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8.5: Reading/Listening 3- शुभकामनाएँ

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    शुभकामनाएँ “Well Wishes”

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    Pre-Reading/Listening Activities

    (a) Please search and make a list of national holidays that are celebrated in India and in America.

    (b) Please discuss how you wish each other on national holidays and try to learn those wishes in Hindi.

    (c) Please learn the following vocabulary

    स्वतंत्रता दिवस n.m. Independence day क्योंकि conj. Because
    हार्दिक adj. Hearty राष्ट्रीय adj. National
    शुभकामनाएँ n.f. Congratulations त्योहार n.m. Festival
    मनाना v.t. To celebrate जगह n.f. Place
    कुछ pron., adj., & adv. a few/some प्रवेश n.m. Entry
    ऐतिहासिक adj. Historical नि:शुल्क adj. Free
    स्थान n.m. Place क्षेत्रीय adj. Regional
    शायद adv. Perhaps गणतंत्रता दिवस n.m. Republic day
    बताना v.t. To tell गाँधी जयन्ती n.f. Gandhi’s birthday
    कोई pron. & adj. Someone ख़ुशी adj. Happiness
    योजना n.f. Plan जन्मदिन n.m. Birthday
    आराम करना v.t. To rest मुबारक adj. Congratulations

    Reading

    शुभकामनाएँ “Well Wishes”

    Context: Hritik, Vidya, and Peter are talking on the independence day about national holidays in India.

    पीटर: नमस्ते ऋतिक, स्वतंत्रता दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ ! Hello Hritik, happy independence day!
    ऋतिक: धन्यवाद पीटर भाई | तुम्हें भी स्वतंत्रता दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ ! तुम स्वतंत्रता दिवस कैसे मनाओगे ? Thanks brother Peter. Happy independence day to you too! How will you celebrate the independence day?
    पीटर: मैं अभी इंडिया गेट से स्वतंत्रता दिवस का परेड देख कर आया हूँ | इसके बाद मैं और मेरे कुछ दोस्त दिल्ली के ऐतिहासिक स्थान देखने जायेंगे | उसके बाद हम शायद बाहर खाना खायें |तुम क्या करोगे ? I am just coming from India gate after watching independence day’s parade. After this, Me and a few of my friends will go to visit some historical places. After that, perhaps, we might eat out. What will you do?
    ऋतिक: क्या बताऊँ? मेरी कोई योजना नहीं है | शायद, मैं घर जाके सोऊँ | What to tell? I have no plans. Perhaps, I might go home and sleep.
    पीटर: अगर तुम चाहो तो हमारे साथ चल सकते हो | If you want you can come with us.
    ऋतिक: नहीं दोस्त, मैं आज आराम करूँगा | मगर यह तो बताओ कि तुम लोग आज ऐतिहासिक स्थान देखने क्यों जा रहे हो ? No friend, I will rest today. But tell me why you all are going to visit historical places today.
    पीटर: क्योंकि हर राष्ट्रीय त्योहार में इन जगहों पर प्रवेश नि:शुल्क होता है | Because entry is free at all these places on national festival/holidays.
    ऋतिक: अरे वाह ! इंडिया में और कौन – कौन से राष्ट्रीय त्योहार हैं ? Oh Wao! What are the other national festivals in India.
    पीटर: हिन्दुस्तान में कई क्षेत्रीय त्योहार हैं, मगर राष्ट्रीय त्योहार सिर्फ़ तीन हैं – स्वतंत्रता दिवस (15 अगस्त), गणतंत्रता दिवस (26 जनवरी), और गाँधी जयन्ती (2 अक्टूबर) | There are many regional festival/holiday, but there are only three national festivals/holidays – independence day (15 August), republic day (26 January), and Gandhi’s birthday (2nd October).
    ऋतिक: बहुत अच्छा ! शायद, मैं भी २ अक्टूबर को इन जगहों पर जाऊँ | Very well ! Perhaps, I too will go to these places on 2nd October.
    पीटर: विद्या, आज तुम उदास क्यों लग रही हो ? क्या तुम्हें स्वतंत्रता दिवस की ख़ुशी नहीं है ? Vidya, why are you looking sad today? Are you not happy on independence day?
    विद्या: नहीं नहीं, ऐसी कोई बात नहीं है | मगर आज मेरा जन्मदिन भी है और सब मुझे स्वतंत्रता दिवस की शुभकामनाएँ दे रहे हैं, जन्मदिन की नहीं | No No, it is not like that. But today is my birthday too, and every one is wishing me happy independence day, and not happy birthday.
    ऋतिक: आज तुम्हारा जन्मदिन है? जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ विद्या ! चलो आज हम सब तुम्हारा जन्मदिन मनायेंगे | Today is your birthday? Happy birthday Vidya! Let’s celebrate your birthday together.
    पीटर: जन्मदिन मुबारक हो, विद्या ! Happy birthday Vidya!
    विद्या: धन्यवाद ! तुम लोगों को भी स्वतंत्रता दिवस की शुभकामनाएँ | Thanks! Happy independence day to you all.

    Listening

    शुभकामनाएँ

    Post-Reading/Listening Activities

    (a) Check your vocabulary

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    धन्यवाद !


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