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Hindi 1: lesson 3b. स्वास्थ्य sv āsthya nm. health (Sanskrit). संयुक्त अक्षर saṃyukt akṣar conjunct characters. संयुक्त अक्षर conjunct characters.
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Hindi 1: lesson 3b स्वास्थ्य svāsthya nm. health (Sanskrit) संयुक्त अक्षर saṃyukt akṣarconjunct characters
संयुक्त अक्षर conjunct characters • We will follow the book looking at the ways in which characters can take forms which show that they are not followed by the inherent ‘a’ sound in a Hindi consonant. • We will look at the different varieties. • You don’t have to remember them all! • You just need to see how the most common conjunct characters look like
आपका घर X में है? • Walk around showing each other the paper on which you have written where you live and try to read what is on the other persons paper and then say: • आपका घर [place] में है? āpkā ghar X mẽ hai? • and reply (if they are right): • मेरा घर बुकिट बटोह में है।merā ghar X mẽ hai • if they are wrong tell them so and the correct pronunciation of the place name
First group क ka & फpha/fa क्या kyā what मुफ़्त muft free • Drop hook on right side
Second group: ख ख्kha etc. • Drop vertical stroke on right side
Third group: the nasal consonants ङ ṅaञ ñaण ṇaन na and म ma • Mostly a dot above headstroke • ङ ञ dot above, पंखा paṅkhā nm. fan • ण dot or half, अण्डा / अंडा aṇḍā nm. egg • न dot or half, सुंदर / सुन्दर sundar beautiful • म dot or half, चम्मचcammac nm. spoon • See textbook for details of common practices in relation to म and न
Fourth group: rounded characters: ट ṭaठ ṭhaड ḍaढ ḍhaद da and ह ha • Can pile on top of each other चिट्ठी or चिट्ठी ciṭṭhī nf. letter.छुट्टी orछुट्टी chuṭṭī nf. holiday.लड्डू or लड्डू laḍḍū nm. laddu कद्दू or कद्दूkaddū nm. pumpkin • ह ha characters combine inside (rare) चिह्न or चिह्न cihn nm. sign. ब्राह्मणbrāhmaṇ nm. Brahman.
Exceptions • Have distinct shapes when combined, for instance:
भारतीय जगहों के नामNames of Indian places • Activity: You will be given a map of North India. The aim is to find place names on it which have conjunct characters in them. Working as groups • Group 1: Uttar Pradesh • Group 2: Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh • Group 3: West Bengal and Bangladesh • Group 4: Rajasthan, Haryana, Panjab • Group 5: Himachal, Uttaranchal, Nepal • Groups share their findings with the class.
जागरण याहू टॉप पाँच top five • Activity: you will be given the top five listings from the Jagaran Yahoo India site. • We will work as four groups. • Group 1: what are the top films? • Group 2: what are the top songs? • Group 3: what are the top albums? • Group 4: what are the other Hindi words? • Groups share their findings with the class.
सुनना और समझनाListening Comprehension • We will listen to a passage • Then you have to write down the answers to some questions about the passage • Then we will discuss as a class what the possible answers might be.