Beginner Hindi lesson 10 - Week and Diwali

Lesson 10 -  Week and Diwali   Level : beginner            11/08/2012

Prepared by Vidya Nahar at Balodyan ( www.balodyan.com )

  Learning objectives :

1)  Say what happened last week, this week and what will happen next week.

2)  Describe how people celebrate Diwali.

Describe happenings of last, current and upcoming week.

पीछले हफ़्ते बुधवार को हॅलोवीन था | =  Halloween was on Wednesday last week.

piichale hafte budhavaar ko haloviin thaa |

इस हफ़्ते मंगलवार को चुनाव हुआ | = Election was on Tuesday this week.

is hafte mangalavaar ko cunaav huaa |

अगले हफ़्ते मंगलवार को दिवाली है | = Diwali is next week on Tuesday.

agale hafte mangalavvar ko divaalii hai |

दिवाली = Diwali = divaalii

दिवाली पर लोग दिए लगाते हैं | = People light lamps on Diwali.

divaalii par log die lagaate haiN |

(लोग) रंगोली बनाते हैं | = (people) Draw rangoli.

(log) rangolii banaate haiN |

(लोग) पटाखे फोड़ते हैं | = (people) Burst fire-crackers.

(log) paTaakhe foRate haiN |

(लोग) मिठाई खाते हैं | = (people) Eat sweets.

(log) miThaaii khaate haiN |

(लोग) लक्ष्मी देवी की पूजा करते हैं | = (people) Worship Goddess Lakshmi..

(log) lakShmii devii kii puujaa karate haiN |