basic hindi | lesson 10 | usage of interrogatives

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Namastē! Lesson 10 | Basic Hindi


Lesson object

1 Usage of interrogatives


Revision : Demonstratives

English Hindi

This Yaha

That Vaha

These Yaha

Those Vaha


Revision : Conversation!

English Hindi

This is Lisa Yaha Lisā hai

That is Mark Vaha Mārk hai

How many fruits? Kitnē phal?

How many fruits(are these)? Yaha Kitnē phal haiṁ?


Revision: Basic interrogatives

English Hindi

How much/many? Kitnā / kitnē?

How? Kaisē?

What? Kyā?

When? Kab?

Where? Kahān?

Who? Kaun?

Which? Kaunsa?

Why? Kyon?


Today's Answering interrogation!

What is this? This is a cat Who is this?

When did this happen? This happened on the 20th

Where did this happen?


Today we will make use of the interrogativeswhat,

who,where and when lets start with 'What'


Interrogatives

What

kyā


Using interrogations - What

What is this?



What is this

Kyā hai yaha



Question structureSubject first | Verb last

What is this?

Yaha kyā hai?


Answering interrogation - What

This is a cat



This is a cat

Yaha hai ēka billī



Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last

This is a cat

Yaha ēka billī hai


Grammar tip

ēka = one We use ēka to indicate one cat / a cat


Let's see if you remember…


Exercise : Pick the right option

This translates to ___

1

Kitnē

2

Yaha

3

Vaha


Solution

This translates to ___

1

Kitnē

2

Yaha

3

Vaha


Recall what the other options translate as!

English Hindi

How many Kitnē

That Vaha


Using interrogations - Who

Who

Kaun



Who is this?



Who is this

Kaun hai yaha




Who is this?

Yaha kaun hai?


Using interrogations - When

When

Kab



When did this happen?



When did this happen

Kab yaha hōnā


Grammar tip

In the present tense, happen translates

to 'hōnā'

In the past tense 'happen' becomes 'hu'ā'

Did + happen = hu'ā



When did this happen

Kab yaha hu'ā




When did this happen?

Yaha kab hu'ā?



Translate the underlined word in hindi When did this happen

1

Hu'ā

2

kab

3

Hōnā


Solution

Translate the underlined word in hindi When did this happen

1

Hu'ā

2

kab

3

Hōnā



English Hindi

When Kan

Happen Hōnā


Answering interrogation - When

This happened on the 20th




Yaha hu'ā ko 20



Sentence structureSubject first | Verb last


Yaha 20 ko hu'ā


Grammar tip

Here the preposition of 'on' translates to 'ko'

As a preposition, 'on' usually takes three forms 'pē', 'kō' and 'mēṁ'



Who is ___

1

Subject

2

Verb

3

Interrogation


Solution

Who is ___

1

Subject

2

Verb

3

Interrogation


Using interrogations - Where

Where

Kahān


Grammar tip

'Where' in Hindi is pronounced with a nasal sound, like 'hoom'

Here, the 'n' is not completely pronounced, much like the

english word 'angst'



Where did this happen

Kahān yaha hu'ā


Remember! : Grammar tip

Did + happen = hu'ā





Yaha kahān hu'ā?



Where translates to____

1

Kahān

2

Kab

3

Kaun


Solution

Where translates to____

1

Kahān

2

Kab

3

Kaun



English Hindi

When Kab

Why Kyun


Revision : Basic interrogatives

English Hindi

How much/many? Kitnā / kitnē?

How? Kaisē?

What? Kyā?

When? Kab?

Where? Kahān?

Who? Kaun?

Which? Kaunsa?

Why? Kyon?


Revision : Today's conversation!

English Hindi

What is this? Yaha kyā hai?

This is a cat Yaha ēka billī hai

Who is this? Yaha kaun hai?

When did this happen? Yaha kab hu'ā?

This happened on the 20th Yaha 20 ko hu'ā

Where did this happen? Yaha kahān hu'ā?


Culture leaf


Culture leaf - Food in India

Traditional Indian food has only ONE main course

Instead of a number of courses, food is based around

a single main dish (rice or bread) served with a

collection of savoury side dishes

Also, Halwa, Fudge and pudding are eaten almost

every day, although the dish chosen vary with

occasion and place


Culture leaf - Food in India

Foods of India are better known

for its spiciness, spices,

herbs, vegetables, and fruits

They reflect a perfect blend of

various cultures and ages

Food is cooked in vegetable oil

or ghee(butter)


What's next ?

In the next lesson we will learn usage ofinterrogations like how, which, how many


Credits

Content Culture Alley

Culture leaf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cuisine http://www.indianfoodforever.com/food-

guide/indian-food-cuisine.html

Image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cuisine


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