Basic Hindi | Lesson 10 | Usage of interrogatives

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Namastē! Lesson 10 | Basic Hindi

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Lesson object

1 Usage of interrogatives

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Revision : Demonstratives

English Hindi

This Yaha

That Vaha

These Yaha

Those Vaha

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Revision : Conversation!

English Hindi

This is Lisa Yaha Lisā hai

That is Mark Vaha Mārk hai

How many fruits? Kitnē phal?

How many fruits(are these)? Yaha Kitnē phal haiṁ?

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Revision: Basic interrogatives

English Hindi

How much/many? Kitnā / kitnē?

How? Kaisē?

What? Kyā?

When? Kab?

Where? Kahān?

Who? Kaun?

Which? Kaunsa?

Why? Kyon?

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Today's Answering interrogation!

What is this? This is a cat Who is this?

When did this happen? This happened on the 20th

Where did this happen?

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Today we will make use of the interrogativeswhat,

who,where and when lets start with 'What'

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Interrogatives

What

kyā

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Using interrogations - What

What is this?

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Using interrogations - What

What is this

Kyā hai yaha

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Using interrogations - What

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

What is this?

Yaha kyā hai?

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Answering interrogation - What

This is a cat

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Answering interrogation - What

This is a cat

Yaha hai ēka billī

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Answering interrogation - What

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

This is a cat

Yaha ēka billī hai

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Grammar tip

ēka = one We use ēka to indicate one cat / a cat

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

This translates to ___

1

Kitnē

2

Yaha

3

Vaha

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Solution

This translates to ___

1

Kitnē

2

Yaha

3

Vaha

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

How many Kitnē

That Vaha

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Using interrogations - Who

Who

Kaun

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Using interrogations - Who

Who is this?

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Using interrogations - Who

Who is this

Kaun hai yaha

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Using interrogations - Who

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

Who is this?

Yaha kaun hai?

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Using interrogations - When

When

Kab

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Using interrogations - When

When did this happen?

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Using interrogations - When

When did this happen

Kab yaha hōnā

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Grammar tip

In the present tense, happen translates

to 'hōnā'

In the past tense 'happen' becomes 'hu'ā'

Did + happen = hu'ā

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Using interrogations - When

When did this happen

Kab yaha hu'ā

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Using interrogations - When

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

When did this happen?

Yaha kab hu'ā?

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Translate the underlined word in hindi When did this happen

1

Hu'ā

2

kab

3

Hōnā

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Solution

Translate the underlined word in hindi When did this happen

1

Hu'ā

2

kab

3

Hōnā

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

When Kan

Happen Hōnā

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Answering interrogation - When

This happened on the 20th

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Answering interrogation - When

This happened on the 20th

Yaha hu'ā ko 20

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Answering interrogation - When

Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

This happened on the 20th

Yaha 20 ko hu'ā

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Grammar tip

Here the preposition of 'on' translates to 'ko'

As a preposition, 'on' usually takes three forms 'pē', 'kō' and 'mēṁ'

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Who is ___

1

Subject

2

Verb

3

Interrogation

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Solution

Who is ___

1

Subject

2

Verb

3

Interrogation

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Using interrogations - Where

Where

Kahān

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Grammar tip

'Where' in Hindi is pronounced with a nasal sound, like 'hoom'

Here, the 'n' is not completely pronounced, much like the

english word 'angst'

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Using interrogations - Where

Where did this happen?

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Using interrogations - Where

Where did this happen

Kahān yaha hu'ā

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Remember! : Grammar tip

Did + happen = hu'ā

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Using interrogations - Where

Question structureSubject first | Verb last

Where did this happen?

Yaha kahān hu'ā?

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Let's see if you remember…

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Exercise : Pick the right option

Where translates to____

1

Kahān

2

Kab

3

Kaun

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Solution

Where translates to____

1

Kahān

2

Kab

3

Kaun

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Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

When Kab

Why Kyun

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Revision : Basic interrogatives

English Hindi

How much/many? Kitnā / kitnē?

How? Kaisē?

What? Kyā?

When? Kab?

Where? Kahān?

Who? Kaun?

Which? Kaunsa?

Why? Kyon?

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Revision : Today's conversation!

English Hindi

What is this? Yaha kyā hai?

This is a cat Yaha ēka billī hai

Who is this? Yaha kaun hai?

When did this happen? Yaha kab hu'ā?

This happened on the 20th Yaha 20 ko hu'ā

Where did this happen? Yaha kahān hu'ā?

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Culture leaf

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Culture leaf - Food in India

Traditional Indian food has only ONE main course

Instead of a number of courses, food is based around

a single main dish (rice or bread) served with a

collection of savoury side dishes

Also, Halwa, Fudge and pudding are eaten almost

every day, although the dish chosen vary with

occasion and place

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Culture leaf - Food in India

Foods of India are better known

for its spiciness, spices,

herbs, vegetables, and fruits

They reflect a perfect blend of

various cultures and ages

Food is cooked in vegetable oil

or ghee(butter)

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What's next ?

In the next lesson we will learn usage ofinterrogations like how, which, how many

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Credits

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Culture leaf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cuisine http://www.indianfoodforever.com/food-

guide/indian-food-cuisine.html

Image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cuisine

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