2.3: Informal Conversations
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Context: Hrithik and Vidya are friends and study together in a school. They saw each other in school before going to their class.
| Name | Hindi | Transliteration | English |
| ऋतिक: | नमस्ते ! | namaste! | Hello! |
| विद्या: | नमस्ते ! | namaste! | Hello! |
| ऋतिक: | क्या हाल है? | kyaa haal hai? | How are you? |
| विद्या: | सब ठीक है | और तुम? | sab Thiik hai. aur tum? | All is well. and you? |
| ऋतिक: | मैं भी ठीक हूँ| | main bhii Thiik hoon. | I am well too. |
| विद्या: | क्लास चलें? | class chalen? | Should we go to class? |
| ऋतिक: | चलो | | chalo. | Let’s go. |
क्लास के बाद “After the class.” |
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| विद्या: | फिर मिलेंगे, नमस्ते ! | phir milenge, namaste! | See you again, Bye! |
| ऋतिक: | ठीक है, नमस्ते ! | Thiik hai, namaste! | Okay, Bye! |
Listening: Please watch the following video and listen to the above conversation and check your reading and pronunciation.
Instructor Video: Informal Conversation
Activity
Please find a friend who speaks Hindi and/or a native speaker and practice this conversation with her/him. Please also record your conversation. After recording you can download your recording to share with your friends/teachers for feedback. This is also good for self-reflection.
https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/ll151/?p=759
Informal Conversation: Asking for Phone Number & eMail
Vocabulary 3. Learn Hindi Number 0-10
| Hindi | English | Hindi | Transliteration |
| ० | 0 | शून्य | shunya |
| १ | 1 | एक | ek |
| २ | 2 | दो | do |
| ३ | 3 | तीन | tiin |
| ४ | 4 | चार | chaar |
| ५ | 5 | पांच | paanch |
| ६ | 6 | छ:/छे | chhah/chhe |
| ७ | 7 | सात | saat |
| ८ | 8 | आठ | aaTh |
| ९ | 9 | नौ | nau |
| १० | 10 | दस | das |
Reading: Informal Conversation – Asking for phone number and email address
Context: Hindi teacher assigned a group work and puts Shilpa and Peter in one group. Now Shilpa and Peter need to exchange their e.mail address and phone number.
| Name | Hindi | Transliteration | English |
| शिल्पा: | हेलो पीटर! क्या चल रहा है? | Hello Peter! kyaa chal rahaa hai? | Hello Peter! What is going on? |
| पीटर: | नमस्ते शिल्पा, सब ठीक है| क्या हाल है? | namaste Shilpaa, sab Thiik hai| kyaa haal hai? | Hellp Shilpa, All is well. How are you? |
| शिल्पा: | सब ठीक है| अच्छा, आपका ई.मेल एड्रेस क्या है? | sab Thiik hai| achchhaa, aapkaa e.mail address kyaa hai? | All is well. Okay, what is your e.mail address? |
| पीटर: | मेरा ई.मेल एड्रेस peter@gmail.com है| और आपका? | meraa e.mail address peter@gmail.com hai. aur aapkaa? | My e.mail address is peter@gmail.com. And yours? |
| शिल्पा: | मेरा ई.मेल एड्रेस shilpaa@gmail.com है| | meraa e.mail address shilpaa@gmail.com hai. | My e.mail address is shilpaa@gmail.com. |
| पीटर: | आपका फ़ोन नंबर क्या है? | aapkaa phone number kyaa hai? | What is your phone number? |
| शिल्पा: | मेरा फ़ोन नंबर 555-xxx-xxxx है| और आपका? | meraa phone number 555-xxx-xxxx hai. aur aapkaa? | My phone number is 555-xxx-xxx. And yours? |
| पीटर: | मेरा फ़ोन नंबर 555-xxx-xxxx है| | meraa phone number 555-xxx-xxx hai. | My phone number is 555-xxx-xxx. |
| शिल्पा: | धन्यवाद ! फिर मिलेंगे, नमस्ते | | dhanyawaad! phir milenge, namaste. | Thanks! See you again, Bye. |
| पीटर: | अच्छा, बाय! | achchhaa, bye! | Okay, Bye! |
Listening: Please watch the following video and listen to the above conversation and check your reading and pronunciation.
Instructor Video: Asking for contact information
Test Yourself
https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/ll151/?p=759
Activities
In your classroom and/or outside the classroom, identify 2-3 Hindi learners/speakers. Introduce yourself, and ask questions in Hindi such as name, major, age, where is s/he from, phone number, and e.mail address. In addition to these 6 questions, please try to create 2-4 more questions based on your own creativity.
| दोस्त 1 | दोस्त 2 | दोस्त 3 | ||
| 1 | आपका नाम क्या है? | |||
| 2 | आप कहाँ से हैं? | |||
| 3 | आप कहाँ रहते/रहती हैं? | |||
| 4 | आपकी उम्र क्या है? | |||
| 5 | आपका मेजर क्या है? | |||
| 6 | आपका फ़ोन नंबर क्या है? | |||
| 7 | आपका ई.मेल एड्रेस क्या है? |
धन्यवाद !