Hindi B1 — Intermediate: ने, commands, family, opinions

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The whole Hindi B1 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 72 words, 307 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when B1 is finished

• Master ने-ergative and have-to forms
• Command politely and talk family
• Argue opinions and describe weather

B1, unit by unit

Ergative and compulsion

ने: मैंने खाया

Past twist! मैंने खाया (I ate — boy object?) NO — the verb agrees with the OBJECT! मैंने रोटी खाई (I ate bread-f)! मैंने काम किया (I did work-m)! Subject takes ने, verb follows the object!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Hindi practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] ने: मैंने खाया — Choose the meaning of मैंने (mainne) in this lesson.

   1. I (past agent)
   2. you (past agent)
   3. he/she (past agent)
   4. none of these
   Show the answer

   I (past agent)

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] ने: मैंने खाया — Type the Hindi expression meaning “you (past agent)”.

   Show the answer

   तुमने

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] ने: मैंने खाया — Interpret the Devanagari in context: उसने (usne).

   Show the answer

   he/she (past agent)

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] ने: मैंने खाया — Write in Devanagari: we (past agent).

   Show the answer

   हमने

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] ने: मैंने खाया — Match आपने to its lesson meaning.

   1. they (past agent)
   2. you formal (past agent)
   3. ate (m object)
   Show the answer

   you formal (past agent)

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] ने: मैंने खाया — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: We did work. (m)

   Show the answer

   हमने काम किया।

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] ने: मैंने खाया — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: I ate bread.

   Show the answer

   मैंने रोटी खाई।

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] ने: मैंने खाया — Select the Hindi form for “saw (m object)”.

   1. मैंने
   2. तुमने
   3. देखा
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   देखा

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] ने: मैंने खाया — Error correction for ने: मैंने खाया: replace a literal or register-inappropriate rendering with the lesson model for “We did work. (m)”.

   Show the answer

   हमने काम किया।

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] ने: मैंने खाया — Complete the dialogue with the studied response to: I ate bread. And you?

    Show the answer

    मैंने रोटी खाई। तुमने?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] ने: मैंने खाया — Read “मैंने चावल खाए!” (mainne chāval khāe!). What detail does it communicate?

    Show the answer

    I ate rice! (m-pl)

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] ने: मैंने खाया — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole. Give the key contribution of प्रिया in this turn: अच्छा!

    Show the answer

    Nice!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkमैंने रोटी खाई uses खाई because…

   1. speaker is girl
   2. रोटी is feminine
   3. plural
   4. formal
   Show the answer

   रोटी is feminine

   Verb agrees with OBJECT!.

2. quick checkउसने means…

   1. he/she (now)
   2. he/she (past agent)
   3. they
   4. you
   Show the answer

   he/she (past agent)

   उस + ने = past agent.

3. quick checkचावल खाए uses खाए because…

   1. speaker boy
   2. चावल is m-plural
   3. formal
   4. future
   Show the answer

   चावल is m-plural

   चावल (m-pl) → खाए.

4. quick checkने marks…

   1. objects
   2. past agents
   3. places
   4. time
   Show the answer

   past agents

   मैंने/तुमने/उसने.

5. quick checkमैंने काम किया uses किया because…

   1. speaker boy
   2. काम is masculine
   3. plural
   4. formal
   Show the answer

   काम is masculine

   काम (m) → किया.

Worksheet: ने worksheet

Review list. मैंने · तुमने · उसने · हमने

मुझे जाना है (have to)

Compulsion! मुझे जाना है = I HAVE to go. मुझे काम करना है (I have to work). Past: मुझे जाना था (I had to go). Wants: मुझे चाहिए (I want) — have-to vs want!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Hindi practice tests. inference, main idea, detail identification, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking.

1. what is meantPractice 1: [inference] मुझे जाना है (have to) — From “मुझे काम करना था।”, state the inference while preserving any limit or contrast.

   Show the answer

   I had to work.

2. the main ideaPractice 2: [main idea] मुझे जाना है (have to) — What is the main communicative aim of the lesson “मुझे जाना है (have to)”?

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   Compulsion! मुझे जाना है = I HAVE to go.

3. spot the detailPractice 3: [detail identification] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Read “कोई बात नहीं!” (koī bāt nahīṅ!). What detail does it communicate?

   Show the answer

   No problem!

4. listeningPractice 4: [listening comprehension] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Play the synthetic Hindi audio. Type its contextual English meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   What do you have to do? (casual)

5. dictationPractice 5: [dictation] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Play the clearly labeled synthetic Hindi audio and type exactly what you hear in Devanagari.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   मुझे स्कूल जाना है। तुम्हें?

6. listen and choosePractice 6: [listen and choose] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Play the synthetic Hindi audio and choose its meaning.

   1. I have to work. It's difficult!
   2. No problem!
   3. easy

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I have to work. It's difficult!

7. listen, then orderPractice 7: [listen and reorder] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: I had to work.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   मुझे काम करना था।

8. listen and fillPractice 8: [listen and fill] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Play the synthetic audio and type the complete line beginning “तुम्हें…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   तुम्हें क्या करना है?

9. repeat itPractice 9: [repeat after audio] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Play the synthetic model, repeat the full Hindi turn, then use the self-check button. No microphone score is produced.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   मुझे स्कूल जाना है। तुम्हें?

10. pronunciationPractice 10: [pronunciation] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Listen and practise the Hindi sound sequence in करना (karnā). Self-check articulation and rhythm; no microphone score is produced.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

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    करना

11. shadow the audioPractice 11: [shadowing] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Shadow the synthetic model at natural phrase pace, preserving pauses and emphasis. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    कोई बात नहीं!

12. guided speakingPractice 12: [guided speaking] मुझे जाना है (have to) — Give the studied Hindi response for: I have to go to school.

    Show the answer

    मुझे स्कूल जाना है।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkमुझे जाना है means…

   1. I go
   2. I have to go
   3. I went
   4. I want to go
   Show the answer

   I have to go

   मुझे + ना + है = must.

2. quick checkमुझे जाना था means…

   1. I go
   2. I had to go
   3. I will go
   4. I want to go
   Show the answer

   I had to go

   था = past compulsion.

3. quick check-ना in जाना है…

   1. changes tense
   2. never changes
   3. drops
   4. doubles
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   never changes

   जाना frozen; है moves.

4. quick checkमुश्किल means…

   1. easy
   2. difficult
   3. fast
   4. slow
   Show the answer

   difficult

   मुश्किल = difficult.

5. quick checkज़रूरी means…

   1. free
   2. necessary
   3. ready
   4. late
   Show the answer

   necessary

   ज़रूरी = necessary.

Worksheet: Have-to worksheet

Review list. जाना · आना · करना · देना

किसने? — questions and negatives that need ने

Once a verb is transitive and finished, ने survives every change you make to the sentence: किसने बनाया? (who made it?), आपने खाना खाया या नहीं? (did you eat or not?), मैंने अभी तक किताब नहीं पढ़ी (I have not read the book yet). Question words take ने too — किसने, किस-किसने.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Hindi practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, word selection, matching, reorder, sentence building, error correction, dialogue completion, inference, short writing.

1. multiple choiceSomeone cleaned the room. The question ‘who did it?’ is…

   1. यह कमरा किसने साफ़ किया?
   2. यह कमरा कौन साफ़ हुआ?
   3. कौन साफ़ कमरा है?
   4. किसने साफ़ है?
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   यह कमरा किसने साफ़ किया?

2. fill the gapमैंने वह किताब अभी तक ____ पढ़ी। (not)

   Show the answer

   नहीं

3. translateWho wrote this letter?

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   यह चिट्ठी किसने लिखी?

4. translate into the languageआपने मुझे पहले क्यों नहीं बताया?

   Show the answer

   Why did you not tell me before?

5. choose the wordWhich form asks ‘who’ as the doer of a finished action?

   1. किसने
   2. कौन
   3. किसको
   4. किसका
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   किसने

6. matchingMatch each question word with what it asks.

   1. किसने = who (doer)
   2. किसको = to whom
   3. कहाँ = where
   4. कब = when
   Show the answer

   किसको = to whom

7. put it in orderPut these in order: बनाया · किसने · खाना · यह

   Show the answer

   यह खाना किसने बनाया?

8. build the sentenceBuild the sentence: ‘I have not seen that film yet.’

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   मैंने वह फ़िल्म अभी तक नहीं देखी।

9. find the mistakeFind the mistake: यह काम कौन किया?

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   यह काम किसने किया?

10. finish the dialogue— यह किताब किसने लिखी? — ____ (I do not know, but I have read it.)

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    मुझे नहीं पता, लेकिन मैंने इसे पढ़ी है।

11. what is meantमैंने अभी तक नहीं देखा — what does this tell you about the speaker’s plan?

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    The speaker has not watched it yet and implies it is still on the list; अभी तक leaves the action open.

12. short writingWrite three questions with किसने about things people do at home.

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    खाना किसने बनाया? कमरा किसने साफ़ किया? बर्तन किसने धोए?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich is the correct question for ‘who made this?’

   1. यह कौन बनाया?
   2. यह किसने बनाया?
   3. यह किस बनाया?
   4. यह कौन बना?
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   यह किसने बनाया?

   किसने is the doer form with a transitive perfective.

2. quick checkComplete: मैंने वह किताब ____ पढ़ी।

   1. नहीं
   2. न
   3. मत
   4. ना
   Show the answer

   नहीं

   With a perfective verb the negative is नहीं, placed before the verb.

3. quick checkआपने मुझे क्यों नहीं बताया? asks…

   1. Why did you not tell me?
   2. Why are you telling me?
   3. Will you tell me?
   4. Who told me?
   Show the answer

   Why did you not tell me?

   आपने is the respectful doer form in the past.

4. quick checkWhich sentence keeps ने correctly?

   1. मैं वह किताब नहीं पढ़ी।
   2. मैंने वह किताब नहीं पढ़ी।
   3. मैं वह किताब नहीं पढ़ा।
   4. मैंने वह किताब नहीं पढ़ा।
   Show the answer

   मैंने वह किताब नहीं पढ़ी।

   Both the doer form and the feminine agreement matter: मैंने … नहीं पढ़ी।

5. quick checkकिसको asks…

   1. who did it
   2. to whom
   3. whose
   4. which one
   Show the answer

   to whom

   किसको is the oblique ‘to whom’.

Worksheet: Questions and negatives with ने

Review list. किसने · अभी तक · कभी नहीं · मैंने अभी तक नहीं पढ़ी

Commands and family

खाओ/खाइए + मत

Orders, three levels! खा (intimate — kids/lovers), खाओ (casual — friends), खाइए (formal — elders)! Soften: कृपया बैठिए = Please sit. Don't: मत — मत जाओ! (Don't go!)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Hindi practice tests. free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, guided composition, register transformation, tone identification, contextual meaning, discourse ordering, multiple choice.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 1: [free response] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Give a new spoken response that demonstrates खाओ/खाइए + मत; compare with this model.

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   मत जाओ!

2. role playPractice 2: [roleplay] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Role-play प्रिया and deliver this meaning appropriately: Thanks!

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   धन्यवाद!

3. write a sentencePractice 3: [sentence writing] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Write one accurate Hindi sentence using खोलो. Model answer:

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   यहाँ आओ!

4. short writingPractice 4: [short writing] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Write 2–3 linked Hindi sentences applying खाओ/खाइए + मत. Compare against this concise model.

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   मत जाओ! कृपया बैठिए!

5. say it another wayPractice 5: [paraphrase] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Paraphrase without changing the core meaning or stance: कृपया बैठिए!

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   कृपया बैठिए!

6. summarisePractice 6: [summary] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Summarize the dialogue in one precise Hindi sentence; use this key turn as a minimum model.

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   धन्यवाद!

7. guided compositionPractice 7: [guided composition] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Compose a short response for खाओ/खाइए + मत using the taught pattern “-ओ (friends) · -इए (elders) · मत + verb”.

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   मत जाओ!

8. change the registerPractice 8: [register transformation] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Recast the idea for an appropriate formal or respectful setting: Please sit! (formal)

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   कृपया बैठिए!

9. read the tonePractice 9: [tone identification] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Identify the stance or tone conveyed by this lesson model: यहाँ आओ!

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   The tone follows the lesson’s intended contextual stance: -ओ/-इए · मत (don't).

10. meaning in contextPractice 10: [contextual meaning] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Explain the contextual force of जाओ in “मत जाओ!”.

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    Here it contributes the lesson meaning “go! (casual)” within the -ओ/-इए · मत (don't) pattern.

11. order the textPractice 11: [discourse ordering] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: Please sit! (formal)

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    कृपया बैठिए!

12. multiple choicePractice 12: [multiple choice] खाओ/खाइए + मत — Choose the meaning of बंद करो (band karo) in this lesson.

    1. close! (casual)
    2. listen! (casual)
    3. look! (casual)
    4. none of these
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    close! (casual)

Quick check (5).

1. quick check-इए is for…

   1. friends
   2. elders / formal
   3. kids
   4. self
   Show the answer

   elders / formal

   बैठिए — formal sit.

2. quick check-ओ is for…

   1. elders
   2. friends / casual
   3. bosses
   4. strangers
   Show the answer

   friends / casual

   बैठो — casual.

3. quick checkमत जाओ means…

   1. go quickly
   2. don't go
   3. go later
   4. come here
   Show the answer

   don't go

   मत + verb = don't!

4. quick checkखोलो means…

   1. close!
   2. open!
   3. sit!
   4. go!
   Show the answer

   open!

   खोलो = open! (casual)

5. quick checkकृपया makes orders…

   1. stronger
   2. polite
   3. plural
   4. past
   Show the answer

   polite

   कृपया = please.

Worksheet: Commands worksheet

Review list. बैठो · उठो · आओ · जाओ

Family: परिवार

Family + owners! पिता/पापा (father), माता/मम्मी (mother), भाई (brother), बहन (sister), बेटा/बेटी (son/daughter). मेरा/मेरी/मेरे agrees with the OWNED: मेरा भाई, मेरी बहन!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Hindi practice tests. fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, inference.

1. fill the gapPractice 1: [fill in the blank] Family: परिवार — Type the Hindi expression meaning “brother”.

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   भाई

2. translatePractice 2: [translation] Family: परिवार — Interpret the Devanagari in context: बहन (bahan).

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   sister

3. translate into the languagePractice 3: [reverse translation] Family: परिवार — Write in Devanagari: son.

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   बेटा

4. matchingPractice 4: [matching] Family: परिवार — Match बेटी to its lesson meaning.

   1. parents
   2. daughter
   3. family (m)
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   daughter

5. put it in orderPractice 5: [reorder] Family: परिवार — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: And your mother? (casual)

   Show the answer

   तुम्हारी माता?

6. build the sentencePractice 6: [sentence building] Family: परिवार — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: My family is big.

   Show the answer

   मेरा परिवार बड़ा है।

7. choose the wordPractice 7: [word selection] Family: परिवार — Select the Hindi form for “father”.

   1. माता
   2. भाई
   3. पिता
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   पिता

8. find the mistakePractice 8: [error correction] Family: परिवार — Error correction for Family: परिवार: replace a literal or register-inappropriate rendering with the lesson model for “And your mother? (casual)”.

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   तुम्हारी माता?

9. finish the dialoguePractice 9: [dialogue completion] Family: परिवार — Complete the dialogue with the studied response to: Yes, I have a brother!

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   हाँ, मेरा एक भाई है!

10. readingPractice 10: [reading comprehension] Family: परिवार — Read “तुम्हारे परिवार में कितने लोग हैं?” (tumhāre parivār men kitne log hain?). What detail does it communicate?

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    How many in your family? (casual)

11. paragraphPractice 11: [paragraph comprehension] Family: परिवार — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole. Give the key contribution of राहुल in this turn: चार लोग। माता-पिता और मैं।

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    Four people. Parents and me (and one more)!

12. what is meantPractice 12: [inference] Family: परिवार — From “मेरा परिवार बड़ा है।”, state the inference while preserving any limit or contrast.

    Show the answer

    My family is big.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkमेरी बहन uses मेरी because…

   1. plural
   2. बहन is feminine
   3. formal
   4. past
   Show the answer

   बहन is feminine

   मेरी + feminine.

2. quick checkमेरे दोस्त uses मेरे because…

   1. one friend
   2. masculine plural
   3. feminine
   4. formal
   Show the answer

   masculine plural

   मेरे + m-pl.

3. quick checkमाता-पिता means…

   1. brothers
   2. parents
   3. children
   4. family
   Show the answer

   parents

   माता-पिता = parents.

4. quick checkबेटी means…

   1. son
   2. daughter
   3. sister
   4. mother
   Show the answer

   daughter

   बेटी = daughter.

5. quick checkPossessives agree with…

   1. the owner
   2. the owned thing
   3. nothing
   4. the verb
   Show the answer

   the owned thing

   मेरा भाई / मेरी बहन.

Worksheet: Family worksheet

Review list. परिवार · पिता · माता · भाई

मत कीजिए — the kind way to say ‘don’t’

मत makes a command negative, and the polite इए ending keeps it friendly: चिंता मत कीजिए, जल्दी मत कीजिए, मेरी बात मत मानिए अगर आपको ठीक न लगे. In Hindi the softening comes from the verb form and from words like ज़रा and बिल्कुल, not from tone alone.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Hindi practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, word selection, matching, reorder, sentence building, error correction, dialogue completion, register transformation, roleplay.

1. multiple choiceWhich is the polite way to say ‘don’t worry’ to an elder?

   1. चिंता मत कीजिए।
   2. चिंता मत करो।
   3. चिंता नहीं कर।
   4. चिंता मत नहीं कीजिए।
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   चिंता मत कीजिए।

2. fill the gapचिंता ____ कीजिए, सब ठीक है। (don’t)

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   मत

3. translateDo not rush, please walk comfortably.

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   जल्दी मत कीजिए, आराम से चलिए।

4. translate into the languageआप मेरी बात बुरा मत मानिए।

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   Do not take my words badly.

5. choose the wordWhich word makes a command negative without stopping its politeness?

   1. मत
   2. नहीं
   3. ना
   4. बिल्कुल
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   मत

6. matchingMatch each phrase with its English.

   1. चिंता मत कीजिए = do not worry
   2. जल्दी मत कीजिए = do not rush
   3. आराम कीजिए = rest / take it easy
   4. बुरा मत मानिए = do not take it badly
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   फ़िक्र मत कीजिए = do not worry

7. put it in orderPut these in order: मत · चिंता · कीजिए

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   चिंता मत कीजिए।

8. build the sentenceBuild the sentence: ‘Do not take it badly, but I cannot come today.’

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   बुरा मत मानिए, पर मैं आज नहीं आ सकता।

9. find the mistakeFind the mistake: अंकल जी, चिंता मत करो।

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   अंकल जी, चिंता मत कीजिए।

10. finish the dialogue— मुझे देर हो गई, माफ़ कीजिए। — ____ (Do not worry, it is fine.)

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    चिंता मत कीजिए, कोई बात नहीं।

11. change the registerChange this command from तुम to आप.

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    जल्दी मत करो। → जल्दी मत कीजिए।

12. role playReassure a guest who has arrived late and is apologising.

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    कोई बात नहीं, चिंता मत कीजिए। अंदर आइए, आराम कीजिए।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich word makes a Hindi command negative?

   1. नहीं
   2. मत
   3. बिल्कुल
   4. ना
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   मत

   नहीं negates statements; मत negates commands.

2. quick checkThe respectful form of ‘do not go’ is…

   1. मत जाओ
   2. मत जाइए
   3. मत जा
   4. नहीं जाना
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   मत जाइए

   आप takes इए: मत जाइए।

3. quick checkचिंता मत कीजिए means…

   1. Do not worry.
   2. Do not go.
   3. Do not speak.
   4. Do not sit.
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   Do not worry.

   चिंता = worry; कीजिए = please do.

4. quick checkWhich sentence mixes the two negatives wrongly?

   1. चिंता मत कीजिए।
   2. जल्दी मत कीजिए।
   3. चिंता नहीं कीजिए।
   4. बुरा मत मानिए।
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   चिंता नहीं कीजिए।

   A command takes मत, not नहीं.

5. quick checkआप मेरी बात बुरा मत मानिए is used when…

   1. you are giving a gift
   2. you are saying something the listener may dislike
   3. you are thanking someone
   4. you are asking directions
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   you are saying something the listener may dislike

   It softens a remark the listener might take badly.

Worksheet: Polite negatives

Review list. मत · चिंता · जल्दी · चिंता मत कीजिए

Opinions and weather

मुझे लगता है + से

Opine! मुझे लगता है कि… (I feel that…): मुझे लगता है मेट्रो अच्छी है! Compare with से: दिल्ली मुंबई से बड़ी है (Delhi is bigger than Mumbai). सबसे = most: सबसे अच्छा = best!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Hindi practice tests. main idea, detail identification, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking, free response.

1. the main ideaPractice 1: [main idea] मुझे लगता है + से — What is the main communicative aim of the lesson “मुझे लगता है + से”?

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   Opine! मुझे लगता है कि… (I feel that…): मुझे लगता है मेट्रो अच्छी है! Compare with से: दिल्ली मुंबई से बड़ी है (Delhi is bigger than Mumbai).

2. spot the detailPractice 2: [detail identification] मुझे लगता है + से — Read “मुझे लगता है गाड़ी तेज़ है।” (mujhe lagtā hai gāṛī tez hai.). What detail does it communicate?

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   I think the car is fast.

3. listeningPractice 3: [listening comprehension] मुझे लगता है + से — Play the synthetic Hindi audio. Type its contextual English meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   But the metro is cheap!

4. dictationPractice 4: [dictation] मुझे लगता है + से — Play the clearly labeled synthetic Hindi audio and type exactly what you hear in Devanagari.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   सहमत!

5. listen and choosePractice 5: [listen and choose] मुझे लगता है + से — Play the synthetic Hindi audio and choose its meaning.

   1. I think the metro is good.
   2. I think the car is fast.
   3. to feel / seem

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   I think the metro is good.

6. listen, then orderPractice 6: [listen and reorder] मुझे लगता है + से — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: I think this is good.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   मुझे लगता है यह अच्छा है।

7. listen and fillPractice 7: [listen and fill] मुझे लगता है + से — Play the synthetic audio and type the complete line beginning “लेकिन…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   लेकिन मेट्रो सस्ती है!

8. repeat itPractice 8: [repeat after audio] मुझे लगता है + से — Play the synthetic model, repeat the full Hindi turn, then use the self-check button. No microphone score is produced.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   सहमत!

9. pronunciationPractice 9: [pronunciation] मुझे लगता है + से — Listen and practise the Hindi sound sequence in बेहतर (behtar). Self-check articulation and rhythm; no microphone score is produced.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   बेहतर

10. shadow the audioPractice 10: [shadowing] मुझे लगता है + से — Shadow the synthetic model at natural phrase pace, preserving pauses and emphasis. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

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    मुझे लगता है गाड़ी तेज़ है।

11. guided speakingPractice 11: [guided speaking] मुझे लगता है + से — Give the studied Hindi response for: This is the best!

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    यह सबसे अच्छा है!

12. answer in your own wordsPractice 12: [free response] मुझे लगता है + से — Give a new spoken response that demonstrates मुझे लगता है + से; compare with this model.

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    मुझे लगता है यह अच्छा है।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkमुझे लगता है means…

   1. I know
   2. I think/feel
   3. I see
   4. I want
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   I think/feel

   लगता है = it-feels-to-me.

2. quick checkA B से orders…

   1. B-से-A
   2. A B-से
   3. से-A-B
   4. A-B-से-है
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   A B-से

   दिल्ली मुंबई से बड़ी.

3. quick checkसबसे means…

   1. more
   2. most
   3. very
   4. less
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   most

   सबसे = -est.

4. quick checkबुरा means…

   1. good
   2. bad
   3. big
   4. small
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   bad

   बुरा = bad.

5. quick checkसहमत means…

   1. disagree
   2. agreed
   3. maybe
   4. never
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   agreed

   सहमत = agreed.

Worksheet: Opinions worksheet

Review list. लगना · सोचना · अच्छा · बुरा

Weather: मौसम

Weather talk! मौसम कैसा है? (How's the weather?) → ठंड है (It's cold). बारिश हो रही है (It's raining), बर्फ़ पड़ रही है (It's snowing). Feelings: मुझे ठंड लग रही है (I feel cold)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Hindi practice tests. roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, guided composition, register transformation, tone identification, contextual meaning, discourse ordering, multiple choice, fill in the blank.

1. role playPractice 1: [roleplay] Weather: मौसम — Role-play प्रिया and deliver this meaning appropriately: It's cold! It's snowing!

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   ठंड है! बर्फ़ पड़ रही है!

2. write a sentencePractice 2: [sentence writing] Weather: मौसम — Write one accurate Hindi sentence using सुहाना. Model answer:

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   आज ठंड है।

3. short writingPractice 3: [short writing] Weather: मौसम — Write 2–3 linked Hindi sentences applying Weather: मौसम. Compare against this concise model.

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   बारिश हो रही है। कल गर्मी थी।

4. say it another wayPractice 4: [paraphrase] Weather: मौसम — Paraphrase without changing the core meaning or stance: कल गर्मी थी।

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   कल गर्मी थी।

5. summarisePractice 5: [summary] Weather: मौसम — Summarize the dialogue in one precise Hindi sentence; use this key turn as a minimum model.

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   ठंड है! बर्फ़ पड़ रही है!

6. guided compositionPractice 6: [guided composition] Weather: मौसम — Compose a short response for Weather: मौसम using the taught pattern “बारिश/बर्फ़ हो रही है · ठंड/गर्मी है”.

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   बारिश हो रही है।

7. change the registerPractice 7: [register transformation] Weather: मौसम — Recast the idea for an appropriate formal or respectful setting: Yesterday was hot.

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   कल गर्मी थी।

8. read the tonePractice 8: [tone identification] Weather: मौसम — Identify the stance or tone conveyed by this lesson model: आज ठंड है।

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   The tone follows the lesson’s intended contextual stance: बारिश हो रही है · ठंड है.

9. meaning in contextPractice 9: [contextual meaning] Weather: मौसम — Explain the contextual force of गर्म in “बारिश हो रही है।”.

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   Here it contributes the lesson meaning “hot” within the बारिश हो रही है · ठंड है pattern.

10. order the textPractice 10: [discourse ordering] Weather: मौसम — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: Yesterday was hot.

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    कल गर्मी थी।

11. multiple choicePractice 11: [multiple choice] Weather: मौसम — Choose the meaning of हवा (havā) in this lesson.

    1. wind (f)
    2. weather (m)
    3. sun (m)
    4. none of these
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    wind (f)

12. fill the gapPractice 12: [fill in the blank] Weather: मौसम — Type the Hindi expression meaning “weather (m)”.

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    मौसम

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkबारिश हो रही है means…

   1. it snows
   2. it's raining
   3. it's windy
   4. it's sunny
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   it's raining

   Rain-happening = raining.

2. quick checkठंड है means…

   1. I am cold
   2. it's cold
   3. was cold
   4. will cold
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   it's cold

   ठंड है = cold exists.

3. quick checkकल गर्मी थी means…

   1. today hot
   2. yesterday was hot
   3. tomorrow hot
   4. always hot
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   yesterday was hot

   कल + थी = yesterday.

4. quick checkमुझे ठंड लग रही है means…

   1. it's cold
   2. I feel cold
   3. it was cold
   4. cold wind
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   I feel cold

   To-me cold feels!

5. quick checkबर्फ़ means…

   1. rain
   2. snow/ice
   3. wind
   4. sun
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   snow/ice

   बर्फ़ = snow/ice.

Worksheet: Weather worksheet

Review list. मौसम · सूरज · बारिश · बर्फ़

सहमति और असहमति — agreeing without a fight

Hindi disagreement is usually built on agreement first: सही कहा आपने, लेकिन… Then the objection arrives. Softer than मैं असहमत हूँ are मुझे ऐसा नहीं लगता, मेरे ख़याल से यह ठीक नहीं, और एक बात कहूँ? — may I say one thing? To agree warmly: बिल्कुल सही, मैं आपसे पूरी तरह सहमत हूँ.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Hindi practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, word selection, matching, reorder, sentence building, error correction, dialogue completion, register transformation, guided speaking.

1. multiple choiceWhich opening disagrees politely?

   1. सही कहा आपने, लेकिन…
   2. आप ग़लत हैं।
   3. नहीं, ऐसा नहीं है।
   4. यह बकवास है।
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   सही कहा आपने, लेकिन…

2. fill the gapमेरे ____ से हमें रुक जाना चाहिए। (opinion)

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   ख़याल

3. translateIn my opinion we should wait another week.

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   मेरे ख़याल से हमें एक हफ़्ते और इंतज़ार करना चाहिए।

4. translate into the languageमुझे ऐसा नहीं लगता कि यह ज़रूरी है।

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   I do not feel that it is necessary.

5. choose the wordWhich word means ‘agreement’?

   1. सहमत
   2. असहमत
   3. राय
   4. ख़याल
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   सहमत

6. matchingMatch each connector with its function.

   1. लेकिन = but
   2. हालाँकि = although
   3. दूसरी ओर = on the other hand
   4. इसलिए = therefore
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   दूसरी ओर = on the other hand

7. put it in orderPut these in order: लेकिन · कहा · सही · आपने

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   सही कहा आपने, लेकिन…

8. build the sentenceBuild the sentence: ‘You are right, but on the other hand it is expensive.’

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   सही कहा आपने, लेकिन दूसरी ओर यह महँगा है।

9. find the mistakeFind the mistake: मुझे लगता है कि यह ज़रूरी है, और आप ग़लत हैं।

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   मुझे लगता है कि यह ज़रूरी है, लेकिन मैं आपकी बात समझता हूँ।

10. finish the dialogue— मेरे ख़याल से आज ही काम ख़त्म करना चाहिए। — ____ (True, but it is very late.)

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    सही कहा, लेकिन बहुत देर हो गई है।

11. change the registerMake this disagreement softer.

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    मैं असहमत हूँ। → मुझे ऐसा नहीं लगता।

12. guided speakingDisagree with a friend’s plan in two sentences, starting with what is right about it.

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    सही कहा, योजना अच्छी है, लेकिन समय कम है। मेरे ख़याल से हमें इसे अगले हफ़्ते करना चाहिए।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich phrase means ‘in my opinion’?

   1. मेरे ख़याल से
   2. मुझे नहीं पता
   3. मेरे पास
   4. मेरे लिए
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   मेरे ख़याल से

   मेरे ख़याल से introduces a personal view.

2. quick checkThe polite way to disagree is…

   1. आप ग़लत हैं।
   2. सही कहा आपने, लेकिन…
   3. ऐसा नहीं है।
   4. बिल्कुल नहीं।
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   सही कहा आपने, लेकिन…

   Name what is right first, then the difference.

3. quick checkदूसरी ओर means…

   1. therefore
   2. although
   3. on the other hand
   4. in short
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   on the other hand

   It introduces the other side of an argument.

4. quick checkमुझे ऐसा नहीं लगता कि यह ज़रूरी है — the speaker is…

   1. agreeing
   2. disagreeing
   3. asking a question
   4. thanking somebody
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   disagreeing

   ऐसा नहीं लगता states the speaker’s own different view.

5. quick checkWhich connector means ‘although’?

   1. इसलिए
   2. हालाँकि
   3. दूसरी ओर
   4. तो भी
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   हालाँकि

   हालाँकि opens a concession.

Worksheet: Agreeing and disagreeing

Review list. सहमत · मेरे ख़याल से · दूसरी ओर · सही कहा आपने

Recall drills — 144 more questions from the B1 words

These 144 drills are generated from the Hindi B1 vocabulary list — the words of “Ergative and compulsion” through “Opinions and weather”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The B1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Hindi B1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Hindi B2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: I ate bread

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   मैंने रोटी खाई

2. translate into the languageSay: I have to go to school

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   मुझे स्कूल जाना है

3. choose'My father is a teacher'

   1. मेरा पिता शिक्षक है
   2. मेरे पिता शिक्षक हैं
   3. मेरी पिता शिक्षक हैं
   4. मेरे पिता शिक्षक है
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   मेरे पिता शिक्षक हैं

4. translate into Englishठंड है! बर्फ़ पड़ रही है!

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   It's cold! It's snowing!

5. fill the gapउसने फिल्म ___। (watched, f)

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   देखी

6. choose'Don't go!'

   1. नहीं जाओ
   2. मत जाओ
   3. ना जाओ
   4. जाओ नहीं
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   मत जाओ

7. put it in orderOrder: रही है / हो / बारिश

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   बारिश हो रही है

8. say it out loudSay aloud: मुझे लगता है मेट्रो अच्छी है।

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   मुझे लगता है मेट्रो अच्छी है।

9. fill the gapयह ___ अच्छा है! (most)

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   सबसे

10. translate into the languageSay: I think this is good

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    मुझे लगता है यह अच्छा है

Hindi B1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Hindi B1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

देवनागरी Devanagari is a syllabic script written left to right under a continuous headline, the शिरोरेखा śirorekhā. Each consonant already contains the vowel अ a, so क is ‘ka’, not a bare ‘k’; the other vowels hang off it as matras — कि ki, की kī, कु ku, के ke, को ko. That is why a Hindi word typed in Roman letters loses information English cannot give back, and why the alphabet repays a week of drilling more than any vocabulary list does.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Devanagari”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: My name is Meera and I live in Delhi. Last year I started learning Hindi, because most people in my office speak Hindi. At first I thought Hindi was difficult, but in fact the problem was only the script. When I learned to read Devanagari, everything became easier. Now I follow meetings, although I still hesitate when speaking. My colleagues say there is a big difference in six months, and I think so too.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged hi-IN; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: I get up at seven every morning. First I drink tea, then I study for half an hour. My belief is that whoever keeps doing a little every day is the one who learns a language. So I have made a small notebook — whichever new word I meet, I write it down. Once a week I revise all of them.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 4 mistakes this level makes

• मैंने कल बाज़ार गया। → मैं कल बाज़ार गया। the ergative ने appears with a perfective transitive verb, but जाना ‘to go’ is intransitive — no ने.
• मैं हिन्दी सीखता रहता हूँ (for ‘I keep learning for a while’). → मैं हिन्दी सीखता रहता हूँ (habit) · मैं हिन्दी सीख रहा हूँ (right now). two forms look like the same thing and are not: रहा है is happening now, रहता है is what you do as a rule.
• मैं इसे पसंद करता हूँ। → मुझे यह पसंद है। ‘liking’ puts the person in the को form, not the nominative: the Hindi sentence says ‘to me, this is pleasing’.
• आप कल आईए। → आप कल आइए। / आप कल आइएगा। the respectful imperative आइए is a fixed form; adding the future ending आइएगा is a common but different, regionally marked shape. Write आइए.

Your task

A page of your own Hindi, six weeks apart Write one page in Devanagari about why you are learning Hindi. Do not look anything up while you write; mark the words you had to think about with a pencil dot. Keep the page. In six weeks write the same page again without looking at the first one. The dot count is your real progress report — not the number of lessons finished.

After B1: the B1+ checkpoint

B1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Hindi B1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at B1+ when you can work in the language, argue a point politely. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the B2 pages.

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