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Are you…? = Kya aap…? Naam_________________________
I= Main Aap= you (polite)
Happy= Kush / kushi(feminine: sounds like “kooshee”) Doctor= Doctor
Am= hun (nasalize the “n”) (sounds like “Who”) Sick= Bimar (sounds like “beemar”)
Yes= Haan (nasalize the “n”) (sounds like “haw”) Angry= Naraz
Male Teacher= Adhyaapak Student= Vidyaarthi/chaatra
Female Teacher= Adhyaapika Very- Bahut (Rhymes with “bah-foot”)
No/not =Nahin(nasalize the “n”) (sounds like “nahee”) Ok= Teek

Practice putting together sentences using the new vocabulary. Fill in the missing word:

I am Fine/ok. = Main ___________________ hun.

I am a teacher. = Main _____________________________________ hun.

I am sick. = Main __________________________hun.

I am happy. = Main __________________________ hun.

I am not angry. = Main __________________________ nahin hun.

I am not happy. = Main ____________________________ nahin hun.

I am not sick. = ______________ ______________ ____________________ ____________.

I am not a doctor = Main doctor ___________________ hun.

I am not a student. =___________ _________________________ _____________ __________.

I am not fine. =__________ ______________ ________________ _________.

I am Vikas. = Main Vikas ________.

I am Meena. = ___________ _______________ hun.

I am (your name) ___________ ________________________ _________________.

Are you Yogesh? Kya aap Yogesh hai?

Are you Milan? Kya ____________ Milan ___________?

Are you Laura? __________ aap ________________ hai?

Are you Simon? _________ ___________ ______________ ______________?

Are you a doctor? __________ ___________ _____________ ______________?

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MODELS: Are you Sarika? Kya aap Sarika hai?

Yes, I’m Sarika. = Haan, main Sarika hun. OR No, I’m not Sarika. Nahin, main Sarika nahin hun.

1. Are you a doctor? ____________________________________________________________________

Yes I’m a doctor. _______________________________________________________________________

2. Are you sick? _______________________________________________________________________

No, I’m not sick. _______________________________________________________________________

3. Are you a teacher? ___________________________________________________________________

No, I’m not a teacher. ___________________________________________________________________

4. Are you a student?___________________________________________________________________

Yes, I’m a student. _____________________________________________________________________

5. Are you OK? ________________________________________________________________________

Yes, I’m ok. ___________________________________________________________________________

6. Are you happy?______________________________________________________________________

Yes, I’m very. __________________________________________________________________________

7. Are you angry? ______________________________________________________________________

No, I’m not angry.______________________________________________________________________

8. Are you Vikram. _____________________________________________________________________

No, I’m Jayesh. ________________________________________________________________________

9. Are you very sick? ________ __________ bahut bimar hai?

Yes, I am very sick. Haan. Main bahut ________________ hun.

10 Are you very mad? ________ __________ _____________ _____________ ____________?

No, I’m not mad. I am happy. ____________________________________________________________

11. Are you very sick? __________________________________________________________________

No, I’m not sick. _______________________________________________________________________

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Useful Vocabulary:
Boy- Ladhka man- admi
Girl- Ladhki woman- aurat
Dog- Kutta good- achcha / achchi (feminine)
Very good- bahut achcha English- agrez (Rhymes with “Amaze”)
Kya – what/ (and to start a question) Yeh- This/it/he/she (nearby)
hai- is/are (sounds like “hay”, Rhymes with “may”)

This boy is Ram. = Yeh ladhka Ram hai.

This girl is Meena. = Yeh __________________ Meena _____________.

This is a dog. __________ Kutta _________. (Do not need to translate the word “a”)

This dog is good. _______ ______________ achcha hai.

This girl is good. _________ _____________ achchi __________.

This boy is good. ___________ _______________ _______________ _____________.

This boy is not good. Yeh __________________ achcha nahi ________________.

This girl is not good. _______ _______________ ________________ ____________ ________.

This is not a dog. _________ ___________ nahin hai.

This is a woman. ___________ ________________ _________.

This is not a man. ________________ _________________ ___________ ___________.

This man is English. = __________ admi agrez hai.

This man is not English. = ________ _________ __________ nahin ____________.

This is Vikram. = __________ __________________ hai.

This is Santosh. = Yeh _____________________ ________.

This is Suraj. = _________ Suraj ____________.

This is Rajiv. = ____________ ___________________ ________________.

This is good. ___________ ______________________ __________.

This is not good. ____________ _______________ _______________ ___________.

This is very good. ____________ _______________ ________________ _________.

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Useful vocabulary

That/he/she/it=Vah (not nearby)(sounds like “vo”) my,mine- mera / meri (feminine)

Those/they= vey Ok/fine/well - teek
Friend- dost kitab- book
People- log are (plural)- hain (the “n” is nasalized)
your, yours- aapka/ aapki (polite) Who- Kaun
your, yours - Tumhara /tumhari (familiar) But- lekin, magar (Pronounced “Mugger”)

Those people are English. Vey Log _______________ hain.

Those people are mad. ________ __________ ____________ hain.

Those people are happy. __________ _____________ _____________ _____________.

Those people are sick. ___________ ___________ ______________ ____________.

That man is English. _________ _____________ ________________ ____________.

Those people are not English. = ________ ________ _____________ _________ __________.

That boy is angry but…. Vah __________ naraz hai, lekin…

That boy is very angry. _______ ____________ _____________ ____________ __________.

That girl is happy, but… _______ ______________ kushi hai, _______________....

That girl is not happy. _________ ____________ _____________ ___________ ___________.

Ram isn’t well. He is sick. Ram teek nahin __________. Vah ________________ hai.

She is happy. _________ _________________ __________

It(this) is mine. = ______ mera hai.

It(that) is not mine. = Vah ______________ nahin hai.

It (This) is mine. = Yeh _______________ hai.

This is yours. = __________ ______________________ _______________.

This is not mine. = __________ ________________ _____________ ___________________.

It/this is not yours. = ______________ _______________ _____________ _______________.

What is this? (This, What is?) = Yeh Kya __________ ?

This is a dog. = ____________ kutta hai.

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Vocabulary Drills =Short phrase translation

Good boy =____________________________ Good Girl=__________________________________

Good friend = __________________________ Good Man=_________________________________

Good Dog= ____________________________ Good People= _______________________________

My student= __________________________________ Very good=_____________________________

But = (2) ______________________ _______________________

What? = ________________________________ My dog= _______________________________

My (male) teacher ____________________________________ Who? = ________________________

My (woman) teacher=__________________________________

Happy= _________________________________ Mad= __________________________________

Very sick =_______________________________ Very mad =______________________________

Translate these sentences:

Mera doctor bahut achcha hai magur tumhara doctor achcha nahin hai.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Tumhari adhyaapika achchi nahin hai. Vah bahut achchi nahin hai. ______________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Kya aap agrez hai? Haan. Main agrez hun. ___________________________________________________

Yeh Rakhi hai. Yeh aurat hai. Yeh meri dost hai. ______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Aapka chatra achcha hai. ________________________________________________________________

Yeh kitab bahut achcha hai. ______________________________________________________________

Vey log bimar hain. _____________________________________________________________________

Yeh kya hai? __________________________________________________________________________

Vah mera doctor hai. ___________________________________________________________________

Vah tumhari kitab hai. __________________________________________________________________

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Lesson #1 Vocaulary List

I = Main
You= Aap (polite)
Am= hun (sounds like “Who”)

my,mine- mera(i)
your, yours- aapka(i) (polite)
your, yours - Tumhara(i) (familiar)

Very- Bahut (Rhymes with “bah-foot”)

Happy= Kush/kushi
Sick= Bimar (sounds like “beemar”)
Angry= Naraz
Ok= Teek
good- achcha(i)
Very good- bahut achcha
English- agrez (Rhymes with “Amaze”)
Yes= Haan (sounds like “haw”)
No/not =Nahin(nasalize the “n”) (sounds like “nahee”)
Who- Kaun
Male Teacher= Adhyaapak Female Teacher= Adhyaapika
Student= Vidyaarthi/chaatra
Doctor= Doctor
Boy- Ladhka Girl- Ladhki
man- admi woman- aurat
Dog- Kutta (m.)
People- log (m.)
Book- Kitab (f.)
Friend- dost

Kya – what/ (and to start a question)

is/are- hai (sounds like “hay”, Rymes with “may”)

are (plural)- hain (Also sounds like “hay” except the “n” creates a nasalized sound)
But- lekin, magar (Pronounced “Mugger”)

Yeh- This/it/he/she (nearby)

Vah - That/he/she/it (not nearby) (Sounds like “Vo”)
vey – They/those

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Lesson #2 Naam:_______________________________________
Useful Vocabulary
you = Aap (polite/formal) Brother = bhai (sounds like “bye” )
Pen =kalam who = kaun
chair= Kursi cat =billi
This/he/she/it-=Yeh (near) and =aur (sounds like “or”)
That/he/she/it-=vah (not nearby)( Sounds like “Vo”) meri = My (plus feminine noun)
hai = is/are (singular) (sounds like “Hay”) mera = My (plus masculine noun)

What is this? = Yeh Kya hai? (Literally: This, what is?)

What is this? Yeh ________________ ______________.

What is that? Vah _________________ _______________.

That is a dog. __________ ____________ __________. (No need to translate “a”)

Who is she? _______ kaun hai?

She is Lakshmi. Vah _________________ hai.

Who is this? _______ kaun ___________?

This is Manoj. __________ _____________________ ____________.

Who is that? _______ ____________ _______________?

That is Santosh. ____________ ____________ _____________.

Who is he?_________ __________ _____________?

He is my friend. Vah _________ ___________ hai.

She is my teacher. _________ meri __________________ ______________.

She is my friend. __________ ____________ dost ____________.

He is my doctor. __________ mera ______________ ______________.

He is my brother. ___________ ___________ ___________ ____________.

You are my brother. Aap ________ bhai Hai.

You are my doctor. _______ ____________ ______________ _____________.

You are my friend. ___________ ___________ _____________ _____________.

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This is my dog. __________ _____________ _____________ _____________.

That is my cat. ___________ ____________ ______________ _____________.

This is my chair. ___________ __________ ________________ ____________.

Who is Vineet? Vineet _______________ hai?

Who is Sid? ____________ kaun ______________?

Who is the teacher? _____________ ____________ _____________? (do not translate “the”)

Who is she? ______________ ______________ _______________?

Who are you?_________ ___________ _____________?

Who is the doctor? Doctor _______________ _______________?

Who is the student? ____________ _______________ _______________?

I am raju. ___________ ____________ ______________.

Who is Manoj? __________ _____________ ___________?

Manoj is my brother. ____________ mera bhai ___________.

What is this? _____________ ___________ ___________?

This is a book. ___________ ____________ ____________.

Who is that? __________ ______________ ____________?

He is the doctor. ____________ ___________________ ______________.

Who is that? Vah _____________________ hai?

She’s the teacher. Vah ____________________________ hai.

What is this? __________________________________________________________

This is a pen.__________________________________________________________

What is this? __________________________________________________________

This is a chair. ________________________________________________________

My (female) teacher is good. ________ adyaapika achchi ___________.

My (male) teacher is good. Mera adhyaapak _______________ hai.

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Indian=Hindustani married= shaadi-shuda
Easy = asaan big= bada(i)
Radio = rediyo thin=Patla(i)
Name= naam you= aap
Your = Tumhara(i) (familiar) achcha = good (masculine)
Your =Aapka(i) (Polite) achchi=good (feminine)

Put “KYA” to make a question:

Is Moti a cat? Kya Moti ___________ hai?

Is Gita a doctor? Kya ______________ Doctor hai?

Is Raju and Geeta indian? _____________ Raju _______ Geeta Hindustani hain?

Is Guarav Indian? ______________ ______________ ___________________ __________?

Is Hindi easy? ___________ Hindi _______________ ______________?

Is Meena Thin? ____________ Meena patli hai?

Is Lakshmi thin? ____________ _____________ _____________ ___________?

Is the doctor thin? Kya _____________ ______________ ______________?

Is John thin? __________ _______________ patla ____________?

Is your teacher Indian? ________ ______________ _______________ ________________ ________?

Is your friend indian? _______ ___________ ___________ _______________ hai?

Is your name Mira? ________ aapka ____________ Mira ___________?

Is your name Peeyush? Kya _____________ naam ___________________ hai?

Is your name Surbhi? __________ _____________ _____________ ____________ ________?

Is Surbhi married? __________ Surbhi Shaadi-shuda hai?

Is Peeyush married? Kya ___________ _________________ __________?

Are you married? __________ aap ______________________ ________?

Are you Indian? Kya ___________ ____________________ ___________?

Are you my doctor? ____________ ____________ mera(i) _______________ _______?

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His= Uska (Plus a masculine noun) Sister= behen
Her= Uski (plus a feminine noun) What is this?= Yeh kya hai?
Uska naam –his/her name

This is my radio. Yeh __________ rediyo hai.

What is this? _____________ ____________ ____________?

This is my pen. ______________ _____________ ________________ ___________.

This is my chair. _____________ ______________ ______________ ____________.

This is your radio. ____________ _____________ _______________ ___________.

Who is that boy? Vo ladhka _______________ hai?

He is my brother. ____________ mera _______________ hai.

What’s his name? Uska ___________ kya hai?

His name is Raam. ___________ naam _______________ _______.

Who is that girl? ________ _____________ ____________ ________?

She is my sister. __________ meri ________________ hai.

Her name is Juhi. ____________ _______________ Juhi ___________.

Her name is Kelly. Uska naam _____________ __________.

Her name is Sarah. ____________ _____________ ________________ __________.

Her name is Meena. _____________ ____________ ________________ __________.

Is she ill? Kya ______________ bimar __________?

Is she married? ____________ ______________ ____________________________ ______?

Is he your friend? ___________ __________ ____________ ___________ ______?

Is her sister ill? ____________ _____________ ______________ ________________ ___________?

Is his brother sick? ________ _____________ _____________ ______________ _____________?

Is her sister married? ________ __________ ______________ _____________________ _______?

Is her name Puneeta? _________ __________ _____________ ________?

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Lesson #2 Vocabulary:

You – Aap
Brother- Bhai My brother= Mera Bhai
Sister- Behen My sister= Meri behen
My-Mera(i)
Your- Tumhara (familiar)
Your – Aapka (polite)
His/her –Uska(i) His/her name= Uska naam

This/he/she/it (near) – Yeh

That/he/she/it (far) – Vah (Sounds like “vo”)

Cat- Billi (f.) My cat= Meri Billi

Chair- Kursi (f.) Your chair= Aapki kursi
Pen- Kalam (m.) Your pen= Tumhara kalam
Radio- Rediyo (m.) His rediyo= Uska rediyo
Name- Naam (m.) Her name= Uska naam

Is/are- hai (singular)

And- aur (sounds like “or”)

Indian- Hindustani
Easy- Asaan
Married- Shaadi-shuda
Big- Bada(i)
Thin- Patla(i)
Good- Achcha(i)

Kya = Put before a question Is….? Are….?

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