Basic Hindi | Lesson 12 | Professions

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Namastē! Lesson 12 | Basic Hindi


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Revision : Basic verbs and their forms

English Hindi

I do (male) Maiṁ karatā hooṁ

I do (female) Maiṁ karatī hooṁ

You do Āp karatē haiṁ

She does Vaha karatī haī

He does Vaha karatā haī

They do Yē karatē haiṁ

We do Hum karatē haiṁ


Revision

English Hindi

Who are you? Āp kauna hai?

What is your name? Āpakā nāma kyā hai?

What do you do? Āp kyā karatē hai?

Where do you study? Āp kahān paṛhātē hai?

How many siblings do you have? Āpakē kitanē bhā'ī / bahana hai?


Lesson object

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Today's Conversation

What does your father do? What does your mother do?

I am a student I study in __ school(m)

I study in ____ school (f) I have ____ siblings


Professions

English Hindi

He is an engineer Vaha in̄jīniyara haiṁ

She is a doctor (f) Vaha ḍākṭara haiṁ

He is a doctor (m) Vaha ḍākṭara haiṁ

She is a Teacher Vaha adhyāpikā haiṁ

He is a Lawyer Vaha vakīla haiṁ


Grammar tip

While the authentic transliteration for female doctor is 'ḍākṭaranā'

Doctor is commonly used and accepted for both the genders


Professions

What does your father do?


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What does your father do

Kyā karanā hai āpakā pitā


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Kyā karatē hai āpakā pitā


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Kyā karatē hai āpakē pitā


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Question structureSubject first | Verb last

What does your father do?

Āpakē pitā kyā karatē hai?


Grammar tip

We use Āpa-kē and not Āpa-kā as 'father' commands respect

We use 'hai' as father commands respect


Let's see if you remember…


Exercise : Pick the right option

Father translates to ___

1

Māṁ

2

Karatē

3

Pitā


Solution

Father translates to ___

1

Māṁ

2

Karatē

3

Pitā


Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

Mother Māṁ

Does Karatē


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What does your mother do?


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What does your mother do

Kyā karanā hai āpakā māṁ


Grammar tip

Do = karanā Paste = karatē


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Kyā karatē hai āpakā māṁ


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Kyā karatē hai āpakī māṁ


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Question StructureSubject first | Verb last

What does your mother do?

Āpakī māṁ kyā karatī Hai?


Grammar tip

'Karatī' is used, as verbs and adjectives in hindi take up different forms according

to gender

'Āpakī' is used as the gender of the person being spoken about is female





Āpakī means _____

1

You

2

Your

3

What


Solution

Āpakī means _____

1

You

2

Your

3

What


Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

You Āp

What Kyā


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I am a student


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I am a student

Maiṁ hooṁ ēka chhātrā


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Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

I am a student

Maiṁ ēka chhātrā hooṁ


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I am a student

Maiṁ chhātrā hooṁ


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Q. What do you do ?

Ans. I study in ____ school


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I study in ____ school (m)


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I study in ____ school

Maiṁ parhatā hooṁ mēṁ ____ vidyālaya


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Maiṁ ____vidyālaya mēṁ parhatā hooṁ


Grammar tip

The verb for “to study” as covered before is Paṛhanā

But as above, it changes to Parhatī hooṁ for female

Parhatā hooṁ for males





In the sentence: Maiṁ ____vidyālaya mēṁ parhatā hooṁ

Parhatā defines ___

1

Male

2

Child

3

Female


Solution

In the sentence: Maiṁ ____vidyālaya mēṁ parhatā hooṁ

Parhatā defines ___

1

Male

2

Child

3

Female


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I study in ____ school (f)


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Maiṁ parhatī hooṁ mēṁ ____ vidyālaya


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Maiṁ ____vidyālaya mēṁ parhatī hooṁ


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Q. How many siblings do you have?

Ans. I have ____ siblings


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I have ____ siblings

Mērē hai _____ bhā'ī/bahana


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I have ____ siblings

Mērē ____ bhā'ī / bahana hai


Grammar tip

Remember that, in Hindi, verbs change when used in sentences verbs change

according to the gender they are used with





Identify the part of sentence in the following sentences Mērē ____ bhā'ī / bahana hai

1

Verb

2

Object

3

Subject


Solution

Identify the part of sentence in the following sentences Mērē ____ bhā'ī / bahana hai

1

Verb

2

Object

3

Subject


Revision : Professions

English Hindi

He is an engineer Vaha in̄jīniyara haiṁ

She is a doctor (f) Vaha ḍākṭara haiṁ

He is a doctor (m) Vaha ḍākṭara haiṁ

She is a Teacher Vaha adhyāpikā haiṁ

He is a Lawyer Vaha vakīla haiṁ


Revision : Today's Conversation

English Hindi

What does your father do? Āpakē pitā kyā karatē hai?

What does your mother do? Āpakī māṁ kyā karatī Hai?

I am a student Maiṁ ēka chhātrā hooṁ

I study in ___ school(m) Maiṁ ____vidyālaya mēṁ parhatā hooṁ

I study in___ school (f) Maiṁ ____vidyālaya mēṁ parhatī hooṁ

I have ___ siblings Mērē ____ bhā'ī / bahana hai


Culture leaf


Culture leaf – Cricket in India

Cricket is the most popular sport in India; it is played by

many people in open spaces throughout the country

The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team

of India

On 2 April 2011, the team won the 2011 Cricket World Cup,

its second after 1983. It thus became only the third team

after West Indies and Australia to have won the World

Cup more than once. Its is first cricket team to win world

cup on home soil


Culture leaf - Dance in India

Cricket is one game played in

every house in Indian

It was first played in 1721 in India

India has a cricket national team

also known as ‘Men in Blue’ which

has remarkable players like

Sachin Tendulkar,

M.S Dhoni


What's next?

In the next lesson we will learn conversations talking about yourself

and your location


Credits

Content

Culture Alley

Culture leaf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_in_India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_national_

cricket_team

Image

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011_World_Cup

_Champions.jpg


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Basic Hindi | Lesson 12 | Professions