LESSON 1
Goals: 1. Interrogative “क्या” - What
2. Demonstrative “वह” – That
3. Auxillary verb “है”
Dialogue: वह क्या है?
वह बुक है
What is that?
That is a book
Notes: ‘वह’ is the demonstrative pronoun meaning ‘that’. It should be used when the object
being spoken about is not within reaching distance of the speaker.
The auxillary verb “है” (infinitive “होना” means “am”, “is”, or “are” depending on
the number of the subject. It occurs at the end of the sentence in a simple or a clause.
In an interrogative sentence like “वह क्या है?”. The auxillary “है” is shortened to an
-e and the sentence may sound like this “ये क्या है?”.
Certain words from English language are very frequently used in hindustani. They
may retain their original form as in “बुक” or may be distorted to varying degrees.
e.g.:
चाक
chalk
टेबल
table
बैग
bag
डोर
door
Drills:
1. Repetition
वह पेंसिल है
वह घर है
वह बुक है
वह लड़का है
वह दुकान है
That is a pencil.
That is a house.
That is a book.
That is a boy.
That is a store.