Hindi Pronunciation and Basic Grammar
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How is the vowel अ (a) pronounced?

  • as 'ee' in 'meet'
  • as 'i' in 'hit'
  • as 'u' in 'but' (correct)
  • as 'a' in 'father'

    • What is the pronunciation of क (ka)?

  • as 'kh' in 'khan'
  • as 'gh' in 'ghastly'
  • as 'g' in 'go'
  • as 'k' in 'kite' (correct)

    • How are masculine nouns typically formed?

  • they end with इ (i) or ई (ī)
  • they end with क (ka) or a consonant (correct)
  • they end with उ (u) or ऊ (ū)
  • they end with आ (ā) or अ (a)

    • What is the word order of a sentence in this language?

    <p>Subject-Object-Verb (SOV)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do you say 'hello' in this language?

    <p>नमस्कार (namaskār)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does तुजें नांव कितें? (tujẽ nā̃v kitẽ?) mean in English?

    <p>What is your name?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phrase for 'how are you?' in this language?

    <p>तू कसा आसा? (tū kasā āsā?)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the word for 'water' in this language?

    <p>उदक (udak)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do you say 'goodbye' in this language?

    <p>चडो (chaḍo)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Hindi Pronunciation

    • अ (a) is pronounced as 'u' in 'but'
    • आ (ā) is pronounced as 'a' in 'father'
    • इ (i) is pronounced as 'i' in 'hit'
    • ई (ī) is pronounced as 'ee' in 'meet'
    • उ (u) is pronounced as 'u' in 'put'
    • ऊ (ū) is pronounced as 'oo' in 'boot'
    • क (ka) is pronounced as 'k' in 'kite'
    • ख (kha) is pronounced as 'kh' in 'khan'
    • ग (ga) is pronounced as 'g' in 'go'
    • घ (gha) is pronounced as 'gh' in 'ghastly'

    Hindi Grammar

    • Nouns have two types: masculine and feminine
    • Masculine nouns end with क (ka) or a consonant
    • Feminine nouns end with इ (i) or ई (ī)
    • Verbs have two types: present and past
    • Present tense is formed using the verb root + suffixes like -ता (tā), -ते (te), -तो (to)
    • Past tense is formed using the verb root + suffixes like -ला (lā), -ले (le), -लो (lo)
    • Sentence structure follows the Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order

    Hindi Vocabulary

    • Hello: नमस्कार (namaskār)
    • Goodbye: चडो (chaḍo)
    • Thank you: देव बोरो (dev boro)
    • Water: उदक (udak)
    • Food: जेवण (jevaṇ)
    • How are you?: तू कसा आसा?(tū kasā āsā?)
    • I am fine, thank you: हां, म्हजो खुश आसा (hāṁ, mahjō khuś āsā)
    • What is your name?: तुजें नांव कितें?(tujẽ nā̃v kitẽ?)

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    Learn the correct pronunciation of Hindi vowels and consonants, along with basic grammar rules, including types of nouns.

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