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Namast! Lesson 3 | Basic Hindi

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Lesson objectives

Greetings

2 Replies to Greetings

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Revision : Basic pronouns

English I You We He She They

Hindi Mai p Hum Vaha Vaha Y / v

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Revision: 'to-be' verb

English I am He is They are

Hindi Mai hoo Vaha hai Y / v hai

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Revision: Basic sentence

English I am an Indian She is a girl You are a boy

Hindi Mai k Bhratya hoo Vaha k lak hai p k lak hai

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Lesson objectives

Greetings

2 Replies to Greetings

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Greetings in India
While there are greetings in Hindi, some common English greetings like: Hi, Hello, Bye, Good-morning and Good night are pretty widely used and understood by locals particularly in urban areas When confused on how to greet, Namast is a pretty universal greeting (as well as farewell) in Hindi

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Expressions

Hello

Namast

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Expressions

Good morning / afternoon

Su-prabht

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Grammar tip

'Good morning' is India is usually said by the clock, and turns to 'good afternoon' at 12'0 clock Afternoon is from 12'o clock to five p.m. after which it is considered evening

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Culturally speaking

The literal translation of good morning (su-prabht) is rarely used in India You would hear people saying 'good morning' more often than the Hindi version 'su-prabht'

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Expressions

Good Evening

Namast

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Expressions

Good Night

Namast

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Grammar tip
The literal translation of goodnight in Hindi is 'shubh-rtri' shubh = good, rtri= night But this term is not commonly used We either say Namast or good night The same is true for 'good evening' as well

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Expressions

You're welcome

Svgat hai

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Grammar tip

Svgat hai is used when welcoming someone to your house You would also hear : ''iy, Svgat hai', which literally translates to 'Come in, you're welcome'

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Lesson objectives

Greetings

2 Replies to Greetings

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Replies

Yes

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Expressions

No

Nah

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Replying to 'How are you?'

Fine

hk

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Replies

Ok

hk hai

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Do you remember?

English Yes No OK/fine (colloq.)

Hindi H Nah hk hai

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Exercise : Pick the right option

'Hello' translates to

1
Thk hai

2
Svgat hai

3
Namast

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Solution

'Hello' translates to

1
Thk hai

2
Svgat hai

3
Namast

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Yes translates to

1
H

2
Nah

3
hk hai

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Solution

Yes translates to

1
H

2
Nah

3
hk hai

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Ok Youre welcome

Hindi Thk hai Svgat hai

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Revision
English Hello Hello Yes No OK/fine (colloq.) Good morning/afternoon Good evening Good night You're welcome Hindi Hello(informal) Namast (formal) H Nah Thk hai Namast Namast Namast Svgat hai

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Culture Leaf

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Culture leaf : Major festivals in India

India is described as the land of festivals Key occasions include, harvesting of crops, welcoming the spring or rain and celebrating birthdays of divine beings Major festivals in India: Holi, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Durgapuja, Dussehra, Navratri, Ganesh Pooja, Id-ul-Zuha or Bakr-id etc

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Culture leaf : Major festivals in India

Diwali is a five day festival Represents the start of the Hindu New Year Is known as the 'Festival of Lights' Small clay lamps and candles are lit Fireworks are enjoyed

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Culture leaf : Major festivals in India

Holi is commonly referred to as the 'Festival of Colors' People exuberantly throw colored powder and water over each other and have rain dance parties

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Culture leaf : Major festivals in India

Navaratri, Dussehra The first nine days of this festival are known as Navaratri (Nine nights), and are filled with dance in honor of the Mother Goddess

The tenth day, called Dussehra, is devoted to celebrating the victory of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana

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Culture leaf : Major festivals in India

Id-ul-Zuha or Bakrid Celebrates the sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim, who willingly agreed to kill his son at the behest of God

To celebrate the event Muslims sacrifice one animal per family or group of families

There are prayers in mosques, feasting, and rejoicing

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Culture leaf : Major festivals in India

Raksha Bandhan An integral part of the Hindu family structure Every girl ties a Rakhi (decorative thread) on the wrist of her brother to remind him to protect her if the need arises

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Whats next?

Next time we will learn how to get someones attention and how to communicate the feeling of gratitude!

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Content Culture Alley Culture leaf http://www.angelfire.com/ca/VinitBudhiraja/festivals.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_India Images http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diwali_Diya.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Holi-Celebration.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Durga_Puja.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eid_Prayers_at_Barashalghar,_Debidwar,_Comilla.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rakhi_2.jpg

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Dhan'yavd! See you at the Alley!

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