Description

Beginning Shuddh Hindi – Words & Vocabulary

Learning Objectives:

1. Build a vocabulary of at least 500 words in Hindi (nouns, pronouns, and verbs)
2. Make simple sentences in all three persons
3. Learn how to make requests and instructional statements
4. Learn how to ask questions
5. Recite simple Hindi words and phrases through listening, with the correct pronunciation.
6. Listen to and recite simple songs.
7. Engage in simple conversations.

Course Contents:

1. Locative case: Simple sentences with 4 or more words using “mein”, “par”, “vahAn”, “yahAn”, “kahAn” etc.
2. The first and second person pronouns and their corresponding verbs, both singular and plural
3. Possessive case: Using “kA”, “ke”, “kii”
4. The third person
5. Adjectives
6. Building interrogative and affirmative sentences
7. Use of “merA”, “mere”, “merii”
8. Use of “tum” and “Ap” and their impact on the verb
9. Use of “bhii”, “mat”, and “ke liye”
10. Build sentences in simple present tense
11. Requests and commands
12. The simple future tense
13. Simple synonyms and antonyms
14. Simple conversations using etiquette words

Required / Elective: Required 

Prerequisites: Admission into CPSH , completion of HIN0101

Faculty / Instructor: Dr. Shraddha Modi, Chandrasekar Raghu

Program of Study: Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi (CPSH)

Start Date: January 18, 2023

End Date: March 22, 2023

Day: Wednesdays

Time: 08:00 PM EST – 09:30 PM EST

Quarter Offered: Winter 2023