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Basic Hindi | Lesson 1 | Introductions & Hello and Goodbye
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2. Namastē!
Lesson 1 | Basic Hindi
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3. Lesson objects
1
Introduction
2 Hello and Goodbye
3 Basic question and sentence structure
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4. Lesson objects
1
Introduction
2 Hello and Goodbye
3 Basic question and sentence structure
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5. Introduction
The language
हं– An official language India
द
of
One of the most widely spoken languages : ~500 Mil
speakers WW
Significant communities in US, UK, Canada,
Nepal, South Africa
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6. Introduction
हं/ Hindi
द
Member of Indo-Euro
language family
Vocabulary evolved from Sanskrit
Alphabet scheme - Devanagari
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7. lesson object
1
Introduction
2 Hello and Goodbye
3 Basic question and sentence structure
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9. Greetings
There are generally no time elemental
greetings in Hindi such as good morning,
good afternoon, etc…
Namastē is the most universal greeting
It is said with hands folded and a small
gesture of bowing
Namastē literally means 'I bow to you'
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10. Greetings
It is customary to touch the feet of elders
Namaskār is the more formal
form of Namastē
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11. Pronunciation Tip
Did you notice the 'ā' in Namaskār
The sound of ā is 'aa' like in father
The same goes for 'ē' in Namastē
The sound is like 'e' in eight
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12. Common Gestures
The infamous Indian head bobble
Indians are often seen performing a cryptic 'head
bobble' indicating a 'YES' or 'OK' if moved up and
down and 'NO' if moved from
side to side!
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13. Norms in India
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14. Culturally Speaking – Showing respect
jī (जी) may be added to the words 'yes' and 'no' to give it
a more polite tone
Jī may also be added to a person's name as a sign
of respect
-to relations like 'grandfather (dādā jī)
-to people’s names/ surname to show respect
*Eg: In India, Mahatma Gandhi is known simply
as Gandhijī (गां
धीजी)
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15. Culturally Speaking – Comfort zone
In India, even shaking hands with a member of
the
opposite sex is not very common in smaller towns
and villages
Casual hugging and kissing on the cheek may also
be considered inappropriate - although these are
slowly becoming common in the larger
towns or metros
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16. Goodbye
Goodbye
Namastē
In Hindi, the salutation for hello and
goodbye remains 'namastē' itself
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17. Culturally Speaking - Showing respect
Older people or authority figures (bosses,
Govt. officers etc.) are generally addressed
with 'Sir' or 'Ma’am' after their names
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18. Lesson objects
1
Introduction to India and cultural
norms
2 Hello and Goodbye
3 Basic question and sentence structure
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19. Basic question structure
Who are you?
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20. Common Interrogations
Who
Kaun
are
haiṁ
you
āp
You = āp is usually used when
addressing someone formally
We will stick to the formal forms for the
introductory lessons
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21. Grammar Tip
In English, we usually have the
interrogation at the beginning
of the sentence
This is not the case in Hindi
The interrogation follows the subject for
'Wh' type of questions
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22. Basic question structure
Who are you?
Āp kaun haiṁ?
'Wh' Question Structure
Subject | Interrogation |'to-be' verb
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23. Pronouncing ‘Āp’
You (Āp) stresses on the first ā
The pronunciation follows the same
pattern in ‘harp’
as
Phonetically, we would write harp as hārp
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24. Pronouncing haiṁ
The last ṁ in haiṁ is pronounced
nasally and carries a slight 'n' sound to
it like in 'angst'
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25. So, remember!
The order for Hindi is
Subject | Interrogation |'to-be' verb
This is the format in case of
'What / How' questions
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26. Sentence Structure
Moving on, let’s look at the basic sentence
structure in Hindi!
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27. Sentence Structure
Lisa eats Apples
Lisa = subject
Eats = verb
Apples = object
English sentence structure
Subject | Verb | Object
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29. Hindi sentence structure
Lisa eats apples
Lisā sēb khātī hai
Here, sentence structure becomes
subject | object | verb + 'to-be' verb
(SOV)
It becomes khātī, as Lisa is a female
We shall discuss verbs, and gender later
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30. Hindi sentence structure
In some sentences, there are no ‘objects’
Eg : ‘I am Lisa’ has no direct object
For the sake of simplicity, we assume Lisa
to be the object of the sentence
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31. Basic sentence structure
I am Lisa
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33. Hindi sentence structure
I = Maiṁ = Subject
Lisa = Lisā = (Object)
Am = Hooṁ = 'to-be' verb
Remember, Hindi sentence structure:
Subject | Object | 'to-be' verb
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34. Basic sentence structure
I am Lisa
Maiṁ Lisā hooṁ
Sentence structure
Subject | (object) | 'to-be' verb
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35. Remember!
Sentence structure
Subject | (object*) | 'to-be' verb
*An assumed object will
always
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36. Examples
English
Hindi
I am British
Maiṁ Briṭiśha hooṁ
I am pretty
Maiṁ sundar hooṁ
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37. Try yourself
Problem 1 :
Who are you?
(hint : who = kaun)
Problem 2 :
I am Lisa
(hint : am = hooṁ)
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38. Solution : Sentence Structure
English
Hindi
Who are you?
Āp kaun haiṁ?
I am Lisa
Maiṁ Lisā hooṁ
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39. Try yourself
Problem 1 :
Lisa
eats oranges
(hint : Oranges = Santarē)
Problem 2 :
I am Indian
(hint : Indian = Bhāratīya)
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40. Solution – Problem 1
Lisa
Lisā
eats
khātī hai
oranges
santarē
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41. Solution – Problem 1
Lisa eats oranges
Lisā santarē khātī hai
Sentence structure
Subject | object | verb | 'to-be' verb
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42. Solution – Problem 2
I
Maiṁ
am
hooṁ
Indian
Bhāratīya
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43. Solution
I am Indian
Maiṁ Bhāratīya hooṁ
Sentence structure
Subject | (object) | 'to-be' verb
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44. Revision
English
Hindi
Hello
Namastē
Who are you?
Āp kaun haiṁ?
Lisa eats apples
Lisā sēb khātī hai
I am Lisa
Maiṁ Lisā hooṁ
I am British
Maiṁ Briṭiśha hooṁ
I am pretty
Maiṁ sundar hooṁ
Lisa eats oranges
Lisā santarē khātī hai
I am Indian
Maiṁ Bhāratīya hooṁ
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45. Culture Leaf
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46. Culture Leaf
A culture leaf each lesson gives you a taste of the
peculiarities, eccentricities and traditions that are
the bearers of Indian culture
We hope that you blend in their environment and
soak in all their goodness!
Happy learning!
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47. Culture Leaf
The world's first University
was established in India
The University was established
in 700 B.C.
at
the place of Taxila
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48. What’s Next?
In the next lesson, we will learn basic
pronouns, the ‘to-be’ verb and use them in
sentences!
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49. Credits
Content : CultureAlley
Culture Leaf
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Images
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50. Dhan'yavād!
See you at the Alley!
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