Hindi1: lesson 6a

क्या� प्री�टी� रा�नी� से� से �दरा है�?Is Preeti more beautiful that Rani?

खे�ल-से�मा�न्या� ज्ञा�नी (जे�नीराल नी�ल�जे)

• Go round the class asking people if they know a general knowledge question. i.e.

• क्या� आपको� मा�ल मा है� किको फ़ी#जे� को# रा�जेधा�नी� को� नी�मा क्या� है�?Do you know the name of the capital of Fiji? Make a note of how many people know your fact, and the wrong answers you get.

• Then we will share our findings with the class and learn some से�मा�न्या� ज्ञा�नी.

शा�हैरूखे अमिमाता�भ से� ख़ू बसे राता है� Shahrukh is handsomer than

Amitabh

• से� (‘than’) after one term you are comparing another term to makes a comparison in Hindi. (NB the adj. agrees with noun not followed by से�)

जे�नी अब्रा�हैमा सेबसे� से �दरा है�John Abraham is the

handsomest

• सेबसे� after a term you want to qualify means that it is the ‘most [adjective]’ (always include an adjective)

खे�ल - चा�या को�फ़ी# से� अच्छी� है�Activity – Tea is better than coffee.

• Write down sentences comparing these pairs, change adjectives where needed

• शा�हैरुखे खे�1 - से नी�ल दत्त, (से �दरा)• सिंसे5गा�प रा – माल�शिशाया� (बड़ा�)• किहैन्द� भ�षा� - चा�नी� भ�षा� (मा श्कि<कोल)• टी�या�टी� - ब�एमाडब्लया (माहै1गा�) • Basic formula: X Y से� adj. है� etc.• रा�मा रामा�शा से� लम्ब� है�। Ram is taller than Ramesh

Adjective agreement

• रा�मा से�ता� से� लम्ब� है�• Ram is taller than Sita.• से�ता� रा�मा से� लम्ब� है�• Sita is taller than Ram.• रा�धा� सेबसे� लम्ब� है�• Radha is the tallest.

खे�ल – किकोसेको� घरा सेबसे� दूरा है�?Whose house is most far?

• Lets get into a line where the person whose house is most far away is at one end and the nearest at the other.

• Make a long line ask your neighbour• क्या� आपको� घरा मा�रा� घरा से� ज़्या�द� दूरा है�?

Is your house further than my house?• Then if it is swap places until we

sorted.

कोEनी-से� which?• कोEनी-से� means ‘which?’ (out of a range

of possible choices).• It behaves like an adjective that

changes• कोEनी-से� रा�गा which colour (ms.)• कोEनी-से� किकोता�ब which book (fs. & fp.)• कोEनी-से� गा�नी� which songs (mp.)• postpositions also influence agreement• कोEनी-से� कोमारा� माF in which room? (mp.

oblique)

खे�ल - आपको� कोEनी-से� रा�गा पसे�द है�?• Move around the class asking the question

above. It means ‘Which colour do you like?’ People should reply by saying.

• मा झको� ल�ल रा�गा पसे�द है�। I like red colour. etc.• Then we will share with the class some

information about who likes which colour.

को�ल� गा ल�ब� को� सेरा� बHगानी� नी�ल�

भ रा� सेफ़ी� द ल�ल प�ल� हैरा�

थो�ड़ा�, छो�टी�, कोमा, little, small, less

•मा�रा� प�से थो�ड़ा� प�से� है�। I have a little money. - थो�ड़ा�, little (quantity)

•मा�रा� प�से एको छो�टी� गा�ड़ा� है�। I have a small car. - छो�टी�, small (size)

•मा झको� कोमा चा�नी� चा�किहैए। I want less sugar. - कोमा, less (relatively)

• NB English muddles up little, small, less

मा झ� कोमा खे�नी� चा�किहैए I want less food

• How do you write you want smaller size/quantity/less of these things? (NB only use कोमा with one item from the list)

• चा�वल• थो�ल� (i.e. plate of food)• चा�या (adj. agrees with प्या�ल�/कोप nm.)• चा�नी�• We will share some of our sentences.

को छो औरा को�ई Some• आपको# जे�ब माF को छो है�?

Do you have something in your pocket?• मा�रा� जे�ब माF को छो प�से� है�।

I have some money in my pocket.• ता म्है�रा� कोमारा� माF को�ई है� ?

Is there somebody in your room?• नीहैQ, ल�किकोनी रासे�ईघरा माF को�ई औराता है�।• No, but there is some woman in the

kitchen.• NB को छो नीहैQ nothing, को�ई नीहैQ nobody

आपको� झ�ल� माF को छो है�? Do you have something in your bag?

• Move around the class asking each other if they have something in their bag on the model above (if no bag use जे�ब nf. pocket)

• At the end we will ask you some questions about who had what.

• NB को�ई takes the form किकोसे� before a ppn. So we will ask questions like:

• क्या� किकोसे� को� झ�ल� माF छोतारा� थो�?

मा�लब�नीR माF सेबसे� अच्छी� ....The best … in Melbourne

is…• Work in groups of four/five• Create a top ten list about

Melbourne, i.e. what’s the best restaurant, shopping centre, cinema, park, (football team?) etc.

• Write your list down• We will share with class

our top ten lists