1. What are the Hindi words for the following?

f Special wwwww- Khaas

ffShop wwwwwwww- Dukaan

ffTrain wwwwwww- Train

ffBreakfast www- Naashtaa

ffGood Morning - Namaste

aaRice wwwwwwww- Chaawal/Bhaat

aaMilk wwwwwwww- Doodh

aaBaby wwwwwwww- Bachchaa

ssSpicy wwwwwww- Masaledaar

bbTea wwwwwwwww- Chaaye

 

2. What are being said here?

ssKKya yeh bahut puraana monument hai?

aaaaIs this an old /historical monument?

hhhhShukriya!

aaaaThank you !

bbbYeh Mithai bahut achcha hai.

aaaaThis dessert is very good.

bbbNamaskaar, aap se milke khushi hui.

ssssHello, glad / nice to meet you!

bbbAgra kis raaste se jaana hoga?

aaaaWhich road should we take to go to Agra?

 

3. Spot the mistakes!

aaacYeh rang bahut andhera hai.

aaaadThe speaker wants to say that a color is dark. The gggdHindi for aaathis dark is gaarha, not andhera. cccdAndhera means darkness.

bbbbYeh paani bahut teekha hai.

aaaaaThe speaker wants to say that the water s/he is dddddrinking is aaaavery hot. This hot in hindi is ddddgaram. Teekha means chilli-hot.

sssscPaani jug-ke upar hai.

aaaaaThis sentence tranlates into "the water is on the hhhhjug". The sssscorrect sentence is Jug mein paani hai hhhhor Paani jug kr andar sssshai.

aaaaMain aapko baat karna chahta hoon.

aaaaaAapko means "to you" but in another sense, ffffe.g.,"Mummy asked me ddddto give this to you." The ddddabove sentence is supposed to mean "I ddddwant to ddddspeak to you." In Hindi, this would be, "Main aapse ddddbaat karna chahta hoon.

aaaaTum payir se khaata hoon.

aaaaaThere are two mistakes here. The sentence could mean aaaaeither aaaa"You eat with your hands" or "I eat with ffffmy hands". In Hindi, aaaathese would be,"Tum haath ssssse khaate ho" and "Main haath se khaata hoon".

 

4.Which of the following words can be said in English when speaking to Indians?

aaaaJuice

ssssssChair

ssssExpensive

aaaaThank you

aaaaSpicy

aaaaaaaaaJuice, chair, Thank you.

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