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295 – Electrical Appliances

July 31, 2008 1:37 am in Beginner, Meena, Naraindas, Nathan, Vocabulary Builder by admin

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Everyday you use some electric appliance.  They have become part of our everyday life.  How often do you talk about the television, radio, fan, lamp, computer, etc.  Most of the English words these items are widely understood.  However, there are a few Hindi alternatives that could be worth while to learn. 

 

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English Hindi Pronunciation
electrical appliances विद्युत उपकरण vidyut uhakaran
television टेलीविज़न teliivizan
radio रेडियो rediyo
tape recorder टेप रेकॉर्डर teh jekaardar
iron इस्त्री istrii
ceiling fan छत का पंखा chat kaa pankhaa
mixer मिक्सर miksar
video game विडिओ गेम vidio gem
table lamp टेबल लैम्प tebal leimp
video विडिओ vidio
computer संगणक sanganak
bulb विद्युत दीप vldyut diip
washing machine धुलाई की मशीन dhulaaii kii mashiin
refrigerator प्रशीतक prashiitak
grinder अनाज पीसने की चक्की anaaj piisane ki cakkii

 

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294 – Vehicles

July 30, 2008 1:25 am in Beginner, Meena, Naraindas, Nathan, Vocabulary Builder by admin

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There are lots of different vehicles you will see in India.  You will see cars, buses, trucks, and scooters.  But you will also see less familiar things, like the auto rickshaw.  During my visit to Mumbai, we used the Auto Rickshaw a lot to get a round.  You will see many of them lined up ready to take you were you need to go.

 

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  English Hindi Pronunciation
  vehicles वाहन vaahan
  bullock cart बैलगाड़ी beilgaardii
  horse carriage घोड़ागाड़ी ghordaagaardii
India Trip Pictures 531 cycle साइकिल saaikil
India Trip Pictures 514 scooter स्कूटर skuutr
India Trip Pictures 409 autorickshaw ऑटो रिक्शा aato  rikshaa
India Trip Pictures 938 car मोटर कार motr kaar
  jeep जीप jiip
  bus बस bas
India Trip Pictures 988 truck ट्रक trak
  ambulance रोगी वाहन rogii vaahan
  fire-engine दमकल damakal
  train रेलगाड़ी relgaardii
  airplane वायुयान vaayuyaan
  ship जलयान jalyaan

 

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293 – Workers (Helpers)

July 29, 2008 1:25 am in Beginner, Meena, Naraindas, Nathan, Vocabulary Builder by admin

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In order for society to work, you need many different people.  You need the doctor, nurse, teacher, postman, policeman, etc.  On occasion we need medical help, or need to ask for directions.  Or perhaps you need to mail a letter.  Today’s lesson covers the names of the people that can help..

 

 

English Hindi Pronunciation
our helpers हमारे सहायक hamaari sahaayak
doctor डॉक्टर daaktar
nurse परिचारिका parichaarikaa
potter कुम्हार kumhaar
teacher शिक्षिका shikshikaa
carpenter बढ़ई bardii
tailor दर्जी darjii
blacksmith लोहार lohaar
postman डाकिया dakiyaa
policeman पुलिस का सिपाही pulis kaa sipaahii
farmer किसान kisaan
barber नाई naaii

 

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Here are the previous day’s lessons if you need to review or catch up:

 

And coming up, we will be covering the following topics. 

  • July 30, 2008 – #294 Vehicles
  • July 31, 2008 – #295 Electrical Appliances
  • August 1, 2008 – #296 In Town
  • August 2, 2008 – #297 Things used by students
  • August 3, 2008 – #298 Nature

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292 – Water Animals

July 28, 2008 1:22 am in Beginner, Meena, Naraindas, Nathan, Vocabulary Builder by admin

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What are you likely to see in the water?  Perhaps a turtle, a whale, a dolphin, a fish, a frog?  But what if there was a shark in the water at the beach?  People are saying: “A shark!  A shark!”  But in Hindi!  Might be useful to know the Hindi word.  That is what we learn in today’s ISpeakHindi.com episode.

 

English Hindi Pronunciation
water animals जलचर प्राणी jalchar praanii
turtle कछुआ kachuaa
whale ह्वेल hvel
dolphin डॉल्फिन daalphin
seal सील siil
fish मछली machlii
frog मेंढक mendak
shark शार्क shaark
crocodile मगर magar
hippopotamus दरीयाई घोड़ा djiiyaaii chordaa
walrus वालरस vaalras

 

Did you see जल in the word for “water animals”?  जल (jal) is another word for water.  It is not as common as पानी (paanii).  जल (jal) also conveys a sense of sacredness.  Which would make sense when referring to something with life. 

 

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Here are the previous day’s lessons if you need to review or catch up:

 

And coming up, we will be covering the following topics. 

  • July 29, 2008 – #293 Workers (helpers)
  • July 30, 2008 – #294 Vehicles
  • July 31, 2008 – #295 Electrical Appliances
  • August 1, 2008 – #296 In Town

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291 – Insects, etc.

July 27, 2008 1:22 am in Beginner, Meena, Naraindas, Nathan, Vocabulary Builder by admin

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Before you can say, “Be careful!  There’s ants!”, you need to know the word for “ant”.  Today we cover the Hindi words for common insects and related animals.  In today’s lesson we cover the Hindi words for insects, black ant, housefly, mosquito, butterfly, honeybee, cockroach, and spider.  We also cover the words for lizard, squirrel, snake, and mouse.

English Hindi Pronunciation
insects कीड़े-मकोड़े kiirde-makorde
black ant काला चींटा kaalaa ciintaa
housefly मक्खी makkhii
mosquito मचछर
डाँस
macachar

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butterfly तितली titlii
honeybee मधुमक्खी madhumkkii
cockroach तिलचट्टा tilacattaa
ant चींटी chiintii
spider मकड़ी makrdii
other animals अन्य प्राणी any pranii
mongoose नेवला nevalaa
lizard छिपकली chipakalii
squirrel गीलहरी giilharii
mouse चूहा chuhaa
snake साँप saanp

 

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  • July 28, 2008 – #292 Water Animals
  • July 29, 2008 – #293 Workers (helpers)
  • July 30, 2008 – #294 Vehicles
  • July 31, 2008 – #295 Electrical Appliances

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