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


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 a
pretty universal greeting (as well as farewell) in
Hindi


Expressions

Hello

Namastē

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

Expressions

Good morning / afternoon

Su-prabhāt

Commonly used form for
'good morning' is Namastē

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
H
indi 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'


Replies

Yes

Hāṁ

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

Expressions

No

Nahīṁ

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

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

2

3

Thīk hai

Svāgat hai

Namastē


Solution

'Hello' translates to

1

2

3

Thīk hai

Svāgat hai

Namastē


Exercise : Pick the right option

Yes translates to

1

2

3

Hāṁ

Nahīṁ

Ṭhīk hai


Solution

Yes translates to

1

2

3

Hāṁ

Nahīṁ

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


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 need arises
the


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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