LESSON TRANSCRIPT

Absolute Beginner S1 #18

All the Colors of the Indian Rainbow

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
LESSON CONVERSATION
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
VOCAB LIST
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
LESSON FOCUS

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INTRODUCTION
Neha:"Namaste," I'm Neha. and welcome to the Absolute Beginner Series, Lesson 18, All the Colors of
the Indian Rainbow).

Maya: "Namaste," I'm Maya In this lesson you'll learn how to name colors in Hindi.

Neha:The conversation takes place in a street.

Maya:This conversation is between two friends, Parvati and Aditi who are window shopping.

Neha:They know each other very well so they will be speaking informal Hindi.

Maya:Let's listen to their conversation.

LESSON CONVERSATION
पावती:यह लाल साड़ी ब त सुंदर है।

अ द त:हाँ। वह सोने पैटन क काली साड़ी भी सुंदर है।

पावती:सब कु छ अ ा है!

अ द त: ब कु ल!

Let's listen to the conversation one time slowly.

पावती:यह लाल साड़ी ब त सुंदर है।

अ द त:हाँ। वह सोने पैटन क काली साड़ी भी सुंदर है।

पावती:सब कु छ अ ा है!

अ द त: ब कु ल!

Let's listen to the conversation with English translation.पावती:यह लाल साड़ी ब त सुंदर है।

Maya:This red sari is very beautiful.

अ द त:हाँ। वह सोने पैटन क काली साड़ी भी सुंदर है।

Maya:Yes. That black saree with gold pattern is also beautiful.

पावती:सब कु छ अ ा है!

Maya:Everything is great!

अ द त: ब कु ल!

Maya:Totally!

POST CONVERSATION BANTER

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Maya:You know Neha, one of my favorite festivals in India is Holi.

Neha:Oh yes, Holi, the festival of colors.

Maya:And music and dancing too! It's so much fun. Everyone fills up water balloons and throws them at
one another.

Neha:Young people often start celebrating this a couple of weeks in advance by throwing water
balloons at unsuspecting passerbies.

Maya:Which as you can imagine, is sometimes frowned upon, but mostly it is taken with a good spirit.

Neha:On the day of the Holi festival, people mix water with colored powder while some just use the
powder and rub it all over each other's faces and bodies.

Maya:Actually, it can be quite difficult to clean off all the colors from your body. But that's also the fun
part.

Neha:And you can even find people indulging in the bhang, you know, that intoxicating substance... they
mix it with sweets and snacks and munch on it during the day.

Maya:All right, now let's move onto the vocab.

VOCAB LIST
Maya:Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.

:The first word we shall see is:

Neha:यह [natural native speed]

Maya:this

Neha:यह [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha:यह [natural native speed]

:Next is:

Neha:लाल [natural native speed]

Maya:red

Neha:लाल [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha:लाल [natural native speed]

:Next is:

Neha:साड़ी [natural native speed]

Maya:sari

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Neha:साड़ी [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha:साड़ी [natural native speed]

:Next is:

Neha:ब त [natural native speed]

Maya:very/ a lot

Neha:ब त [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha:ब त [natural native speed]

:Next is:

Neha:सुंदर [natural native speed]

Maya:beautiful

Neha:सुंदर [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha:सुंदर [natural native speed]

:Next is:

Neha:सोने [natural native speed]

Maya:gold

Neha:सोने [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha:सोने [natural native speed]

:Next is:

Neha:पैटन [natural native speed]

Maya:pattern

Neha:पैटन [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha:पैटन [natural native speed]

:Next is:

Neha:क [natural native speed]

Maya:of

Neha:क [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha:क [natural native speed]

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:Next is:

Neha:सब कु छ [natural native speed]

Maya:everything

Neha:सब कु छ [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha:सब कु छ [natural native speed]

:Last is:

Neha: ब कु ल [natural native speed]

Maya:totally/ absolutely

Neha: ब कु ल [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Neha: ब कु ल [natural native speed]

KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES

Maya:Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.

Neha:The first word we'll look at is पैटन…

Maya:Means "pattern" and actually comes from the English word itself.

Neha:It has been so well integrated into the Hindi language that even though it comes from English, it
can be understood anywhere in India.

Maya:But as you can hear, it has a slightly different pronunciation. Usually, English words with the "aa"
pronunciation as in "paa" for "pattern" turn into "ai" in Hindi.

Neha:Yes, so "pattern" becomes पैटन. Another example would be "Tablet computer" that turns into टै बलेट,
"computer" in Hindi.

Maya:Next we have the postposition क , which means "of."

Neha:It is used to show possession and is used only if the thing being possessed is of feminine gender.

Maya:For example, "hers" in Hindi would be…

Neha:उसक , which literally means, "her of."

Maya:If the thing being possessed is a singular masculine gender, you use का.

Neha:And so "his" would be उसका, which literally means "his of."

Maya:If the thing being possessed is a plural masculine then you use के .

Neha:So "theirs" would be उसके , which literally means "their of."

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Maya:And the final word we'll talk about is…

Neha:सबकु छ.

Maya:Which means "everything."

Neha:And just like in English, it takes the singular verb "is." Therefore, you'd say सबकु छ अ ा है।…

Maya:To mean "Everything is good." But, if you wanted to say "everybody," unlike in English it takes the
plural verb "are," for example, ह.

Neha:So सबलोग अ े ह for "Everyone is good."

LESSON FOCUS
Maya:The focus of this lesson is the names of the colors in Hindi.

Neha:We'll say them in English and then give you the Hindi pronunciation, first in natural speed, and
then a bit slowly.

Maya:"Black."

Neha:काला, "kaalaa," "kaa-laa," "kaalaa."

Maya:"Red."

Neha:लाल, "laal," "laa-l," "laal."

Maya:"Yellow."

Neha:पीला, "peelaa," "pee-laa," "peelaa,"

Maya:"Blue."

Neha:नीला, "neelaa," "neel-aa," "neelaa."

Maya:"Green."

Neha:हरा, "haraa," "ha-raa," "haraa."

Maya:"Pink."

Neha:गुलाबी, "gulaabee," "gu-laa-bee," "gulaabee."

Maya:"Orange."

Neha:नारंगी, "naarangee," "naa-ran-gee," "naarangee."

Maya:"Purple."

Neha:बगनी, "baiganee," "bai-ga, nee," "baiganee."

Maya:And lastly, "brown."

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Neha:भूरा, "bhoora," "bhoo-raa," "bhooraa."

Maya:Great! Colors are adjectives and so like all other adjectives in Hindi, some colors inflect, that is
change, according to the gender and the count of the subjects, while some others don't.

Neha:Lucky for us, it is very easy to spot those colors that inflect! All those that end with an आ are
inflecting adjectives. And there are very simple rules for inflection.

Maya:For describing things that are masculine and singular, they don't change and retain आ ("-aa") in
the end. For example, काला, which is "black," stays काला.

Neha:For describing masculine plural nouns, आ is replaced by ए . So for example, काला changes into काले.

Maya:And for describing singular and plural feminine nouns, आ is replaced by ई. For example, काला
changes into काली.

Neha:Let's try some more examples.

Maya:Okay. How would you say "This book is black" in Hindi?

Neha:Remember, "that book" in Hindi is कताब and it's a feminine noun. So you have to use the feminine
case of "black," which is काली. The sentence then is यह कताब काली है.

Maya:How about the sentence, "This dog is black"?

Neha:Well, "dog" in Hindi is कु ा and it is a masculine noun. So you have to use काला and the sentence
would be यह कु ा काला है. Now you try. How would you say "These dogs are black"?

Maya:Okay, so "dogs" in Hindi is कु े and I have to use the plural masculine case for "black," which is
काले. So the sentence would be ये कु े काले ह.

Neha:Perfect! ये कु े काले ह.

Maya:How about for "These apples are red"?

Neha:See, this is easy because the word "red" in Hindi is लाल and since it doesn't end with an आ it stays
the same in all situations. So the sentence would be ये सेब लाल ह.

Maya:Let's practice saying some of those sentences. How about, the dog is black.

Neha:यह कु ा काला है. [pause]

Maya:And now the plural form, these dogs are black.

Neha:ये कु े काले ह [pause]

Maya:Okay, well, that's all we have for this lesson.

Neha:Please make sure you read the lesson notes for more explanations on this topic!

Maya:Thank you for listening. See you next time!

Neha:"Shukriyaa aur fir milenge!"

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