Hindi · Intermediate (B1) · Chapter 4 of 12
Feelings and relationships
दिल की बातdil kee baat
Talk about feelings in Hindi (मुझे ग़ुस्सा आया, मुझे डर लगता है), react to news, say “each other” and give a friend advice.
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Say how you feel with मुझे (mujhe) and a feeling
- React to good and bad news
- Say “each other” with एक-दूसरे (ek-doosre)
- Give a friend advice with क्यों न (kyon na)
Listen
In their flat in Hyderabad, Pooja notices that her flatmate Sneha looks unhappy. Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Pooja
स्नेहा, क्या हुआ? तुम बहुत उदास लग रही हो।
Snehaa, kyaa huaa? Tum bahut udaas lag rahee ho.
Sneha, what's wrong? You look very sad.
Sneha
निधि से मेरा झगड़ा हो गया। हम दो हफ़्ते से एक-दूसरे से बात नहीं कर रही हैं।
Nidhi se meraa jhagraa ho gayaa. Ham do hafte se ek-doosre se baat naheen kar rahee hain.
I've had a fight with Nidhi. We haven't spoken to each other for two weeks.
Pooja
अरे! क्यों? तुम दोनों तो बहुत अच्छी दोस्त हो।
Are! Kyon? Tum donon to bahut achchhee dost ho.
Oh no! Why? You two are such good friends.
Sneha
मेरे जन्मदिन पर वह नहीं आई, और उसने फ़ोन भी नहीं किया। मुझे बहुत बुरा लगा, और ग़ुस्सा भी आया।
Mere janmdin par vah naheen aaee, aur usne fon bhee naheen kiyaa. Mujhe bahut buraa lagaa, aur gussaa bhee aayaa.
She didn't come on my birthday, and she didn't even call. I was really hurt, and angry too.
Pooja
तुमने उससे पूछा कि वह क्यों नहीं आई?
Tumne usse poochhaa ki vah kyon naheen aaee?
Did you ask her why she didn't come?
Sneha
नहीं। अगले दिन उसका मैसेज आया था, लेकिन मैंने जवाब नहीं दिया।
Naheen. Agle din uskaa maisej aayaa thaa, lekin mainne javaab naheen diyaa.
No. She sent me a message the next day, but I didn't reply.
Pooja
देखो, निधि ऐसी लड़की नहीं है। और मैंने सुना है कि उस हफ़्ते उसकी मम्मी अस्पताल में थीं।
Dekho, Nidhi aisee larkee naheen hai. Aur mainne sunaa hai ki us hafte uskee mammee aspataal men theen.
Look, Nidhi isn't like that. And I've heard that her mum was in hospital that week.
Sneha
क्या? मुझे यह नहीं पता था। यह सुनकर मुझे बहुत दुख हुआ।
Kyaa? Mujhe yah naheen pataa thaa. Yah sunkar mujhe bahut dukh huaa.
What? I didn't know that. I'm so sorry to hear it.
Pooja
तो क्यों न तुम आज ही उसे फ़ोन कर लो? मुझे यक़ीन है कि वह भी तुमसे बात करना चाहती है।
To kyon na tum aaj hee use fon kar lo? Mujhe yakeen hai ki vah bhee tumse baat karnaa chaahtee hai.
So why don't you call her today? I'm sure she wants to talk to you too.
Sneha
लेकिन मुझे डर लग रहा है कि वह मुझसे नाराज़ होगी।
Lekin mujhe dar lag rahaa hai ki vah mujhse naaraaz hogee.
But I'm afraid she'll be cross with me.
Pooja
चिंता मत करो। दोस्तों में कभी-कभी ऐसा होता है। बस उसे सच बता दो कि तुम्हें बुरा लगा था।
Chintaa mat karo. Doston men kabhee-kabhee aisaa hotaa hai. Bas use sach bataa do ki tumhen buraa lagaa thaa.
Don't worry. These things happen between friends. Just tell her honestly that you were hurt.
Sneha
ठीक है, मैं अभी उसे फ़ोन करती हूँ। शुक्रिया, पूजा। तुम सच में मेरी सबसे अच्छी दोस्त हो।
Theek hai, main abhee use fon kartee hoon. Shukriyaa, Poojaa. Tum sach men meree sabse achchhee dost ho.
All right, I'll call her right now. Thanks, Pooja. You really are my best friend.
Understand
I felt hurt: feelings with मुझे
Many feelings work like (pasand): the person takes (mujhe), (tumhen), (aapko), (use), and the feeling is the subject. Hindi says the feeling “happens”, “comes” or “is felt” to you: (mujhe dukh huaa), I was sad, I was sorry; (mujhe gussaa aayaa), I got angry; (mujhe dar lagtaa hai), I'm afraid. You already know (mazaa aayaa) and (bhookh lagee hai).
Each feeling goes with its own verb, so learn them as phrases. The verb agrees with the feeling, not with the person, so a woman also says (mujhe gussaa aayaa). Some feelings are adjectives instead, with a normal subject: (main udaas hoon), I'm sad; (vah mujhse naaraaz hai), she's cross with me.
| Hindi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| (mujhe khushee huee.) | I was glad, pleased. |
| (mujhe dukh huaa.) | I was sad, sorry. |
| (mujhe buraa lagaa.) | I was hurt, I minded. |
| (mujhe dar lagtaa hai.) | I'm afraid (in general). |
| (mujhe dar lag rahaa hai.) | I'm afraid (right now). |
| (mujhe us par gussaa aayaa.) | I got angry with him, with her. |
Reacting to news, and each other
To react to news, use the -कर (-kar) form from chapter 1: (yah sunkar mujhe bahut dukh huaa), literally “having heard this, I felt great sorrow”: I'm so sorry to hear that. With good news, say (khushee huee) instead. … (mujhe yakeen hai ki …) means “I'm sure that …”.
(ek-doosre) means “each other”. It takes the postposition the verb needs: (ek-doosre se baat karnaa), to talk to each other; (ek-doosre ko jaannaa), to know each other; (ek-doosre kee madad karnaa), to help each other.
- यह सुनकर मुझे बहुत ख़ुशी हुई।Yah sunkar mujhe bahut khushee huee.I'm very happy to hear that.
- हम एक-दूसरे को बचपन से जानते हैं।Ham ek-doosre ko bachpan se jaante hain.We've known each other since childhood.
- वे हमेशा एक-दूसरे की मदद करते हैं।Ve hameshaa ek-doosre kee madad karte hain.They always help each other.
Advice to a friend: क्यों न …?
…? (kyon na …?), literally “why not …?”, is a gentle way to suggest something. The verb is in the subjunctive, the form you know from (chalen?): (kyon na tum use fon kar lo?), why don't you call her? For (tum) the subjunctive looks just like the -ओ (-o) command form; for (aap) it is -एँ (-en): (kyon na aap unse baat karen?).
You can also give advice with (chaahiye) from A2, or more directly with a command softened by (bas), just: (bas use sach bataa do), just tell her the truth.
| Hindi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| (kyon na tum usse baat karo?) | Why don't you talk to her? |
| (tumhen usse baat karnee chaahiye.) | You should talk to her. |
| (bas use sach bataa do.) | Just tell her the truth. |
| (chintaa mat karo.) | Don't worry. |
More in the grammar: Joining actions: -कर, -आ हुआ, -ते ही · The subjunctive: करूँ, करे, करें
New words
- उदासudaassad · never changes
- लग रही होlag rahee hoyou look, you seem (to a woman) · (lagnaa), to seem: (tum pareshaan lag rahe ho), you look worried (to a man)
- झगड़ाjhagraaquarrel, fight · masculine; (meraa usse jhagraa ho gayaa), I had a fight with her
- एक-दूसरेek-doosreeach other · (ek-doosre se), to each other, with each other
- दोनोंdononboth · (tum donon), you two, both of you
- जन्मदिनjanmdinbirthday · masculine; (janmdin par), on someone's birthday
- बुरा लगनाburaa lagnaato be hurt, to mind · (mujhe buraa lagaa), I was hurt; (buraa) means “bad”
- ग़ुस्सा आनाgussaa aanaato get angry · (gussaa, anger) is masculine; (mujhe gussaa aayaa), I got angry
- जवाबjavaabanswer, reply · masculine; (javaab denaa), to reply
- मैंने सुना है किmainne sunaa hai kiI've heard that · (sunnaa), to hear, in the present perfect
- दुखdukhsadness, sorrow · masculine; (mujhe dukh huaa), I was sad, I was sorry
- यक़ीनyakeencertainty, belief · masculine; … (mujhe yakeen hai ki …), I'm sure that …
- डर लगनाdar lagnaato be afraid · (dar, fear) is masculine; (mujhe dar lag rahaa hai), I'm afraid
- नाराज़naaraazcross, upset (with someone) · never changes; (vah mujhse naaraaz hai), she's cross with me
Practise
1.Sneha got angry. How does she say “I got angry”?
2.Pooja is talking to Sneha. Put the words in order, starting with (tum).
Tap the words below in the right order.You look very sad.
3.Match the Hindi with the English.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
4.How do you suggest to a friend: “Why don't you call her?”
5.“They always help each other.” Which word fits? ___ (ve hameshaa ek-doosre ___ madad karte hain.)
6.A friend tells you she has got a new job. How do you react?
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Say it out loud
यह सुनकर मुझे बहुत ख़ुशी हुई।
Yah sunkar mujhe bahut khushee huee.
I'm very happy to hear that.
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
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