basic hindi | lesson 8 | common interrogations and replies
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Namastē! Lesson 8| Basic Hindi
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Lesson object
1 Common interrogations and replies
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Revision : Postpositions
English Hindi
From Sē
At Mēṁ
In Mēṁ
On Pē / kō / mēṁ
Of kā
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Revision : Basic interrogatives
English Hindi
How much/many? kitnā / kitnē?
How? kaisē?
What? kyā?
When? kab?
Where? kahān?
Who? kaun?
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Revision : Conversation
English Hindi
When did he come? Vaha kab āyā?
He came yesterday Vaha kal āyā
Where are you from? Āp kahān sē haiṁ?
I am from ___ Main ____ sē hūn
Who are you? Āp kaun haiṁ?
I am Claire Maiṁ Claire hooṁ
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Today's conversation!
Which language do you speak? I speak Spanish/Hindi Why are you angry?
I am angry because I lost my money
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Today we will learn two more interrogations, 'Which'and 'Why'
Lets begin with 'Which'!
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Interrogatives
Which
Kaunsā
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Grammar tip
'Kaunsā', literally means 'which one' and should not be confused
with 'who' or 'kaun'
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Using interrogations - Which
Which language do you speak?
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Conversation
Which language do you speak
Kaunsi bhāṣā hō Āp bōlanā
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Grammar tip
The verb 'to speak' literally translates to 'bōlanā' in Hindi, however, when we say do you speak’ it translates to 'bōltay hō'
This happens because in Hindi, verbs change when interacting with pronouns!
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Conversation
Which language do you speak
Kaunsi bhāṣā hō Āp bōltay
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Using interrogations - Which
Question Structure Subject | Interrogation | Object | Verb
|'To-be' verb
Which language do you speak?
Āp kaunsi bhāṣā bōltay hō?
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Answering interrogation - Which
I speak Spanish / Hindi
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Answering interrogation - Which
I speak Spanish / Hindi
Maiṁ bōltī /bōltā Spanish/ Hindi hooṁ
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Answering interrogation - Which
Basic Answer structureSubject | Object | Verb| 'To-be' verb
I speak Spanish / Hindi
Maiṁ Spanish / Hindi bōltī / bōltā hooṁ
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Let's see if you remember…
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Exercise : Pick the right option
'Do you speak' translates to ___
1
Kyā āp bōltay hō
2
Maiṁ bōltā hooṁ
3
kaunsi bhāṣā
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Solution
'Do you speak' translates to ___
1
Kyā āp bōltay hō
2
Maiṁ bōltā hooṁ
3
kaunsi bhāṣā
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Recall what the other options translate as!
English Hindi
I speak Maiṁ bōltā hooṁ
Which language kaunsi bhāṣā
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The next interrogation we learn is 'Why'
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Interrogatives
Much like 'where' the 'n' here is also a nasal sound, not pronounced completely
Why
kyon
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Using interrogations - Why
Why are you angry?
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Using interrogations - Why
Why are you angry
kyon haiṁ Āp nārāj
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Using interrogations - Why
Question structureSubject| Adjective|Interrogation|'To–be'
verb
Why are you angry?
Āp nārāj kyon haiṁ?
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Grammar tip
I am angry because I lost my money
This sentence can be read as two different sentences, connected by the word 'because' We will treat them as such and bring them
together later
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Answering interrogations
I am angry because I lost my money
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Answering interrogations
I am angry
Maiṁ hooṁ nārāj
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Answering interrogations
Because
kyōṅki
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Grammar tip - Because
Because, translates as 'kyōṅki' and serves the same purpose as ‘because’ in english, i.e.
identifying the cause of something
In our example, because serves as a connector
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Answering interrogations
I lost my money
Mainē gumā mērē paisey hō gayē
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Answering interrogations
Basic Answer structureSubject| 'To-be' verb | Object
I lost my money
Mērē paisey gum hō gayē
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Grammar tip
'I lost' translates to 'gum hō gayē' as it refers
to an event that has already happened, i.e. in the past!
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Answering interrogations
Basic Answer structureSubject| 'To-be'verb | Object
I am angry because I lost my money
Maiṁ nārāj hooṁ kyōṅki mērē paisey gum hō gayē
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Did you notice? - The two I's
While the English sentence has two I's (I lost my money, I am angry) their translation in
Hindi, is different This happens because while dealing with something that belongs to you, Hindi
uses the word 'mērē'
My house = Mērā ghar I won = Maiṁ jītā
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Let's see if you remember...
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Exercise : Pick the right option
'I lost my money' translates to ___
1
Maiṁ nārāj hooṁ
2
Āp nārāj kyon ho
3
Mērē paisey gumā hō gayē
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Solution
'I lost my money' translates to ___
1
Maiṁ nārāj hooṁ
2
Āp nārāj kyon ho
3
Mērē paisey gumā hō gayē
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Recall what the other options translate as!
English Hindi
I am angry Maiṁ nārāj hooṁ
Why are you angry Āp nārāj kyon ho
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Revision : Basic interrogatives
English Hindi
How much/many? Kitnā / kitnē?
How? Kaisē?
What? Kyā?
When? Kab?
Where? Kahān?
Who? Kaun?
Which? Kaunsa?
Why? Kyon?
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Revision : Today's conversation!
English Hindi
Which language do you
speak? Āp kaunsi bhāṣā bōltay hō?
I speak Spanish/Hindi Maiṁ Spanish/Hindi bōltī/bōltā hooṁ
Why are you angry? Āp nārāj kyon ho?
I am angry because I stole
my money
Maiṁ nārāj hooṁ kyōṅki mērē paisey
gumā ho gayē
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Culture leaf
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Culture leaf- Handicrafts in India
Indian Arts and Crafts of each
age reflect the culture,
traditions and happenings of
that particular era
Every age, every dynasty, every
empire has its influence and
essence in the crafts belonging
to those times, therefore making
India's heritage diverse and
culturally rich
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What's next?
In the next lesson we will learn basicdemonstratives and their usage!
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Culture leaf
http://www.cbseguess.com/education/india_facts/in
dian_handicraft.php
http://www.india-crafts.com/business-reports/key-
facts.htm
Image
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