basic hindi | lesson 14 | introducing family and others

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Namastē! Lesson 14 | Basic Hindi


Lesson object

1 Progressive pronouns

2 Introducing family and others


Revision

English Hindi

I am kim Maiṁ Kim hooṁ

My name is Kim Merā nāma Kim hai

I am a girl Maiṁ ēka laṛakī hooṁ

I am a boy Maiṁ ēka laḍakā hooṁ

I am Punjabi Maiṁ Punjabi hooṁ


Revision

English Hindi

I am 16 years old Maiṁ 16 sāla kī hooṁ

I am an Indian Maiṁ ēk bhāratīya hooṁ

I am from____ Maiṁ____ sē hooṁ

I live in India(m) Maiṁ bhārat mēṁ rahatā hooṁ

I live in India (f) Maiṁ bhārat mēṁ rahatī hooṁ


Today's Conversation

She is ___ My mother's name is ___

My father is a ___ My mother is a ___

She is my mother She is ___, my sister He is ___, my father I have ____ sisters I have one brother Lisa is her friend

Aman is her friend


Lesson object

1 Progressive pronouns

2 Introducing family and others


Family relations

English Hindi

Father Pitā/Dad/Pāpā/Daddy

Mother Māṁ/Mama/Mom/Mummy

Brother Bhā'ī / Bha'īyā

Sister Bahan / Didi

Son Bēṭā

Daughter Bēṭī

Aunt Cācī, Phūphī, Bu'ā, Māmī, Mausī

Uncle Cācā, Phūphā, Tā'ū, Māmā, Mausā


Family relations

English Hindi

Grandfather(paternal) Dādā

Grandfather(paternal) Dādā

Grandfather(maternal) Nānā

Grandmother(maternal) Nānī

Husband Patī

Wife Patnī

Parents Mātā-Pitā

Cousin Bhā'ī yā, Bahana

Friend Dōst


Grammar tip

Parents are to highly respected in india,

And their names often follow the suffix 'ji' as discussed earlier


Grammar tip

Apart from blood relations, elders not related to the

family, for example, your father's colleague, or your

neighbour, or your friends parents, are all commonly

referred to as 'aunty' and 'uncle' in India

Even while going out to buy daily groceries,

shopkeepers can be addressed as 'bhaiya' 'uncle',

'didi', or 'aunty' depending on the approximate age

and gender of the person


Introducing family and others

She is ____



She is _____

Yē hai _____



Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

She is____

Yē ____ hai



My mother's name is ___



My mother's name is____

Mērī mātā/māṁ kā nāma ____hai




My mother's name is___

Mērī mātā / māṁ kā nāma ____ hai


Grammar tip

Mother's in hindi become 'mummy kā'

As another way of saying that sentence is 'the name of my mother is….'


Let's see if you remember…


Exercise : Pick the right option

Translate the underline word in Hindi My mother's name is__

1

Pāpā

2

Māṁ

3

Nāma


Solution

Translate the underline word in Hindi My mother's name is__

1

Pāpā

2

Māṁ

3

Nāma


Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

Father Pāpā

Name Nāma



My father is a____



My father is a ____

Mērē pāpā hai ēka ____




My father is a ____

Mērē pāpā ____ hai


Grammar tip

Mērē – when referring to male gender,

Also to someone who is elder/ when there is a need to show respect

(eg: Father, Uncle, Grandfather)



My mother is a ___



My mother is a ____

Mērī mātā/māṁ hai ēka ____




My mother is a ____

Mērī mātā / māṁ ____ hai



'ēka' translates to ___ in english

1

One

2

Two

3

Three


Solution

'ēka' translates to ___ in english

1

One

2

Two

3

Three



English Hindi

Two Dō

Three Tīn



She is my mother



She is my mother

Yē hai mērī mātā / māṁ




She is my mother

Yē mērī mātā / māṁ hai



She is ____, my sister



She is____ my sister

Yē ____hai mērī bahan




She is ____, my sister

Yē ____ hai, mērī bahan



Identify the subject in the following sentences:


1

Bahan

2

Mērī

3

Yē


Solution

Identify the subject in the following sentences:


1

Bahan

2

Mērī

3

Yē



He is ____, my father



He is____ my father

Yē ____hai mērē pāpā




He is ____, my father

Yē____ hai, mērē pāpā



I have _____ sisters



I have ____ sisters

Mērē hai ___- bahanē




I have ____ sisters

Mērē____ bahanē hai


Grammar tip

'I have' takes the form of possessive pronoun (my) hence we use Mērē

Mērā is not used since 'sisters' is plural



I have one brother



I have one brother

Mērā hai ēka bhā'ī




I have one brother

Mērā ēka bhā'ī hai


Grammar tip

Mērā is used since brother is singular and male



Brother translates to ___

1

Bhā'ī

2

Bahan

3

Dōst


Solution

Brother translates to ___

1

Bhā'ī

2

Bahan

3

Dōst



English Hindi

Sister Bahan

Friend Dōst



Lisa is her friend



Lisa is her friend

Lisa hai usakī dōst




Lisa is her friend

Lisa usakī dōst hai


Grammar tip

'Uskī' is used because Lisa is a female



Aman is her friend



Aman is her friend

Aman hai usakā dōst




Aman is her friend

Aman usakā dōsta hai


Grammar tip

'Usakā' is used because Aman is a male


Grammar tip

Merī – when referring to feminine gender (eg:

mother, female friend, sister)

Mērā – when referring to male gender, but someone

who is same age of younger (eg: younger

brother, friend)

Mērē – when referring to male gender, but to

someone who is elder/ when there is a need to show

respect (eg: Father, Uncle, Grandfather) or when

subjects are multiple (siblings)



Father translates to __

1

Māṁ

2

Karatē

3

Pitā


Solution

Father translates to __

1

Māṁ

2

Karatē

3

Pitā



English Hindi

Mother Māṁ

Does Karatē


Revision : Today's Conversation

English Hindi

She is ___ Yē ____ hai

My mothers name is___ Mērī mātā / māṁ kā nāma ___hai

My father is a___ Mērē pāpā ____ hai

My mother is a___ Mērī mātā / māṁ ____ hai

She is my mother Yē mērī mātā / māṁ hai

She is ___,my sister Yē ____ hai, mērī bahan


Revision : Today's Conversation

English Hindi

He is ___, my father Yē____ hai, mērē pāpā

I have ___ sisters Mērē____ bahanē hai

I have one brother Mērā ēka bhā'ī hai

Lisa is her friend Lisa usakī dōsta hai

Aman is her friend Aman usakā dōsta hai


What's next ?

In the next lesson we will learn conversations on introducing a third person


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