2.2: Greetings and Introductions
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Vocabulary 1. List of words for formal and informal greetings
| Hindi | Transliteration | English meaning |
| नमस्ते n.m. | namaste | Hello |
| क्या pron. & adj. | kyaa | What |
| हाल n.m. | haal | Condition/Situation |
| क्या हाल है? | kyaa haal hai? | How are you (informal) |
| सब adj. | sab | All |
| ठीक adj. | Thiik | Okay |
| सब ठीक है | sab Thiik hai. | All is well |
| और conj. | aur | And |
| तुम pron. | tum | You (Informal) |
| मैं pron. | main | I |
| भी adv. & conj. | bhii | too |
| चलना v.it. | chalanaa | to walk/to go |
| फिर adj. | phir | again |
| मिलना v.it | milanaa | to meet/to see |
Instructor Video: Basic Greetings
Introductions
Vocabulary 2. Introduction
| Hindi | Transliteration | English |
| परिचय n.m. | parichay | Introduction |
| आपका adj. | aapkaa | Your (Honorific/Formal) |
| नाम n.m. | naam | Name |
| मेरा pron. | meraa | My |
| कहाँ adv. | kahaan | Where |
| से pp. | se | From |
| आप pron. | aap | You (Honorific/Formal) |
| कितना adj. | kitnaa | How much/many |
| साल n.m. | saal | year |
| की pp. | kii | ‘s (of). Example: मैं बीस साल का हूँ| “I am of 20 years old.” |
| उम्र n.f. | umr | Age |
| यह pron. | ye | S/he, This |
| लड़का n.m. | laRakaa | Boy |
| कौन pron. & adj. | kaun | Who |
| अच्छा adj. | achchhaa | Good/Well |
| धन्यवाद n.m. | dhanyawaad | Thanks |
| मिलना v.it | milnaa | To meet |
| ख़ुशी n.f. | khushii | Happiness |
| मुझे pron. | mujhe | To me (Dative case form of I) |
| अंग्रेज़ी n.f. | angrezii | English |
| राजनीति शास्त्र n.m. | raajniiti shaastr | Political Science |
| अर्थ शास्त्र n.m. | arth shaastr | Economics |
Reading: परिचय “Introduction”
Context: Vidya walked in her Hindi class first day, and meet Shilpaa and Peter.
| Name | Hindi | Transliteration | English |
| विद्या: | नमस्ते ! | namaste! | Hello! |
| शिल्पा: | नमस्ते ! | namaste! | Hello! |
| विद्या: | आपका नाम क्या है? | aapkaa naam kyaa hai? | What is your name? |
| शिल्पा: | मेरा नाम शिल्पा है| और आपका? | meraa naam shilpaa hai. aur aapkaa? | My name is Shilpa. And yours? |
| विद्या: | मेरा नाम विद्या है| | meraa naam Vidya hai. | My name is Vidya. |
| शिल्पा: | आप कहाँ से हैं? | aap kahaan se hain? | Where are you from? |
| विद्या: | मैं मिशिगन से हूँ | आप कहाँ से हैं ? | main Michigan se hoon. aap kahaan se hain? | I am from Michigan. Where are you from? |
| शिल्पा: | मैं शिकागो से हूँ | | main Chicago se hoon. | I am from Chicago. |
| विद्या: | आप कितने साल की हैं? | aap kitane saal kii hain? | How old are you? |
| शिल्पा: | मैं बीस साल की हूँ| आपकी उम्र कितनी है? | main biis saal kii hoon. aapkii umr kitanii hai? | I am 20. What is your age? |
| विद्या: | मैं इक्कीस (साल) की हूँ | | main ikkiis (saal) kii hoon. | I am 21. |
| शिल्पा: | आपका मेजर क्या है? | aapkaa major kyaa hai? | What is your major? |
| विद्या: | मेरा मेजर अंग्रेज़ी है| और आपका ? | meraa major angrezii hai. aur aapakaa? | My major is English. And yours? |
| शिल्पा: | मेरा मेजर राजनीति शास्त्र है| | meraa major raajaniiti shaastra hai. | My major is Political science. |
| विद्या: | यह लड़का कौन है? | ye laRakaa kaun hai? | Who is this boy? |
| शिल्पा: | यह पीटर है| | ye Peter hai. | He is Peter. |
| विद्या: | नमस्ते पीटर ! | namaste Peter! | Hello Peter! |
| पीटर: | नमस्ते ! आपका नाम क्या है ? | namaste! aapkaa naam kyaa hai? | Hello! What is your name? |
| विद्या: | मैं विद्या हूँ| आप कैसे हैं? | main vidyaa hoon. aap kaise hain? | I am Vidya. How are you? |
| पीटर: | मैं अच्छा हूँ| और आप? | main achchhaa hoon. aur aap? | I am well. and you? |
| विद्या: | मैं भी अच्छी हूँ, धन्यवाद ! आपकी उम्र कितनी है? | main bhii achchhii hoon, Thanks! aapkii umr kitanii hai. | I am well too. Thanks! What is your age? |
| पीटर: | मैं उन्नीस साल का हूँ| आपका मेजर क्या है ? | main unniis saal kaa hoon. aapakaa major kyaa hai? | I am 19 years old. What is your major? |
| विद्या: | मेरा मेजर अंग्रेज़ी है, और आपका? | meraa major angrezii hai, aur aapakaa? | My major is English. And yours? |
| पीटर: | मेरा भी | | meraa bhii. | Mine too. |
| विद्या: | आप से मिलकर ख़ुशी हुई | | aap se milakar khushii huii. | Nice to meet you. |
| पीटर: | मुझे भी, नमस्ते ! | mujhe bhii, namaste! | Me too, Bye! |
| विद्या: | नमस्ते ! | namaste! | Bye! |
Please watch the following video and listen to the above conversation and check your reading and pronunciation.
Instructor Video: परिचय
Test Yourself
https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/ll151/?p=757
https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/ll151/?p=757
Question & Answer
https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/ll151/?p=757
धन्यवाद!