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Namast! Lesson 12 | Basic Hindi

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Lesson object

Professions

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Revision : Basic verbs and their forms

English I do (male) I do (female) You do She does He does They do We do Hindi Mai karat hoo Mai karat hoo p karat hai Vaha karat ha Vaha karat ha Y karat hai Hum karat hai

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Revision

English Who are you? What is your name? What do you do? Where do you study? How many siblings do you have?

Hindi p kauna hai? pak nma ky hai? p ky karat hai? p kahn paht hai? pak kitan bh' / bahana hai?

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Lesson object

Profession

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Today's Conversation

What does your father do? What does your mother do? I am a student I study in __ school(m) I study in ____ school (f) I have ____ siblings

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Professions

English He is an engineer She is a doctor (f) He is a doctor (m) She is a Teacher He is a Lawyer

Hindi Vaha in jniyara hai Vaha k ara hai Vaha k ara hai Vaha adhypik hai Vaha vakla hai

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Grammar tip

While the authentic transliteration for female doctor is ' karan' Doctor is commonly used and accepted for both the genders

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Professions

What does your father do?

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Professions

What Ky

does karan hai

your pak

father pit

do

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Professions

What Ky

does karat hai

your pak

father pit

do

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Professions

What Ky

does karat hai

your pak

father pit

do

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Professions

What does your father do?

pak pit ky karat hai?

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Grammar tip

We use pa-k and not pa-k as 'father' commands respect We use 'hai' as father commands respect

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Let's see if you remember

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Father translates to ___

1
M

2
Karat

3
Pit

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Solution

Father translates to ___

1
M

2
Karat

3
Pit

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Mother Does

Hindi M Karat

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Professions

What does your mother do?

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Professions

What Ky

does karan hai

your pak

mother m

do

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Grammar tip

Do = karan Paste = karat

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Professions

What Ky

does karat hai

your pak

mother m

do

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Professions

What Ky

does karat hai

your pak

mother m

do

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Professions

What does your mother do?

pak m ky karat Hai?

Question Structure Subject first | Verb last To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

Grammar tip

'Karat' is used, as verbs and adjectives in hindi take up different forms according to gender 'pak' is used as the gender of the person being spoken about is female

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Let's see if you remember

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Exercise : Pick the right option

pak means _____

1
You

2
Your

3
What

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Solution

pak means _____

1
You

2
Your

3
What

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English You What

Hindi p Ky

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Professions

I am a student

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Professions

I Mai

am hoo

a ka

student chhtr

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Professions

I am a student

Mai ka chhtr hoo

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Professions

I am a student

Mai chhtr hoo

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Professions

Q. What do you do ? Ans. I study in ____ school

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Professions

I study in ____ school (m)

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Professions

I Mai

study parhat hoo

in m

____ ____

school vidylaya

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Professions

I study in ____ school

Mai ____vidylaya m parhat hoo

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Grammar tip

The verb for to study as covered before is Pahan But as above, it changes to Parhat hoo for female Parhat hoo for males

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Let's see if you remember

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Exercise : Pick the right option

In the sentence: Mai ____vidylaya m parhat hoo Parhat defines ___

1
Male

2
Child

3
Female

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Solution

In the sentence: Mai ____vidylaya m parhat hoo Parhat defines ___

1
Male

2
Child

3
Female

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Professions

I study in ____ school (f)

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Professions

I Mai

study parhat hoo

in m

____ ____

school vidylaya

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Professions

I study in ____ school

Mai ____vidylaya m parhat hoo

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Professions

Q. How many siblings do you have? Ans. I have ____ siblings

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Professions

I Mr

have hai

____ _____

siblings bh'/bahana

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Professions

I have ____ siblings

Mr ____ bh' / bahana hai

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Grammar tip

Remember that, in Hindi, verbs change when used in sentences verbs change according to the gender they are used with

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Let's see if you remember

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Identify the part of sentence in the following sentences Mr ____ bh' / bahana hai

1
Verb

2
Object

3
Subject

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Solution

Identify the part of sentence in the following sentences Mr ____ bh' / bahana hai

1
Verb

2
Object

3
Subject

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Revision : Professions

English He is an engineer She is a doctor (f) He is a doctor (m) She is a Teacher He is a Lawyer

Hindi Vaha in jniyara hai Vaha k ara hai Vaha k ara hai Vaha adhypik hai Vaha vakla hai

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Revision : Today's Conversation

English What does your father do? What does your mother do? I am a student I study in ___ school(m) I study in___ school (f) I have ___ siblings

Hindi pak pit ky karat hai? pak m ky karat Hai? Mai ka chhtr hoo Mai ____vidylaya m parhat hoo Mai ____vidylaya m parhat hoo Mr ____ bh' / bahana hai

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Culture leaf

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Culture leaf Cricket in India

Cricket is the most popular sport in India; it is played by many people in open spaces throughout the country The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India On 2 April 2011, the team won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, its second after 1983. It thus became only the third team after West Indies and Australia to have won the World Cup more than once. Its is first cricket team to win world cup on home soil

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Culture leaf - Dance in India

Cricket is one game played in every house in Indian It was first played in 1721 in India India has a cricket national team also known as Men in Blue which has remarkable players like Sachin Tendulkar, M.S Dhoni

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What's next?

In the next lesson we will learn conversations talking about yourself and your location

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Credits
Content Culture Alley Culture leaf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_in_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_national_ cricket_team Image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011_World_Cup _Champions.jpg

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Dhan'yavd! See you at the Alley!

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