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Namast! Lesson 4 | Basic Hindi

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Lesson object

Express gratitude

2 Requesting Attention

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Revision : 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

Revision : Expressions

Good morning / afternoon

Su-prabht

Commonly used form for 'good morning' is Namast To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

Revision : Expressions
English Hello Hello Yes No OK/fine (colloq.) Please Good morning/afternoon Good evening Good night You're welcome Good bye Hindi Hello(informal) Namast (formal) H Nah Thk hai Kp-ya Namast Namast Namast Svgat hai Pram

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Lesson object

Express gratitude

2 Requesting Attention

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Express gratitude

Thank you

Dhan'yavd / Shukriy

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Grammar tip

'Thank you' roughly translates to 'Thanks' which translates to 'dhan'yavd / shukriy' Literally, 'Thank you' would translate to 'pk dhan'yavd'

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Express gratitude

Thank you very much

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Express gratitude

Thank you Dhan'yavd

very bahut bahut

much jyd

'Bahut' is used twice for emphasis

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Express gratitude

Thank you Dhan'yavd

very bahut bahut

much jyd

In Hindi, the meaning of much is 'Jyd' But it can't be used here as it would sound incorrect To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

Grammar tip : Adverb placement

In Hindi, adverbs always come before the verb

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Express gratitude

Thank you very much

Bahut bahut dhan'yavd

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Grammar tip
In Hindi, 'Thank you' translates to 'thanks' thus, wherever you see 'Thank you' translate it as 'Dhan'yavd' Hence, 'Thank you very much', would literally translate to 'thanks' very much 'Very' and 'Much' have the same meaning in this sentence

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Express gratitude

You're welcome

Ko bt nah

The literal meaning of Ko bt nah is 'never mind' It is Used when responding to 'Thank you' visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi To view this with Audio and practice games,

Grammar tip
If youre welcoming someone to your house, you would say 'pk svgata hai' Whereas, while replying to a 'Thank you', one would say, Ko bt nah, as it literally translates to 'Dont mention it' This happens due to the difference in the two uses of the word

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Do you remember?

English Thank you Thank you very much You're welcome

Hindi Dhan'yavd/Shukriy Bahut bahut dhan'yavd Ko bt nah

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Lesson object

Express gratitude

2 Requesting Attention

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Requesting attention

Excuse me

Suni'

'Suni'' actually means 'listen'. In Hindi, however, we use 'Suni'' to get some ones attention To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

Requesting attention

Pardon me / I'm sorry

Mf kjiy

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Requesting attention

Please

Kip-y

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Requesting attention

English Excuse me Pardon me / I'm sorry Please

Hindi Suni' Mf kjiy Kip-y

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Lets see if you remember

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Exercise : Pick the right option

'Thank you' translates to ___

1
Thk hai

2
Dhan'yavd

3
Namast

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Solution

'Thank you' translates to ___

1
Thk hai

2
Dhan'yavd

3
Namast

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Ok Hello

Hindi Thk hai Namast

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Exercise : Pick the right option

When replying to 'Thank you', 'You're welcome' translates as ___

1
Ko bt nah

2
Bahut bahut dhan'yavd

3
pk svgata hai

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Solution

When replying to 'Thank you', 'You're welcome' translates as ___

1
Ko bt nah

2
Bahut bahut dhan'yavd

3
pk svgata hai

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Thank you very much Youre welcome

Hindi Bahut bahut dhan'yavd pk svgata hai (when inviting someone over)

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Exercise : Pick the right option

'Excuse me' translates to ___

1
Kip-y

2
Mf kjiy

3
Suni'

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Solution

'Excuse me' translates to ___

1
Kip-y

2
Mf kjiy

3
Suni'

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Please Sorry

Hindi Kip-y Mf kjiy

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Revision : Express gratitude

English Thank you Thank you very much You're welcome

Hindi Dhan'yavd/Shukriy Bahut bahut dhan'yavd Ko bt nah

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Revision : Requesting attention

English Excuse me Pardon me / I'm sorry Please

Pronunciation Suni' Mf kjiy Kip-y

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Culture leaf

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Culture leaf : Bollywood in India

India is one of the largest centers of film production in the world

It is a 114 year old industry!

Bollywood movies comprise of action, drama, comedy, music and dance

Famous actors / actresses are: Amitabh Bachan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Amir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Kaif, Vidhya Balan To view this with Audio andKatrina practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

Culture Leaf
India has the worlds largest movie industry, based in Mumbai (known as the 'City of Dreams') The B in 'Bollywood' comes from Bombay, the former name for Mumbai Almost all Bollywood movies are musicals

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Whats next?

Next lesson is fun! We will start with our first basic conversation!

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Content CultureAlley Culture leaf http://www.hciottawa.ca/index.php/component/conte nt/article/39/134-intro-to-bollywood Image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SRK_Kajol_KJo_Ber lin_2010.jpg

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Dhan'yavd! See you at the Alley!

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