2.5: Study Abroad
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Formal Conversation: Study Abroad
Jen is a Hindi student at one of the universities in America and planning to go to India for three months to learn Hindi. In India, she is going to stay with a host family. She is planning to send her host family a video introducing herself. Before she makes the video, she wrote her script.
Vocabulary 4 and Reading
Hindi | Transliteration | English |
प्रिये adj. | priye | Dear |
मेज़बान adj. | mezabaan | Host |
परिवार n.m. | pariwaar | Family |
बाईस adj. | baaiis | twenty two |
साल n.m. | saal | year |
विश्वविद्यालय n.m. | vishwa-vidyaalay | University |
छात्रा n.f. | chhaatraa | Student (female) |
मेरा adj. | meraa | My |
मेजर n.m. | major | Major |
संगीत n.m. | sangiit | Music |
राज्य n.m. | raajy | State |
मगर conj. | magar | But |
रहना v.it. | rahanaa | To live |
लोग n.m. | log | People |
मिलना v.it. | milanaa | To meet |
x के लिए pp. | X ke liye | For X |
बहुत adj. & adv. | bahut | Very |
उत्साहित adj. | utsaahit | Excited |
आपकी adj. | aapakii | Yours |
अतिथी n.m. | atithii | Guest |
प्रिये मेज़बान परिवार,
नमस्ते! मेरा नाम जेन है| मैं बाईस साल की हूँ| मैं एक विश्वविद्यालय में छात्रा हूँ| मेरा मेजर संगीत है| मैं अमेरिका के विस्कॉन्सिन राज्य से हूँ, मगर, मैं न्यु-यॉर्क में रहती हूँ| मेरा फ़ोन नंबर 555-xxx-xxxx है| मेरा ई.मेल एड्रेस jen@gmail.com है| मैं आप लोगों से मिलने के लिए बहुत उत्साहित हूँ| आपकी अतिथी जेन |
Test Yourself
Question Answer
Based on the above reading about Jen. Please answer the following questions.
https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/ll151/?p=1284
Activity
Imagine that you are meeting someone new either on social media or face-to-face. Please introduce yourself and end by saying “Nice to meet you, bye.” You can record yourself and share this with your friends/teacher and also on social media.
https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/ll151/?p=1284
धन्यवाद !