Basic Hindi | Lesson 4 | Express gratitude

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2. Namastē!
Lesson 4 | Basic HindiTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

3. Lesson object
1Express gratitude
2Requesting AttentionTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

4. Revision : Expressions
In Hindi, the salutation for hello and
goodbye remains 'namastē' itself
Hello
Namastē To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

5. Revision : Expressions
Commonly used form for
'good morning' is Namastē
Good morning / afternoon
Su-prabhāt To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

6. Revision : Expressions
English Hindi
Hello Hello(informal)
Hello Namastē (formal)
Yes Hāṁ
No Nahīṁ
OK/fine (colloq.) Thīk hai
Please Kṛp-ya
Good morning/afternoon Namastē
Good evening Namastē
Good night Namastē
You're welcome Svāgat hai
Good bye PraņāmTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

7. Lesson object
1Express gratitude
2Requesting AttentionTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

8. Express gratitude
Thank you
Dhan'yavād / Shukriyā To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

9. Grammar tip
'Thank you' roughly translates to​
'Thanks' which translates to​
'dhan'yavād / shukriyā'
Literally, 'Thank you' would
​translate to 'āpkā dhan'yavād' To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

10. Express gratitude
Thank you very much To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

11. Express gratitude
'Bahut' is used twice for emphasis
Thank you very much
Dhan'yavād bahut bahut jyādāTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

12. Express gratitude
In Hindi, the meaning of much is 'Jyādā'
But it can't be used here as it would
sound incorrect
Thank you very much
Dhan'yavād bahut bahut jyādāTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

13. Grammar tip : Adverb placement
In Hindi, adverbs always come
​before the verb To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

14. Express gratitude
Thank you very much
Bahut bahut dhan'yavād To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

15. Grammar tip
In Hindi, 'Thank you' translates to 'thanks' ​
thus, wherever you see 'Thank you'
​translate it as 'Dhan'yavād'
Hence, 'Thank you very much', would literally
translate to 'thanks' very much
'Very' and 'Much' have the same meaning
​in this sentence To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

16. Express gratitude
The literal meaning of Koī bāt nahīṁ is
'never mind'
It is Used when responding to 'Thank
you'
You're welcome
Koī bāt nahīṁ To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

17. Grammar tip
If you’re welcoming someone to your house, you
would say 'Āpkā svāgata hai'
Whereas, while replying to a 'Thank you', one would
say, Koī bāt nahīṁ, as it literally translates to
'Don’t mention it'
This happens due to the difference in the two​
uses of the word To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

18. Do you remember?
English Hindi
Thank you Dhan'yavād/Shukriyā
Thank you very much Bahut bahut dhan'yavād
You're welcome Koī bāt nahīṁ To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

19. Lesson object
1Express gratitude
2Requesting AttentionTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

20. Requesting attention
'Suni'ē' actually means 'listen'. In Hindi,
however,
we use 'Suni'ē' to get some one’s
attention
Excuse me
Suni'ē To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

21. Requesting attention
Pardon me / I'm sorry
Māf kījiyēTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

22. Requesting attention
Please
Kṛip-yā To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

23. Requesting attention
English Hindi
Excuse me Suni'ē
Pardon me / I'm sorry Māf kījiyē
Please Kṛip-yā To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

24. Let’s see if you remember…To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

25. Exercise : Pick the right option
'Thank you' translates to ___
1
Thīk hai
2
Dhan'yavād
3
NamastēTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

26. Solution
'Thank you' translates to ___
1
Thīk hai
2
Dhan'yavād
3
NamastēTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

27. Recall what the other options translate as!
English Hindi
Ok Thīk hai
Hello NamastēTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

28. Exercise : Pick the right option
When replying to 'Thank you',
'You're welcome' translates as ___
1
Koī bāt nahīṁ
2
Bahut bahut
dhan'yavād
3
Āpkā svāgata haiTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

29. Solution
When replying to 'Thank you',
'You're welcome' translates as ___
1
Koī bāt nahīṁ
2
Bahut bahut
dhan'yavād
3
Āpkā svāgata haiTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

30. Recall what the other options translate as!
English Hindi
Thank you very much Bahut bahut dhan'yavād
You’re welcome
Āpkā svāgata hai​
(when inviting someone over) To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

31. Exercise : Pick the right option
'Excuse me' translates to ___
1
Kṛip-yā
2
Māf kījiyē
3
Suni'ēTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

32. Solution
'Excuse me' translates to ___
1
Kṛip-yā
2
Māf kījiyē
3
Suni'ēTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

33. Recall what the other options translate as!
English Hindi
Please Kṛip-yā
Sorry Māf kījiyēTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

34. Revision : Express gratitude
English Hindi
Thank you Dhan'yavād/Shukriyā
Thank you very much Bahut bahut dhan'yavād
You're welcome Koī bāt nahīṁTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

35. Revision : Requesting attention
English Pronunciation
Excuse me Suni'ē
Pardon me / I'm sorry Māf kījiyē
Please Kṛip-yāTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

36. Culture leafTo view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

37. Culture leaf : Bollywood in India
India is one of the largest centers of​
film production in the world
It is a 114 year old industry!
Bollywood movies comprise of​
action, drama, comedy, music and dance
Famous actors / actresses are:
Amitabh Bachan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan,
Amir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra,
Katrina Kaif, Vidhya Balan To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

38. Culture Leaf
India has the world’s largest
movie industry, based in Mumbai
(known as the 'City of Dreams')
The B in 'Bollywood'
​comes from Bombay, the ​
former name for Mumbai
Almost all Bollywood
​movies are musicals To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

39. What’s next?
Next lesson is fun! We will start with our
first basic conversation! To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi

40. Credits
Content
CultureAlley
Culture leaf
http://www.hciottawa.ca/index.php/component/conte
nt/article/39/134-intro-to-bollywood
Image
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SRK_Kajol_KJo_Ber
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41. Dhan'yavād!
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