A Door Into Hindi: Lesson 9

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A Door Into Hindi

Lesson 9

Vocabulary

 

Characters' Names:

कमला

राजू

शाह जहाँ

मुमताज़

Place Name:

आगरा

ताज महल

 

हमेशा

adverb

always

दाल

noun f.

lentil soup

और

adverb

more

दूँ

verb (subjunctive form)

give (subjunctive of देना)

दे दो

compound verb in imperative

give

केवल

adverb/adjective

only

मज़ेदार

adj.

tasty

पकाना

verb

to cook

अचार

noun m.

pickle

चावल

noun f.

rice

रोटी

noun f.

bread

कौनसी

 

which (kind)

रंग

noun m.

color

जादू

noun m.

magic

ड्राइवर

noun m.

driver

चला कर

 

having driven

V- कर

verb suffix

having V-ed

कमाना

verb

earn

झूठ

noun m.

lie, falsehood

सच

noun m.

truth

प्रेमी

noun m.

beloved

प्रेमिका

noun f.

beloved

कहना

verb

to say

बादशाह

noun m.

emperor

समझना

verb

to understand

कब

 

when?

रहना

verb

to live

असली

adj.

real

समय

noun m.

time

किस समय

 

(at) what time?

शाम

noun f.

evening

बजा

noun m.

"o'clock"

कितने बजे

 

(at) what time?

कर के

 

having done

बाहर

adverb

outside, out

पत्नी

noun f.

wife

रात

noun f.

night

कोई नहीं

 

nobody

मक़बरा

noun f.

tomb

क़ब्र

noun f.

grave

प्यारा

adj.

beloved

के बराबर

pp.

next to, beside

सोना

verb

to sleep

बुलाना

verb

to call

कुछ नहीं

 

nothing

सब कुछ

 

everything

सचमुच

adverb

truly, really