to lie (झूठ बोलना)
to learn (सीखना)
to know (जानना)
to kiss (चूमना)
to kill (मारना)
to keep (रखना)
to increase (बढ़ाना)
to help (मदद)
to hear (सुनना)
to give (देना)
to forget (भूलना)
to desire (चाहना)
to defeat (हराना)
to cry (रोना)
to cook (खाना बनाना )
to come (आना)
to bring (लाना)
to become (बनना)
गाना (to sing)
बेचना (to sell)
देखना (to see)
खोजना (to search)
कहना (to say)
बचाना (to save)
बुनना (to roast)
घूमना (to resolve)
आराम करना (to relax)
पहचानना (to recognize)
पाना (to receive)
बनाना (to prepare)
खोलना (to open)
मिलना (to meet)
देखना (to look)
रहना (to live)
सुनना (to listen)
पसंद करना (to like)
लेटना (to lie down)
Here are some more verbs that may come in handy. They are listed in the infinitive, but with the grammar we’ve covered so far, I’m sure you can use them in extensive and different ways.
काम करना (to work)
चाहना (to wish)
जीतना (to win)
स्वागत करना (to welcome)
पहनना (to wear)
धोना (to wash)
जागना (to wake up)
प्रतीक्षा करना (to wait)
समझना (to understand)
छुना (to touch)
सोचना (to think)
बताना or कहना (to tell)
सिखाना (to teach)
पढ़ना (to study)
रुकना (to stop)
ठहरना (to stay)
निकलना (to start)
बिताना (to spend)
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The past imperfect tense is used to describe actions that were habitually completed. Examples are: “I used to study”, or “I used to run” or “I used to work”
Here is an example with the verb “to go”
I used to go (masculine) : मैं जाता था
I used to go (feminine) : मैं जाती थी
We used to go (masculine) : हम जाते थे
We used to go (feminine) : हम जाती थीं
You used to go (to a person of lower status)(masculine) : तू जाता था
You used to go (to a person of lower status)(feminine) : तू जाती थी
You used to go (to a person of the same status)(masculine) : तुम जाते थे
You used to go (to a person of the same status)(feminine) : तुम जाती थीं
You used to go (to a person of higher status)(masculine) : आप जाते थे
You used to go (to a person of higher status)(feminine) : आप जाती थीं
He used to go : वह जाता था
She used to go : वह जाती थी
They used to go (masculine) : वे जाते था
They used to go (feminine) : वे जाती थीं
So to form the past imperfect, take the stem of the verb and attach it to either ता (if the pronoun is singular, masculine), ते (plural, masculine), or ती (feminine, singular, plural). Then you’ll need an auxliliary verb depending on whether the pronoun is masculine, singular (था), feminine, singular (थी), and so on.
Here is some more Hindi vocabulary on occupations
1 - नाई (barber)
2 - लुहार (blacksmith)
3 - बढ़ई (carpenter)
4 - कारीगर (craftsman)
5 - फोटोग्राफर (photographer)
6 - प्रधान मंत्री (prime minister)
7 - विक्रेता (salesman)
8 - वैज्ञानिक (scientist)
9 - दुकानदार (shopkeeper)
10 - गायक or गायिका (singer)
11 - सिपाही (soldier)
12 - विद्यार्थी (student)
13 - दर्ज़ी (tailor)
14 - अद्यापक or शिक्षक (teacher)
15 - लेखक (writer)
Now we’ll learn some Hindi vocabulary for occupations.
1 - लेखाकार (accountant)
2 - अभिनेता (actor)
3 - अभिनेत्री (actress)
4 - लिपिक (clerk)
5- रसोइया (cook)
6 - दंत चिकित्सक (dentist)
7 - डाक्टर (doctor)
8 - इंजीनियर (engineer)
9 - किसान (farmer)
10 - पत्रकार (journalist)
11 - न्यायाधीश (judge)
12 - वकील (lawyer)
13 - गायक or गायिका (musician)
14 - नर्स (nurse)
15 - कवि (poet)
Hope you’re not too hungry because we’re going to preview some delicious Indian varieties of bread!
चपाती is a thin type of bread made from flour, water and salt. Very little if not any yeast is used in चपाती. The dough is flattened until it is very thin and heated on a skillet. Then some ghii (घी) or butter is spread over the bread. The चपाती is usually used to scoop up some of the meat and vegetables of a dish. Sometimes it is used as a sponge to absorb some of the liquid of the dish. रोटी is a little different in that रोटी tends to be a bread that is thicker than चपाती. रोटी and चपाती are virtually identical in appearance.
पराँठा is a type of bread filled with vegetables and cheese. The dough is created first and then the fillings are placed inside. Then the ends are closed and the पराँठा is fried with cooking oil. पराँठा breads are thick and several layers can be found when you open the bread. Sometimes पराँठा is prepared without anything inside. The पराँठा is served plain and lathered with buter and sometimes consumed with some tea or milk.
नान is a bread that contains yeast. The dough is made up of milk, yogurt, cumin and nigella seeds, white flour and salth. After the dough has been kneaded, the dough is left to rise. When it rises the dough is divided into balls that are flatened. Then they are baked in an oven. Sometimes नान is dipped in soup and sometimes it is consumed with the toppings layered on top of the नान.
पूरी is a bread prepared with some salt and whole wheat flour. When पूरी is fried with some butter, the bread starts to rise. After the bread turns golden brown it is left to cool. The final product of the bread will have a bulky shape to it. पूरी is served with some lentil soup for breakfast or as a snack. Sometimes पूरी is also served as a ceremonial offering to the gods.
