A Door
Into Hindi
By Afroz Taj
Lesson 5
Vocabulary
Characters'
names: नीमा
और जान
शहर
|
noun m.
|
city
|
इस
|
oblique
form of यह
|
[in]
this
|
में
|
postposition
|
in
|
चाय
|
noun f.
|
tea
|
के
साथ
|
postposition
(compound)
|
with
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कुछ
|
|
some
|
नमकीन
|
noun m.
|
salty
snack
|
क्यों
|
|
why
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क्यों
नहीं
|
|
Why not?
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अदरक
|
noun f.
|
ginger
|
होटल
|
noun m.
|
hotel
|
वहीं
|
|
right
there ( वहाँ
+ ही )
|
किस
|
oblique
form of क्या
|
[in]
what
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शहनाज़ होठल
|
proper
noun
|
"Shahnaz Hotel"
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X के
पास
|
postposition
(compound)
|
in the
possession of X, "X has", near X
|
आपके
पास
|
|
"you
have"
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नक़्शा
|
noun m.
|
map,
design, sign
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मेरे
पास
|
|
"I
have"
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ज़रूर
|
adverb
|
certainly
|
शुक्रिया
|
|
Thank
You
|
अभी
|
adverb
|
right
now ( अब
+ ही )
|
सुन्दर
|
adjective
|
beautiful
|
अरे!
|
interjection, expression of surprise
|
Hey! Oh!
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तसवीर
|
noun f.
|
picture
|
X के
अंदर
|
postposition
(compound)
|
in,
inside of X
|
इधर
|
|
here,
this way
|
उधर
|
|
there,
that way
|
लाल
क़िला
|
proper
noun
|
Red Fort
|
पुराना
|
adj.
|
old
|
पुरानी
दिल्ली
|
noun
|
Old
Delhi
|
जामा
मस्जिद
|
noun
|
Main
Mosque
|
मसजिद, मस्जिद
|
noun m.
|
mosque
|
बिरला
मन्दिर
|
proper
noun
|
Birla
Temple
|
मन्दिर
|
noun m.
|
temple
|
बहाई
टैम्पल
|
proper
noun
|
Baha'i
Temple
|
कल
|
noun m.
|
tomorrow,
yesterday
|
आज
|
noun m.
|
today
|
इन
|
oblique
form of ये
|
[in]
these
|
मूर्ति
|
noun f.
|
statue,
image
|
X के
पीछे
|
postposition
(compound)
|
behind X
|
लोग
|
noun m.
|
people
|
नई
दिल्ली
|
proper
noun
|
New
Delhi
|
नया
|
adj.
|
new
|
पार्लियामैण्ट
|
noun m.
|
parliament
|
राष्ट्रपति
भवन
|
noun
|
Rashtrapati
Bhavan (President's House)
|
इमारत
|
noun f.
|
building
|
चीज़
|
noun f.
|
thing
|
पुल
|
noun m.
|
bridge
|
दरियागंज
|
proper
noun
|
Daryaganj (an area of Old Delhi)
|
X के
सामने
|
postposition
(compound)
|
in front
of X
|
मशहूर
|
adj.
|
famous
|
गिलास
|
noun m.
|
glass
|
चीनी
|
noun f.
|
sugar
|
दूध
|
noun m.
|
milk
|
लेकिन
|
conjunction
|
but
|
ताँगा
|
noun f.
|
horse-cart
|
कहानी
|
noun f.
|
story
|
राजधानी
|
noun f.
|
capital
|
प्यारा
|
adj.
|
lovely
|
गली
|
noun f.
|
street
|
दिल
|
noun m.
|
heart
|
लोटस
टैम्पल
|
proper
noun
|
Lotus
Temple
|
कौन कौन
|
interrogative pronoun
|
who (all)?
|
बेटी
|
noun f.
|
daughter
|
बेटा
|
noun m.
|
son
|
पति
|
noun m.
|
husband
|
पति
देव
|
noun m.
|
"respected
husband"
|
पत्नी
|
noun f.
|
wife
|
रक्षाबंधन
|
proper
noun
|
brother-sister
holiday
|
भाई
|
noun m.
|
brother
|
बहिन
|
noun f.
|
sister
|
प्रेम
|
noun m.
|
love
|
त्योहार
|
noun m.
|
holiday
|
राखी
|
noun f.
|
thread
tied by a sister on her brother's wrist
|
Verbs
रहना
|
to stay,
to live
|
लाना
|
to bring
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डालना
|
to put
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कहना
|
to say
|
पीना
|
to drink
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बाँधना
|
to tie
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