Hindi 1 lesson 3 b sayukt akar conjunct

Hindi 1: lesson 3 b ������� saṃyukt akṣar

������� 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

������ X ��� �� ? • 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: • ������ [place] ��� �� ? āpkā ghar X mẽ hai? • and reply (if they are right): • ���� ��� merā ghar X mẽ hai • if they are wrong tell them so and the correct pronunciation of the place name

First group � ka & � pha/fa • Drop hook on right side ���� kyā what

Second group: � ��kha etc. • Drop vertical stroke on right side � � �� � kha ga gha ca ja ta tha dha pa � � �� � � ba bha ya la va śa ṣa sa

Third group: the nasal consonants � ṅa �ña � ṇa �na and � ma • Mostly a dot above headstroke • �� dot above, ���� paṅkhā nm. fan • � dot or half, ����� / ���� aṇḍā nm. egg • �dot or half, ����� / ������ sundar beautiful • � dot or half, ����� cammac nm. spoon • See textbook for details of common

Fourth group: rounded characters: � ṭa �ṭha �ḍha �da and �ha • Can pile on top of each other ������ or ������ciṭṭhī nf. letter. ������ or ������chuṭṭī nf. holiday. ����� or ����� laḍḍū nm. laddu ����� or ����� kaddū nm. pumpkin • �ha characters combine inside (rare) ����� or च हन cihn बर हमण brāhmaṇ nm. Brahman. nm. sign.

Exceptions • Have distinct shapes when combined, for instance: �� +� k+ṣa � �� +� � k+ra � � �� +� � t+ra �������nf. parīkṣā examination ������ nf. action, verb kriyā ����� mitr nm. / nf. friend

������ Names 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.

����� ��� ���� 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.

सनन और समझन Listening 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.