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Line 4:  चल बस पर चढ़।  मठ पर चल कर यज्ञ कर। जल भर कर खत पढ़।

 

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We continue with the reading exercise with only two letter words.  Today we study the third line:

Line 3: छत पर मत चढ़। रथ पर मत चढ़।

Let us look at each sentence.

(devanagari) = (Romanized transliteration) = (translation)

छत पर मत चढ़।  = chhat par mat chard = Don’t climb on the roof.

रथ पर मत चढ़। = rath par mat chard = Don’t climb on the chariot

Flashcard - Hindi and English

Flashcards with pronunciations

 

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We continue with the reading exercise with only two letter words.  Today we study the second line:

Line 2: ऊन रख।  हठ नत कर। तन ढक कर।

Let us look at each sentence.

(devanagari) = (Romanized transliteration) = (translation)

ऊन रख = oon rakh = keep the wool

हठ मत कर = hath mat kar = don’t nag

तन ढक कर चल = tan dhak kar go = cover your body; come

Now let us look at each word:

ऊन (oon) = wool

रख (rakh) = keep

हठ (hath) =  nag

मत (mat) = don’t

कर (kar) = do

तन (tan) = body

ढक (dhak) = cover

कर (kar) = do

चल (chal) = go

Here are some Flash Cards to help you study: (fold on the dotted line and cut on the solid line)

this one just has the Hindi and English (no pronunciation help)

FlashCards Just Hindi and English

This one has the pronunciation help
FlashCards - with pronunciation help

 

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We are going to continue trying to read 2 letter words in another passage.

Line 1:  हल रख।  लड़ मत। ईश भज।

Let us break down each sentence.

(devanagari) = (Romanized transliteration) = (translation)

हल रख =  hal rakh = keep the plow (or plough if you are British)

लड़ मत = lard mat = Don’t fight

ईश भज = iissh bhaj = Pray to God.
Now let us look at each word:

हल (hal) = plow

रख  (rakh) = keep  (command, informal)

लड़ (lard) = fight

मत (mat) = Don’t

ईश (iissh) = god

भज (bhaj) = pray

Here are some Flash Cards to help you study:  (fold on the dotted line and cut on the solid line)

Flash Cards - May Reading - Line 1 - Hindi and meanings

Now for those of you that are learning the letters are want to learn the letters, let us break down each word.

हल is made of ह + ल

ह make a “ha” sound

ल makes a “l” sound  together that makes हल which means plow.

रख is made of र + ख

र makes a “ra” sound

ख makes a “kha” sound.  this is the “second” k.  It is a harder sound with more force than the other क.

Together it make रख (rakh) which means keep.

लड़ is made of ल + ड़

ल we have already covered above.  It makes an “la” sound.

ड़ makes the same sound as “rd” in “bird”.  It is the first  “d” on the 3rd line.  The dot under neath it makes it have a “r” sound mixed in.

लड़ (lard)  which means fight

मत is made of म + त

म makes a “ma” sound

त makes a “t” sound the same as in “tum” which means “you (informal)”

मत (mat)  and it means “don’t”

ईश is made of ई + श

ई is the long “ee” sound

श makes a “sh” sound

ईश is eesh and it is a short form of a word that means “god”.

भज is made of भ + ज

भ is the second “bha” sound.  It is a stronger sound than the ब which is the other “ba” sound

ज makes a “ja” sound.

together भज makes a “bhaj” sound… It means “pray” as in commanding someone to pray.

 

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Today we are completing the reading sample that can be found on our wiki.

line 11: इस बस पर चढ़ कर घर चल।

is bus pur churd kur ghur chal

line 12: खट खट मत कर।

kut kut mut kur

Vocabulary:

इस (is) - this

बस (bus) - bus

पर (pur) - on

चढ़ कर (churd kur) - climb

घर (ghur) - house

चल (chal) - go

खट खट (kut kut) - a tapping sound

मत (mut) - don’t

कर (kur) - do

 

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Today we start a week long set of session to read a short paragraph using only two letter Hindi words. You can see notes and leave notes on the writing sample on the wiki.

Today we study this sentence:

रथ पर मत चढ़ अब घर चल। (rath par mat churd ghar chal)

 

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Today we start a week long set of session to read a short paragraph using only two letter Hindi words. You can see notes and leave notes on the writing sample on the wiki.

Today we study this sentences:

अब जल भर। (ab jal bhar)

आम चख। (aam chal)

 

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Today we start a week long set of session to read a short paragraph using only two letter Hindi words. You can see notes and leave notes on the writing sample on the wiki.

Today we study this sentences:

वह टब भर।  (vah tub bhar)

नल पर चल। (nal par chal)

 

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Today we start a week long set of session to read a short paragraph using only two letter Hindi words. You can see notes and leave notes on the writing sample on the wiki.

Today we study this sentence2:

टब रख।  (tub rakh)

जग मत भर। (jag mat bhar)

 

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Today we start a week long set of session to read a short paragraph using only two letter Hindi words. You can see notes and leave notes on the writing sample on the wiki.

Today we study these sentences:

घर चल।  (ghar chal)

फल चख।  (phal chakh)

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घर (ghar) - house

चल (chal) - [you (informal)] go

फल (phal) - fruit

चख (chakh)- [you (informal)] taste

 

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