Hindi - This house is big

We just learned that in Hindi we are surprised is हम हैरान हैं (ham hairaan hain).

Let's learn about some of the things we see every day.

To say this house is big in Hindi you say यह घर बड़ा है (yah ghar bada hai).

In Hindi you are really saying "This house big is".

This - यह (yah) - sounds like yah - 文A

house - घर (ghar) - The "gh" in this sounds sort of like g-huh as one sound, gh-ah-r - 文A

big - बड़ा (bada) - sounds like bah-dah - 文A

is - है (hai) - sounds like hay - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Nyumba hii ni kubwa

Russian: Этот дом большой (Etot dom bol'shoy)
Norwegian: Dette huset er stort

Greek: Αυτό το σπίτι είναι μεγάλο (Aftó to spíti eínai megálo)

ASL: This house is big

Italian: Questa casa è grande

German: Das Haus ist groß

Spanish: Esta casa es grande

French: Cette maison est grande

Hindi - We are surprised

We just learned that in Hindi I am happy is म्हानै खुशी होई (mhaanai khushee hoee),
you are sad is आप दुखी हैं (aap dukhee hain),
he is angry is वह क्रोधित है (vah krodhit hai), and they are excited is वे उत्साहित हैं (ve utsaahit hain).

Let's learn how to say we are surprised.

We - हम (ham) - Sounds like hah-m - 文A


Surprised - हैरान (hairaan)- Sounds like hay-drah-n - 文A


Are - हैं (hain)- Sounds like hay - 文A


All together हम हैरान हैं (ham hairaan hain) - Sounds like hah-m hay-drah-n hay-n


(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Tunashangaa

Russian: Мы удивлены (My udivleny)

Norwegian: Vi er overrasket

Greek: Είναι έκπληκτοι (Eínai ékpliktoi)

ASL: We are surprised

German: Wir sind begeistert

Spanish: Estamos sorprendido

French: Nous sommes surpris

Hindi - They are excited

We just learned that in Hindi I am happy is म्हानै खुशी होई (mhaanai khushee hoee),
you are sad is आप दुखी हैं (aap dukhee hain),
and he is angry is वह क्रोधित है (vah krodhit hai).

Let's learn how to say they are excited.

They - वे (ve) - Sounds like vay - 文A


Excited - उत्साहित (utsaahit)- Sounds like oo-t-sah-hit - 文A


Are - हैं (hain)- Sounds like hay - 文A


All together वे उत्साहित हैं (ve utsaahit hain) - Sounds like vay oo-t-sah-hit hay


(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Wanafurahi

Russian: Они взволнованы (Oni vzvolnovany)

Norwegian: De er begeistret

Greek: Είναι ενθουσιασμένοι

ASL: They are excited

Italian: Sono eccitati

German: Sie sind aufgeregt

Spanish: Ellos estan emocionados

French: Ils sont excité

Hindi - He is angry

We just learned that in Hindi I am happy is म्हानै खुशी होई (mhaanai khushee hoee), and you are sad is आप दुखी हैं (aap dukhee hain).

Now let's learn how to say He is angry.

वह क्रोधित है (vah krodhit hai)

He - वह (vah) - sounds like vah - 文A

angry - क्रोधित (krodhit) - Sounds like kroh-dit - 文A

is - है (hai) - Sounds like hah-see-rah - 文A


So all together वह क्रोधित है (vah krodhit hai) sounds like vah kroh-dit hay.


(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Ana hasira

Russian: Он сердится (On serditsya)

Norwegian: Han er sint

Greek: Είναι θυμωμένος

ASL: He is angry

Italian: Lui è arrabbiato

German: Er ist wütend

Spanish: Él está enojado

French: Il est en colère

Hindi - You are sad

We just learned that in Hindi I am happy is म्हानै खुशी होई (mhaanai khushee hoee).

Now let's learn how to say You are sad.

आप दुखी हैं (aap dukhee hain)

In Hindi you say something like "You sad are".

You - आप (aap) - sounds like ah-p - 文A

sad - दुखी (dukhee) - Sounds like doo-kee - 文A


are - हैं (hain) - Sounds like hay - 文A



So all together आप दुखी हैं (aap dukhee hain) sounds like ah-p doo-kee hay.



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Una huzuni

Russian: Ты грустный (Ty grustnyy)

Norwegian: du er lei deg

Greek: Είσαι λυπημενος (Eísai lypimenos)

ASL: You are sad

Italian: Sei triste

German: Sie sind traurig

Spanish: Estas triste

French: Vous êtes triste

Hindi - I am happy

Last time we learned that the Hindi words for horse, sheep and duck are घोड़ा (ghoda), भेड़ (bhed), and बत्तख (battakh).

Let's learn how to say I am happy in Hindi!

म्हानै खुशी होई (mhaanai khushee hoee) - sounds like mah-hah-nee kuh-shee hoo-ee
- 文A




(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Nina furaha

Russian: Я (ya), счастлив (schastliv)

Norwegian: jeg er glad

Greek: Είμαι (Eímai) χαρούμενος (charoúmenos)

ASL: I am happy

Italian: Sono felice

German: Ich bin glücklich

Spanish: Estoy feliz

French: Je suis heureux

Hindi - Horse, Sheep, Duck

We already know that in Hindi, dog is कुत्ता (kutta) and cat is बिल्ली (billee),
cow is गाय (gaay), chicken is मुर्गी (murgee), and pig is सुअर (suar).

Let's learn more animals!

horse - घोड़ा (ghoda) - sounds like gh-oh-dah - 文A


sheep - भेड़ (bhed) - b-heh - 文A


duck - बत्तख (battakh) - bah-tah-k - 文A




(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: farasi, kondoo, bata

Russian: лошадь (loshad'), овца (ovtsa), утка (utka)

Norwegian: hest, sau, and

Greek: άλογο, πρόβατα, πάπια

ASL: horse, sheep, duck

German: Pferd, Schaf, Ente

Spanish:caballo, oveja, pato

French:French - cheval, mouton, canard

Hindi - Cow, chicken, pig

We just learned that black white brown and gray in Hindi is काला (kaala), सफेद (saphed), भूरा (bhoora), ग्रे (gre).

We already know that in Hindi, dog is कुत्ता (kutta) and cat is बिल्ली (billee).

Now let's learn about some farm animals!

cow - गाय (gaay) - sounds like gah-ee - 文A

chicken - मुर्गी (murgee) - sounds like moo-edr-ghee - 文A

pig - सुअर (suar) - sounds like soo-eh-r - 文A





(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: ng'ombe, kuku, nguruwe

Russian: корова (korova)курица (kuritsa), свинья (svin'ya)

Norwegian: ku, kylling, gris

Greek: αγελάδα, κοτόπουλο, χοίρο

ASL: cow, chicken, pig

Italian: mucca, pollo, maiale

German: Kuh, Huhn, Schwein

Spanish: vaca, pollo, cerdo

French: vache, poulet, porc

Hindi - Black, White, Brown, Gray

We just learned that in Hindi, red, orange and yellow are लाल (laal), नारंगी (naarangee), पीला (peela), and green, blue, purple, pink are हरा (hara), नीला (neela), बैंगनी (bainganee), गुलाबी (gulaabee).

Let's learn some more colors!

black - काला (kaala) - sounds like kah-lah - 文A

white - सफेद (saphed) - sounds like sah-fay-d - 文A

brown - भूरा (bhoora) - sounds like boo-drah - 文A

gray - ग्रे (gre) - sounds like gray - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: nyeusi, nyeupe, , kahawia, kijivu

Russian: черный (chernyy), белый (belyy), коричневый (korichnevyy), серый (seryy)

Norwegian: svart, hvit, brun, grå

Greek: μαύρο, λευκό, καφέ, γκρι

ASL: black, white, brown, gray

Italian: nero, bianco, marrone, grigio

German: schwarz, weiß, braun, grau

Spanish: negro, blanco, marrón, gris

French: noir, blanc, brun, gris

Hindi - Green, Blue, Purple, Pink

We just learned that in Hindi, red, orange and yellow are लाल (laal), नारंगी (naarangee), पीला (peela).

Let's learn more colors!

green - हरा (hara) - sounds like ha-dah - 文A


blue - नीला (neela) - sounds like nee-lah - 文A


purple - बैंगनी (bainganee) - sounds like bah-een-gah-nee - 文A


pink - गुलाबी (gulaabee) - sounds like goo-lah-bee - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: kijani, bluu, zambarau, nyekundu

Russian: зеленый (zelenyy), синий (siniy), фиолетовый (fioletovyy), розовый (rozovyy)

Norwegian: grønn, blå, lilla, rosa

Greek: πράσινο, μπλε, μοβ, ροζ

ASL: green, blue, purple, pink

Italian: verde, blu, viola, rosa

German: grün, blau, lila, rosa

Spanish: verde, azul, morado, rosa

French: vert, bleu, violet, rose

Hindi - Red, Orange, Yellow

We just learned about the alphabet in Hindi.

Now let's learn some colors!

red - लाल (laal) - sounds like lah-l - 文A


orange - नारंगी (naarangee) - sounds like nah-rah-n-gee - 文A


yellow - पीला (peela) - sounds like pee-lah - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: nyekundu, machungwa, manjano

Russian: красный (krasnyy), оранжевый (oranzhevyy), желтый (zheltyy)

Norwegian: rød, oransje, gul

Greek: κόκκινο, πορτοκαλί, κίτρινο

ASL: red, orange, yellow

Italian: rosso, arancione, giallo

German: rot, orange, gelb

Spanish: rojo, naranja, amarillo

French: rouge, orange, jaune

Hindi Alphabet

We just learned how to Count to ten in Hindi.

The Hindi alphabet looks very different from the English one, and it is called "Devanagari".
The vowels look like this: अ, अं1, ॲ / ऍ, इ, उ, ऋ, ऌ4, ए, ओ, प, पं, पि, पु, पृ, पॢ, पॅ, पे, पो
and the consonants look like this: क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह
There are 33 consonants and 14 vowels.

All of the letters have a bar at the top of them, and when the letters make up a word the lines at the top connect for that word, like the word namaste: नमस्ते



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

The Swahili alphabet: a, b, ch, d, dh, e, f, g, gh, i, j, k, kh, l, m, n, ng', ny, o, p, r, s, sh, t, th, ts, u, v, w, y, z

The Russian alphabet: Аа, Бб, Вв, Гг, Дд, Ее, Ёё, Жж, Зз, Ии, Йй, Кк, Лл, Мм, Нн, Оо, Пп, Рр, Сс, Тт, Уу, Фф, Хх, Цц, Чч, Шш, Щщ, Ыы, Ээ, Юю, Яя

The Norwegian alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Æ, Ø, Å The Greek alphabet: Α, Β, Γ, Δ, Ε, Ζ, Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ, Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ, Σ, Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω

ASL alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

The Italian alphabet looks the same as the English alphabet.

The German alphabet has the letters ä, ö, ü, ß

The Spanish alphabet:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I, J, K, L, LL, M, N, Ñ O, P, Q, R, RR, S, T, U V, W, X, Y, Z

The French alphabet:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I, J, K, L, M, N O, P, Q, R, S, T, U V, W, X, Y, Z

Hindi - Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

We learned in Hindi that 1-5 is एक (ek), दो (do), तीन (teen), चार (chaar), पांच (paanch).

Now let's count up to ten!

6 छह (chhah) - sounds like ch-ay - 文A

7 सात (saat) - sounds sah-t - 文A

8 आठ (aath) - sounds like ah-t - 文A

9 नौ (nau) - sounds like no-ah - 文A

10 दस (das) - sounds like dah-s - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Do you remember how to say it in other languages?

Swahili: sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi

Russian: шесть (shest'), семь (sem'), восемь (vosem'), девять (devyat'), десять (desyat')

Norwegian: seks, syv, åtte, ni, ti

Greek: έξι, εφτά, οχτώ, εννέα, δέκα

ASL: Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Italian: sei, setto, otto, nove, dieci

German: seis, sieben, acht, neun, zehn

Spanish: seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez

French: six, sept, huit, neuf, dix

Hindi - One, two, three, four, five

We just learned that dog and cat in Hindi is कुत्ता (kutta) and बिल्ली (billee)

Let's count to five in Hindi!

1 एक (ek) - sounds like ay-k 文A

2 दो (do) - sounds like doh 文A

3 तीन (teen) - sounds like tee-n 文A

4 चार (chaar) - sounds like chah-r 文A

5 पांच (paanch) - sounds like pah-nch 文A




(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano

Russian: раз (raz), два (dva), три (tri), четыре (chetyre), пять (pyat')

Norwegian: en, to, tre, fire, fem

Greek: ένα (éna), δύο (dýo), τρία (tría), τέσσερα (téssera), πέντε (pénte)

ASL: One, two, three, four, five

Italian: uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque

German: Ein, zwei, drei, veir, fünf

Spanish: Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco

French: Un, deaux, trois, quatre, cinq

Hindi - Dog, Cat

We just learned that to ask if someone speaks Hindi you say क्या आप हिंदी बोलते हैं? (kya aap hindee bolate hain?)?.

To say dog in Hindi, you say कुत्ता (kutta) and it sounds like kuh-tah 文A


To say cat in Hindi, you say बिल्ली (billee) and it sounds like bill-ee 文A


Also in Hindi, cats say myaau myaaoo and dogs say bho bho


(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: mbwa, paka

Russian: собака (sobaka), кошка (koshka)

Norwegian: hund, katt

Greek: σκύλος (skýlos), γάτα (gáta)

ASL: dog, cat

Italian: cane, gatto

German: Hunt, Katze

Spanish: perro, gato

French: chien, chat

Hindi - Do you speak Hindi?

Remember that to say please, you're welcome in Hindi, you say कृपया (krpaya), आपका स्वागत है (aapaka svaagat hai).

To ask if someone speaks Hindi, you say:

क्या आप हिंदी बोलते हैं? (kya aap hindee bolate hain?) which sounds like kee-yah ah-p hin-dee boh-lah-tay hay-n 文A


To say yes you would say हां (haan) which sounds like hah 文A


or to say no you would say नहीं (nahin) which sounds like neh-hee 文A




(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Unazungumza kiswahili?

Russian: Ты говоришь по-русски? (Ty govorish' po russki), Вы говорите по русски (Vy govorishtay po russki)

Norwegian: Kan du norsk?

Greek: Μιλατε ελληνικα? (Milate ellinika?)

ASL: Do you speak ASL?

Italian: Parli italiano?

German: Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

Spanish: ¿Hablas español?

French: parlez-vous français?

Hindi - Please, You're Welcome

Remember that to say thank you in Hindi, you say Asante.

To say please in Hindi is कृपया (krpaya) - Sounds like k-ree-pee-ah. 文A

To say you're welcome, you say आपका स्वागत है (aapaka svaagat hai) - Sounds like ah-p-kah s-wah-gah-t hay. 文A




(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: tafadhali, karibu

Russian: пожалуйста (pozhaluysta)

Norwegian: Vær så snill, Værsågod

Greek: Παρακαλώ (Parakaló)

ASL: Please, You're Welcome

German: bitte, bitte schön

Spanish: Por favor, de nada

French: s'il vous plait, de rien

Hindi - Very good thanks, and you?

We just learned to say How are you? in Hindi, आप कैसे हैं (aap kaise hain?)

and Very good thanks is बहुत अच्छा धन्यवाद। (bahut achchha dhanyavaad)

To be polite you should also ask how the other person is doing.

And you? - और आप? (aur aap) - sounds like or ah-p 文A




(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Sijambo asante / Safi asante. Hujambo / unakuwaje / Na wewe

Russian: Спасибо Хорошо (Spasibo khorosho). А вы? (A vy?) / А ты? (A ty?)

Norwegian: Veldig bra takk. Og du?

Greek: Πολύ καλά, ευχαριστώ. εσύ? (Polý kalá, efcharistó)

ASL: Very Good Thanks, and You?

Italian: Molto bene, grazie.

German: Sehr gut, danke. Und Sie?

Spanish: Muy bien gracias. ¿Y tú?

French: Très bien, merci. Et vous?

Hindi - How are you?

We just learned some greetings in Hindi, like नमस्ते (namaste) and अलविदा (alavida) and शुभ प्रभात (shubh prabhaat), नमस्कार (namaskaar), सुसंध्या (susandhya), शुभ रात्रि (shubh raatri).

To say How are you? in Hindi you would say:

आप कैसे हैं? (aap kaise hain?) - sounds like ah-p kay-see hay-in 文A


To respond and say Very good thanks, you would say:

बहुत अच्छा धन्यवाद। (bahut achchha dhanyavaad) - sounds like bah-hut ah-chah dah-n-yay-vah-d 文A




(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Hujambo, Unakuwaje, Sijambo asante, Safi asante

Russian: Как дела? (kak dela), Спасибо Хорошо (Spasibo khorosho)

Norwegian: Hvordan har du det? Veldig bra takk.

Greek: Γειά σου (Geiá sou), Χαίρετε (Chairete), Αντίο (Antío), Καλημέρα (Kaliméra), Καλησπέρα (Kalispéra), Καληνυχτα - (Kalinychta)

ASL: How are you?

Italian: Come va? Molto bene, grazie.

German: Wie geht es Ihnen? Sehr gut, danke.

Spanish: ¿Cómo estás? Muy bien, gracias.

French: Comment allez-vous? Très bien, merci.

Hindi - Good Morning

We just learned a few ways to say hello and goodbye in Hindi, like नमस्ते (namaste) and अलविदा (alavida).

Sometimes you might want to say good morning, good afternoon, or good night.

Habari is a way to say hello that means "How is the news", Za means "for", and Asubuhi means "morning".
So sometimes to say good morning people will say Habari za asubuhi, which really means "How is the news for morning".

Good Morning - शुभ प्रभात (shubh prabhaat) - sounds like shoo-b p-drah-b-hah-t 文A

Good Day - नमस्कार (namaskaar) - sounds like nah-m-skah-r 文A

Good Evening - सुसंध्या (susandhya) - sounds like soo-sen-d-yah 文A

Good Night - शुभ रात्रि (shubh raatri) - sounds like shoo-b-rah-t-ree 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Habari za asubuhi, Habari za mchana, Habari za jioni, Habari za usiku

Russian: Доброе утро (Dobroye utro), Добрый день (Dobryy den), Добрый вечер (Dobryy vecher), Доброй ночи (Dobroy nochi)

Norwegian: God morgen, God dag, God ettermiddag, God kveld, God natt

Greek: Καλημέρα (Kaliméra), Καλησπέρα (Kalispéra), Καληνυχτα (Kalinychta)

ASL: Good Morning, Good Day, Good Evening, Good Night

Italian: buongiorno, buon pomeriggio, buonasera, buona notte

German: Guten Morgen, Guten Tag, Guten Abend, Gute Nacht

Spanish: Buenos días, buenos tardes, buenas noches

French: bonjour, bonsoir, bonne nuit