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Hindi Present Tense Verbs Posted by kunthra on Aug 20, 2009
Hindi verbs have to be conjugated to reflect the subject of the sentence. Let’s look at the Hindi verb “to do” in the masculine, using the singular and plural forms. I do : मैं करता हूँ You do : आप करते हैं He/It does : वह करता है We do : हम करते हैं You…
Gender of Hindi Nouns Posted by kunthra on Aug 17, 2009
Namaste! (नमस्ते) Today we’ll take at the gender of Hindi nouns and I’ll give examples of some sentences that show the change in gender of nouns. Hindi nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns often end in ā. Example: लड़का (boy), राजा king However, there are masculine nouns that don’t end in ā. घर …
Possessive Pronouns Posted by kunthra on Aug 14, 2009
My मेरा Your (informal)(singular) तेरा Your (informal)(plural) तुम्हारा Your (formal)(plura) आपका His उसका Her उसका It’s उसका Our हमारा Their उनका Hindi possessive pronouns change depending on the gender and whether the noun is singular or plural. For example, ‘his dog’ in Hindi is उसका कुत्ता. However, ‘his dogs’ will be उसके कुत्ते. Notice that the…
Days of the Week Posted by kunthra on Aug 11, 2009
Sunday : रविवार ravivaar. Surya (सूर्य) is the god that presides over this day of the wee. Surya (सूर्य) literally means ‘the supreme light.’ He (सूर्य) is the god of the sun and is represented as having his hair and arms made of gold. Monday : सूर्य somavaar. Soma (सोम) is the god that presides over this…
Native Religions of India Posted by kunthra on Aug 8, 2009
India is a country of many faiths. Today, I’ll briefly go over some of the native religions of India, but in no way is this a complete list of all the faiths in India. Hinduism – is the predominant relgion of India. About eighty percent of the population are HIndus. It is also one of…
Masala Chai Posted by kunthra on Aug 5, 2009
Do you like to drink tea? If you do, you may like an Indian tea called masala chai (मसाला चाय). Masala chai (मसाला चाय) consists of tea leaves, water, milk, spices and sweetners. There is no fixed way to prepare masala chai (मसाला चाय). Some people boil the tea leaves first and then add the…
Avatar Posted by kunthra on Aug 2, 2009
I was reading some posts on a couple of forums and I happened to come across the word avatar. Did you know that the word avatar comes from the Indian word avataara (अवतार)? In Hindi, avataara (अवतार) means reincarnation. In today’s technological age, an avatar has come to mean an alter ego in the form…