basic hindi | lesson 3 | greetings
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Namastē! Lesson 3 | Basic Hindi
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Lesson objectives
1 Greetings
2 Replies to Greetings
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Revision : Basic pronouns
English Hindi
I Maiṁ
You Āp
We Hum
He Vaha
She Vaha
They Yē / vē
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Revision: 'to-be' verb
English Hindi
I am Maiṁ hooṁ
He is Vaha hai
They are Yē / vē haiṁ
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Revision: Basic sentence
English Hindi
I am an Indian Maiṁ ēk Bhāratīya hooṁ
She is a girl Vaha ēk laḍkī hai
You are a boy Āp ēk laḍkē haiṁ
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Lesson objectives
1 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, Namastē is apretty universal greeting (as well as farewell) in
Hindi
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Expressions
In Hindi, the salutation for hello and goodbye remains 'Namastē' itself
Hello
Namastē
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Expressions
Commonly used form for 'good morning' is Namastē
Good morning / afternoon
Su-prabhāt
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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-prabhāt) is rarely used in India
You would hear people saying 'good morning' more often than
the Hindi version 'su-prabhāt'
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Expressions
Good Evening
Namastē
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Expressions
Good Night
Namastē
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Grammar tip
The literal translation of goodnight in Hindi is 'shubh-rātri'
shubh = good, rātri= night
But this term is not commonly used We either say Namastē or good night
The same is true for 'good evening' as well
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Expressions
You're welcome
Svāgat hai
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Grammar tip
Svāgat hai is used when welcoming someone to your house
You would also hear : 'Ā'iyē, Svāgat hai', which literally translates to 'Come in, you're welcome'
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Lesson objectives
1 Greetings
2 Replies to Greetings
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Replies
jī (जी) may be added to 'yes' and 'no' to give it a more polite tone
Yes
Hāṁ
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Expressions
jī (जी) may be added before/after 'yes' and before 'no' to give it a polite tone
No
Nahīṁ
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Replying to 'How are you?'
Fine
Ṭhīk
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Replies
Ok
Ṭhīk hai
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Do you remember?
English Hindi
Yes Hāṁ
No Nahīṁ
OK/fine (colloq.) Ṭhīk hai
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Exercise : Pick the right option
'Hello' translates to
1
Thīk hai
2
Svāgat hai
3
Namastē
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Solution
'Hello' translates to
1
Thīk hai
2
Svāgat hai
3
Namastē
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Exercise : Pick the right option
Yes translates to
1
Hāṁ
2
Nahīṁ
3
Ṭhīk hai
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Solution
Yes translates to
1
Hāṁ
2
Nahīṁ
3
Ṭhīk hai
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Recall what the other options translate as!
English Hindi
Ok Thīk hai
You’re welcome Svāgat hai
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Revision
English Hindi
Hello Hello(informal)
Hello Namastē (formal)
Yes Hāṁ
No Nahīṁ
OK/fine (colloq.) Thīk hai
Good morning/afternoon Namastē
Good evening Namastē
Good night Namastē
You're welcome Svāgat 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,
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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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What’s next?
Next time we will learn how to get someone’s attention and how
to communicate the feeling of gratitude!
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Credits
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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