Hello, Does anyone know a good site where I can learn hindi online? Or is there anyone who wants to start a good friendship with me, I can teach you swedish, and you can teach me hindi (or any other indian language). We can get to know eachother. Marie
hi marie.... i have always been wanting to learn a language myself....... i think this will be a good forum where we can share our knowledge and i think there might be others who would be interested as well....... you can count me in!!!
yes why not ....... lets refresh our hindi too ...... lets post everyday something relevent that will help others as well as refresh our hindi too.....
To start with i am posting names of relatives in hindi....... pls correct me if anything is wrong Mother: Maa , mataji Father: Pitah Paternal Grandfather: Dada Paternal Grandmother: Dadi Father’s (Elder) Brother: Taya Father’s (Elder) Brother’s Wife: Tayi Father’s (Younger) Brother: Chacha Father’s (Younger) Brother’s Wife: Chachi Father’s Sister: Bua Father’s Sister’s Husband: Phoopha (pronounced as Fooffa) Maternal Grandmother: Naani Maternal Grandfather: Nana Mother’s Brother: Mama Mother’s Brother’ Wife: Maami Mother’s Sister: Maasi Mother’s Sister’s Husband: Maasad Son: Beta Daughter: Beti Grandson (Son’s Son): Potaa Grandson (Daughter’s Son): Naatii, Navasa Granddaughter (Son’s Daughter): Potii Granddaughter (Daughter’s Daughter): Naatin, Navaasii Sister: Behan Sister's Husband: Jiija Sister’s Son : Bhanja Sister’s Daughter: Bhanji Brother: Bhai Brother's Wife: Bhabhi Brother’s Son : Bhatija Brother’s Daughter: Bhatiji Husband: Pati Wife: Patni Wife’s/ Husband’s Mother: Saas Wife’s/ Husband’s Father: Sasur Son in Law: Damaad Daughter in Law: Bahu Husband's (elder) Brother: Jeth Husband's (elder) Brother's Wife: Jethaanii Husband's Sister: Nanad Husband's Sister's Husband: Nandoii Husband's (younger) Brother: Devar Husband's (younger) Brother's Wife: Devaraanii Wife's Sister: Saalii Wife’s Brother: Saalaa
Hi Marie....... You now have three students ready to learn Swedish. Is that enuff to start the class or you need to wait for few more?? Bharti.....I remember u saying the other day in one of the posts, that you know Hindi pretty well. So you can correct us with our hindi statements. Yahan bhi aap mazaa aazma lijiye !! Jils...I will join you and post some sentences. Namaste or Pranam ! - - Greetings / Hello Aapka swagat hain - - You are welcome. Aapka - you ( with respect ) Swagat - welcome Hain - is/are
DAYS OF THE WEEK week - hafta days - din आज (aaj) – today इतवार (itvaar) / रविवार (ravivaar) – Sunday सोमवार (somvaar) – Monday मंगलवार (mangalvaar) – Tuesday बुधवार (buudhvaar) – Wednesday गुरुवार (guuruuvaar) – Thursday शुक्रवार (shuukravaar) – Friday शनिवार (shanivaar) शनीचर (sanichar) – Saturday
aaj somvaar hai! today is monday. aaj - today somvaar - monday hai - is kal mangalvaar hai tomorrow is tuesday kal - tomorrow mangalvaar - tuesday hai -is kal ravivaar thaa yesterday was sunday kal - yesterday Hindi does not have seperate words for yesterday and tomorrow, the meaning is determined from the context that the word is used ravivaar - sunday thaa - was
Guruvaar is also called Brihaspativaar isnt it?? *Numbers: Ek - One Do - Two Teen - Three Chaar - Four Paanch - Five Chhe - Six Saat - Seven Aatth - Eight Nauv - Nine Dus - Ten * Marie, hum intezaar kar rahe hein. (Marie, we are waiting.) hum - we intezaar - wait kar rahe - doing (wait+ doing = becomes waiting) hein - are
so i will continue knot2 share !!! Eleven - ग्यारह - gyaarah Twelve - बारह - baarah Thirteen - तेरह - tayrah Fourteen - चौदह - chau-dah Fifteen - पंद्रह - pandrah Sixteen - सोलह - solah Seventeen - सत्रह - satraah Eighteen - अठारह- attharah Nineteen - उन्नीस- unnees Twenty - बीस - bees
Ek gaanv mein ek kisaan rehta tha. (A farmer was living in a village) ek - A / One gaanv - village mein - in kisaan - farmer rehta - lives tha - was (past tense)