Basic Hindi - December 13th

Namaste! The Children have learnt the vowels upto ओ o and औ au . We will be completing the vowels next week. Please review the vowels and the words beginning with these letters over the winter break. We will be doing a review and some games to reinforce what they have learnt and will have a quiz in the end of January.Dhanyawaad!

Basic and Intermediate Hidi Class - November 21st

Namaste!
Last week the kids from the older class reviewed the vowels and the words starting with each of the vowels. The kids from the basic class learnt the next two vowels इ and  ई and words starting with these vowels. We played the freeze games with hindi words (Uppar,Neeche,Bhaaya,Bhait,Uto and Rukh)  which the kids loved!


 

Hindi Junior Class October 25, 2015

Today we divided the Junior class into 'Basic' and 'Intermediate'. All students who are attending Hindi classes for the first time joined the Basic class and the repeat students from last year were in the intermediate class.
Basic Class -
We reviewed the Diwali song and the meaning of the song. We had all the kids repeat the song and the meaning. Some of the Children are still struggling with it so please review at home.

We learnt  that Hindi has 13 vowels and we started with one– अ and learnt five words starting with अ and their meaning : अनानास ,अमीर,अच्छा,अभि,अनार.

We introduced conversing in Hindi :

What is your name and response

Intermediate Class -
We reviewed list of words from letters अ Anar (pomegranate), Ananus (pineapple), Abhi(now) and आ Aag(fire), Aalu(potato), Aaj(Today), Aatta (flour) etc. We also practiced our lines for the Diwali program. We will have a vowel test at the end of the vowel review.

Hindi Senior Class October 25, 2015

October 25, 2015

Today in class we reinforced the matras and rules. This includes when to write the full swar, and that matras only appear on consonants (vyanjan). We did role playing to understand how matras combine with vyanjan to form different sounds.

Homework: Write each swar (vowel) from अ to ऐ and its matra five times each as follows:
अ        अ       अ       अ       अ
आ ा    आ ा    आ ा    आ ा    आ ा
 इ  ि    इ  ि    इ  ि    इ  ि    इ  ि      
and so on until ऐ.

Hindi Junior Class - Oct 11th, 2015

In this class, new and returning students reviewed what we learned in previous classes, as well as the meaning of the Diwali song words. In 'Back to Balvihar Hindi', we provided information regarding the syllabus and addressed parent's questions.

Hindi Senior Class October 18, 2015

Today in class we reviewed the matras and introduced some basic words for each matra. The consonant base for these words is the letter "ka".
(Ex. Kamal, kaan, etc.)

Homework: Write all matras with the letter base "va".

Hindi Junior

Numbers (1 to 10)
Colors (Red,White,Green ,Blue,Black,Red,Pink)

Body parts (Head,Hair,Hand,Feet,fingers,ears, eyes ,nose)

 Link to Aaye Diwali song:

 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnoWRBtJ2Fo)

Hindi Junior Class - Oct 4th, 2015

Hindi class will be performing a Diwali program on 11/15/15. The returning students will be speaking a few lines about Diwali in Hindi and then the entire Junior class will sing the Diwali song.

Respective lines for returning students is as follows -
1.Namaste (All returning children)
2.Diwali hinduoka tauhar hai - Sanjit
3.Diwali ko Dipawali bhi kahte hai - Shloka
4.Dipawali ka arth hai dipo ki mala - Sandhya
5.Diwali ko Roshani ka Parv bhi kehte hai - Ruhan + Shanaya
6.Is din Bhagwan Ram, Lakshman or Sita Ayudhya lote the - Anushree
7.Diwali per sab ghar sajate hai - Manu
8.mithai batte hai - Manav
9.aur fatake jalate hai - Gagan + Lasya
10.Aap Sab Ko Diwali Ki bohat bohat subhkamnaye (All returning children)

Entire junior class children will then sing the Diwali song which is as follows -
Aai Diwali, Aai Diwali, Aai Diwali re,
Deep jalao, khushi manao, Aai Diwali re,
Khoob jale fuljhadi patakhe, Aai Diwali re,
Sabko banton khoob mithai Aai Diwali re !

Dhanyawad (entire junior class)

Parents of new students - Please practice the song with your child during car rides or free time. Link to Aai Diwali song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnoWRBtJ2Fo)

Parents of returning students - Please practice the lines with your child. Hopefully they still remember the song. If your child was not present in the last class - you will not see their name in the list - we will add them to the names when they come to the next class.

As the class is now more than 30 kids, we are evaluating splitting the junior class into 'Basic' and 'Intermediate'. We should have a decision on whether to continue both groups in the same room or separate rooms in the next 2-3 classes.

Hindi Junior Class - Sep 27th, 2015

We divided the class into two sections - New students joining this year and returning students. New students will be learning alphabets, letters, numbers, colors, etc while returning students will focus on more conversational Hindi.

In the first class, new students learned numbers (1 to 10), colors (Red,white,green,blue,black,red and pink) and body parts (Head,hair,hand,feet,fingers,ears,eyes and nose). Returning students refreshed the same info as well as presented the Dhobi song to the New students. We did a competition on who could sing the Dhobi song louder !!! 

DHOBI AYA
Dhobi aya Dhobi aya, Kapade saf,
Laundryman came, Laundryman came, clothes clean,      
Kitne Kapde laya ? (2)
How many clothes brought?
Ek do tin, char panch che,
One two three, four five six,
Sat aatth nav, dus – ubb bus
Seven eight nine, ten – that’s it stop

 

Hindi Junior Class - May 2nd, 2015

Hindi junior class will be singing the below 3 songs on June 14^th in the auditorium. More details on timing etc to follow.

We would want everyone to sing confidently and I am sure you want the same. As we have only few classes left, we do not have enough time to practice with each child individually. We need your cooperation. Please have your child practice these songs on a daily basis during commute in car as well as whenever you have few minutes with them.

EK TAMATAR

ek tamatar laal laal

(one tomato red red)
jaise mere laal gaal
(like my red cheek)
hum bhi khaayein
(I also eat)
tum bhi khao
(you also eat)
ho jayein sab laal laal…
(let’s be all red red)

DHOBI AYA

Dhobi aya Dhobi aya, Kapade saf,

Laundryman came, Laundryman came, clothes clean,      
Kitne Kapde laya ? (2)
How many clothes brought?
Ek do tin, char panch che,
One two three, four five six,
Sat aatth nav, dus – ubb bus
Seven eight nine, ten – that’s it stop

LAKADI KI KATHI – Movie Masoom

lakadi ki kaathi kaathi pe ghoda
ghode ki dum pe jo maara hathauda
dauda dauda dauda ghoda dum utha ke dauda

a frame of wood, a horse on the frame,
when the hammer struck on the horse's tail,
ran, ran, the horse ran with its tail high..

ghoda pahuncha chauk mein chauk mein tha naai
ghodeji ki naai ne hazaamat jo banaai
dauda dauda dauda ghoda dum utha ke dauda

the horse reached the square, on the square there was a barber,
and when the barber started shaving the dear horse,
ran, ran, the horse ran with its tail high..

ghoda tha ghamandi pahuncha sabji mandi
sabji mandi baraf padi thi baraf mein lag gai thandi
dauda dauda dauda ghoda dum utha ke dauda

the horse was proud, reached the vegetable market,
in the market there was snow, in the snow it caught cold,
ran, ran, the horse ran with its tail high..

ghoda apana tagda hai dekho kitani charbi hai
chalta hai mehrauli mein par ghoda apna arabi hai
dauda dauda dauda ghoda dum utha ke dauda

our horse is strong, see how much fat it has,
it walks in Mehrauli (in Delhi, India), but our horse is an Arabic one,
ran, ran, the horse ran with its tail high..

Dhanyawad.
Thank you.

Hindi Junior Class - March 22nd, 2015

In this class, we learned ब ba, भ bha, म ma and several words beginning with these letters like batak (duck), bhalu (bear), machhali (fish) etc. We recapped all previously learned letters and also sang a new song..machali jal ki rani hai. Since there is a break for few weeks, please review all letters and also the attached song.

  

Machhali jal ki hai raani , Jeevan uska hai paani , Haath lagao, dar jaayegi Bahaar nikaalo, mar jaayegi

 

 

 

Hindi Junior Class - March 15th, 2015

In this class we learned न na प pa फ pha and words starting with these letters. We also learned few words without matras like ek, dhan, tan etc

Hindi Junior Class - March 8th, 2015

In this class we learned त t, थ tha, द da, ध dha and few words starting with these letters - Tarbooj, Thermos, thali, dada, doodh, daal , dharti and dhan

Hindi Junior Class - March 1st, 2015

In this class we learned ट ta, ठ tha, ड da - hanging c, hanging o and hanging S and a word or two starting with these letters

Hindi Junior Class - Feb 10th, 2015

In this class, we learned two letters ज ja and झ jha and few words like Juta (shoes), jahaj(ship) and Zanda (flag) etc.  We also reviewed previously learned material through quiz in the last 15 minutes. We will continue with this format for the remaining classes so please practice material learned so far with your child on an ongoing basis.

Hindi Junior Class - Feb 1st, 2015

In this class we learned च ch &  छ chh and few words beginning with these letters like chammach (spoon), Chanda (moon), Chai (tea), Chuha (rat), Chatri (Umbrella) and Chat (roof). We then divided the group in two teams – Team Bandar (monkeys) and Team Billi (cats) and reviewed all what we learned so far.

Please use words learned in this class to help build your child’s Hindi vocabulary.

Hindi Junior Class - Jan 25th, 2015

In this class, we learned the remaining consonants from group 1; ग ga, घ gha and ङ ṅa and few words starting from these letters like Ganesh, Gajjar (carrot), Guy (cow), Ghar (house), Ghadi (watch) etc. From 12:15 onwards, we reviewed all letters we learned earlier in a quiz format. Kids were divided into ‘Tigers’ and ‘Bears’ groups. They also sang the ‘Ek tamatar lal lal’, ‘Dhobi aya’ songs and went over colors, numbers, fruits etc in Hindi.

Please incorporate the newly learned Hindi words in your routine talk so that they can built Hindi vocabulary.  

 

 

 

Hindi Junior Class - Jan 4th, 2015

In Hindi, there are 33 consonants divided into 7 groups. Each consonants is followed by vowel sound अ. We started with consonants क ka and ख kha . We learned to write क by drawing a stick and making letter S sleep on it. We learned to write ख by writing the numbers 2 and 9 and then connecting them. We also learned few words for each of these letters - Kamal, Kakdi, Kabutar, Kachuva; Khajur, Khat, Khargosh etc. Please practice and help them remember at least two words for each letter learned.

Hindi Junior Class - Dec 21, 2014

In this class, we did individual assessments and review of all vowels