Week 3

  Today we started learning words with the आ  (aah) sound in them. When a word starts with आ , the full letter आ  is used.
For example:

आज (aaj) (today)
आग (aag) (fire)

 However, when the "aah" sound is used in either the middle or the end of the word, then it is written as a "maatraa". You drop the "अ " part of the letter, and keep the "ा " part.

 So क+आ+न would be written as कान 
ल+आ+ल would be written as लाल 

Here are the 10 words we learned today:

आज (aaj) (today)
आग (aag) (fire)
लाल (laal) (red)
काला (kaala) (black)
बाल (baal) (hair)
हाथ (haath) (hand)
दाल (daal) 
कान (kaan) (ear)
नाक (naak) (nose)
चार (chaar) (four)

We practiced  making sentences with the above words in the format:
The __(noun)___ is ___(adjective)___
The __(noun___ isn't ___(adjective)___

For homework this week, show your child the following pictures, and ask them to tell you what the picture is in Hindi. Then ask speak a basic sentence with the word.

Week 2

  We spent the first half of the class playing games that helped us review the nouns we learned last week.
  We then added a few more adjectives to our oral repertoire:
Pink (gulaabii)
White (safed)
Hot (garam)
Cold (ThanDaa)
Good (achhaa)
Bad (buraa / kharaab)
Clean (saaf)
Dirty (gandaa)

We then practiced saying sentences such as:

The house is dirty
(ghar gandaa hai)

The fruit is cold
(phal ThanDaa hai)

** Next we learned how to say sentences in the following format: 
The (noun) is not (adjective).
For example: The house is not big.
In Hindi, the words get rearranged in the following fashion:
House big not is.
Remember, "the" gets dropped, and "is" always goes at the end. "Not" goes right before "is." The word for "not" is the same word as the word in Hindi for "no": "nahii"

Example:
The house is big = ghar baRaa hai
The house is not big = ghar baRaa nahii hai

For homework this week, please do the following:

1) Practice writing the following Hindi words twice. Know their definitions (see Week 1 blog):

कल  
फल 
घर 
बस 
दस

2) Say the following sentences in Hindi (answers are in the video embedded below)

 - The house is big
 - The house is not small
 - The fruit is good
 - The fruit is not dirty
 - The bus is clean
 - The bus is not bad

Next week, we will start learning words with our first maatraa.

Week 1

Welcome everyone to Hindi-2!
Here you will find a summary of the week's lesson, along with homework. 

We started off playing a game that involved recognizing letters that were written on the board. The kids were rusty, but that is to be expected after a long summer break! So that brings us to homework, part 1. Please show your child the following letters, and see if they recognize them:

ल 

स 

क 

घ 

फ 

ब 

Next we learned how to put three sounds together to make two-letter words:
For example, k + uh + l  (क + अ + ल )
When you write the word in Hindi, the middle अ is dropped, so you basically write the two consonants in succession.
क + अ + ल = कल 
घ + अ  + र  = घर 

We learned the following 5 words:

कल  (yesterday/tomorrow)
फल (fruit)
घर (house/home)
बस (bus)
दस (ten)

Homework part 2: please have your child practice writing the 5 words above. Once by having them copy the word as they see it, and the 2nd time by telling them the word in English and asking them to write it in Hindi (that will probably be tough for now)

Finally the students, came up with adjectives in order to form basic sentences with the above words. These are the adjectives that we have learned so far:
black ("kaalaa")
yellow ("peelaa")
red ("laal")
green ("haraa")
big ("baRaa")
small ("ChhoTaa")
round ("gol")

For the speaking part of the lesson, we explored how to say sentences in the following format:
The ____ is ____
In Hindi, the word "the" is not used, and then the order of the last two words is flipped.
The English sentence "The bus is yellow" would turn into "bus yellow is" when it is translated into Hindi.
The English sentence "The house is red" would turn into "house red is".

Homework part 3. Please have your child try to say the following sentences in Hindi:

The fruit is small
The house is big
The bus is red

Here is what that would sound like in Hindi:

Summer 1

  It has been a good month since we finished the school year, so I thought it might be a good time to do some review exercises.

 This exercise will focus on reading skills. Now that your child knows the Maatraas, they should theoretically be able to read most words.

  So in this exercise, ask you child to try to read the words written in Hindi below. And once they read the word, they can match it to the correct picture at the bottom.

I will post the answer key next time.

1) की 

2) डोर 

3) बोल 

4) कार 

5) सन 

6) जूपिटर 

7) मैन 

8) पेपर 

9) वाटर 

10) शीप 

Week 28

  Next week is our final class before the midterms. It is also time for the Hindi 2 BAZAAR! Over the last several months your children have been earning virtual money. They will now get to spend that money at the bazaar.
  Next week I will also be administering the final exam to those who will not be here on June 10th and have been unable to make any other alternate arrangements with me.
 Here is a preview of the final exam:

ORAL EXAM:
For the oral exam, we will ask the student to translate 5 sentences into Hindi. The sentence formats are shown below. The words that they will need to know are also listed below.

Translate the following sentences into Hindi:

1) This ___ is ____ 

Examples: This fire is hot
(Yeh aag garam hai)

This nose is big
(Yeh naak baRaa hai)

2) The ____ ____ is ____ing.

Example:

The big man is sleeping
(baRaa aadmii so rahaa hai)


3) The ____ ____ is ____ing

(Same as above)

4) The ____ ____ is _____ing

(same as above)


5) I am ____ing

Example: I am sleeping
(main so rahaa/rahii hoon)

 

NOUNS:
sher (lion)
beTaa/beTii (Son/daughter)
ghoRaa (horse)
chor (thief)
aurat (woman)
mor (peacock)

ADJECTIVES:
Good (Achchaa)
Sweet (MeeThaa)
Red (Laal)
Big (baRaa)
Small (ChoTaa)
Green (Haraa)
Black (Kaalaa)
Hot (Garam)
Cold (ThanDaa)
Alone (akelaa)

VERBS:
Eat (khaa)
Sleep (so)
Come (aa)
Go (jaa)
Jump (kood)
Play (khel)
Run (dauR)




READING EXAM:

The student will be shown a selection of 5 of the following words, and they will be asked to write down the English meaning of the word:

तौलिया  (towel) 
हथौड़ा (hammer)  
मोजा (sock) 
मौसम (weather) 
खिलौना (toy) 
छोटा (small)
घोड़ा  (horse)
पैर  (foot) 
पैसा (money) 
मेज़ (Table) 
अकेला (alone)
खेत (field) 

WRITING EXAM:
The student will be given 5 of the following words in English, and they will be asked to write the words in Hindi:

(run)              दौड़  
(sock)           मोजा 
(two)             दो 
(peacock)     मोर 
(hat)           टोपी 
(fat)        मोटा 
(foot)             पैर  
(money)        पैसा 
(country)       देश 
(tree)            पेड़ 

Week 27

This week we learned how to say present tense sentences in the following format:

The ____ is ____ing.

For example: The king is sleeping.

In hindi, the sentence would have the noun (RAAJAA) followed by the verb root (SO) followed by "RAHAA HAI"

So, "The king is sleeping" in Hindi would be "Raajaa so rahaa hai"
"The horse is sleeping" would be "ghoRaa so rahaa hai"

If the noun is feminine, then instead of RAHAA HAI, you would say RAHII HAI
So, "The queen is sleeping" would be "raanii so rahii hai"

We learned the following verbs:

Eat (khaa)
Sleep (so)
Run (dauR)
Play (khel)
Walk (chal)
Fly (uR)
Talk (bol)
Write (likh)
Read (paRh)
Jump (kood)

This will all be tested on the oral part of the final exam, so please have your child practice the words.

For homework, please have your child try to say the following sentences in Hindi:

1) The lion is eating


2) The woman is sleeping


3) The daughter is playing


4) The thief is running



5) The fat horse is jumping.



The video below demonstrates how to say the above sentences:

Week 25, 26

  Thanks to all the students for their enthusiastic participation in Language Day!

This week we learned a few new words, and that brings us to the end of maatraas. Here are the words:

दौड़  (run) (dauR)

हथौड़ा (hammer)  (hathAuRaa)

तौलिया  (towel) (tauliyaa)

The kids then played a game of Pictionary as a way of reviewing all the words they have learned since the midterm exam.

For homework, please quiz your child. Give them the word in English, and see if they can give you the Hindi translation.

Here are the words:

तेल (oil) (tel)

केला (banana) (kelaa)

अकेला (alone) (akelaa) (what did the lonely banana say?)

पेट (stomach) (pet)

खेत (field) (khet)

सेब (apple) (seb)

देश (country) (desh)

पेड़ (tree) (peR)

शेर (Lion) (sher)

बेटी/बेटा  (Daughter/Son) (beTaa/beTii)

मेज़ (Table) (Mez)

पैर  (foot) (pair)

पैसा (money) (paisaa)

गैस (gas) 

गोल (gol) (round)

घोड़ा (ghoRaa) (horse)

चोर (chor) (thief)

छोटा (ChhoTaa) (small)

टोपी (Topii) (hat)

मोटा (moTaa) (fat) 

खिलौना (toy) (khilaunaa)

मौसम (weather) (mausam)

औरत (lady) (aurat)

दो (two) (do)

मोजा (sock) (mojaa)

मोर (peacock) (mor)

रोटी (roTi) (roTii)

दौड़  (run) (dauR)

हथौड़ा (hammer)  (hathAuRaa)

तौलिया  (towel) (tauliyaa)

Next week, we will begin present tense sentences...