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Lesson objectives
Greetings
2 Replies to Greetings
Lesson objectives
Greetings
2 Replies to Greetings
Greetings in India
While there are greetings in Hindi, some common English greetings like: Hi, Hello, Bye, Good-morning and Good night are pretty widely used and understood by locals particularly in urban areas When confused on how to greet, Namast is a pretty universal greeting (as well as farewell) in Hindi
Expressions
Hello
Namast
In Hindi, the salutation for hello and goodbye remains 'Namast' itself To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi
Expressions
Su-prabht
Commonly used form for 'good morning' is Namast To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi
Grammar tip
'Good morning' is India is usually said by the clock, and turns to 'good afternoon' at 12'0 clock Afternoon is from 12'o clock to five p.m. after which it is considered evening
Culturally speaking
The literal translation of good morning (su-prabht) is rarely used in India You would hear people saying 'good morning' more often than the Hindi version 'su-prabht'
Expressions
Good Evening
Namast
Expressions
Good Night
Namast
Grammar tip
The literal translation of goodnight in Hindi is 'shubh-rtri' shubh = good, rtri= night But this term is not commonly used We either say Namast or good night The same is true for 'good evening' as well
Expressions
You're welcome
Svgat hai
Grammar tip
Svgat hai is used when welcoming someone to your house You would also hear : ''iy, Svgat hai', which literally translates to 'Come in, you're welcome'
Lesson objectives
Greetings
2 Replies to Greetings
Replies
Yes
j () may be added to 'yes' and 'no' to give it a more polite tone To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi
Expressions
No
Nah
j () may be added before/after 'yes' and before 'no' to give it a polite tone To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi
Fine
hk
Replies
Ok
hk hai
Do you remember?
'Hello' translates to
1
Thk hai
2
Svgat hai
3
Namast
Solution
'Hello' translates to
1
Thk hai
2
Svgat hai
3
Namast
Yes translates to
1
H
2
Nah
3
hk hai
Solution
Yes translates to
1
H
2
Nah
3
hk hai
Revision
English Hello Hello Yes No OK/fine (colloq.) Good morning/afternoon Good evening Good night You're welcome Hindi Hello(informal) Namast (formal) H Nah Thk hai Namast Namast Namast Svgat hai
Culture Leaf
Holi is commonly referred to as the 'Festival of Colors' People exuberantly throw colored powder and water over each other and have rain dance parties
The tenth day, called Dussehra, is devoted to celebrating the victory of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana
To celebrate the event Muslims sacrifice one animal per family or group of families
Whats next?
Next time we will learn how to get someones attention and how to communicate the feeling of gratitude!
Credits
Content Culture Alley Culture leaf http://www.angelfire.com/ca/VinitBudhiraja/festivals.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_India Images http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diwali_Diya.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Holi-Celebration.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Durga_Puja.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eid_Prayers_at_Barashalghar,_Debidwar,_Comilla.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rakhi_2.jpg