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ह

ha

How does it look?

Full width horizontal line on top.  Little line comes down and loops to the left, this runs into a ‘c’ that has been title to the right and down.

How to type it?

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

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

Words

At the Beginning

हल – plough

हम – we

हद – limit

हट – move

हड़पना – swallow

In the Middle

महल – palace

सहज – natural, easy, simple

सहचर – going, or associating with, companion

सहन – patience, tolerance

सहपाठी – (male) fellow student

सहपाठिनि (female) fellow student

सहयोग – cooperation

सहर – the time just before dawn, dawn

At the End

सह – with, along with, together

मुँह – face

यह – this

वह – that

राह – way

ग्रह – planet

With other vowels

वहाँ – there

होना – to be

हानि – loss

हिरण – deer

हिंदी – Hindi

Related Podcasts

Hindi Consonants Bundle – March 2009 – CD 3 Track 8

Wiki Page: http://www.ispeakhindi.com/wiki/index.php?title=ह

How many consonants can you Remember?

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स

sa

How does it look?

Starts out like a “र” but then has a line from the middle which intersects with a full height verticle line.  There is a full width horizontal line on top.

How to type it?

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

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

Words

At the Beginning

सच – truth

सब – all

सज – decoration

सड़क – road

सबक – lesson

In the Middle

मौसम  – (f) season, weather

चूसना – to suck

At the End

रस – juice

बस – enough  (also “bus”)

नस – vein

तरस – pitty

पारस – touch stone

पास – pass, ticket, nearby

With other vowels

संगीत – singing with music

संसार – cycle of births, life in this world

संसर्ग – mixture, union, dealings

संसद – sitting together, parlament

ससुराल – father-in-law’s house

ससुर – father-in-law (of husband or wife)

पासा – dice, dice game, throw of dice

Related Podcasts

Hindi Consonants Bundle – March 2009 – CD 3 Track 7

Wiki Page: http://www.ispeakhindi.com/wiki/index.php?title=स

How many consonants can you Remember?

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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.

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

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Sales Person: — May I help you, sir?

बिक्री व्यक्ति: – सर, मैं आपकी मदद कर सकता हूँ?

Thomas: — Yes, please. I´m looking for a Cotton Shirt.

थॉमस: – हाँ, कृपया. मैं एक कॉटन शर्ट के लिए देख रहा हूँ

Sales Person: — Any particular colour?

बिक्री व्यक्ति: – कोई विशेष रंग?

Thomas: — Not really.

थॉमस: – सच में  नहीं.

Sales Person: — How about this one?

बिक्री व्यक्ति: – यह कैसा है?

Thomas: — I like the design, but didn’t like the colour. Do you have that in other colours, too?

थॉमस: – मुझे डिज़ाइन पसंद आया, लेकिन रंग पसंद नहीं आया l क्या आपके पास दूसरे रंग भी है?

Sales Person: — Well, they come in white, pale yellow, aqua, red and green. Which one do you like?

बिक्री व्यक्ति: – वैसे, वे सफेद में, फीका पीले रंग, नीले, लाल और हरे रंग में है आपको कौनसा पसंद है?

Thomas: — I prefer white – and may I see a pale yellow one, too?

थॉमस: – मुझे सफेद पसंद…… मैं एक फीका पीले रंग का देख सकता हूँ?

Sales Person: — Of course. Let´s see… White… Pale yellow. Here you are, sir.

बिक्री व्यक्ति: – बिल्कुल! चलिए देखते हैं … सफेद … फीका पीले रंग ये लीजिए साहब!

Thomas: — That’s it. Thanks.

थॉमस: – काफ़ी है, धन्यवाद!

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Aasann Bhootkaal represents an act that has taken place in the immediate past. It is formed by adding the symbols of present tense to the verb forms of samanya bhoot kaal. We add है(hai), हैं(hain), हो(ho), or हूँ (hoon) to the verb forms as in samanya bhoot kaal (Past Indefinite tense).

In this tense also, the intransitive verb agrees with the object and is always followed by ने.

Examples:-

I’m gone
मैं चला/चली हूँ
Main chala/chali hoon

We have gone
हम  चले/चली है
Hum  chale/chali hai

You are gone (informal)
तुम चला/चली हो
Tum chala/chali ho

You are gone (formal)
आप चले हैं
Aap chale hain

He/She/It has gone
यह/वह चला/चली है
Yah/Vah chala/chali hai

These/They have gone
ये चले है
Ye chale hai

Those have gone
वे चले हैं
Ve chale hain

More examples:-

Ram has come there
राम वहाँ आया है
Ram vahan aaya hai

Sita has gone home
सीता घर गयी है
Sita ghar gayi hai

I wake up late
मैं देर से जागता हूँ
Main deer se jagtha hoon

Father has brought some fruits from the market.
पिताजी बाज़ार से कुछ फल लाये हैं
Pitaaji baazar se kuch phal laye hain

Aleena has gone to Delaware only yesterday.
अलीना कल ही डेलवेर गयी है
Aleena kal hi Delaware gayi hai

We have never been to New York.
हम न्यूयोर्क कभी नहीं गये हैं
Hum Newyork kabhi nahin gaye hain

I have seen this picture
मैने यह तस्वीर देखी है
Maine yah tasveer dekhi hai

Have you read this book?
क्या आपने यह किताब पढ़ी है?
Kya aapne yah kitab padhi hai

Have you seen Delhi?
क्या आपने दिल्ली देखा है?
Kya aapne dilli dekha hai?

Where have these students come from?
ये छात्र कहाँ से आए हैं
Ye chatr kahan se aaye hain

They drink tea in the morning
वे सबेरे चाय पीते है
Ve sabere chaay peethe hai

I have studied in this college for two years.
मैने दो साल इस कॉलेज में अध्ययन किया है
Maine do saal iss callage mein adhyayan kiya hai

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Past Tense

Past tense denotes an action in the past. There are 6 types of past tense. These types differentiates whether the action happened in the immediate past or long time back.

Past Indefinite (सामान्य भूतकाल)

It refers to an action (or experience) in the past, without any indication of the actual time.

The Tense might well be called ” The Vague Past Tense”. Past Indefinite tense is formed by adding आ, ए, ई to the verb root.

Intransitive Verbs (अकर्मक)

I spoke.
मैं बोला |
Main bola

We ran.
हम दौड़े|
Hum daude

When did you wake up?
तुम कब उठे?
Tum kab uthe?

They stayed in a hotel.
वे एक होटेल में ठहेरे |
Ve ek hotel mein thehere

Kamala came yesterday.
कमला कल आयी |
Kamala kal aayee

When did you go to the town?
आप कब शहर गये?
Aap kab shahar gaye?

Why did he laugh?
वह क्यो हॅसा?
Vah kyo hassa?

Last night we slept only for two hours.
हम कल रात में सिर्फ़ दो घंटे सोये |
Hum kal raat mein sirf do ghante soye

I did not go to yesterday’s meeting/program.
मैं कल की सभा में नहीं गयी |
Main kal ki sabha mein nahin gayi

Transitive Verbs (सकर्मक)

I ate.
मैने खाया|
Maine khaya

Ram said
राम ने कहा |
Ram ne kaha

Bhama heard.
भामा ने सुना |
Bhama ne suna

We ate fruits.
हम ने फल खाए |
Hum ne phal khaye

You drank coffee.
आप ने काफ़ी पी |
Aap ne kaphi pi

How many dollars did Girija give him/her?
गिरिजा ने उसको कितने डॉलर्स दिए?
Girija ne usko kitane dollars diye?

The doctor examined Shyla yesterday.
कल डाक्टर ने शयला को देखा |
Kal dactar ne shyla ko dekha

Our neighbours caught the thieves.
हमारे पड़ोसियों ने चोरों को पकड़ा |
Hamare padosiyon ne choron ko pakada

Who did this work?
यह काम किसने किया?
Yeh kaam kisne kiya?

N.B.-

1) A transitive verb in the past tense agrees with the Object (not with the Subject) in number and gender.

2) The subject of a transitive verb in the past indefinite is always followed by ने.

3) When the object is not mentioned or when the object is followed by को, the transitive verb always remains in the masculine singular.