Basic Hindi | Lesson 3 | Greetings

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Namastē! Lesson 3 | Basic Hindi


Lesson objectives

1 Greetings

2 Replies to Greetings


Revision : Basic pronouns

English Hindi

I Maiṁ

You Āp

We Hum

He Vaha

She Vaha

They Yē / vē


Revision: 'to-be' verb

English Hindi

I am Maiṁ hooṁ

He is Vaha hai

They are Yē / vē haiṁ


Revision: Basic sentence

English Hindi

I am an Indian Maiṁ ēk Bhāratīya hooṁ

She is a girl Vaha ēk laḍkī hai

You are a boy Āp ēk laḍkē haiṁ


Lesson objectives

1 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, Namastē is apretty universal greeting (as well as farewell) in

Hindi


Expressions

In Hindi, the salutation for hello and goodbye remains 'Namastē' itself

Hello

Namastē


Expressions

Commonly used form for 'good morning' is Namastē

Good morning / afternoon

Su-prabhāt


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-prabhāt) is rarely used in India

You would hear people saying 'good morning' more often than

the Hindi version 'su-prabhāt'


Expressions

Good Evening

Namastē


Expressions

Good Night

Namastē


Grammar tip

The literal translation of goodnight in Hindi is 'shubh-rātri'

shubh = good, rātri= night

But this term is not commonly used We either say Namastē or good night

The same is true for 'good evening' as well


Expressions

You're welcome

Svāgat hai


Grammar tip

Svāgat hai is used when welcoming someone to your house

You would also hear : 'Ā'iyē, Svāgat hai', which literally translates to 'Come in, you're welcome'


Lesson objectives

1 Greetings



Replies

jī (जी) may be added to 'yes' and 'no' to give it a more polite tone

Yes

Hāṁ


Expressions

jī (जी) may be added before/after 'yes' and before 'no' to give it a polite tone

No

Nahīṁ


Replying to 'How are you?'

Fine

Ṭhīk


Replies

Ok

Ṭhīk hai


Do you remember?

English Hindi

Yes Hāṁ

No Nahīṁ

OK/fine (colloq.) Ṭhīk hai


Exercise : Pick the right option

'Hello' translates to

1

Thīk hai

2

Svāgat hai

3

Namastē


Solution

'Hello' translates to

1

Thīk hai

2

Svāgat hai

3

Namastē


Exercise : Pick the right option

Yes translates to

1

Hāṁ

2

Nahīṁ

3

Ṭhīk hai


Solution

Yes translates to

1

Hāṁ

2

Nahīṁ

3

Ṭhīk hai


Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

Ok Thīk hai

You’re welcome Svāgat hai


Revision

English Hindi

Hello Hello(informal)

Hello Namastē (formal)

Yes Hāṁ

No Nahīṁ

OK/fine (colloq.) Thīk hai

Good morning/afternoon Namastē

Good evening Namastē

Good night Namastē

You're welcome Svāgat hai


Culture Leaf


Culture leaf : Major festivals in India

India is described as the land of festivals

Key occasions include, harvesting of crops, welcoming the

spring or rain and celebrating birthdays of divine beings

Major festivals in India:

Holi, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Durgapuja, Dussehra,

Navratri, Ganesh Pooja, Id-ul-Zuha or Bakr-id etc



Diwali is a five day festival

Represents the start of the

Hindu New Year

Is known as the 'Festival of Lights'

Small clay lamps and

candles are lit

Fireworks are enjoyed



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



Navaratri, Dussehra

The first nine days of this festival

are known as Navaratri (Nine

nights), and are filled with dance

in honor of the Mother Goddess

The tenth day, called Dussehra, is

devoted to celebrating the victory

of Lord Rama over the demon

king Ravana



Id-ul-Zuha or Bakrid

Celebrates the sacrifice of Hazrat

Ibrahim, who willingly agreed to kill

his son at the behest of God

To celebrate the event Muslims

sacrifice one animal per family or

group of families

There are prayers in mosques,

feasting, and rejoicing To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi


Raksha Bandhan

An integral part of the Hindu

family structure

Every girl ties a Rakhi

(decorative thread) on the

wrist of her brother to remind

him to protect her if the need arises


What’s next?

Next time we will learn how to get someone’s 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


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