai

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Grammar tip

'I have' takes the form of possessive pronoun (my) hence we use Mr Mr is not used since 'sisters' is plural

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Introducing family and others

I have one brother

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Introducing family and others

I Mr

have hai

one ka

brother bh'

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Introducing family and others

I have one brother

Mr ka bh' hai

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Grammar tip

Mr is used since brother is singular and male

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Let's see if you remember

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Brother translates to ___

1
Bh'

2
Bahan

3
Dst

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Solution

Brother translates to ___

1
Bh'

2
Bahan

3
Dst

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Sister Friend

Hindi Bahan Dst

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Introducing family and others

Lisa is her friend

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Introducing family and others

Lisa Lisa

is hai

her usak

friend dst

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Introducing family and others

Lisa is her friend

Lisa usak dst hai

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Grammar tip

'Usk' is used because Lisa is a female

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Introducing family and others

Aman is her friend

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Introducing family and others

Aman Aman

is hai

her usak

friend dst

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Introducing family and others

Aman is her friend

Aman usak dsta hai

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Grammar tip

'Usak' is used because Aman is a male

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Grammar tip
Mer when referring to feminine gender (eg: mother, female friend, sister) Mr when referring to male gender, but someone who is same age of younger (eg: younger brother, friend) Mr when referring to male gender, but to someone who is elder/ when there is a need to show respect (eg: Father, Uncle, Grandfather) or when subjects are multiple (siblings)

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Let's see if you remember

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Father translates to __

1
M

2
Karat

3
Pit

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Solution

Father translates to __

1
M

2
Karat

3
Pit

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Mother Does

Hindi M Karat

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Mother Does

Hindi M Karat

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Revision : Today's Conversation

English She is ___ My mothers name is___ My father is a___ My mother is a___ She is my mother She is ___,my sister

Hindi Y ____ hai Mr mt / m k nma ___hai Mr pp ____ hai Mr mt / m ____ hai Y mr mt / m hai Y ____ hai, mr bahan

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Revision : Today's Conversation

English He is ___, my father I have ___ sisters I have one brother Lisa is her friend Aman is her friend

Hindi Y____ hai, mr pp Mr____ bahan hai Mr ka bh' hai Lisa usak dsta hai Aman usak dsta hai

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What's next ?

In the next lesson we will learn conversations on introducing a third person

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Dhan'yavd! See you at the Alley!

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