vocabulary
What is the Hindi word for "water"?
पानी
Fill in the blank: मैं बाज़ार ____। (verb = जाना; female subject)
f/singular: जाऊँगी
What is the past tense of खाना in: उसने आम ____।
खाया
What sound does the letter "त्र" make?
त्र = "tra", as in "छात्र" (chhaatra)
What is the implied subject? जल्दी करो! (Hasten!)
तुम - appropriate for peers/equals
कितने बजे?
Constructions:
1:30 = डेढ़ (deRh)
2:30 = ढाई (Dhaaii)
1. __h__ बजकर __m__ मिनट हैं। (having rung "h" hours, there are "m" minutes)
1a. Quarter-hour after "h" = सवा __h__
1b. Half-hour after "h" = साढ़े __h__
2. __h__ बजने में __m__ मिनट हैं। (ringing "h" hours within "m" minutes)
2a. Quarter-hour until "h" = पौने __h__
2b. Half-hour until "h" --> redundant (use Half-hour after construction)
Translate into Hindi: "She will study tomorrow."
"वह कल पढ़ेगी।"
Identify subject & verb: मैंने दूध पिया।
Subject = मैं; Verb = पिया
What sound does the letter "क्ष" make?
क्ष = "ksha", as in "कक्ष" (kaksha)
What is the appropriate form of बैठना for “आप”?
बैठिए
What is the meaning of उड़ना?
उड़ना = to fly
Rearrange into proper sentence: देखूँगा / मैं / फ़िल्म / कल
मैं कल फ़िल्म देखूँगा
Identify the issue with this sentence: उन्होंने खाना खाई।
"खाई" should be "खाया"
What sound does the letter "ज्ञ" make?
ज्ञ = "gya", as in "ज्ञान" (gyaan)
Change this to a “तू” command: “सुनिए!”
सुन
पाँच हिन्दुस्तानी खाना दीजिए।
Any: रोटी, सब्ज़ी, चावल, दाल, फल, बर्फ़ी, जलेबी
Translate into Hindi: "They will cook food."
वे खाना पकाएँगे
Fill in: उसने चाय ______। (पीना)
पी
What sound does the letter "श्र" make?
श्र = "shra", as in "श्रेया" (shreyaa)
Change this sentence to use "आप": “खाओ!”
खाइए
जन्म दिन मुबारक हो!
जन्म दिन मुबारक हो! (janm din mubaarak ho!) = "Happy birthday) --> literally: "May your birthday (janm din) be auspicious."
Which future-tense verb fits here: हम कल बाज़ार ______। (जाना)
जाएँगे / जाएंगी
Translate: "We used to drink water."
हम पानी पीते थे।
What sound does the letter "ञ" make?
ञ = "nya"
Translate into Hindi (father/mother to daughter/son): "Wake up!"
उठ जाओ! / उठो / उठ / उठ जा