Hindi · Beginner (A1) · Chapter 7 of 12
My day
मेरा दिनmeraa din
Describe your daily routine in Hindi with the present habitual (करता हूँ / करती हूँ) and tell the time with बजे.
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Say what you usually do every day
- Use the right verb form for a man or a woman
- Ask and say what time something happens
Listen
Preeti and her new neighbour Amit talk about their mornings and evenings in Lucknow. Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Amit
प्रीति जी, आप कितने बजे उठती हैं?
Preeti jee, aap kitne baje uthtee hain?
Preeti, what time do you get up?
Preeti
मैं छह बजे उठती हूँ। फिर मैं योग करती हूँ।
Main chhah baje uthtee hoon. Phir main yog kartee hoon.
I get up at six. Then I do yoga.
Amit
छह बजे? मैं आठ बजे उठता हूँ।
Chhah baje? Main aath baje uthtaa hoon.
At six? I get up at eight.
Preeti
आप काम पर कितने बजे जाते हैं?
Aap kaam par kitne baje jaate hain?
What time do you go to work?
Amit
साढ़े नौ बजे। सुबह मैं चाय पीता हूँ और अख़बार पढ़ता हूँ।
Saadhe nau baje. Subah main chaay peetaa hoon aur akhbaar padhtaa hoon.
At half past nine. In the morning I drink tea and read the newspaper.
Preeti
और आप शाम को क्या करते हैं?
Aur aap shaam ko kyaa karte hain?
And what do you do in the evening?
Amit
मैं सात बजे घर आता हूँ, खाना बनाता हूँ और टीवी देखता हूँ।
Main saat baje ghar aataa hoon, khaanaa banaataa hoon aur teevee dekhtaa hoon.
I come home at seven, cook and watch TV.
Preeti
मैं शाम को पढ़ती हूँ और दस बजे सोती हूँ।
Main shaam ko padhtee hoon aur das baje sotee hoon.
In the evening I read, and I go to bed at ten.
Understand
What you usually do: करता हूँ, करती हूँ
You know from chapter 3 that verbs end in -ना (-naa) in the dictionary: (karnaa), to do. To say what you usually do, take off -ना (-naa) and add -taa for a man, -tee for a woman, and -te for several men, a mixed group, or a man you call (aap) or (tum). Then add , , or (hoon, hai, ho, hain) from chapter 1 at the end.
Your own gender matters. Amit says (main aath baje uthtaa hoon), and Preeti says (main chhah baje uthtee hoon). When you speak to someone with (aap), their gender matters: (aap kyaa karte hain?) to a man, (aap kyaa kartee hain?) to a woman.
| Meaning | a man, men | a woman, women |
|---|---|---|
| I do | (main kartaa hoon) | (main kartee hoon) |
| you do (very intimate) | (too kartaa hai) | (too kartee hai) |
| you do (friendly) | (tum karte ho) | (tum kartee ho) |
| you do (polite) | (aap karte hain) | (aap kartee hain) |
| he / she does | (vah kartaa hai) | (vah kartee hai) |
| we do | (ham karte hain) | (ham kartee hain) |
| they do; he / she does (respect) | (ve karte hain) | (ve kartee hain) |
Telling the time: बजे
(baje) means “o'clock”, and also “at … o'clock”: (saat baje), at seven. Ask (kitne baje?), at what time? To ask what time it is now, say (kyaa bajaa hai?).
Half past uses (saadhe) before the hour: (saadhe nau baje), 9:30. But 1:30 and 2:30 have their own words: (dedh baje) and (dhaaee baje).
| Time | Hindi |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | (saat baje) |
| 7:15 | (savaa saat baje) |
| 7:30 | (saadhe saat baje) |
| 7:45 | (paune aath baje), “a quarter to eight” |
| 1:30 | (dedh baje) |
| 2:30 | (dhaaee baje) |
More in the grammar: Hindi numbers: from 0 to a million · Pronouns and politeness · The present habitual: I do, I usually do
New words
- कितने बजे?Kitne baje?At what time?
- उठनाuthnaato get up · (main uthtaa hoon, a man) / (main uthtee hoon, a woman)
- करनाkarnaato do
- कामkaamwork, job · masculine; (kaam par jaanaa), to go to work
- जानाjaanaato go · (main jaataa hoon, a man) / (main jaatee hoon, a woman)
- साढ़ेsaadhehalf past · (saadhe nau baje), at half past nine
- सुबहsubahmorning; in the morning · feminine
- पीनाpeenaato drink
- पढ़नाpadhnaato read; to study
- शामshaamevening · feminine; (shaam ko), in the evening
- आनाaanaato come
- खाना बनानाkhaanaa banaanaato cook · Literally “to make food”; (khaanaa, food) is masculine.
- देखनाdekhnaato see, to watch
- सोनाsonaato sleep, to go to bed
Practise
1.Preeti wants to say “I get up at six.” Which sentence is correct?
2.Amit is talking. Put the words in order.
Tap the words below in the right order.I drink tea.
3.Match the Hindi with the English.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
4.What time is (saadhe saat baje)?
5.Amit asks Preeti what she does in the evening. Which question is correct?
6.Amit lives with his brother. How does he say “We watch TV in the evening”?
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Say it out loud
मैं सात बजे उठता हूँ।
Main saat baje uthtaa hoon.
I get up at seven. (a man speaking)
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
Five questions on this chapter. Then mark it as finished to add its words to your review deck.
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