Week 24

  At this point, your child should be comfortable saying sentences in the following format: I am ___ing.

I am sleeping = Main so rahaa/rahii hoon 
मैं सो रहा हूँ /  मैं सो रही हूँ। 

They should also be comfortable using the following sentence structure:  The ___ is  ___ing.

The horse is eating: ghoRaa khaa rahaa hai
घोड़ा खा रहा है। 

Over the next 3 weeks, we would like you to help your child familiarize themselves with the following sentence structures. For illustration purposes, we will use the verb "come":

I am coming: Main aa rahaa/rahii hoon.
मैं आ रहा/रही हूँ। 

He is coming: Voh aa rahaa hai
वह आ रहा है। 

She is coming: Voh aa rahii hai
वह आ रही है। 

(Note that both "he" and "she" translate to "voh". It is the "rahaa/rahii" part that lets you know whether the "voh" is referring to a "he" or a "she")

Now let's look at the sentence "You are coming". In Hindi, the sentence is spoken differently if the "you" is a male or if the "you" is a female.

If the "you" is a male, then "you are coming" becomes: Tum aa rahe ho. तुम आ रहे हो। 

If the "you" is a female, then the "you are coming" becomes: Tum aa rahii ho. तुम आ रही हो। 

We are coming: Hum aa rahe hain (note the nasal sound in the word "hain". It is different from the non-nasal "hai") हम आ रहे हैं। 

This may all be a little confusing in the beginning, but we will keep practicing. The children are already catching on quite well.

Main khel rahaa/rahii hoon.
Tum khel rahe/rahii ho.
Hum khel rahe hain.
Voh khel rahaa/rahaa hai.
LaRkaa khel rahaa hai.
LaRkii khel rahii hai.

For homework, please have your child practice saying the following sentences in Hindi:

I am going.
You are going. ("you" is a boy)
You are going. ("you" is a girl)
He is going.
She is going.
The king is going.
The queen is going.
We are going.
I am eating.
You are eating. ("you" is a boy)
You are eating. ("you" is a girl)
He is eating.
She is eating.
The boy is eating.
The girl is eating.
We are eating.