Hindi Varna Bodh Class Notes – Sunday, June 29
Namaste class,
In this class, we began by taking up the homework:
a. Rajeev is a good boy
b. Mango is a sweet fruit
c. Today is a hot day
d. Trinidad is a small country
e. Vaani is a thin girl
Then we began today’s lesson, Possessive Pronouns:
| Hindi Word | English Translation | Hindi Word | English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| मैं | I | मेरा | My, mine |
| तू | You (thou) | तेरा | Your, yours |
| यह | He, she, it, this | इसका | His, her, its |
| वह | He, she, it, that | उसका | His, her, its |
| हम | We | हमारा | Our, ours |
| तुम | You (informal) | तुम्हारा | Your, yours |
| आप | You (formal) | आपका | Your, yours |
| ये | These, they | इनका | Their, theirs |
| वे | Those, they | उनका | Their, theirs |
| कौन | Who? | किसका | Whose? (sing) |
| किनका | Whose? (pl) |
We then covered colours (रंग) on the board:
| Hindi Word | Transliteration (Pronunciation) | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| लाल | laal | red |
| पीला | peelaa | yellow |
| हरा | haraa | green |
| नीला | neelaa | blue |
| सफ़ेद | safed | white |
| काला | kaalaa | black |
| भूरा | bhooraa | brown |
| गुलाबी | gulaabee | pink |
| बैंगनी | bainganee | purple |
| धूसर | dhoosar | grey |
| खाकी | khaakee | khaki |
| हल्का | halkaa | light |
| गहरा | gehraa | dark |
| मध्यम | madhyam | medium |
I explained some more the agreement between adjective and nouns.
For homework, you had to translate into Hindi:
1. This mango is green.
2. Her dog is light brown.
3. His cat is black.
4. Those flowers are yellow.
5. Her shoes are dark red.
6. Our pens are blue.
7. Your car is white.
8. That lotus is pink
9. Grape juice is purple.
10. My pants are medium khaki.
Regards,
Vasudev.
