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Today we will be looking at words that have the long “i” ई sound.  You will see many common words that contain this matra/vowel.  Try practicing finding this vowel in combination with other consonants in the word find provided.  Also, be sure and pay attention to the gender of the nouns.  This will be important to remember when making sentences using these words. download wordfind

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Practice recognizing the Hindi letters by searching for words in a word find. Download word find.
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How are you at recognizing the Hindi characters? When they are mixed up, do you have trouble telling them apart? In today’s lesson try a word find to give you practice finding each of the Hindi letters. Download word find
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Anytime that you are learning a language with a different script than your own, it can make learning the new language even more challenging. While you have probably studied and studied the Hindi writing system, it might take some “fun and games” to get you completely comfortable with it. This is where the Hindi word find puzzles come in. Try to find Hindi words in a jumble of Hindi letters can be a good way to train your eye. Download the Hindi Word find puzzle
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जाग (jaag) – get up

नाग (naag) – snake

बाग (baag) – garden

गाजर (gaajar) (f) – carrot

गाना (gaanaa) (m) – song

घना (ghanaa) – dense

बाघ (baagh) – tiger

माघ (maagh) – (name of a month on the Hindi calendar)

घाट (ghaaT) – river bank – wharf – landing-place – place where people can enter the river

चखना (chakh-naa) – to taste

चना (chanaa) – chick-pea

चलना (chal-naa) – to move

कचड़ा (kach-raa) – garbage

बचना (bach-naa) – to escape

चाचा (chaa-chaa)- uncle (father’s younger brother)

चाय (chay) – tea

Some example sentences:

मेरे बाग में एक नाग है।

In my garden is a snake.

क्या आपके बाग में गाजर हैं?

Are there carrots in your garden?

चना चखो।

Taste the chick-peas.