Hindi is a phonetic language. It means you 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 a burger-I burger eating am- main burgar khaa raha/rahi hoon (Hindi word order)
I (male) eat burgers (in general) – main burgar khaata/ti 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/मैं as in man, me/में 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)
- ji जी / ji haan जी हां / hanji हांजी (formal/polite)
- Not, No – nahin नहीं , nahin ji नहीं जी (formal)
What is your name – aapka naam kya hai? आपका नाम क्या है
(asked to male or female, full name – pura naam) (lamba – long, tall)
My name is Andrew – mera naam m. Andrew hai. मेरा नाम एंड्रीयू है (Andrew could be a male or female), is – hai
a film
and yours? – aur aapka? / aur aapka naam kya hai?
Mera naam Manjit hai.
Next 4 lessons plan
- Learn all subject pronouns such as we, you, she, he, they, etc.
- Introduce vowels, learn was, were, had and other basic past sentences through grammar.
- Learn gender and speaking
- Speaking and listening practice.
- Memory test and prepare introduction
Several themed lessons might you love 😊
these are next-level lesson ideas
•-Weekly 30-minute grammar “workout”
• -Weekly 30-minute pronunciation session
• -Weekly 30-minute vocabulary session
• -Discussion of current affairs every two weeks
• -Debate on a topic of interest every two weeks
• -Monthly oral progress test session
• -Monthly 1-hour free-flowing conversation
-Work on topics, dialogues, stories, passages etc.
-Describing pictures, yourself, introduction etc.
-Do exercise together and play with words during class
-Ask you questions during explaining grammar and create relevant sentences
-And much more
-Anything you would like to add or skip?
By learning this effective way and the unique style, you will definitely achieve your goals. You won’t regret it and will stand out from the crowd. See you again soon. Manjit
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- what did you find most useful or interesting in your class?
Respect can also be shown by adding ~ ji
Ji (jee) is a powerful respectful suffix of address by people. It makes a word or a sentence more formal, polite and respectful. People love to hear it. You can add it after the names, phrases, profession and sentences to make more formal. Its polite expression.
Mr/Mrs/Miss Manjit,Manjit sir – Manjit ji (in spoken)
Mummy – mummy ji
How are you – kya haal hai ji
Doctor – daaktar ji
Please come – aao ji / aaiye आइए (aa-i-e, 3 vowels) (formal)
- Thanks – shukriya शुक्रिया, dha-nya-vaad धन्यवाद
- No worries, no problem, never mind – koyi baat nahin
- See you again – phir milenge (also a movie’s name)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phir_Milenge_(2004_film)
“Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte” (transl. Down the road we’ll meet again)
Private online classes https://hindi-punjabi.com/private-lessons/