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This is the fourth part of Aarti’s introduction explained.  You can hear the full introduction from the March 9, 2009 episode “Meet Aarti from HindiGym.com“.

Sentence 17:

यह किताब आपको हर एक alphabet step-by-step लिखना सिखाएगी।

 

This book will teach you to write the each alphabet step-by-step.

 

यह – this

किताब – book

आपको – to you

हर – every

एक – one

हर एक – each (every one)

लिखना – to write

सिखाएगी – will teach

 

 

Sentence 18:

इस किताब की खासियत यह भी है कि यह bilingual है।

 

The importance of this book is that it is also bilingual.

 

इस – this (oblique case)

यह किताब – this book

But when we add “की” after it become इस किताब की

की – of

खासियत – importance

भी – also

है – is

कि – that

 

 

Sentence 19:

न केवल अंग्रेजी और हिंदी में है लेकिन हर  एक शब्द का Hindi Transliteration भी है।

 

It is not only in English and Hindi but also every word has a Hindi transliteration.

न – neither/not

केवल – only

अंग्रेजी – English

और – and

हिंदी – Hindi

में – in

लेकिन – but

शब्द – word

का – has

 

Sentence 20:

जिसके साथ आप शब्द को सही pronounce कर सकेंगे और  हिन्दी
साफ़ बोलना सीखेंगे।

 

With this, you can pronounce each word correctly and you will learn to speak Hindi clearly.

 

 

जिसके साथ – with this

आप – you

को – to

सही – correct (right)

कर सकेंगे – will be able to do
साफ़ – clean/clear

बोलना – speak

सीखेंगे – will learn

 

Sentence 21:

मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि यह सरल और परभावशाली किताब आपकी सभी जरूरतों को पूरा करेगी।

 

I have full confidence that this easy and effective book will fulfill all your needs.

मुझे – to me

पूरा – complete/full

विश्वास – confidence

सरल – easy

परभावशाली – effective

 

आपकी सभी – all your

जरूरतों – needs

 पूरा करेगी – will fulfill

 

—–

 

 

सिखाना – to teach

सीखना – to learn

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2) A print out of the related material from our wiki about these consonants in booklet form.

3) Hindi Alphabet Writing book (which Aarti is announcing on HindiGym.com)

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Let us look at the third Hindi consonant on the second line:  ज

 

How does it look?

Looks like a spoon sticking out of a T. 

How to type it?

If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press “p”

(see “How to type in Hindi” for more information about setting up your computer.)

Words

At the Beginning

जब – when (e.g. When I go to the store, I will buy milk.)

जल – water

जग – jug; world

जवाब – answer, reply

In the Middle

सजनी – sweetheart, lady

साजन – sweetheart, man

सजग – vigilant

At the End

गज – elephant

साज – preparation

ताज – crown

आज – today

With other vowels

जाना – to go

जाल – net

जूता – shoe

 

Have something to add?  Put it on the Wiki page about ज

http://www.ispeakhindi.com/wiki/index.php?title=ज

 

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Today we continue with the 3rd podcast that explains Aarti’s introduction line by line.  You can hear the full introduction from the March 9, 2009 episode “Meet Aarti from HindiGym.com“.  You also might want to listen to part 1 and part 2 if you have not done so already.  (I believe it will take 2 more podcasts after this to finish going through Aarti’s introduction.)

Sentence 11:

और तो और यहाँ  से आप सारे worksheets मुफ्त  जी हाँ  FREE  download कर सकते हैं।

 

On top of that, from here you can download all the worksheets for free, yes, you can download for free.

और तो और – on top of that

यहाँ  से – from here

आप you

सारे – all

मुफ्त – free 

जी हाँ  – yes

कर सकते हैं – can do

 

Sentence 12:

hindigym काफी  popular होता गया और कुछ ही महीने पहले मैंने बच्चो की हिंदी  classes भी शुरू की हैं।

 

HindiGym has continued to get quite popular, also a few months ago I started Hindi classes for children.

 

काफी  – quite

होता गया – went on (continued to)

कुछ ही महीने पहले – a few months ago

मैंने – I

बच्चों की हिंदी  classes – chidren’s Hindi classes

भी – also

शुरू की हैं – started

 

Sentence 13:

मुझे आप सब को यह बताते हुए बड़ी खुशी हो रही है कि आज मैं अपनी पहली किताब हिन्दी व्यंजन लेखन यानि Hindi Alphabet Writing launch कर रही हूँ।

 

I am very happy to tell all of you that today I am launching my own Hindi consonants writing book.

 

 

मुझे – to me

आप सब को- to all of you

यह – this

बताते हुए – informing

बड़ी खुशी हो रही है – feeling very happy

कि – to/that

आज – today

मैं अपनी – my own

पहली किताब – first book

व्यंजन – consonants

लेखन – writing

यानि – that is

कर रही हूँ – am doing

 

Sentence 14:

Hindigym workbook series कि यह पहली किताब है और beginners के लिए बनाई गई है।

This is the first book in the HindiGym Workbook series and it is meant for beginners.

 

के लिए – for

बनाई गई है – is made

 

Sentence 15:

जिस तरह से अंग्रेज़ी की शुरुआत A, B, C से होती है, उसी तरह से हिन्दी की शुरुआत क, ख, ग से होती है।

 

As English starts with A, B, C in the same way Hindi starts with ka, kha, ga.

 

जिस तरह से – in the way (as)

अंग्रेज़ी – English

शुरुआत होती है begins

उसी तरह से – similarly

 

Sentence 16:

कुल मिला कर हिन्दी में 36  व्यंजन यानि consonants हैं।

In all there are 36 consonants in Hindi.

 

कुल मिला कर – in all

हिन्दी में – in Hindi

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1) All the related podcasts about these consonants on CDs.  (These lesson have already been recorded and can be sent to you without delay.

2) A print out of the related material from our wiki about these consonants in booklet form.

3) Hindi Alphabet Writing book (which Aarti is announcing on HindiGym.com)

Here is a picture of what is included:

 

 

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I also want to announce an opportunity to support the site and to learn your Hindi consonants too!

$25 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250

We are offering the following package to those that contribute $25 or more to support the ISpeakHindi.com site.  This package includes:

1) All the related podcasts about these consonants on CDs.  (These lesson have already been recorded and can be sent to you without delay.

2) A print out of the related material from our wiki about these consonants in booklet form.

3) Hindi Alphabet Writing book (which Aarti is announcing on HindiGym.com)

 

Now let us go through sentences 6-10 of Aarti’s introduction which you heard in full on March 9, 2009. (Sentences 1-5 were explained on March 10, 2009.)

Sentence 6:

भारत छोड़ा लेकिन भारत की रूट्स नहीं।

I left India but not my Indian roots.

भारत – India

छोड़ा – left

लेकिन – but

भारत की – India of

रूट्स – roots

नहीं – not

 

Sentence 7:

मुझे अपने बच्चों को पूर्ण रूप से हिन्दी सिखानी थी जिससे वे बोलने के साथ हिन्दी पढ़ और भी लिख सकें।

 

I had to teach Hindi completely to my children so that they could speak Hindi along with read and write.

मुझे – to me

अपने बच्चों को – to my children

पूर्ण रूप से – completely

हिन्दी – Hindi

सिखानी थी – had to teach

जिससे – by which

वे – they

बोलने – speak

के साथ – with

हिन्दी -hindi
पढ़ – read

और and

भी – also

लिख – write
सकें – can

 

 

Sentence 8:

पर ढूँढने पर भी मुझे ऐसी कोई books या material  नहीं मिले जिससे शुरुआत   से  हिन्दी सीखी जाए।

After searching everything I could not find any books or materials by which I could start teaching Hindi to my children.

 

पर -  therefore

ढूँढने – search

पर भी – after

मुझे – to me

ऐसी – like

कोई – some

या – or

नहीं मिले – could not find

जिससे – by which

शुरुआत से – from the beginning

हिन्दी सीखी जाए – could teach Hindi

 

Sentence 9:

इसी कमी को पूरा करने के लिए मेरे अन्दर बैठे  शिक्षक ने जनम लिया और मैंने   बड़ी लगन और मेहनत  के साथ  HindiGym.com का निर्माण किया।

 

In order to complete this lacking, the teacher that was inside me was born and with a deep interest and hard work, HindiGym.com was built.

 

इसी – same

कमी – lacking

को – to

पूरा – complete

करने – to do

के लिए – for

मेरे – mine

अन्दर – inside

बैठे – sitting

शिक्षक – teacher

जनम लिया – is born

मैंने – I 

बड़ी लगन – deep interest

मेहनत  – hard work

के साथ   – with

निर्माण किया – built

 

Sentence 10:

HindiGym के वेबसाइट पर मैंने alphabets,  vowels, numbers  इत्यादि को बड़े ही
दिलचस्प और pictorial तरीके से बनाए है।

 

 

On the HindiGym website, I made alphabets, vowels, numbers, etc. very interesting by way of pictorials.

 

वेबसाइट – website

पर – on

मैंने – I

इत्यादि – etc.

को – to

बड़े ही दिलचस्प – much interest

तरीके से – by way of

बनाए है – made

 

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Let us focus on the second letter on the second line of the Hindi consonants.  This is the letter छ

How does it look?

A backwards curvy three with a long tail that swings up and loops.  This is connected to the top line with a small line.  The first part of the backwards three does not touch the top line.

How to type it?

If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press “:”

(see “How to type in Hindi” for more information about setting up your computer.)

Words

At the Beginning

छत – roof (f)

छह – six

छठा – sixth

In the Middle

मछली – fish

At the End

कुछ – something

मूछ – mustache

With other vowels

छाता – umbrella

छोटा – small

मछुआ – fisherman

कछुआ – turtle

 

What else do you know about छ?  Add it to the Wiki page about छ

http://www.ispeakhindi.com/wiki/index.php?title=छ