PRONUNCIATION :
e like :
cup ; o like Go ; au like : college, god ; u like :
poor ; ai like : may ; e like : ; i ike :
tea ;
hu(n) is hu with a nasal sound, hai(n) is hai with a nasal sound, e(n) is e with nasal sound.
BASIC RULES :
The verb is always at the end, and the auxiliary verb [ hu(n), hai, hai(n), etc. ] at the extremely end.
There are no articles.
The prepositions are actually postpositions : “the book is on the table” is said : “book table on is.”
Masculine nouns finish generally with an A. Feminine nouns finish generally with an I. But there are many exceptions.
Kya means What, and is also used to begin a question.
HOW TO USE THE FOLLOWING VERBS TABLE :
|
MASCULIN |
|
Present |
Preterit |
Futur |
Present perfect |
Past perfect |
be able to… |
|
I |
mai(n) |
~ta hu(n) |
~ta tha |
~unga |
~ raha hu(n) |
~ raha tha |
~ sakta hu(n) |
|
He |
veh |
~ta hai |
~ta tha |
~ega |
~ raha hai |
~ raha tha |
~ sakta hai |
|
You |
ap (ap log) |
~te hai(n) |
~te the |
~enge |
~ raha hai(n) |
~ rahe the |
~ sakte hai(n) |
|
We |
hem |
~te hai(n) |
~te the |
~enge |
~ rahe hai(n) |
~ rahe the |
~ sakte hai(n) |
|
They |
ve |
~te hai(n) |
~te the |
~enge |
~ rahe hai(n) |
~ rahe the |
~ sakte hai(n) |
- to go = ja~ => I go = mai(n) jata hu(n) ; He goes = veh jata hai ; You go = ap jata hai(n) ; We go = hem jate hai(n) ; They go = ve jate hai(n)
I went = mai(n) jata tha ; He will go = veh jaega ; We’re going = hem ja rahe hai(n) ; They can go = ve ja sakte hai(n)
- to give = de~ => I give = mai(n) deta hu(n) ; They give = ve dete hai(n) ; We were going = hem derahe the
- he falls = veh girta hai
- you speak = ap bolte hai(n)
- we were eating = hem kha rahe the
- they’ll look = ve dekhenge
VERBS
|
to arrive |
pahunch~ |
to colour |
rang~ |
|
|
to move |
chala~ |
to smile |
muskera~ |
|
to be |
ho~ |
to come |
a~ |
to give |
de~ |
to play |
khel~ |
to speak |
bol~ |
|
to be afraid |
ler~ |
to cut |
kat~ |
to go |
ja~ |
read / study |
perl~ |
to stay |
ra~ |
|
to be angry |
gussa ker~ |
to danse |
nacha~ |
to joke |
mezak ker~ |
to recomand |
sifarish ker~ |
to stop |
ruk~ |
|
to be tired |
thek~ |
to desire |
chah~ |
to jump |
kude~ |
to refuse |
mena ker~ |
to take |
le~ |
|
to beat |
pit~ |
to die |
mer~ |
to keep |
rakh~ |
to regret |
afsos ker~ |
to taste |
chakh~ |
|
to begin |
shuru ker~ |
to do |
ker~ |
to kiss |
chum~ |
to remember |
yad ker~ |
to tell |
beta~ |
|
to believe |
vishvas ker~ |