印地语学习1

य

य   ya

In today’s lesson, we look at this letter and the sound it makes in a variety of words. Practice hearing this word at thebeginning, in the middle, and at the end of words. Also, hear it pronounced with several different matras/vowels.
How does it look?
How to type it?

Words
At the Beginning
– this
– glory
– name of the god who judges and punishes the dead
– the country Yemen
– sacrifice
– name of a river in India

In the Middle
– rule
– destiny
At the End
– time
– victory
– boy’s name
– tea

With other vowels
– to appoint
– small lamp
– body
– ate
– shadow

What is your name?

What is your name?    
आपका नाम  क्य है ?
(aap-ka naam kyaa hai?)
One of the first things you want to learn when meeting someone is their name. Use the phrase    ?
आपका  नाम क्य है (aap-ka naam kyaa hai?).
Let us look at each of the words in this sentence.

आपका (aap-kaa) is made of two parts. First is the word “आप ” (aap) which means “you”. There are several versions
of “you” in Hindi. This is the most formal and polite. When we add “का ” (kaa) to it, we change the meaning from “you”
to “yours”. The  का (kaa) show’s possession and can be used in much the same way as apostrophe s, i.e. ” ’s ” is in
English.
The next word is  नाम (naam). This word means “name”.
क्य(kyaa) means “what”
है (hai) means “is”.

Notice that in English we say “What is your name?” but the structure of this sentence in Hindi is “Your name what is?”. You will notice this different sentence order in a lot of Hindi sentences with the verb coming at the end of the sentence.
Let us hear some other Hindi speakers say this phrase. Try repeating it just like they do.
Now, next time you meet a Hindi speaker, you can ask their name!

र

र   ra
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