Namaste class,

I forgot to mention the Imperatives covered in the last class.

Hindi has three words for ‘you’: तू, तुम and आप

तू – used between husband & wife, or in abuse
तुम – used between friends, peers and persons of similar age group
आप – used to show respect, for parents, teachers and elders

The verbs are formed as follows:
तू – use the root of the verb
तुम – use the root of the verb + ओ
आप – use the root of the verb + इए

For example:
तू – आ, जा, लिख, पढ़
तुम – आओ, जाओ, लिखो, पढ़ो
आप – आइए, जाइए, लिखिए, पढ़िए

We went through lesson 2 (पाठ २) on page 33. I read through the lesson and translated it (translation available on page 62). We had to convert some sentences from Imperatives to Present Indefinite tense. The subject of the sentences in present tense is given in brackets.

आम खा (use तुम feminine) becomes
तुम आम खाती हो

तबला बजा (use आदेश) becomes
आदेश तबला बजाता है

लाल टमाटर (use टीपा) becomes
टीपा लाल टमाटर खाती है

Regards,
Vasudev.

Namaste class,

I am sending some of the Hindi class emails for previous weeks, as I have become delinquent in sending out these emails.

On Sunday, August 10, we covered the lesson at the top of page 33 (पाठ १). I read the lesson and gave the translation (which is on page 62). I then selected a few students to read. I explained that these sentences were ‘imperatives’, that is, sentences that give instructions, orders, or commands. We then converted some of these Imperative sentences in the lesson into Present Indefinite Tense (or Present Tense). For example:

1. Mohan now gets up.
मोहन अब उठता है.

2. Seeta speaks the truth
सीता सच बोलती है

3. They taste the mango.
वे आम चखते हैं

4. Leela fills the pitcher.
लीला घट भरती है.

5. We do respect.
हम आदर करते हैं.

6. The cat comes this side.
बिल्ली इधर आता है.

7. Father does exercise.
पिताजी कसरत करते हैं.

Regards,
Vasudev.

Namaste class,

I’m sending this email a bit late. Last week, we continued work on the Present Indefinite Tense (also known as Present Tense). We did five sentences on the board:

1.Sita drinks tea.
सीता चाय पीती है.

2. Ramesh reads a book.
रमेश किताब पढ़ता है.

3. Kavita sings a bhajan.
कविता भजन गाती है.

4. They do work.
वे काम करते हैं.

5. We girls eat bananas.
हम लड़कियाँ केले खाती हैं.

Homework for this week was to write the words on pages 27 and 28 of the new book.

We did not take up the homework sentences from the previous week. We’ll do so next week.

Regards,
Vasudev.
p.s. A reminder that there is no Hindi class this week (Sunday, July 27), due to BVS cultural camp. Classes will resume as normal next week.

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:

We then covered colours (रंग) on the board:

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.

Namaste class,

In this class, we covered Adjectives (विशेषण) in Hindi:

You had to translate the following into Hindi:

1. Rajeev is a good boy
2. Mango is a sweet fruit
3. Today is a hot day
4. Trinidad is a small country
5. Vaani is a thin girl

For homework, you had to:

1. Learn list of adjectives on board
2. Write words on page 25 of Hindi Vivek

Regards,
Vasudev.

Namaste class,

In this class, we went through some of the sentences given for homework:

a. Hindi is simple.
b. This mango is sweet.
c. That horse is black.
d. Jewan is my friend.
e. Tamarind is sour.

We then covered the pronouns in Hindi:

After this, we went through the new words at the bottom of page 23. Different students were asked to read to test their reading ability.

Regards,
Vasudev.

Namaste class,

In our Hindi class dated Sunday, June 1, we reviewed the words written on the board in the previous class (singular and plural). We then went through the Opposites lesson:

We then went through the words on page 23 and you had to write those words in your books. In addition, you had to learn the vocabulary written on the board.

Regards,
Vasudev,

Namaste class,

In our Hindi class dated Sunday, May 25, we reviewed the words on pages 14-16 of the Hindi Vivek Part 1 (new book) in class, as well as some of the masculine/feminine words from the previous week’s class. Then we went through the Number (वचन) lesson in Hindi. Hindi has two numbers, Singular and Plural. I wrote some vocabulary on the board:

The above list contains some additional words I did not write in class, but which appeared in previous Hindi exam papers.

We read through the vocabulary on page 22 of Hindi Vivek Part 1 (new book), which covered the अ sounds. You had to write the words from this lesson in your books and read through the words. For homework, you were supposed to read the words in the lesson at the top of page 23 (the आ sounds) and write them in your books.

Regards,
Vasudev

Namaste class,

I’ve been delinquent in sending out the class emails, but will try to complete the backlog soon.

In Hindi class dated Sunday, May 18, I took up the words on page 13 of the Hindi Vivek Part 1 book in class. Then we looked at Gender (लिंग) in Hindi. Hindi has two genders, Masculine and Feminine. I also gave some vocabulary on the board.

With the exception of the last two lines, most of the words in the above table have appeared in previous Hindi Varna Bodh exam papers, so you should learn them by heart (including spelling them properly). Those of you who did not attend class should write the above table in your books (and should also write all lessons that we cover in the Hindi Vivek Part 1 text in your copy book).

Regards,
Vasudev.

Namaste class,

In our last Hindi Varna Bodh class (Sunday, May 11), we went through nouns in Hindi and went through the words on page 13 of the Hindi Vivek Part One book. Then I gave you some sentences and told you to underline the nouns.

In the next class, please revise work covered so far and look at the words on pages 14-16. We will cover ‘gender’ in the next class and I will give you some Hindi words in masculine and feminine.

Regards,
Vasudev.