Basic Hindi | Lesson 14 | Introducing family and others

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Namastē! Lesson 14 | Basic Hindi

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Lesson object

1 Progressive pronouns

2 Introducing family and others

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Revision

English Hindi

I am kim Maiṁ Kim hooṁ

My name is Kim Merā nāma Kim hai

I am a girl Maiṁ ēka laṛakī hooṁ

I am a boy Maiṁ ēka laḍakā hooṁ

I am Punjabi Maiṁ Punjabi hooṁ

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Revision

English Hindi

I am 16 years old Maiṁ 16 sāla kī hooṁ

I am an Indian Maiṁ ēk bhāratīya hooṁ

I am from____ Maiṁ____ sē hooṁ

I live in India(m) Maiṁ bhārat mēṁ rahatā hooṁ

I live in India (f) Maiṁ bhārat mēṁ rahatī hooṁ

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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

1 Progressive pronouns

2 Introducing family and others

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Family relations

English Hindi

Father Pitā/Dad/Pāpā/Daddy

Mother Māṁ/Mama/Mom/Mummy

Brother Bhā'ī / Bha'īyā

Sister Bahan / Didi

Son Bēṭā

Daughter Bēṭī

Aunt Cācī, Phūphī, Bu'ā, Māmī, Mausī

Uncle Cācā, Phūphā, Tā'ū, Māmā, Mausā

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Family relations

English Hindi

Grandfather(paternal) Dādā

Grandfather(paternal) Dādā

Grandfather(maternal) Nānā

Grandmother(maternal) Nānī

Husband Patī

Wife Patnī

Parents Mātā-Pitā

Cousin Bhā'ī yā, Bahana

Friend Dōst

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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 is _____

Yē hai _____

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

She is____

Yē ____ hai

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Introducing family and others

My mother's name is ___

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Introducing family and others

My mother's name is____

Mērī mātā/māṁ kā nāma ____hai

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

My mother's name is___

Mērī mātā / māṁ kā nāma ____ hai

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Grammar tip

Mother's in hindi become 'mummy kā'

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

Pāpā

2

Māṁ

3

Nāma

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Solution

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

1

Pāpā

2

Māṁ

3

Nāma

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

Father Pāpā

Name Nāma

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Introducing family and others

My father is a____

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Introducing family and others

My father is a ____

Mērē pāpā hai ēka ____

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

My father is a ____

Mērē pāpā ____ hai

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Grammar tip

Mērē – 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 mother is a ____

Mērī mātā/māṁ hai ēka ____

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

My mother is a ____

Mērī mātā / māṁ ____ hai

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

'ēka' translates to ___ in english

1

One

2

Two

3

Three

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Solution

'ēka' translates to ___ in english

1

One

2

Two

3

Three

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

Two Dō

Three Tīn

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Introducing family and others

She is my mother

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Introducing family and others

She is my mother

Yē hai mērī mātā / māṁ

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

She is my mother

Yē mērī mātā / māṁ hai

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Introducing family and others

She is ____, my sister

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Introducing family and others

She is____ my sister

Yē ____hai mērī bahan

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

She is ____, my sister

Yē ____ hai, mērī 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:

Yē ____ hai, mērī bahan

1

Bahan

2

Mērī

3

Yē

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Solution

Identify the subject in the following sentences:

Yē ____ hai, mērī bahan

1

Bahan

2

Mērī

3

Yē

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Introducing family and others

He is ____, my father

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Introducing family and others

He is____ my father

Yē ____hai mērē pāpā

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

He is ____, my father

Yē____ hai, mērē pāpā

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Introducing family and others

I have _____ sisters

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Introducing family and others

I have ____ sisters

Mērē hai ___- bahanē

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

I have ____ sisters

Mērē____ bahanē hai

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Grammar tip

'I have' takes the form of possessive pronoun (my) hence we use Mērē

Mērā 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 have one brother

Mērā hai ēka bhā'ī

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

I have one brother

Mērā ēka bhā'ī hai

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Grammar tip

Mērā 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

Bhā'ī

2

Bahan

3

Dōst

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Solution

Brother translates to ___

1

Bhā'ī

2

Bahan

3

Dōst

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

Sister Bahan

Friend Dōst

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Introducing family and others

Lisa is her friend

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Introducing family and others

Lisa is her friend

Lisa hai usakī dōst

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

Lisa is her friend

Lisa usakī dōst hai

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Grammar tip

'Uskī' 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 is her friend

Aman hai usakā dōst

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Introducing family and others

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

Aman is her friend

Aman usakā dōsta hai

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Grammar tip

'Usakā' is used because Aman is a male

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Grammar tip

Merī – when referring to feminine gender (eg:

mother, female friend, sister)

Mērā – when referring to male gender, but someone

who is same age of younger (eg: younger

brother, friend)

Mērē – 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

Māṁ

2

Karatē

3

Pitā

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Solution

Father translates to __

1

Māṁ

2

Karatē

3

Pitā

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

Mother Māṁ

Does Karatē

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

Mother Māṁ

Does Karatē

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Revision : Today's Conversation

English Hindi

She is ___ Yē ____ hai

My mothers name is___ Mērī mātā / māṁ kā nāma ___hai

My father is a___ Mērē pāpā ____ hai

My mother is a___ Mērī mātā / māṁ ____ hai

She is my mother Yē mērī mātā / māṁ hai

She is ___,my sister Yē ____ hai, mērī bahan

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Revision : Today's Conversation

English Hindi

He is ___, my father Yē____ hai, mērē pāpā

I have ___ sisters Mērē____ bahanē hai

I have one brother Mērā ēka bhā'ī hai

Lisa is her friend Lisa usakī dōsta hai

Aman is her friend Aman usakā dōsta 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'yavād! See you at the Alley!

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