SDLAP 111: Bi-weekly Post #2

[Pooja Patel]

Second Bi-weekly Post

1. 1.       Simple words
   1. Basic words without matras
   2. Learn 20 new words
   3. “Culture Talk”

                      i.      Ask questions about Indian culture and have a cultural conversation utilizing basic Hindi words

1. 2.       Simple words
   1. Words with matras
   2. Learn 20 new words
   3. “Culture Talk”

                   i.      Ask questions about Indian culture and have a cultural conversation utilizing basic Hindi words

This week, Sanya and I started our meeting with a primary conversation in Hindi. I was surprised by how comfortable I have become with the language. We introduced each other and talked about how our days had been. Sanya and I also discussed what we had done throughout the course of the day.

After this, we jumped right in to the writing portion of our meeting. Usually, when Sanya and I met, I always wrote the Hindi vowels and consonants in order. I proceeded to do the same this meeting as well. However, Sanya stopped me and instead encouraged me to only write the alphabets that she would tell me. In doing so, we broke up the order of the alphabets. In many ways, my brain was used to receiving the new information in one particular format.

After changing the alphabets, Sanya told me that I did fairly well. I only missed 2 out of 45 Hindi alphabets.  This was a milestone for me. I finally became fully comfortable with the language I was used to hearing. There on after, Sanya provided me with basic words and I was able to spell them. I spelled the following words:

 1.            सङक - Road

2.            कमर - Back

3.            कलम - Pencil/Pen

4.            गरम - Hot

5.            पकड - Hold

6.            नमक - Salt

7.            मटर - Peas

8.            पवन - Air

9.            नरम - Soft

10.          असर - Effect

11.          समय़ - Time

12.          सरल - Easy

13.          छत - Terrace

14.          शहद - Honey

15.          दल - Group/Team

16.          बतख - Duck

17.          खतम - Finish

18.          नकल - Copy

19.          पकड - Catch

20.          शहर - City

21.          तरह - Different

22.          चढ़ - Climb

23.          भवन - Building

24.          जगत - world

25.          नल - Tap (Bathroom tap)

26.          भर - To fill

27.          ख़त - Letter

28.          कल - Tomorrow or Yesterday

29.          चल - to walk

30.          पर - on

Overall, I learned a lot from my interactions with Sanya. I practice the words listed above regularly and the repetition has helped me memorize the words!