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Masculine/Feminine/Singular/Plural Conversions Posted by kunthra on Mar 21, 2010
When a masculine word ends in अ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, it does not change in the plural : So बाल (child) will be बाल (children) When a masculine word ends in आ, change it to ए to make it plural : काला (black singular) = कालो (black plural) When a feminine word ends in…
New Years Posted by kunthra on Mar 18, 2010
Last week, in many different regions in India, people celebrated the New Year according to the various Indian calendars. New Years to the Sindhis (सिन्धी) is called Cheti Chand. This day also marks the birth of a river deity famous in Sindhi lore. New Years to the Telegu people is called युगादी. On this day a mixture…
Converting Masculine Words to Feminine Words Posted by kunthra on Mar 15, 2010
For today’s lesson we’ll look at ways to convert masculine words to feminine words. If a word ends in अ or आ, change it to ई : पुत्र (son) will become पुत्री (daughter) If a word ends in आ, change it to इया : डिब्बा (case/box in the masculine) will be डिबिया (case/box in the…
Adverbs Posted by kunthra on Mar 12, 2010
Adverbs can be placed in various places of a sentence. For instance, adverbs may be placed before an adjective: It is not very bad – यह बहुत बुरा नहीं है (very = adverb) यह = it. बहुत = very. बुरा = bad. नहीं = not. है = is. Adverbs can also be placed before a verb : Suniil walks fast – सुनील तेज चलती है (fast=…
Shigmo Posted by kunthra on Mar 9, 2010
This month, a spring festival called शिगमो was celebrated in the Indian state of गोंय. The शिगमो festival features traditional dancing, singing and festive parades. It is one of the most colorful and decorative parades. To see this festival in all its glory, view the videos below:
More Hindi Adjectives Posted by kunthra on Mar 6, 2010
Here are more adjectives that may serve useful: heavy – भारी light – हलका slow – मंद quick – चंचल tall – लंबा short – छोटा fat – मोटा thin – पतला wise – ज्ञानी foolish – मूर्ख more – ज्यादा less – कम beautiful – सुंदर ugly – कुरूप little – छोटा big –…
Hindi Adjectives Posted by kunthra on Mar 3, 2010
There are two types of adjectives. The first type of adjectives are inflected for gender and number, meaning that the adjective has the same gender and number as the noun it modifies. Here is an example: The adjective “good” in the masculine singular is अच्छा. So, the phrase, “good boy” is अच्छा लड़का. The adjective…