Vyaayaam, kasrat, aur khel kood. Exercise and sports.

Note: सोमवार से मेरी तबीयत ठीक नहीं थी … ज़ुकाम, बुखार, वगैरह। इस कारण मैं समय पर ब्लॉग लिख नहीं सकी। क्षमा चाहती हूँ। (Somvaar se meri tabiyat theek nahin thii … zukaam, bukhaar, vagairah. Is kaaran main sum-aye par blog likh nahin saki. Kshama chaahti hoon.

I have been under the weather since Monday … cold, fever, etc. Hence, I couldn’t write my post in a timely manner. I’m sorry for the delay.

The new year brings with it a flurry of resolutions संकल्प (sun-culp), mostly promises to exercise कसरत करना (kasrat karna) more and eat healthy food. Indians play many of the sports खेल कूद (khel kood) that people play around the world. However, India has it’s own store of traditional पारंपरिक (parum-parik) games and sports that are as enjoyable to play as they are to watch देखना (daykhna) as प्रेक्षक spectators (prek-shuck) .

When I was growing up, space wasn’t at such a premium as it is today. Playgrounds मैदान (mai-daan) and open spaces were large and unhindered. लगोरी (lagori) was an energetic game that would keep us engaged for hours. Two teams would spar by trying to knock down a pile of stones with a tennis-ball sized rubber ball. खो-खो (kho-kho), a tag sport, and कबड्डी (kabaddi) an ancient Indian contact sport are also extremely fast-paced and energetic. Watch a kabaddi match to see how the game is played.

Conversation
Let’s listen to the following conversation between a couple. The wife wants to go out for a movie. The husband prefers to first hit the gym and get some exercise. The wife agrees to get some exercise at the same time by walking around a nearby ground. After their exercise, they decide to go watch the movie दंगल Dangal. (Dangal literally means wrestling match.)

M: सुनो,आज छुटी है। सिनेमा देखने चलते हैं?

Suno, aaj chutti hai. Cinema dekhne chalte hain?

Listen, it’s a holiday today. Shall we go watch a movie?

V: हाँ, लेकिन आज मुझे जिम जाके कसरत भी करना है।

Haan, lekin aaj mujhe gym jaake kasrat bhi karna hai.

Yes, but I want to go to the gym and work out, too.

M:आज रहने दो ना। कल चले जाओ।

Aaj rehne do na. Kal chale jaao.

Let it be today. Go tomorrow.

V: नहीं, नहीं। कसरत सेहद के लिए ज़रूरी है। मैं आज भी जाऊँगा और कल भी।

Nahin, nahin. Kasrat sehad ke liye zaroori hai. Main aaj bhi jaaoonga, aur kal bhi.

No, no. Exercise is important for good health. I will go today and tomorrow, too.

M: ठीक है।  मैं भी मैदान के चक्कर लगाकर आती हूँ।  फिर सिनेमा चलते हैं।

Theek hai. Main bhi maidan ke chakkar lagaakar aati hoon. Phir cinema chalte hain.

OK. I will also walk around the ground. We can go to the cinema later.

V: कौनसी पिक्चर देखेंगे ?

Kaunsi picture dekhenge?

Which movie are we going to watch?

M: दंगल देखने चलें?

Dangal dekhne chalein?

Shall we watch Dangal?

Vocabulary

संकल्प	sun-culp	resolution
सोमवार से	Somvaar se	since Monday; Somvaar = Monday
तबीयत ठीक नहीं थी	tabeeyut theek nahin thii	was not feeling well
ज़ुकाम	zukaam	a cold
बुखार	boo-khaar	fever
वगैरह	va-gai-rah	etc
इस कारण	is kaaran	for this reason/hence
समय पर	sum-aye par	on time/in a timely manner
लिख नहीं सकी	likh nahin saki	unable to write; likhnaa = to write; kar sakna = to be able to
क्षमा चाहती हूँ	kshamaa chaahti hoon	I beg your pardon; I am sorry; kshamaa = forgiveness; chaahna = to want (Literally: I wish for your forgiveness.)
कसरत करना	kasrat karna	to exercise
खेल कूद	khel kood	sports
देखना	daykhna	to watch
प्रेक्षक	prekshuck	spectator/audience
खुली जगहें	khuli jagahen	open spaces
मैदान	mai-daan	ground/playground