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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		vidyut uhakaran
television		teliivizan
radio		rediyo
tape recorder		teh jekaardar
iron		istrii
ceiling fan		chat kaa pankhaa
mixer		miksar
video game		vidio gem
table lamp		tebal leimp
video		vidio
computer		sanganak
bulb		vldyut diip
washing machine		dhulaaii kii mashiin
refrigerator		prashiitak
grinder		anaaj piisane ki cakkii

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

• July 30, 2008 - #294 Vehicles (scooter, auto rickshaw, car, jeep, bus, truck, train)
• July 29, 2008 - #293 Workers (Helpers) (doctor, nurse, teacher, carpenter, postman, policeman, barber)
• July 28, 2008 - #292 Water Animals (turtle, whale, dolphin, seal, fish, frog, shark, crocodile, hippopotamus, walrus)
• July 27, 2008 - #291 Insects, etc. (insects, ant, housefly, mosquito, butterfly, honeybee, cockroach, spider, mongoose, lizard, squirrel, mouse, snake)
• July 26, 2008 - #290 Wild Animals (tiger, elephant, lion, leopard, monkey, wolf, deer, and bear)

 

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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		vaahan
	bullock cart		beilgaardii
	horse carriage		ghordaagaardii
	cycle		saaikil
	scooter		skuutr
	autorickshaw		aato  rikshaa
	car		motr kaar
	jeep		jiip
	bus		bas
	truck		trak
	ambulance		rogii vaahan
	fire-engine		damakal
	train		relgaardii
	airplane		vaayuyaan
	ship		jalyaan

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

• July 29, 2008 - #293 Workers (Helpers) (doctor, nurse, teacher, carpenter, postman, policeman, barber)
• July 28, 2008 - #292 Water Animals (turtle, whale, dolphin, seal, fish, frog, shark, crocodile, hippopotamus, walrus)
• July 27, 2008 - #291 Insects, etc. (insects, ant, housefly, mosquito, butterfly, honeybee, cockroach, spider, mongoose, lizard, squirrel, mouse, snake)
• July 26, 2008 - #290 Wild Animals (tiger, elephant, lion, leopard, monkey, wolf, deer, and bear)
• July 25, 2008 - #289 Domesticated Animals (donkey, dog, puppy, goat, sheep, lamb, cow, buffalo, camel, horse, and related words)

 

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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		hamaari sahaayak
doctor		daaktar
nurse		parichaarikaa
potter		kumhaar
teacher		shikshikaa
carpenter		bardii
tailor		darjii
blacksmith		lohaar
postman		dakiyaa
policeman		pulis kaa sipaahii
farmer		kisaan
barber		naaii

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

• July 28, 2008 - #292 Water Animals (turtle, whale, dolphin, seal, fish, frog, shark, crocodile, hippopotamus, walrus)
• July 27, 2008 - #291 Insects, etc. (insects, ant, housefly, mosquito, butterfly, honeybee, cockroach, spider, mongoose, lizard, squirrel, mouse, snake)
• July 26, 2008 - #290 Wild Animals (tiger, elephant, lion, leopard, monkey, wolf, deer, and bear)
• July 25, 2008 - #289 Domesticated Animals (donkey, dog, puppy, goat, sheep, lamb, cow, buffalo, camel, horse, and related words)
• July 24, 2008 - #288 Birds (parrot, sparrow, crow, hen, pigeon, eagle, peacock)

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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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		jalchar praanii
turtle		kachuaa
whale		hvel
dolphin		daalphin
seal		siil
fish		machlii
frog		mendak
shark		shaark
crocodile		magar
hippopotamus		djiiyaaii chordaa
walrus		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:

• July 27, 2008 - #291 Insects, etc. (insects, ant, housefly, mosquito, butterfly, honeybee, cockroach, spider, mongoose, lizard, squirrel, mouse, snake)
• July 26, 2008 - #290 Wild Animals (tiger, elephant, lion, leopard, monkey, wolf, deer, and bear)
• July 25, 2008 - #289 Domesticated Animals (donkey, dog, puppy, goat, sheep, lamb, cow, buffalo, camel, horse, and related words)
• July 24, 2008 - #288 Birds (parrot, sparrow, crow, hen, pigeon, eagle, peacock)
• July 23, 2008 - #287 Vegetable (potato, onion, cauliflower, tomato, cabbage, eggplant, pumpkin, okra, peas, carrot, radish)

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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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		kiirde-makorde
black ant		kaalaa ciintaa
housefly		makkhii
mosquito		macachar rdaans
butterfly		titlii
honeybee		madhumkkii
cockroach		tilacattaa
ant		chiintii
spider		makrdii
other animals		any pranii
mongoose		nevalaa
lizard		chipakalii
squirrel		giilharii
mouse		chuhaa
snake		saanp

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

• July 26, 2008 - #290 Wild Animals (tiger, elephant, lion, leopard, monkey, wolf, deer, and bear)
• July 25, 2008 - #289 Domesticated Animals (donkey, dog, puppy, goat, sheep, lamb, cow, buffalo, camel, horse, and related words)
• July 24, 2008 - #288 Birds (parrot, sparrow, crow, hen, pigeon, eagle, peacock)
• July 23, 2008 - #287 Vegetable (potato, onion, cauliflower, tomato, cabbage, eggplant, pumpkin, okra, peas, carrot, radish)
• July 22, 2008 - #286 Fruits (grapes, mango, banana, papaya, apple, sweet lime, guava, pineapple, pomegranate, orange)

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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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India has many jungles and forests that contain very amazing animals.  Do you know how to say their names in Hindi?  After today’s lesson, you will know the Hindi words for tiger, elephant, lion and several other wild animals.

All the pictures below except for the monkey are from a 2005 trip to a zoo in Mumbai, India.  The monkey was from Mumbai as well, but he belonged to a performer at the beach.  You can see some more pictures of him performing at the bottom of the lesson.

	English	Hindi	Pronunciation
	wild animals		vany pashu
	tiger		baagh
	elephant		haathii
	lion		sinh
	leopard		chiitaa (sounds very much like the English word “cheetah”
	monkey		bandar
	wolf		bherdiyaa
	deer		harin
	bear		bhaaluu

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You should recognize   which means lion!

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English	Hindi	Pronunciation
domestic animals		paaltuu praanii
children		bacche
donkey		gadhaa
foal (donkey)		gadhe kaa bacchaa
dog		kuttaa
puppy		pillaa
goat		bakrii
kid		memnaa
sheep		bherd
lamb		memnaa
cow		gaay
calf (cow)		bachhardaa
buffalo		bheins
calf (buffalo)		pardvaa
camel		uunt
baby camel		uunt kaa bacchaa
horse		ghordaa
foal (horse)		bacherdaa

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English	Hindi	Pronunciation
birds
parrot		totaa
sparrow		goureiyaa
crow		kouaa
cock		murgaa
hen		murgii
pigeon		kabuutar
cuckoo		koyal
eagle		garurd
peacock		mor

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English	Hindi	Pronunciation
vegetables		saag sabziyaan
potato		aaluu
onion		pyaaz
cauliflower		phuulgobhii
tomato		tamaatar
bitter gourd		karelaa
cabbage		pattaagobhii
eggplant		beigan
pumpkin		kumhardaa
okra		bhindii
peas		matar
carrot		gaajar
radish		bhulii

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Meena’s Cookbook: http://www.ispeakhindi.com/wiki/index.php?title=Meena%27s_Cookbook

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English	Hindi	Pronunciation
fruits		phal
grapes		anguur
mango		aam
banana		kelaa
papaya		papiitaa
apple		seb
sweet lime		mosanbii
custard apple		siitaaphal
guava		amaruud
pineapple		anannaas
pomegranate		anaar
orange		santaraa

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