Colors
What is brown in Hindi?
Bhura
How do these sentences differ in Hindi:
This is a potato
That is a potato
Yah ek aalo hai, Vah ek aalo hai
What are two common Indian breakfast foods?
Answers may vary.
Ex: Poha, dosa, uupma, chai, paratha, idli
What is a "relation" called in Hindi?
Rishte
How do you say "elbow" in Hindi?
Kohni
Hara (green)
Translate: These mangoes are yellow
Ye aam peele hain |
What is daal usually paired with in a meal?
How can you refer to your father's younger brother and his wife?
You would call him your chacha and his wife chachi.
How do you pluralize bone in Hindi?
Haddi (bone) becomes haddiyan (bones)
What are two colors we have learned that are similar to the names of fruit/veggies?
Baingani and narangi
1) Iska is close while unka is far
2) Iska is informal while unka is formal
What do papad, bhajiya/pakode, and pudi have in common? (Hint: how they are made)
What are the two different names between your mother's sister and your father's sister?
Mother's sister: Mausi
Father's sister: Bua
Translate: My back hurts (or there is pain in my back)
Mere peeth mein dard ho raha hai |
Translate: This car is blue
Yah gaadi neeli hai |
Translate: Those are 12 grapes
Ve baraah angoor hain |
Make up a sentence in response to the question: "Tumne dopahar ke khane mein kya khaaya?"
Answers may vary.
Ex: Maine dopahar ke khaane mein aalo ki sabzi aur daal-chawal khaaya tha |
Translate: My (maternal) grandpa and grandma are watching T.V.
Mere nanaji aur meri naniji T.V. dekh rahe hain |
Make a sentence describing the color of someone's hair or eyes. (Keep gender in mind)
Answers may vary.
Ex: Uske baal kaale hain or Iski aankhein bhuri hain |
How can you say: "This rose is pink"
Yah gulaab gulaabi hai |
How do you say: These girls are drinking apple juice
How do you say: I like to eat zucchini curry for dinner
Mujhe raat ke khane mein turai ki sabzi pasand hai
Translate: My mom's brother and his wife are playing with me.
Mere mamaji aure meri mamiji mere saath khel rahe hain |
Using the adjectives we've learned, describe someone's hair (length).
Answers may vary.
Ex: Uske baal bahut lambe hain or iske baal chote hain |