Hindi is a phonetic language. It means your read it as it is written.
Hindi Subject Pronouns (I, we, you etc.)
Pronoun/s –sarv-naam – सर्वनाम
Hindi is a SUBJECT+OBJECT+VERB+ (helping verb, hona-to be) language. This is your Hindi word order.
SIMPLE sentences of is, are, am
Helping/ auxiliary verbs – is, are, am, was, were, should, etc. They help the main verb and always come at the end of the sentence.
I am Emma – main Emma hoon मैं Emma हूँ
Main verbs are such as to eat, to sleep, to go, etc
(take place before the helping verb)
I am eating burgers-I burgers eating am- main burgar khaa raha/rahi hoon (Hindi word order)
I (male) eat burgers (in general) – main burgar khaata hoon. मैं बर्गर खाता हूँ. (said by male)
Nasalization: a nasal sound is produced when some of the breath comes through the nose rather than through the mouth.You don’t realize it until you press your nose and then say. E.g. Monkey, Hindi हिंदी/ हिन्दी
Nasalized words in English-monkey, pink, sink, don’t, ring and so on. Any word of English ends with ng, ing is nasalized. E.g. ring, wrong. There are 2 types of nasal vowel symbols in Hindi
Nasalized words in Hindi – main (i)मैं, hain हैं (are), hai है (is), bandar बंदर (monkey-idiot) and hoon हूँ (am), ॐ om
I am here (for you, ensuring)
Hello, bye – namaste/ namaskar
I main – मैं , word order – S+O+V
- I am Anisha f. – main Anisha hoon. मैं अनीशा हूँ
(am means hoon हूँ)
-I am Australian – main Australian hoon. मैं ऑस्ट्रेलियन हूँ (amreeki – American)
-I am not Indian – main Indian/bhartiy/hindustaani nahin hoon. मैं इंडियन /भारतीय नहीं हूँ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf_mmFEf1cU
Our country has three names India, Bharat and Hindustaan (land of Hindu people)
Bh भ (Bharat, bhai) is an aspirated letter of b (boy)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8SbJ4Cq4fo
no, Not – nahin नहीं (nayi is a colloquially pronounced) just takes place before the ending/helping verb) , Yes, please – haanji हाँजी
Colloquial adjective (informal and casual)
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.”colloquial and everyday language”
- I am from Washington – main Washington se hoon. मैं वाशिंगटन से हूँ
(In Hindi, prepositions (at, in, on) come after the nouns but In English it is opposite), (se-from)
(I know – mujhe pata hai, to me – mujhe, me too – mujhe bhee, information)
- and you-aur aap?Where are you from-Aap kahaan se hain?
- I am from Punjab – main Punjab se hoon.
but I live in California – lekin/par main California me rahta hoon m./ rahti hoon f. (main as in man, me as in make)
I am at home – main ghar par hoon. मैं घर पर हूँ
And you-aur aap? Where are you -Aap kahaan hain?
- me too – main bhee मैं भी
(at,on,but – par)
yes -hanji / jee haan/ jee (formal, respectful)
yes -haan हाँ (informal, casual, used among your friends)
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