Archive for 'Hindi Language'
Vocabulary of Body Parts Posted by kunthra on Jan 21, 2010
body – शरीर arm – बाँह ear – कान eye – आँख face – चेहरा finger – उँगली foot – पैर hand – हाथ hair – बाल head – सिर heart – ह्रदय knee – घुटना leg – टाँग liver – कलेजी lung – फेफड़ा mouth – मुँह neck – गर्दन nose – नाक shoulder…
Genitive Case Part 2 Posted by kunthra on Jan 18, 2010
Just like the endings रा, री, रे were attached to the pronoun “my”, so the same goes for the pronoun “we” in the possessive, which is “our”. Examples: My dog – मेरा कुत्ता My dogs – मेरे कुत्ते Our dog – हमारा कुत्ता Our dogs – हमारे कुत्ते My car – मेरी गाड़ी My cars – मेरी गाड़ियाँ Our…
Genitive Case Posted by kunthra on Jan 15, 2010
The genitive case marks possession. In English, we have possessive pronouns like “my” and “our”. Hindi does as well. Here is a list of possessive pronouns : my : मेरा our : हमारा your (familiar)(singular) : तोरा your (familiar)(plural) : तुम्हारा your (singular)(polite) : – your (plural)(polite) : आपका his, hers, its : उसका their…
Architectural Wonders of India Posted by kunthra on Jan 12, 2010
India is a land filled with many beautiful and interesting man-made structures of architecture. Let’s take a look at some of these constructions. The statue of Gomateshwara is a grand monument. It is 17 meters high (55 ft). The statue is of Gomateshwara (also known as Bahubali) who was a Jain prophet. The statue is presented…
The Ablative Case Posted by kunthra on Jan 9, 2010
Before we begin talking about the ablative case, the following words may prove useful: Here – यहाँ There – वहाँ In – अंदर, भीतर Out – बाहर Above/Over – ऊपर Under/Below – नीचे Behind – पीछे In front of – के सामने When an object or the subject of a sentence is moved from one place to another…
Similar Looking Hindi Words Posted by kunthra on Jan 6, 2010
Some Hindi words look similar in spelling, but the meanings are actually quite different. Be careful of these words! 1 – quickly – अविलंब 1 – help – अवलंब 2 – generous – उदार 2 – loan – उधार 3 – multiplication – गुना 3 – crime – गुनाह 4 – sandal – चप्पल 4 –…
Chutney Posted by kunthra on Jan 3, 2010
Chutney is actually a Hinglish word for चटनी. Basically Chutney is a term used to describe a side dish that accompanies a main dish. The side dish is usually in a wet, liquidy, or thick saucy form, but sometimes dry spices are used as well. Chutney is usually either sweet or spicy. Long ago Chutney was made…