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Hindi Classroom:Essential Vocabulary

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Days of the week

आज  (aag) – today इतवार (itvaar)  / रविवार (ravivaar) – Sunday सोमवार (somvaar) – Monday Speak Hindi मंगलवार (mangalvaar) – Tuesday बुधवार (buudhvaar) – Wednesday गुरुवार (guuruuvaar) – Thursday शुक्रवार (shuukravaar) – Friday शनिवार (shanivaar) शनीचर (sanichar) – Saturday Learn to speak Hindi

Numbers

0 — शून्य SHOONYA 1 — एक EK ( Sounds like, “k” pronounced in reverse) 2 — दो DO (D spoken with tongue touching the back of your incissor teeth) 3 — तीन TEEN (T spoken with tongue touching the back of your incissor teeth) 4 — चार CHAR (CH as in “cherry”,AR as “r”) 5 — पांच PAANCH (PAA as in “papa” and N is nasalized) 6 — छः CHHE 7 — सात SAAT 8 — आठ AATH 9 — नौ NAU 10 — दस DUS Spoken Hindi in Coimbatore 11 — ग्यारह GYAARAH 12 — बारह BAARAH 13 — तेरह TERAH 14 — चौदह CHAUDAH 15 — पन्द्रह PANDRAH 16 — सोलह SOLAH 17 — सत्रह SATRAH 18 — अठारह ATHAARAH 19 — उन्नीस UNNEES 20 — बीस BEES

Months of the year

जनवरी (janvari) – January फरवरी (farvari) – February मार्च (marc) – March अप्रैल (aprail) – April मई (mai) – May जून (jun) – June जुलाई (julai) – July अगस्त (agast) – AugustSpoken Hindi सितम्बर (sitambar) – September अक्तूबर (aktubar) – October नवम्बर (navambar) – November दिसम्बर (disambar) – December  

Question Words

Who?  – कौन (kaun) What? – क्या (kyaa) Why? – क्यों (kyon) How? – कैसा  (kaisaa) When? – कब (kab)Spoken Hindi Where? – कहाँ  (kahaan) How many? – कितने  (kitne) Whose? – किसका (kiskaa) How much? – कितना (kitnaa)

Colours

Red – लाल laal Green – हरा ha-raa Black – काला kaa-laa White – सफेद safed Blue – नीला niila Orange – नारंगी Naa-rangii or संतरी sun-tha-rii]]>

Hindi Classroom:Simple Past Tense

Hindi Lessons

Past Habitual Tense & अपना

The past habitual tense in Hindi is very similar to the present habitual tense (see Lesson 3). The only difference is that in present habitual tense, you add the present form of होना to the end, while in the past habitual tense, you add the past form of होना to the end. The table below conjugates the verb जाना into past habitual tense.
Masculine Feminine
I used to go मैं जाता था मैं जाती थी
you used to go (informal) तू जाता था तू जाती थी
you used to go तुम जाते थे तुम जाती थी
you used to go (formal) आप जाते थे आप जाती थीं
he, she, it used to go वह जाता था वह जाती थी
we used to go हम जाते थे हम जाती थीं
they used to go वे जाते थे वे जाती थीं

The Possessive Pronoun अपना

Possessive pronouns (sometimes called possessive adjectives) are words like myमेरा, yourआपका, and hisउसका. In Hindi, when the subject of a sentence is also what is possessive of a different noun, a special possessive pronoun is used – अपना. This possessive pronoun will follow the same inflection rules as the others you have learned.

I will give you my book. – मैं आपको अपनी किताब दूँगा।

She thinks about her brother a lot. – वह अपने भाई के बारे में बहुत सोचती है।

Give me your pen. – मुझे अपना क़लम दो।

Vocabulary

every day रोज़ to live, to remain, to stay रहना
park पार्क

Examples

I used to go to the store every day. मैं रोज़ दुकान जाता था। She used to want to live in India. वह भारत में रहना चाहती थी। I used to play in that park. मैं उस पार्क में खेलता था। Tell me your name. मुझे अपना नाम बताइये। Eat your own food. अपना खाना खाइये।

Past Imperfect Tense with Transitive Verbs

Transitive & Intransitive Verbs

A transitive verb is a verb that can take an object, such as give, eat, or do. I gave him money. I ate food. He did work. Intransitive verbs (discussed in the next lesson) include go, come, and die. These verbs cannot have an object: he went food, or I came money.

Past Imperfect Tense

The past imperfect and past perfect tenses for transitive verbs are quite different from all the other tenses in Hindi. To form a past imperfect transitive verb, you must first add the postposition ने to the subject. Keep in mind that the subject will inflect, if possible. Then we will modify the verb. If the verb stem ends in a consonant, we will add if the direct object is masculine singular, if the direct object is feminine singular, if the direct object is masculine plural, and ईं if it is feminine plural. Now if the verb stem ends in a vowel, add या if the direct object is masculine singular, if the direct object is feminine singular, if it is masculine plural, and ईं if feminine plural. You should notice that in the past imperfect (and past perfect) tense, the verb agrees in gender with the direct object rather than the subject.

Irregular Verbs

There are four irregular verbs we need to consider: देना, लेना, करना, and पीना. These four verbs will all follow the same pattern. masculine singular object: दिया लिया किया पिया masculine plural object: दिये लिये किये पिये feminine singular object: दी ली की पी feminine plural object: दीं लीं कीं पीं

Examples

I gave him a book. मैं ने उसको किताब दी। She ate food. उसने खाना खाया। Did you (do) work today? क्या आप ने आज काम किया? I drank tea today. आज मैं ने चाय पी। He took my book. उसने मेरी किताब ली। When did you read her book? आप ने उसकी किताब कब पढ़ी? My father told me this. मेरे पिता ने मुझे यह बताया।]]>

Hindi Classroom:Hindi Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous or Present Imperfect – अपूर्ण वर्तमान कल (apoorn varthaman kal) It refers to an action (or experience) as actually proceeding, still unfinished. Present Continuous is formed by adding रहा हूँ (raha hoon), रही हूँ (rahi hoon), रहे हो(rahe ho), रही हो( rahi ho), रहा है(raha hai), रही है(rahi hai), or रहे हैं(rahe hain) to the  verb root, depending upon the gender and number of the noun. I am going मैं जा रहा/रही हूँ Mein ja raha/rahi hoon We are going हम जा रहे/रही है Ham ja rahe/rahi hai You are going (informal) तुम जा रहे हो Tum ja rahe ho You are going (formal) आप जा रहे/रही हैं Aap ja rahe/rahi hain He/She/It is going यह/वह जा रहा/रही है Yah/Vah ja raha/rahi hai These/They are going ये जा रहे हैं Ye ja rahe hain Those are going वे जा रहे हैं Ve ja rahe hain I am studying मैं पढ़ रहा  हूँ Mein padh raha hoon Girls are studying लड़कियाँ पढ़  रहीं हैं Ladkiyan pardh rahin hain I am going to school मैं स्कूल जा रहा हूँ Mein school ja raha hoon Gita is eating bread. गीता रोटी खा रही है Gita roti kha rahi hai They are doing work वे काम कर रहे हैं Ve kaam kar rahe hain What are you doing? तुम क्या कर रहे हो? Tum kya kar rahe ho? Child is sleeping बच्चा सो रहा है (म.) (masculine child) बच्ची सो रही है (फ.) (feminine child) Bachcha so raha hai (m.) Bachchi so rahi hai (f.) Who is singing there? वहाँ कौन गा रहा है? Vahan kaun ga raha hai? We are learning Hindi हम हिन्दी सीख रहे हैं Ham Hindi seekh rahe hain She is stitching clothes. वह कपड़े सी रही है Vah kapade see rahi hai Grandpa is reading newspaper दादाजी अख़बार पढ़ रहे हैं Dadaji akhbar pardh rahe hain That lady is selling fruits वह औरत फल बेच रही है Vah aurath phal bech rahi hai Where are you coming from? आप कहाँ से आ रहे हैं? Aap kahan se aa rahe hain? He is laughing वह हँस रहा है Vah hans raha hai Present Continuous Tense in Hindi Using the present continuous tense in Hindi is easy. To make a verb present continuous, use only the root of the verb, plus the correct form of रहा, plus the present time marker (see Lesson 1). The table below conjugates the verb जाना into the present continuous tense.

Masculine Feminine
I am going मैं जा रहा हूँ मैं जा रही हूँ
you are going (informal) तू जा रहा है तू जा रही है
you are going तुम जा रहे हो तुम जा रही हो
you are going (formal) आप जा रहे हैं आप जा रही हैं
he, she, it is going वह जा रहा है वह जा रही है
we are going हम जा रहे हैं हम जा रही हैं
they are going वे जा रहे हैं वे जा रही हैं
Note: Just as in English, this tense can sometimes be used to talk about something that will happen in the near future (e.g., I am going to New Delhi tomorrow).

Using करना

This verb is one of the most used words in Hindi. If you can understand a few of the ways it can be used, your speaking skills will significantly improve. Often you can put करना after a noun or adjective to make it a verb. The Hindi word for help or assistanceis मदद f.. So to make the verb to help, you can say मदद करना. Whenever these types of verbs are introduced in the vocabulary section, you will notice a formula to help you correctly make a complete sentence.

Vocabulary

to wash धोना to clean X X साफ़ करना
cloth कपड़ा m. to buy ख़रीदना
help मदद f. to help X X की मदद करना
use इस्तेमाल m. to use X X इस्तेमाल करना
for के लिये

Examples

I am coming right now. मैं अभी आ रहा हूँ। My sister is buying food. मेरी बहन खाना ख़रीद रही है। My mom is washing my clothes for me. मेरी माता मेरे लिये मेरे कपड़े धो रही है। I am using a pen. मैं क़लम इस्तेमाल कर रहा हूँ। She is cleaning the floor. वह फ़र्श साफ़ कर रही है।]]>

Hindi Classroom:Hindi To Be Verbs

Hindi Lessons
In this Hindi Lesson,you’ll learn
Something about “Be verbs” in Hindi Be verbs show state of being. I am happy. You are so sleepy.He is a dog. She is beautiful.Her husband was bald.You were so nice to me. All  italicized words in the above sentences are “Be verbs” in English.A careful observation will show that each pronoun has a fixed “be verb” associated with it. “I” comes with “am” “You” is associated to “are” This is called subject-verb agreement. The verb has to agree with the subject present in the sentence.  The subject -verb agreement exist in all the languages and Hindi is no exception. Hindi be verbs also agree with the subject pronoun present in the sentence. The different kind of Hindi pronouns have already been covered earlier. In this lesson, we shall study the Hindi “be verbs” associated with those pronouns.
First person pronoun:
मैं president हूँ |(main president hoon) I am the President.
मैं president था |(main president thaa) I was the President.(M)
मैं president थी |(main president thee) I was the President.(F)
Second person pronoun:
तुम president हो|(tum president ho)आप president हो | (aap president ho) You are the President.
Male:तुम president थे |(tum president the)Female:तुम president थी | (tum president thee) आप president थे| (aap president the) You were the President.
  Third person pronouns:
ओबामा president है |(obama president hai ) Obama is the President.
बुश president था /थे |(bush president thaa/the) Bush was the President.
 मैं ___हूँ   =  I amमैं ____था=  I was तुम __हो = You are तुम ___थे =You were आप __हैं = You are आप___थे =You were
यह/वह ___है =He/She is यह/वह___ था/थी/थे =He/She  was
In this Hindi Lesson
You’ll learn “Be verbs” for pronouns in Plural case
हम भारतीय  है |(ham bhaartiyaa hain) We are Indians.
हम भारतीय  थे |(ham bhaartiyaa the) We were Indians.
हम____ है (ham____ hain) = We are
आप भारतीय हैं |(aap bhaartiyaa hain) You are Indians.
आप भारतीय  थे |(aap bhaartiyaa the) You were Indians.
आप____ हैं(aap____ hain) = You are
वे भारतीय हैं |(ve bhaartiyaa hain) They are Indians.
वे भारतीय  थे |(ve bhaartiyaa the) They were Indians.
वे____ हैं (ve____ hain) = They are
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Hindi Classroom:Pronouns and Possessives

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Pronouns

The first person pronoun in English is “I” as in ” I am _______”.  Hindi equivalent for English “I” is “मैं (main)”. “am” is a  be verb. Together ” I am” translates to ” “मैं ____हूँ”. (main —-hoon) in Hindi. Hindi follows Subject-Object-Verb format. All Hindi sentences end with verbs. “हूँ” (hoon) is a Hindi “be verb” like “am” in English only used for first person pronouns.
Hindi English
मैं पीटर हूँ | (main peter hoon) I am peter
मैं spiderman हूँ | (main spiderman hoon) I am the spiderman
मैं photographer हूँ | (main photographer hoon) I am a photographer.
मैं अमेरिकन  हूँ | (main american hoon) I am american.
मैं awesome हूँ | (main awesome hoon) I am awesome

 Spoken Hindi

Masculine (singular) मेरा फोनmeraa phone My phone
Masculine (plural) मेरे फोनmere phone My phones
Feminine (singular) मेरी बहनmeri behan My sister
Feminine (plural) मेरी बहनेmeri behane My sisters
Honor मेरे पिताजीmere pitaajee My father
मेरा , मेरी , मेरे = My
Telling your name in Hindi : “name is a masculine noun”
Hindi English
मेरा नाम पीटर है |(meraa naam peter hai) My name is Peter.
मेरा नाम टीना है |(mera naam teena hai) My name is Teena.
मेरा नाम जोसफ है|(mera naam joseph hai) My name is Joseph.
मेरा नाम सैम है |(meraa naam sam hai) My name is Sam.
मेरा नाम रोन है |(meraa naam ron hai) My name is Ron.
मेरा नाम (meraa naam) = My name
 Hindi Language Classes

Second Persons in Hindi.

You will learn to say sentences like

“You are beautiful”  or “You are my love” in Hindi. There are 3 equivalents for English “you” in Hindi “तू (tu)“-is used when you are talking to someone who is either younger than you or very close to you in a relationship. Your friends, wives,younger sisters,brothers fall into this category.It is advisable not to use this pronoun while talking to a stranger or a person who is elder than you. “तुम(tum)” –  Use it freely in all the informal conversations. “आप(aap)”- is used in formal conversations,more often while talking with elders or strangers.
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Quick Tip: To be on safe side, use “आप(aap)” in all  situations since it’ll work in all the cases.
Hindi English
First Person Singular मैं पीटर हूँ |main peter hoon I am Peter
Second Person (very informal) तू  पीटर है |tu peter hai You are Peter
Second Person (informal) तुम पीटर हो |tum peter ho You are Peter
Second Person (formal) आप पीटर हैं |aap peter ho You are Peter

तू,तुम,आप = you

 Possessive Pronouns

The English first person possessive pronoun is “My”. Hindi has 3 equivalents for this. 1)मेरा (mera) – to be used for masculine nouns 2)मेरी(meri) -to be used for feminine nouns 3)मेरे /मेरी(mere/meri) – to be used for plural nouns depending on the gender
speak hindi pronouns possessive

Second Person Personal Pronoun

You will learn to say sentences like Your name is Monica. Your car is Ford in Hindi.
 
Masculine(singular) तेरा  फोन teraa phone तुम्हारा  फोन tumhaaraa phone आपका  फोन aapkaa phone Your phone
Masculine(plural) तेरे  फोन tere phone तुम्हारे फोन tumhaare phone आपके  फोन aapke phone Your phones
Feminine(singular) तेरी बहन teri bahan तुम्हारी बहन tumhaari bahan आपकी बहन aapki bahan Your sister
Feminine(plural) तेरी बहने teri bahane तुम्हारी बहने tumhaari bahane आपकी बहने aapki bahane Your sisters
Honor तेरे पिताजी tere  pitaajee तुम्हारे पिताजी tumhaare pitaajee आपके पिताजी aapke pitaajee Your father
 तू = तेरा ,तेरी ,तेरे तुम = तुम्हारा,तुम्हारी ,तुम्हारे आप = आपका ,आपकी ,आपके
Hindi English
First Person Singular मेरा नाम पीटर है | mera  naam peter hai My name is Peter
Second Person (very informal) तेरा नाम पीटर है | tera naam peter hai Your name is Peter
Second Person (informal) तुम्हारा नाम पीटर है| tumhara naam peter hai Your name is Peter
Second Person (formal) आपका नाम पीटर है | aapka naam peter hai Your name is Peter
In this Hindi lesson

Third person Possessive Pronouns

Previously you learned Hindi pronouns like मैं (main), तुम (tum),यह (yah), वह (vah)………….. You also learned the possessive forms of pronouns “मैं” and “तुम” The possessive forms of “मैं ” are “मेरा / मेरी /मेरे ” Similarly the possessive forms of “तुम ” are “तुम्हारा/तुम्हारी/तुम्हारे” In this lesson, we shall see the possessive form of यह (yah) and वह (vah) We will try to make sentences like His Car is Ford or Her name is Monica. Just to remind you that “यह” is used to describe objects or persons near you while “वह” is used to describe objects away from you.
Hindi English
Talking about a person who is near you.For example: You and John are talking about your third friend who is sitting together with you. इसका फोनiska phone His/Her phone
इसकी गाड़ीiskee gaadi His/Her Car
इसका भाईiskaa bhaai His Brother
इसकी बहनiskee bahan His/Her Sister
इसका फोन samsung है |iskaa phone samsung hai

His/Her phone is samsung.

इसकी गाड़ी Ford है |
iskee gaadi ford hai
His/Her car is Ford.
Spoken Hindi
Hindi English
Talking about a person who is away from you.For example You and John are talking about who is not with you but somewhere else. उसका फोनooska phone His/Her phone
उसकी गाड़ीooskee gaadi His/Her Car
उसका भाईooskaa bhaai His Brother
उसकी बहनooskee bahan His/Her Sister
उसका फोन samsung है |ooskaa phone samsung hai

His/Her phone is samsung.

उसकी गाड़ी Ford है |ooskee gaadi ford hai His/Her car is Ford.
Hindi English
हम भारतीय हैं |(hum bhaarteey hain) we are Indians.
हम डॉक्टर हैं |(hum doctor hain) We are Doctors.
आप भारतीय हैं |(aap bhaarteey  hain) You are Indians.
आप डॉक्टर हैं |(aap doctor hain) You are Doctors.
वे भारतीय हैं |(ve bharteey hain) They are Indians.
वे डॉक्टर हैं |(ve doctor hain) They are Doctors.
हम = weआप   = You
वे      =  They
Describing Masculine Objects :
भारत हमारा देश है |(bhaarat hamaara desh hai) India is our country.
अमरीका आपका देश है |(amrikaa aapkaa desh hai) Amerika is your country.
जपान उनका देश है |(japaan unkaa desh hai) Japan is their country.
Describing Feminine Objects:
इंडिका हमारी कार है |(indicaa hamaari car hai) Indica is our car.
स्पार्क आपकी कार है |(spark aapki car hai) Spark is your car.
मारुती उनकी कार है |(maaruti unkee car hai) Maruti is their car.
Describing Multiple objects
हमारे पैसे(hamaare paise) Our money
आपके पैसे
(aapke paise)
Your money
उनके पैसे(unke paise) Their money
Our = हमारा/हमारी /हमारे Your = आपका / आपकी /आपके Their = उनका /उनकी /उनके
 
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Hindi Classroom:Hindi Conversation Personal

Hindi Conversation

Talking about School

Talking About School - Conversation In Hindi Tutorial Talking About School – Conversation In Hindi Tutorial –  is based around developing skills in talking about school in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri).
Question Response
Do you go to school? Kya aap school jaate ho? क्या आप स्कूल जाते हो? Yes, I do. Haan, mai jaataa hoon. हाँ, मै स्कूल जाता हू।
What’s the name of your school? Aapke vidyalay kaa naam kya hai? आप के विद्यालय का नाम क्या है? XYZ school. XYZ school षयश स्कूल्
Where is your school located? Aap kii pathshala kahaan par hai? आप् की पाठशाला कहाँ पर है? It’s on Campbell road in –city– state– Yah —city–state mein campbell road par hai. यह् —-शहर् –राज्य में कैम्प् बेल् रोड् पर है।
Do you commute daily to school from your home? Kya aap school roz ghar se jaate ho? क्या आप स्कूल रोज् घर से जाते हो? Yes, I commute daily in school bus. Haan, mai roz school bus ke jariye jaataa hoon. हाँ, मै रोज् स्कूल बस के जरीये जाता हूँ।
How far is your school from your house? Ghar se school kitnee duur hai? घर से स्कूल कितनी दूर है? It’s about 6 kms. Yeh lagbhag cheh kilometer hai. यह लगभग छः किलोमिटर् है।
Which class you are studying now? Aap kis kaksha mein padhate ho? आप किस कक्षा में पढते हो? I’m studying in 5th standard. Mai paanchavi kaksha mein padhataa hoon. मै पाँचवी कक्षा में पढता हूँ।

Vocabulary

school – school, paathshala, vidyaalay daily – roz far, distance – duur, duuri house – ghar to study – padhana about – lagbhag class, standard – kaksha fifth – paanchavi

Talking About Birthday

Speak hindi Talking About Birthday - Conversation In Hindi Tutorial Talking About Birthday – Conversation In Hindi Tutorial –  is based around developing skills in talking about birthday in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri).
Question Response
When is your birthday? Aap kaa janm din kab hai? आप का जन्म दिन कब है? My birthday is on 31st day of this month. Mera janm din is mahine ke ek-tees-vey din hai. मेरा जन्म दिन इस महिने के एक तीस्वें दिन है।
Happy birthday to you. Janm din mubarak ho. जन्म दिन मुबारक हो। Thank you. Dhanyavaad. धन्यवाद्।
How old are you now. Aap kitane vars ke ho gaye? आप कितने वर्ष के हो गये? I am 15 years old now. Mai pandrah vars kaa hoon. मै पन्द्रह वर्ष् का हूँ।
Are you planning a birthday party? Kya aap janm din utsav manaa rahe hai? क्या आप जन्म दिन उत्सव् मना रहे हैं? Yes, I am planning to have a birthday party at our home. Haan, mai apne ghar par janm din manaane kaa yojana banaa rahaa hoon. हाँ, मै अपने घर पर जन्म दिन मनाने कि योजना बना रहा हूँ।
Who are you inviting for that party? Us utsav mein kin-ko bulaa rahe ho? उस उत्सव में किन को बुला रहे हो? I am inviting all my friends. mai apne sabhi doston ko nimantran de rahaa hoo. मैं अपने सभी दोस्तों को निमन्त्रण दे रहा हूँ।
God bless you. Wish you a very happy bithday on 31st. Ishwar aap par kripa kare. Ek-tees ko aapke bahut khushi-purn janm din ki shubh kamanaaye. ईश्वर आप पर कृपा करे। एकतीस् को आप के बहुत खुशी-पूर्ण जन्म दिन की शुभ् कामनायें। Thank you. Dhanyavaad. धन्यवाद्।

Vocabulary

birthaday – janm din 31st – ek-tees-vaan month – mahinaa to invite – bulaanaa, nimantran dena to plan – yojanaa banaanaa year – vars God bless you – Ishwar aap par kripa kare to wish – shubh-kaamanaa dena happy – khush, khushi-purn

Talking About Birthday Tutorial

Talking About Birthday - Conversation In Hindi Tutorial Talking About Birthday – Conversation In Hindi Tutorial –  is based around developing skills in talking about birthday in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri).

Discussing Birthday

Question Response
When is your birthday? Aap kaa janm din kab hai? आप का जन्म दिन कब है? My birthday is on 31st day of this month. Mera janm din is mahine ke ek-tees-vey din hai. मेरा जन्म दिन इस महिने के एक तीस्वें दिन है।
Happy birthday to you. Janm din mubarak ho. जन्म दिन मुबारक हो। Thank you. Dhanyavaad. धन्यवाद्।
How old are you now. Aap kitane vars ke ho gaye? आप कितने वर्ष के हो गये? I am 15 years old now. Mai pandrah vars kaa hoon. मै पन्द्रह वर्ष् का हूँ।
Are you planning a birthday party? Kya aap janm din utsav manaa rahe hai? क्या आप जन्म दिन उत्सव् मना रहे हैं? Yes, I am planning to have a birthday party at our home. Haan, mai apne ghar par janm din manaane kaa yojana banaa rahaa hoon. हाँ, मै अपने घर पर जन्म दिन मनाने कि योजना बना रहा हूँ।
Who are you inviting for that party? Us utsav mein kin-ko bulaa rahe ho? उस उत्सव में किन को बुला रहे हो? I am inviting all my friends. mai apne sabhi doston ko nimantran de rahaa hoo. मैं अपने सभी दोस्तों को निमन्त्रण दे रहा हूँ।
God bless you. Wish you a very happy bithday on 31st. Ishwar aap par kripa kare. Ek-tees ko aapke bahut khushi-purn janm din ki shubh kamanaaye. ईश्वर आप पर कृपा करे। एकतीस् को आप के बहुत खुशी-पूर्ण जन्म दिन की शुभ् कामनायें। Thank you. Dhanyavaad. धन्यवाद्।

Vocabulary

birthaday – janm din 31st – ek-tees-vaan month – mahinaa to invite – bulaanaa, nimantran dena to plan – yojanaa banaanaa year – vars God bless you – Ishwar aap par kripa kare to wish – shubh-kaamanaa dena happy – khush, khushi-purn

Talking about Pets

Talking About Pets - Conversation In Hindi Tutorial Talking About Pets – Conversation In Hindi Tutorial –  is based around developing skills in talking about pets in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri).

Talking About Pets In Hindi

Question Response
Do you like pets? Kya aapko paalatu jeev pasand hai? क्या आप को पालतू जीव पसन्द हैं? Yes, I do like pets. Haan, mai paalatu jeev pasand karata (f. karatee) hoon. हाँ, मैं पालतू जीव पसन्द करता हूँ।
Do you have a pet? Kya aapke paas koi paalatu jeev hai? क्या आप के पास कोइ पालतू जीव है? Yes, I have a parrot. Haan, mere paas ek tota hai. हाँ मेरे पास एक तोता है।
What name you have given to him/her? Aap ne usko kya naam diya hai? आप ने उसको क्या नाम दिया है? I call him ‘Copy-cat’. Mai usko ‘Copy-cat’ kahataa (f.kahatee) hoon. मैं उसको ‘कापी-कैट्’ कहता हूँ।
Why so? Aisaa kyon? ऐसा क्यों? Because he copies other’s talk. kyon-ki vah doosare ki baat-cheet ki nakal karataa hai. क्योंकि वह दूसरे की बात्-चीत की नकल करता है।
What do you feed him? Aap usay khane ke liye kya dete ho? आप उसे खाने के लिये क्या देते हो? Some chopped fruits and bread. Kuchh katay huye phal aur roti. कुछ कटे हुये फल और रोटी।
Do you feel happy taking care of your pet? Kya aap apne paalatu tota ki dekh-bhaal karke khush hotay ho? क्या आप अपने पालतू तोता की देखभाल करके खुश होते हो? Yes, I feel good. Haan, mujhe achchhaa lagataa hai. हाँ, मुझे अच्छा लगता है।

Vocabulary

pet, pets – paalatu jeev to like – pasand karanaa parrot – tota talk – baatcheet taking care – dekh bhaal karanaa to feel good – achchhaa laganaa

Talking about movies

Talking About Movies - Conversation In Hindi Tutorial Talking About Movies – Conversation In Hindi Tutorial –  is based around developing skills in talking about cinema in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri).
Question Response
Do you like watching movies? Kya aapko cinema dekhanaa pasand hai? क्या आप को सिनेमा देखना पसन्द है? Yes, I do like watching movies. Haan, mai cinema dekhanaa pasand karata (f. karatee) hoon. हाँ, मैं सिनेमा देखना पसन्द करता हूँ।
When do you prefer to watch a movie? Aap cinema kab dekhanaa pasand karate hai? आप सिनेमा कब देखना पसन्द करते हैं? I prefer to watch in the afternoon. mai do-pahar-baad dekhanaa jyaada pasand karataa hoon. मैं दोपहर्-बाद देखना ज्यादा पसन्द करता हूँ।
Do you prefer to watch in a movie-hall or on your home theatre system? Aap cinema-hall mein dekhana jyaada pasand karate hai yaa apnay home-theatre-system par? आप सिनेमा हाल में देखना ज्याद पसन्द करते हैं, या अपने होम्-थिएटर पर्? I prefer to watch in a movie hall. Mai cinema-hall mein dekhanaa jyaadaa pasand karataa (f.karatee) hoon. मै सिनेमा हाल में देखना ज्यादा पसन्द करता हूँ।
Why so? Aisaa kyon? ऐसा क्यों? I enjoy it more there. mujhe vahaan jyaadaa mazaa aataa hai. मुझे वहाँ ज्यादा मजा आता है।
Any other reason? Aur koi kaaran? और कोई कारण्? My friends can join me there. Mere dost vahaan mil sakate hai. मेरे दोस्त वहाँ मिल सकते हैं।
Without disturbing anyone in the family. Parivaar mein kisi ko paresaan kiye binaa. परिवार में किसी को परेशान किये बिना? Yes, that too. Haan, vah bhi. हाँ, वह भी।

Vocabulary

watching movies – cinema dekhanaa to like – pasand karanaa afternoon – do pahar baad enjoy – mazaa reason – kaaran family – parivaar to disturb – paresaan karanaa]]>

Hindi Classroom:Conversations-Business and Travel

Hindi Speaking

Shopping In Hindi

Question Response
Hello I would like to purchase some readymade garments. Namaste! Main kuchh taiyyar kapade khareedana chahungaa. नमस्ते! मै़ कुछ तैय्यार कपडे खरीदना चाहूँगा। Right sir, what would you like to buy? Theek mahoday. Aap kya khareedana chahenge? ठीक महोदय्, आप क्या खरीदना चाहे़गे?
I would like to buy some T-shirts, a shirt and a pair of trousers. Main kuchh T-shirt, ek kameez aur ek jodi patloon khareedana chahungaa. मै़ कुछ टी-शर्ट्, एक कमीज और एक जोडी पतलून खरीदना चाहू़गा। Which colors you prefer?. Aap kaun sa rang pasand karte hain?. आप कौन सा ऱग् पसन्द करते है़?
Well, something in light colors, say light blue. Kuchh halke rang mein, jaise halka neela. कुछ् हल्के ऱग् मे़, जैसे हल्का नीला। Fine. Please come this side. Theek hai. Kripaya is taraf aayen. ठीक है। कृपया इस तरफ आये़।
Here you are. kindly select your garments. Feel comfortable. Yahaan par aap kripaya kapade chuniye. Aaram se dekhiye. यहाँ पर आप कृपया कपडे चुनिये। आराम से देखिये। (After selecting) I want to buy these five garments. How much do I have to pay? (Chunane ke baad) mai ye paanch vastr khareedana chahungaa. Mujhe kitnaa bhugtaan dena hai? (चुनने के बाद्) मै़ ये पाँच् वस्त्र खरीदना चाहू़गा। मुझे कितना भुगतान देना है?
Just a moment sir. Here is your bill which is Rs. 2200 only. Bus ek kshan mahoday. Ye aapka bill hai jo maatr 2200 rupaya hai. बस एक क्षण महोदय्। यह आप का बिल है जो मात्र् 2200 रुपया है। Do you accept credit card, or you take cash only? Kya aap kredit kard sweekaar karate hain, yaa sirf nagad hi lete hai. क्या आप क्रेडिट् कार्ड् स्वीकार् करते है, या सिर्फ नगद् ही लेते है?
Credit card will do sir. Can I have your card? Kredit kard bhi sweekaar hai, mahoday. Kya main aapka kard le saktaa hoon?. क्रेडिट कार्ड भी स्वीकार है महोदय्। क्या मै़ आप का कार्ड ले सकता हू? Here it is.(giving the card) Ye rahaa.(kard dete huye) ये रहा (कार्ड देते हुये)
Thank you, sir. here’s your card and the shopping bag. Dhanyavaad mahodaya, ye rahaa aapka kard aur khareedari ka saamaan. धन्यवाद महोदय्, ये रहा आप का कार्ड और खरीदारी का सामान्। It’s a nice shopping experience. Thank you. Yeh khareedaari ka achchhaa anubhav rahaa. Dhanyvaad! ये खरीदारी का अच्छा अनुभव रहा। धन्यवाद्!

Vocabulary

sir – mahoday thank you – dhanyvaad purchase – khareedana garments – vastr to like – chahanaa color – rang light color – halka rang payment – bhugtaan to accept – sweekaar karanaa cash – nagad only – matr

Business Talks in Hindi

Business Talks in Hindi Tutorial Business Talks in Hindi –  helps you learn how to talk to a business partner in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri).
Question Response
Good morning sir. I’m Nitin. We had a business appointment today. Suprabhat Mahoday. main Nitin hoon. Aaj hamari ek vyapaarik vaarta hai. सुप्रभात महोदय्। मै नितिन हू। आज हमारी एक व्यापारिक वार्ता है। Good morning to you. I do remeber it. Aapko bhi suprabhat. Mujhe yeh yaad hai. आप को भी सुप्रभात्। मुझे यह् याद है।
Please have a seat. Would you prefer tea or coffee? Kripaya baithiye. Aap chai lena pasand karenge ya koffee. कृपया बैठिये। आप चाय लेना पसन्द् करे़गे या काफी? Tea would be fine. What about you? Chai theeek rahegaa. Aur aap ke liye? चाय् ठीक रहेगा। और आप के लिये?
I’ll also have tea. Well, what can I do for you? Main bhi chai lungaa. Achchha main aapke liye kya kar sakta hoon? मै भी चाय् लू़गा। अच्छा मै आप के लिये क्या कर सकता हू? I’ve already sent you an application in this matter. Is baare mein pahale hi ek aavedan aapke pass bhej chukaa hoon. इस बारे मे एक आवेदन आप के पास भेज चुका हू।
I guess we have received it. Mera anumaan hai ki hame vah prapt ho chukaa hai. मेरा अनुमान है कि हमे वह प्राप्त हो चुका है। We have come to know that you are about to start a business with our products. Hume maloom hua hai ki aap hamare maal ke jariye ek vyapaar shuru karane wale hain. हमे मालूम हुआ है कि आप हमारे माल के जरिये एक व्यापार शुरू करने वाले है।
Exactly. Now I would like you to explain me in detail about your terms and conditions. Bilkul theek. Ab main chahungaa ki aap niyamon aur sharton kaa vistrit vivaran mujhe de. बिल्कुल ठीक्। अब मै चाहुँगा कि आप नियमो और शर्तो का विस्त्रित विवरण् मुझे दे। Very well. I’ll explain to you our terms and conditions.(Explains) Bahut Achchha. Main aapko hamare niyam aur shart vistaar se batata hoon. (batata hai) बहुत अच्छा। मै आप को हमारे नियम और शर्त विस्तार से बताता हू। (बताता है)
Ok! Your terms and conditions are ageeable to me. Theek hai. Aapke niyam aur shart mujhe maany hai. ठीक है। आप के नियम और शर्त मुझे मान्य है। I’ll revert back to you in a week’s time. Ek saptah ke under hi main aapke pass dubara aungaa. एक सप्ताह के अन्दर ही मै आप के पास दुबारा आउगाँ।
Fine. I’ll be waiting for your positive response. Theek. Main aapke sakaratmak uttar ki pratiksha karungaa. ठीक मै आप के सकारात्मक् उत्तर की प्रतीक्षा करुगाँ। See you again. Have a nice day. Fir milte hain. Aapka din achchha rahe. फिर मिलते है़। आप का दिन अच्छा रहे।

Vocabulary

sir – mahoday Good morning – Suprabhat business appointment – vyapaarik vaarta application – aavedan guess – anumaan come to know – maloom hua terms and condition – niyam aur shart explaination in details – vistrit vivaran, vistaar se batana agreeable – maany positive response – sakaratmak uttar wait – pratiksha

Conversation at Hotel

Conversation In Hindi At Hotel Conversation In Hindi At Hotel –  helps you learn how to talk to hotel staff in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri)
Question Response
I would like a double bed room. Main ek do-bistar-wala kamara lena chahata hoon. मै एक दो बिस्तर का कमरा लेना चाहता हूँ। Good morning sir, would you like an airconditioned room or a simple room? Suprabhat, mahoday. Aap vaatanukulit kamara lenge yaa saamanya. सुप्रभात्, महोदय्। आप वातानुकूलित कमरा लेगे़ या सामान्य्।
Well, what is the tariff of the two? Dono ka kiraya kya hai? दोनो का किराया क्या है? The difference is Rs. 450 only. And how many members are you? Anter sirf 450 rupaya hai. Aur aap kitne sadasya hain? अन्तर सिर्फ चार सौ पचास् रुपये है, और आप कितने सदस्य है?
My wife, two children aged 11 and 9, and I. Main, meri patni aur do bachche jo 9 aur 11 saal ke hain. मै, मेरी पत्नी और दो बच्चे जो नौ और ग्यारह् साल के है। Sir, an airconditioned room will be suitable for you. Mahoday, vaatanukulit kamara aapke liye upyukt rahega. महोदय्, वातानुकूलित कमरा आप के लिये उपयुक्त रहेगा।
Yes, and what is the checkout time? Haan, aur kamara khali karne ka samay kya hai. हाँ, और कमरा खाली करने का समय क्या है? It is 12 noon. Kindly fill up this form. Dopahar 12 baje. Kripaya yeh form bhar dijiye. दोपहर बारह् बजे। कृपया यह फार्म भर दीजिये
Here it is. I’ve filled it. Yeh lijiye. Main bhar diya hai. यह लीजिये। मैने भर दिया है। Thank you sir. It would be nice of you to deposit some money also. Dhanyavaad mahoday. Yadi aap kuchh rakam jama kar de to behatar hoga. धन्यवाद महोदय्। यदि आप कुछ रकम जमा कर दे़ तो बेहतर होगा।
You plan to stay for three days? Aap teen din rahana chahate hai? आप तीन दिन रहना चाहते है? Yes. Here is Rs. 5000. Will it do? Haan. Ye rahe paanch hazar rupaye. Kya itna chalega? हाँ । ये रहे पाचँ हजार रुपये। क्या इतना चलेगा।
Right sir. You can stay in room No. 403. Theek hai mahoday. Aap kamara number 403 mein rah sakte hai. ठीक है महोदय्। आप कमरा नम्बर चार सौ तीन मे़ रह सकते है। Can you arrange to send my luggage to my room? Kya mera saman kamre tak bhej sakte hain? क्या मेरा सामान कमरे तक भेज सकते है?
The bell boy will carry your luggage.Have a comfortable stay. Maalvahak ladka aapka saman ley jayega. Aapka rahana aaram daayuk ho. माल वाहक लडका आप का सामान ले जायेगा। आप का रहना आरामदायक् हो। Thankyou. Dhanyavaad. धन्यवाद्।

Vocabulary

sir – mahoday Good morning – Suprabhat airconditioned – vaatanukulit tariff, rent – kiraya suitable – upyukt checkout time – kamara khali karne ka samay to deposit – jama karana money – rakam to stay – rahana luggage – saman comfortable – aaram daayuk

Travel Talk in Hindi

Travel Related Talk in Hindi Travel Related Talk in Hindi –  helps you learn how to enquire about travel arrangements in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri).
Question Response
Which way to the airport? Hawai adda kis taraf hai? हवाइ अड्डा किस तरफ है? Take the left turn at next crossing. Agaley chaurahe par baayen ghoom jaanaa. अगले चौराहे पर बायेँ घूम जाना।
How much time it takes to reach there? Vahaan pahuchane mein kitna samay lagega? वहाँ पहुचने मे कितना समय लगेगा? Approximately 30 minutes. Lagbhag tees minute. लगभग तीस मिनट्।
What is the flight number? Udaan sankhya kya hai? उडान स़ख्या क्या है? Flight number 604. Udaan Sankhya 604. उडान स़ख्या छः सौ चार्।
What time does it leave? Vo kitne baje jata hai? वो कितने बजे जाता है? It’s scheduled departure time is 2.30 AM. Iska jaane ka nirdharit samay subah do baj kar tees minute par hai. इसका जाने का निर्धारित समय सुबह दो बज कर तीस मिनट पर है।
How much the excess baggage charge? Jyada saman ka kitna bhugtaan? ज्यादा सामान का कितना भुगतान्? Rs. 90 per kg only. Matr nabbe rupaya prati kilogram. मात्र नब्बे रुपया प्रति किलोग्राम्।

Vocabulary

airport – hawai adda to reach – pahuchana time – samay flight number – udaan sankhya excess baggage – jyada saman charge, payment – bhugtaan how much – kitna

Hindi for Sight-seeing

Conversation in Hindi during Sight-seeing Conversation in Hindi during Sight-seeing –  helps you learn how to enquire about sight seeing aspects in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri).
Question Response
What is worth seeing here? Yahaan dekhane layak kya hai? यहाँ देखने लायक क्या है? There are some temples and an old fort. Vahaan kuchh mandir hain aur ek purana kila. वहाँ कुछ मंदिर है और एक पुराना किला।
How many temples are there? Vahaan kitne mandir hain? वहाँ कितने मन्दिर है? 24 temples in all but 10 of them are in ruins. Kul chaubis mandir haiin lekin unmein se dus khandahar hai. कुल चौबीस मन्दिर है लेकिन उनमें से दस खन्डहर है।
Where is the fort? Kila kidhar hai? किला किधर है? The fort is on the other side of river. Kila nadi ke dusari taraf hai. किला नदी के दुसरी तरफ है।
Please take me there. Kripaya mujhe vahaan le chaliye. कृपया मुझे वहाँ ले चलिये। With pleasure. Khusi se. खुशी से।
How long will it take? Is mein kitna samay lagega? इस मे़ कितना समय लगेगा? It will take about 3 hours. Takariban teen ghante lagenge. तकरीबन तीन घन्टे लगेंगे।
Then, take us back. Phir, humko vapas le chalo. फिर्, हमको वापस ले चलो। All right. Theek hai. ठीक है।

Vocabulary

worth seeing – dekhane layak here – yahaan, idhar there – vahaan, udhar temple – mandir fort – kila back – vapas how long – kitna samay ruins – khandahar]]>

Hindi Classroom:Hindi Conversations

Learn hindi

Introducing Yourself

Introducing Yourself - Conversation In Hindi Tutorial Introducing Yourself –  is based around developing skills in introducing yourself in Hindi. It consists of typical questions asked to enquire about someone and response that would normally be given in English, Hindi (Roman) and Hindi (Devnagri).
Question Response
Hello Namaste’ नमस्ते Hi Namaste’ नमस्ते
What is your name please? Aap kaa shubh naam? आप् का शुभ नाम्? My name is Charles Brown. Mera naam Charles Brown hai. मेरा नाम चार्लेस् ब्रौन् है.
How long you have been in this country? Aap is desh mein kab se hain? आप् इस देश मे कब से है? For the past six months. pichhale chheh mahine se. पिछले छः महिने से.
Where do you stay? Aap kahaan rahate hain? आप कहाँ रहते है? At the moment, I am staying in a hotel. Abhi to mai ek hotel mein rahataa hoon. अभी तो मै एक होटेल् मे रहता हू.
OK! I shall leave now. Will meet again. Achchha, abhi mai chalataa hoon. Phir milenge. अच्छा अभी मै चलता हू. फिर मिले़गे. Sure, thank you. Zaroor, dhanyabad. जरूर्, धन्यवाद्.

Vocabulary

name – naam month – mahina (pl. mahine) stay – rahanaa again – phir sure – zaroor thank you – dhanyavaad

Talking About Home & Family In Hindi

Question Response
Hello How are you? Namaste! Aap kaise hain? नमस्ते! आप् कैसे है़? I’m fine,  Thank you! And, how are you? Main theek hoon. Dhanyavaad! Aur aap kaise hain? मै ठीक हू़। धन्यवाद्, और आप कैसे है़?
I’m pretty good! Where is your father? Main bilkul theek hoon. Aapke pita kahan hain? मै बिल्कुल ठीक हूँ। आप् के पिता कहाँ है़? My father is out of town. Mere pita shahar se bahar gaye hain. मेरे पिता शहर् से बाहर गये हुऐ है़।
How many brothers and sisters you have? Aap kitne bhai – behan hain? आप् कितने भाई-बहन है़? I’ve two brothers, but no sisters. Mere do bhai hain, par koi behan nahi hai. मेरे दो भाई है़ पर कोइ बहन नही है।
Any other member in your family? Aapke parivaar mein koi aur hai? आप् के परिवार मे़ कोई और है? My grand father and grand mother stay with us. Mere dada aur dadi hamare sath rahate hain. मेरे दादा और दादी हमारे साथ् रहते है़।
Where is your house? Aapka ghar kahaan hai? आप का घर कहाँ है? My house is in South City. Mera ghar South City mein hai. मेरा घर साउथ सिटी मे़ है।

Vocabulary

father – pita mother – mata brother – bhai sister – behan grand father – dada grand mother – dadi home – ghar family – parivaar  ]]>

Chinese Classroom:Speak Chinese

Chinese Lessons in Coimbatore

Lesson 1 – Greetings

你好 nǐ hǎo Hello
你好吗 nǐ hǎo ma How are you?
我很好,谢谢 wǒ hěn hǎo,xiè xiè I’m fine, thank you.
我叫谭雅 wǒ jiào tán yǎ My name is Tanja.
很高兴认识你 hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ Nice to meet you.
再见 zài jiàn Goodbye
你会说英语吗 nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma Do you speak English?
会,我会说英语 huì,wǒ huì shuō yīng yǔ Yes, I speak English.
不会, 我不会说英语 bú huì, wǒ bú huì shuō yīng yǔ No, I don’t speak English.

Lesson 2 – Food (I)

饿 è hungry
thirsty
有足够的食物 yǒu zú gòu de shí wù eaten enough
早餐 zǎo cān breakfast
午餐 wǔ cān lunch
晚餐 wǎn cān dinner
面包 miàn bāo bread
ròu meat
tāng soup
水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit
沙拉 shā lā salad
chá tea

Lesson 3 – Numbers (1-10)

one
èr two
sān three
four
five
liù six
seven
eight
jiǔ nine
shí ten

Lesson 4 – Colors

白色 bái sè white
黑色 hēi sè black
红色 hóng sè red
黄色 huáng sè yellow
绿色 lǜ sè green
蓝色 lán sè blue
褐色 hé sè brown
橙色 chéng sè orange
灰色 huī sè grey
粉红色 fěn hóng sè pink
紫色 zǐ sè purple

Lesson 5 – Family

朋友 péng yǒu friend
儿子 ér zi son
女儿 nǚ ér daughter
太太 tài tài wife
丈夫 zhàng fū husband
妈妈 mā mā mother
爸爸 bà bà father
奶奶 nǎi nai grandma
爷爷 yé ye grandpa
哥哥 gē ge older brother
妹妹 mèi mei younger sister
弟弟 dì dì younger brother
姐姐 jiě jie older sister

Lesson 6 – Numbers (>10)

十一 shí yī eleven
十二 shí èr twelve
十三 shí sān thirteen
十四 shí sì fourteen
十五 shí wǔ fifteen
十六 shí liù sixteen
二十 èr shí twenty
三十 sān shí thirty
二十二 èr shí èr twenty-two
二十三 èr shí sān twenty-three
三十二 sān shí èr thirty-two
三十三 sān shí sān thirty-three
七十八 qī shí bā seventy-eight
八十七 bā shí qī eighty-seven

Lesson 7 – Food (II)

咖啡 kā fēi coffee
薯条 shǔ tiáo french-fries
香肠 xiāng cháng sausage
蛋糕 dàn gāo cake
乳酪 rǔ lào cheese
苹果 píng guǒ apple
chéng orange
香蕉 xiāng jiāo banana
táng sugar
yán salt
胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn pepper

Lesson 8 – Animals

一只鸟 yì zhī niǎo bird
一条鱼 yì tiáo yú fish
一只狗 yì zhī gǒu dog
一只猫 yì zhī māo cat
一匹马 yì pǐ mǎ horse
一头牛 yì tóu niú cow
大象 dà xiàng elephant
老虎 lǎo hǔ tiger
shé snake
chicken
zhū pig
鸭子 yā zi duck
水牛 shuǐ niú buffalo
老鼠 lǎo shǔ mouse

Lesson 9 – Clothes

穿 chuān wear
穿 chuān put on
脱下 tuō xià take off
衣服 yī fú clothes
裤子 kù zi trousers
衬衫 chèn shān shirt
衬衣 chèn yī t-shirt
连衣裙 lián yī qún dress
袜子 wà zi pair of socks
鞋子 xié zi pair of shoes
运动衫 yùn dòng shān sweatshirt
夹克 jiá kè jacket
裙子 qún zi skirt
套装 tào zhuāng suit

Lesson 10 – Months

一月 yī yuè January
二月 èr yuè February
三月 sān yuè March
四月 sì yuè April
五月 wǔ yuè May
六月 liù yuè June
七月 qī yuè July
八月 bā yuè August
九月 jiǔ yuè September
十月 shí yuè October
十一月 shí yí yuè November
十二月 shí èr yuè December
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Chinese Classroom:Essential Expressions

Chinese Essential Expressios

English Chinese
Hello 你好 – nǐhǎo
Good evening 晚上好 – wǎnshànghǎo
Goodbye 再见 – zàijiàn
See you later 回头见 – huí tóu jiàn
Yes 是 – shì
No 不是 – búshì
Excuse me! 请 – qǐng
Thanks 谢谢 – xièxiè
Thanks a lot 非常感谢! – fēicháng gǎnxiè
Thank you for your help 谢谢您的帮助 – xièxiè nínde bāngzhù
Don’t mention it 没关系 – méiguànxì
Ok 好 – hǎo
How much is it? 多少钱? – duōshǎo qián
Sorry! 对不起! – duì bu qǐ
I don’t understand 我不懂 – wǒ bù dǒng
I get it 我懂了 – wǒ dǒng le
I don’t know 我不知道 – wǒ bù zhīdào
Forbidden 禁止 – jìnzhǐ
Excuse me, where are the toilets? 请问洗手间在哪里? – qǐngwèn xǐshǒujiān zài nǎli
Happy New Year! 新年好! – xīnnián hǎo
Happy birthday! 生日快乐! – shēngrìkuàilè
Happy holiday! 节日快乐! – jiérì kuàilè
Congratulations! 祝贺您! – zhùhè nín
Chinese Conversations
English Chinese
Hello. How are you? 你好。最近怎么样? – nǐhǎo zuìjìn zěnmeyàng
Hello. I’m fine, thank you 我很好,谢谢。 – wǒ hěn hǎo xièxiè
Do you speak Chinese? 你会说中文吗? – nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?
No, I don’t speak Chinese 不, 我不会说中文 – bù wǒ bù huì shuōzhòng wén
Only a little bit 仅仅一点点 – jǐnjǐn yīdiǎndiǎn
Where do you come from? 你来自哪个国家? – nǐ láizì nǎge guójiā
What is your nationality? 你持有哪国国籍? – nǐ chíyǒu nǎ guó guójí
I am English 我是英国人 – wǒ shì Yīngguórén
And you, do you live here? 你住在这里吗? – nǐ zhùzài zhèlǐ ma
Yes, I live here 对,我住在这里 – duì wǒ zhùzài zhèlǐ
My name is Sarah, what’s your name? 我叫萨拉,你呢? – wǒ jiào sà lā nǐ ne
Julian 我叫朱力安 – wǒ jiào zhū lì ān
What are you doing here? 你在这里干什么? – nǐ zài zhèlǐ gànshénme
I am on holiday 我在休假 – wǒ zài xiūjià
We are on holiday 我们在休假 – wǒmen zài xiūjià
I am on a business trip 我在出差 – wǒ zài chūchāi
I work here 我在这里工作 – wǒ zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò
We work here 我们在这里工作 – wǒmen zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò
Where are the good places to go out and eat? 哪里有比较好的餐厅? – nǎli yǒu bǐjiào hǎo de cāntīng
Is there a museum in the neighbourhood? 附近有博物馆吗? – fùjìn yǒu bówùguǎn ma
Where could I get an internet connection? 到哪里能上网? – dào nǎli néng shàngwǎng
My Family
English Chinese
Do you have family here? 你这儿有亲戚吗? – nǐ zhèr yǒu qīnqi ma
My father 我的父亲 – wǒde fùqīn
My mother 我的母亲 – wǒde mǔqīn
My son 我的儿子 – wǒde érzi
My daughter 我的女儿 – wǒde nǚer
A brother 一个哥哥 – yī gè gēgē
Younger brother 弟弟 – yi gè dìdì
a sister 一个姐姐 – yī gè jiějiě
Younger sister 妹妹 – yi gè mèimei
a friend 一个朋友 – yī gè péngyou
My boyfriend 我的男朋友 – wǒde nánpéngyou
My girlfriend 我的女朋友 – wǒde nǚpéngyou
My husband 我的丈夫 – wǒde zhàngfu
My wife 我的妻子 – wǒde qīzi
Emergency
English Chinese
Can you help me, please? 能帮我一下吗? – néng bāng wǒ yīxià ma
I’m lost 我迷路了 – wǒ mílù le
What would you like? 您需要帮忙吗? – nín xūyào bāngmāng ma
What happened? 发生了什么事? – fāshēng le shénme shì
Where could I find an interpreter? 在哪里能找到翻译? – zài nǎli néng zhǎodào fānyì
Where is the nearest chemist’s shop? 最近的药房在哪里? – zuìjìn de yàofáng zài nǎli
Can you call a doctor, please 请问您能帮我找个医生吗? – qǐngwèn nín néng bāng wǒ zhǎo gè yīshēng ma
Which kind of treatment are you undergoing at the moment? 目前您正接受什么治疗? – mùqián nín zhèng jiēshòu shénme zhìliáo
a hospital 一所医院 – yī suǒ yīyuàn
a chemist’s 一家药房 – yī jiā yàofáng
a doctor 一位医生 – yī wèi yīshēng
Medical department 医疗服务 – yīliáo fúwù
I lost my papers 我的证件丢了 – wǒde zhèngjiàn diū le
My papers have been stolen 我的证件被偷了 – wǒde zhèngjiàn bèi tōu le
Lost-property office 失物招领处 – shī wù zhāo lǐng chù
First-aid station 医务室 – yīwù shì
Emergency exit 紧急出口 – jǐnjí chūkǒu
The police 警察局 – jǐngchájú
Papers 身份证件 – shēn fèn zhèngjiàn
Money 钱 – qián
Passport 护照 – hùzhào
Luggage 行李 – xíngli
I’m ok, thanks 不用了,谢谢你 – búyòng le xièxiè nǐ
Leave me alone! 别烦我! – bié fán wǒ
Go away! 走开! – zǒukāi
Numbers
English Chinese
Zero 零 – líng
One 一 – 
Two 二 – èr
Three 三 – sān
Four 四 – 
Five 五 – 
Six 六 – liù
Seven 七 – 
Eight 八 – 
Nine 九 – jiǔ
Ten 十 – shí
Eleven 十一 – shíyī
Twelve 十二 – shí’èr
Thirteen 十三 – shísān
Fourteen 十四 – shísì
Fifteen 十五 – shíwǔ
Sixteen 十六 – shíliù
Seventeen 十七 – shíqī
Eighteen 十八 – shíbā
Nineteen 十九 – shíjiǔ
Twenty 二十 – èrshí
Twenty-one 二十一 – èrshíyī
Twenty-two 二十二 – èrshíèr
Twenty-three 二十三 – èrshísān
Twenty-four 二十四 – èrshísì
Twenty-five 二十五 – èrshíwǔ
Twenty-six 二十六 – èrshíliù
Twenty-seven 二十七 – èrshíqī
Twenty-eight 二十八 – èrshíbā
Twenty-nine 二十九 – èrshíjiǔ
Thirty 三十 – sānshí
Thirty-one 三十一 – sānshí yī
Thirty-two 三十二 – sānshí èr
Thirty-three 三十三 – sānshí sān
Thirty-four 三十四 – sānshí sì
Thirty-five 三十五 – sānshí wǔ
Thirty-six 三十六 – sānshí liù
Forty 四十 – sìshí
Fifty 五十 – wǔshí
Sixty 六十 – liùshí
Seventy 七十 – qīshí
Eighty 八十 – bāshí
Ninety 九十 – jiǔshí
One hundred 一百 – yībǎi
A hundred and five 一百零五 – yībǎi líng wǔ
Two hundred 二百 – èrbǎi
Three hundred 三百 – sānbǎi
Four hundred 四百 – sìbǎi
A thousand 一千 – yīqiān
A thousand five hundred 一千五百 – yīqiān wǔbǎi
Two thousand 二千 – èrqiān
Ten thousand 一万 – yīwàn
At Restaurant
English Chinese
The restaurant 餐馆 – cānguǎn
Would you like to eat? 你想吃点东西吗? – nǐ xiǎng chī diǎn dōngxi ma
Yes, with pleasure 是的,我想吃点东西 – shìde wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn dōngxi
To eat 吃饭 – chīfàn
Where can we eat? 我们到哪里去吃饭? – wǒmen dào nǎli qù chīfàn
Where can we have lunch? 我们到哪里去吃午饭? – wǒmen dào nǎli qù chī wǔfàn
Dinner 晚餐 – wǎncān
Breakfast 早餐 – zǎocān
Excuse me! 对不起,打扰一下! – duìbuqǐ dǎrǎo yīxià
The menu, please 请给我菜单 – qǐng gěi wǒ càidān
Here is the menu 这是菜单! – zhè shì càidān
What do you prefer to eat? Meat or fish? 你喜欢吃什么?肉还是鱼? – nǐ xǐhuān chī shénme ròu háishi yú
With rice 再加饭 – zài jiā fàn
With pasta 再加意大利面 – zài jiā Yìdàlì miàn
Potatoes 土豆 – tǔdòu
Vegetables 蔬菜 – shūcài
Scrambled eggs – fried eggs – or a boiled egg 炒蛋-荷包蛋-还是白煮蛋? – chǎo dàn hébāodàn háishi bái zhǔ dàn
Bread 面包 – miànbāo
Butter 黄油 – huángyóu
Salad 一份色拉 – yī fèn sè lā
Dessert 一份甜点 – yī fèn tián diǎn
Fruit 水果 – shuǐguǒ
Can I have a knife, please? 请问您有刀吗? – qǐngwèn nín yǒu dāo ma
Yes, I’ll bring it to you right away 有,我马上去拿 – yǒu wǒ mǎshàng qù ná
a knife 刀 – dāo
a fork 叉 – chā
a spoon 勺子 – sháozi
Is it a warm dish? 这是热菜吗? – zhè shì rè cài ma
Yes, very hot also! 是的,而且很辣! – shìde érqiě hěn là
Warm 热 – 
Cold 冷 – lěng
Hot 辣 – 
I’ll have fish 我要一份鱼! – wǒ yào yī fèn yú
Me too 我也一样 – wǒ yě yīyàng
What you Feel:
English Chinese
I really like your country 我很喜欢你的国家 – wǒ hěn xǐhuān nǐde guójiā
I love you 我喜欢你 – wǒxǐhuānnǐ
I am happy 我很幸福 – wǒ hěn xìngfú
I am sad 我很难过 – wǒ hěn nánguò
I feel great here 我在这里感觉很好 – wǒ zài zhèlǐ gǎnjué hěn hǎo
I am cold 我很冷 – wǒ hěn lěng
I am hot 我很热 – wǒ hěn rè
It’s too big 太大了 – tài dà le
It’s too small 太小了 – tài xiǎo le
It’s perfect 非常好 – fēicháng hǎo
Do you want to go out tonight? 今晚你想出去吗? – jīn wǎn nǐ xiǎng chūqù ma
I would like to go out tonight 我今晚想出去 – wǒ jīn wǎn xiǎng chūqù
It is a good idea 这是个好主意 – zhè shì gè hǎo zhǔyì
I want to have fun 我想好好玩玩 – wǒ xiǎng hǎo hǎowán wán
It is not a good idea 这不是个好主意 – zhè búshì gè hǎo zhǔyì
I don’t want to go out tonight 今晚我不想出去 – jīn wǎn wǒ bù xiǎng chūqù
I want to rest 我想休息 – wǒ xiǎng xiūxi
Would you like to do some sport? 你想做运动吗? – nǐ xiǎng zuò yùndòng ma
Yes, I need to relax 是的,我想好好放松一下! – shìde wǒ xiǎng hǎo hǎo fàngsōng yīxià
I play tennis 我打网球 – wǒ dǎ wǎngqiú
No thanks. I am tired already 不,谢谢,我很累 – bù, xièxiè wǒ hěn lèi
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