Hindi B2 — Advanced: subjunctive, passive, debate, culture

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What you can do when B2 is finished

• Use subjunctive and hypotheticals fluently
• Use passives and compound verbs
• Debate and discuss Indian culture

B2, unit by unit

Subjunctive and hypotheticals

Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए

Wishes and maybes! मैं जाऊँ (that I go), वह जाए (that he go). चाहता हूँ कि… (I want that…), शायद… (maybe…), ताकि… (so that…)! Root + ऊँ/ए — short and sweet!

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] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Choose the meaning of कि (ki) in this lesson.

   1. that
   2. maybe
   3. if only
   4. none of these
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   that

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Type the Hindi expression meaning “maybe”.

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   शायद

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Interpret the Devanagari in context: काश (kāsh).

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   if only

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Write in Devanagari: if.

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   अगर

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Match तो to its lesson meaning.

   1. even if / whether
   2. then
   3. so that
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   then

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: So that you understand.

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   ताकि तुम समझो।

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: I want you to come. (boy)

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   मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम आओ।

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Select the Hindi form for “as if”.

   1. कि
   2. शायद
   3. मानो
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   मानो

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Error correction for Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए: replace a literal or register-inappropriate rendering with the lesson model for “So that you understand.”.

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   ताकि तुम समझो।

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Complete the dialogue with the studied response to: Maybe I'll come!

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    शायद मैं आऊँ!

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Read “ताकि हम खेलें!” (tāki ham khelen!). What detail does it communicate?

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    So that we play!

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Subjunctive: जाऊँ/जाए — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole. Give the key contribution of राहुल in this turn: ठीक है!

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    OK!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkतुम आओ (subj) is used after…

   1. कल
   2. कि/चाहता हूँ
   3. ने
   4. से
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   कि/चाहता हूँ

   कि-clauses → subjunctive.

2. quick checkशायद वह आए means…

   1. he will come
   2. maybe he'll come
   3. he came
   4. he must come
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   maybe he'll come

   शायद + subj = maybe.

3. quick checkताकि means…

   1. because
   2. so that
   3. although
   4. until
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   so that

   ताकि = purpose.

4. quick checkहम जाएँ means…

   1. we go (habit)
   2. we go (subj)
   3. we went
   4. we will go
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   we go (subj)

   -एँ = subj-we.

5. quick checkकाश means…

   1. maybe
   2. if only
   3. because
   4. then
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   if only

   काश = wistful if-only.

Worksheet: Subjunctive worksheet

Review list. कि · शायद · काश · अगर

अगर…तो + होता

Dream-grammar! अगर बारिश होती, तो मैं घर रहता (If it rained, I'd stay home). अगर + past, तो + होता/रहता! वरना (otherwise), काश (if only)!

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] अगर…तो + होता — From “अगर पैसे होते, तो यात्रा करता।”, state the inference while preserving any limit or contrast.

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   If I had money, I'd travel. (boy)

2. the main ideaPractice 2: [main idea] अगर…तो + होता — What is the main communicative aim of the lesson “अगर…तो + होता”?

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   Dream-grammar! अगर बारिश होती, तो मैं घर रहता (If it rained, I'd stay home).

3. spot the detailPractice 3: [detail identification] अगर…तो + होता — Read “कोई बात नहीं!” (koī bāt nahīṅ!). What detail does it communicate?

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   No problem!

4. listeningPractice 4: [listening comprehension] अगर…तो + होता — Play the synthetic Hindi audio. Type its contextual English meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   If you had money, what would you do?

5. dictationPractice 5: [dictation] अगर…तो + होता — 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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   मैं यात्रा करती!

6. listen and choosePractice 6: [listen and choose] अगर…तो + होता — Play the synthetic Hindi audio and choose its meaning.

   1. If only! Otherwise we'll stay home.
   2. No problem!
   3. would go (m)

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   If only! Otherwise we'll stay home.

7. listen, then orderPractice 7: [listen and reorder] अगर…तो + होता — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: If I had money, I'd travel. (boy)

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   अगर पैसे होते, तो यात्रा करता।

8. listen and fillPractice 8: [listen and fill] अगर…तो + होता — Play the synthetic audio and type the complete line beginning “अगर…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   अगर पैसे होते, तो क्या करते?

9. repeat itPractice 9: [repeat after audio] अगर…तो + होता — 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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   मैं यात्रा करती!

10. pronunciationPractice 10: [pronunciation] अगर…तो + होता — Listen and practise the Hindi sound sequence in वरना (varnā). Self-check articulation and rhythm; no microphone score is produced.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

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    वरना

11. shadow the audioPractice 11: [shadowing] अगर…तो + होता — 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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    कोई बात नहीं!

12. guided speakingPractice 12: [guided speaking] अगर…तो + होता — Give the studied Hindi response for: If it rained, I'd stay home. (boy)

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    अगर बारिश होती, तो मैं घर रहता।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkअगर…तो uses…

   1. -गा future
   2. -ता/होता
   3. -रहा
   4. imperative
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   -ता/होता

   Hypothetical = -ता forms.

2. quick checkहोता means…

   1. is
   2. would be (m)
   3. was
   4. will be
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   would be (m)

   होता = hypothetical be.

3. quick checkवरना means…

   1. because
   2. otherwise
   3. although
   4. then
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   otherwise

   वरना = else/otherwise.

4. quick checkकाश तुम आते means…

   1. you came
   2. if only you came
   3. you will come
   4. you must come
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   if only you came

   काश = wistful wish.

5. quick checkतो pairs with…

   1. लेकिन
   2. अगर
   3. क्योंकि
   4. जब
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   अगर

   अगर…तो — if…then.

Worksheet: Hypotheticals worksheet

Review list. अगर · तो · वरना · नहीं तो

शायद, हो सकता है, काश — the ladder of possibility

Hindi grades possibility rather than stating it flatly. At the top: ज़रूर होगा (it must be so). Below it: हो सकता है (it may be). Lower: शायद (maybe). And below the line, the regret that changes nothing: काश वह आता! — if only he came. Each rung takes a different verb form, and that is what makes the ladder worth learning.

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, guided composition.

1. multiple choiceWhich sentence expresses the strongest certainty?

   1. वह ज़रूर आएगा।
   2. हो सकता है वह आए।
   3. शायद वह आए।
   4. काश वह आता!
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   वह ज़रूर आएगा।

2. fill the gap____ कल बारिश हो। (maybe)

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   शायद

3. translateIt may rain tomorrow.

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   हो सकता है कल बारिश हो।

4. translate into the languageकाश मैंने पहले पूछ लिया होता!

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   If only I had asked earlier!

5. choose the wordWhich word introduces a regret that cannot change?

   1. काश
   2. शायद
   3. ज़रूर
   4. मुमकिन
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   काश

6. matchingMatch each expression with its level of certainty.

   1. ज़रूर होगा = must be
   2. हो सकता है = possible
   3. शायद = maybe
   4. काश = if only
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   हो सकता है = possible

7. put it in orderPut these in order: हो · बारिश · सकता · कल · है

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   हो सकता है कल बारिश हो।

8. build the sentenceBuild the sentence: ‘Perhaps the train has left already.’

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   शायद ट्रेन छूट गई है।

9. find the mistakeFind the mistake: शायद हो सकता है वह आए।

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   शायद वह आए।

10. finish the dialogue— वह अभी तक नहीं आया। — ____ (Perhaps he missed the bus.)

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    शायद उसकी बस छूट गई।

11. what is meantकाश हमने उसे फ़ोन किया होता — what does this tell you about the speaker’s view of the past?

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    The speaker believes a call would have changed the outcome and regrets that it did not happen.

12. guided compositionWrite one short paragraph about a plan that may or may not happen, using शायद, हो सकता है and ज़रूर once each.

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    शायद हम कल जल्दी निकलेंगे। हो सकता है बारिश हो जाए। लेकिन अगर सब ठीक रहा, तो हम शाम तक ज़रूर पहुँच जाएँगे।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich pair expresses doubt BEFORE it expresses confidence?

   1. ज़रूर होगा
   2. हो सकता है
   3. पक्का है
   4. निश्चित है
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   हो सकता है

   हो सकता है leaves the outcome open.

2. quick checkकाश …! expresses…

   1. a certainty
   2. a regret or wish
   3. a command
   4. a question
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   a regret or wish

   काश introduces a wish, usually for something that did not happen.

3. quick checkComplete correctly: हो सकता है वह कल ____।

   1. आया
   2. आए
   3. आता
   4. आएगा
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   आए

   After हो सकता है the verb is subjunctive: आए।

4. quick checkशायद does NOT combine with…

   1. ट्रेन
   2. हो सकता है
   3. कल
   4. वह
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   हो सकता है

   One hedge per sentence — शायद हो सकता है doubles the same doubt awkwardly.

5. quick check‘It must be so’ is…

   1. शायद हो
   2. हो सकता है
   3. ज़रूर होगा
   4. काश होता
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   ज़रूर होगा

   ज़रूर होगा states strong confidence.

Worksheet: The possibility ladder

Review list. शायद · हो सकता है · ज़रूर · काश

Passive and debate

Passive: खाया जाता है

Things GET done! खाना खाया जाता है (food is eaten), किताब लिखी गई (the book was written). Stem + या + जाता है! Compounds: खा लिया (ate up), कर दिया (did it)!

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, semantic distinction, contextual meaning, argument construction.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 1: [free response] Passive: खाया जाता है — Give a new spoken response that demonstrates Passive: खाया जाता है; compare with this model.

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   किताब लिखी गई।

2. role playPractice 2: [roleplay] Passive: खाया जाता है — Role-play राहुल and deliver this meaning appropriately: Yes, written!

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   हाँ, लिखी गई!

3. write a sentencePractice 3: [sentence writing] Passive: खाया जाता है — Write one accurate Hindi sentence using खाया जाता. Model answer:

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   मैंने खाना खा लिया।

4. short writingPractice 4: [short writing] Passive: खाया जाता है — Write 2–3 linked Hindi sentences applying Passive: खाया जाता है. Compare against this concise model.

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   किताब लिखी गई। खाना खाया जाता है।

5. say it another wayPractice 5: [paraphrase] Passive: खाया जाता है — Paraphrase without changing the core meaning or stance: खाना खाया जाता है।

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   खाना खाया जाता है।

6. summarisePractice 6: [summary] Passive: खाया जाता है — Summarize the dialogue in one precise Hindi sentence; use this key turn as a minimum model.

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   हाँ, लिखी गई!

7. guided compositionPractice 7: [guided composition] Passive: खाया जाता है — Compose a short response for Passive: खाया जाता है using the taught pattern “या जाता है · root + लिया/दिया”.

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   किताब लिखी गई।

8. change the registerPractice 8: [register transformation] Passive: खाया जाता है — Recast the idea for an appropriate formal or respectful setting: Food is eaten.

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   खाना खाया जाता है।

9. read the tonePractice 9: [tone identification] Passive: खाया जाता है — Identify the stance or tone conveyed by this lesson model: मैंने खाना खा लिया।

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   The tone follows the lesson’s intended contextual stance: Stem + या जाता है · compounds.

10. which one fitsPractice 10: [semantic distinction] Passive: खाया जाता है — Explain why डालना and खाया जाता are not automatically interchangeable here.

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    डालना means “to do forcefully”, whereas खाया जाता means “is eaten”; context and discourse purpose determine the choice.

11. meaning in contextPractice 11: [contextual meaning] Passive: खाया जाता है — Explain the contextual force of खाया जाता in “खाना खाया जाता है।”.

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    Here it contributes the lesson meaning “is eaten” within the Stem + या जाता है · compounds pattern.

12. build the argumentPractice 12: [argument construction] Passive: खाया जाता है — Construct a claim and support appropriate to Passive: खाया जाता है. Use the model as a minimum answer.

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    मैंने खाना खा लिया। किताब लिखी गई।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkखाया जाता है means…

   1. eats
   2. is eaten
   3. ate
   4. will eat
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   is eaten

   या + जाता = passive.

2. quick checkलिखी गई means…

   1. writes
   2. was written (f)
   3. will write
   4. is writing
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   was written (f)

   यी + गई = past-passive-f.

3. quick checkखा लिया adds…

   1. nothing
   2. completion for-self
   3. question
   4. future
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   completion for-self

   लिया = up/for-self.

4. quick checkसकना means…

   1. must
   2. can (able)
   3. want
   4. finish
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   can (able)

   सकना = be-able.

5. quick checkचुकना means…

   1. start
   2. finish completely
   3. try
   4. fail
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   finish completely

   खा चुका = fully-eaten.

Worksheet: Passive worksheet

Review list. जाना · सकना · चुकना · डालना

Debate connectors

Argue in Hindi! हालाँकि (although), इसलिए (that's why), इसके अलावा (besides), दूसरी ओर (on the other hand), संक्षेप में (in short), वास्तव में (actually)!

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

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

What this Hindi practice tests. discourse ordering, style rewriting, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion.

1. order the textPractice 1: [discourse ordering] Debate connectors — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: The metro is good, although crowded.

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   मेट्रो अच्छी है, हालाँकि भीड़ है।

2. rewrite the stylePractice 2: [style rewriting] Debate connectors — Rewrite this proposition in the genre and style taught in Debate connectors: Besides, it's cheap!

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   इसके अलावा, सस्ती है!

3. multiple choicePractice 3: [multiple choice] Debate connectors — Choose the meaning of वास्तव में (vāstav men) in this lesson.

   1. actually
   2. frankly
   3. overall
   4. none of these
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   actually

4. fill the gapPractice 4: [fill in the blank] Debate connectors — Type the Hindi expression meaning “frankly”.

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   सच कहूँ तो

5. translatePractice 5: [translation] Debate connectors — Interpret the Devanagari in context: कुल मिलाकर (kul milākar).

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   overall

6. translate into the languagePractice 6: [reverse translation] Debate connectors — Write in Devanagari: although.

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   हालाँकि

7. matchingPractice 7: [matching] Debate connectors — Match इसलिए to its lesson meaning.

   1. besides
   2. that's why
   3. on the other hand
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   that's why

8. put it in orderPractice 8: [reorder] Debate connectors — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: Besides, it's cheap!

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   इसके अलावा, सस्ती है!

9. build the sentencePractice 9: [sentence building] Debate connectors — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: So I go by metro. (boy)

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   इसलिए मैं मेट्रो से जाता हूँ।

10. choose the wordPractice 10: [word selection] Debate connectors — Select the Hindi form for “in short”.

    1. वास्तव में
    2. सच कहूँ तो
    3. संक्षेप में
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    संक्षेप में

11. find the mistakePractice 11: [error correction] Debate connectors — Error correction for Debate connectors: replace a literal or register-inappropriate rendering with the lesson model for “Besides, it's cheap!”.

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    इसके अलावा, सस्ती है!

12. finish the dialoguePractice 12: [dialogue completion] Debate connectors — Complete the dialogue with the studied response to: Besides, the metro is cheap!

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    इसके अलावा, मेट्रो सस्ती है!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkहालाँकि means…

   1. because
   2. although
   3. that's why
   4. in short
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   although

   हालाँकि = although.

2. quick checkइसलिए means…

   1. although
   2. besides
   3. that's why
   4. in short
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   that's why

   इसलिए = so/therefore.

3. quick checkइसके अलावा means…

   1. however
   2. besides
   3. therefore
   4. although
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   besides

   इसके अलावा = besides.

4. quick checkसंक्षेप में means…

   1. in short
   2. for example
   3. of course
   4. by the way
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   in short

   संक्षेप में = in short.

5. quick checkवास्तव में means…

   1. frankly
   2. actually
   3. finally
   4. nearly
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   actually

   वास्तव में = in reality.

Worksheet: Debate worksheet

Review list. हालाँकि · इसलिए · इसके अलावा · दूसरी ओर

सच तो यह है कि — conceding, then holding your ground

A B2 argument concedes before it pushes: कोई शक नहीं कि… मगर (no doubt that… but); सच तो यह है कि (the truth is that); यह सही है, लेकिन सवाल यह है कि… (that is right, but the question is…). Conceding is not giving in — it moves the argument to the point you actually want to defend, and the passive keeps the claim impersonal.

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, passive, argument construction.

1. multiple choiceWhich phrase concedes a point before arguing against it?

   1. कोई शक नहीं कि… मगर…
   2. यह बकवास है।
   3. मुझे नहीं पता।
   4. मुझे यह पसंद नहीं है।
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   कोई शक नहीं कि… मगर…

2. fill the gapसच तो यह ____ कि हमारे पास समय कम है। (is)

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   है

3. translateThere is no doubt that the plan is good, but it costs too much.

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   कोई शक नहीं कि योजना अच्छी है, मगर ख़र्च बहुत है।

4. translate into the languageसवाल यह है कि हम कब शुरू करेंगे।

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   The question is when we will start.

5. choose the wordWhich word means ‘evidence’?

   1. सबूत
   2. दलील
   3. निष्कर्ष
   4. इनकार
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   सबूत

6. matchingMatch each term with its role in an argument.

   1. दलील = argument
   2. सबूत = evidence
   3. रियायत = concession
   4. निष्कर्ष = conclusion
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   निष्कर्ष = conclusion

7. put it in orderPut these in order: यह · लेकिन · है · सही · सवाल

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   यह सही है, लेकिन सवाल…

8. build the sentenceBuild the sentence: ‘The truth is that we have little evidence.’

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   सच तो यह है कि हमारे पास सबूत कम हैं।

9. find the mistakeFind the mistake: सच तो यह है कि हमारे पास सबूत कम है ना।

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   सच तो यह है कि हमारे पास सबूत कम हैं।

10. finish the dialogue— यह योजना बहुत महँगी है। — ____ (No doubt, but the question is where the money will come from.)

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    कोई शक नहीं, मगर सवाल यह है कि पैसा कहाँ से आएगा।

11. passiveRewrite impersonally: ‘People say the plan is ready.’ → …

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    कहा जाता है कि योजना तैयार है।

12. build the argumentWrite four lines: concede a point, state the real question, give evidence, conclude.

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    कोई शक नहीं कि योजना अच्छी है। सवाल यह है कि ख़र्च कौन उठाएगा। पिछले साल का बजट बचा हुआ है, इसलिए नई मंज़ूरी की ज़रूरत नहीं है। निष्कर्ष यह है कि काम अभी शुरू हो सकता है।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich phrase introduces a concession?

   1. इसलिए
   2. कोई शक नहीं कि
   3. निष्कर्ष में
   4. इसके अलावा
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   कोई शक नहीं कि

   कोई शक नहीं कि grants the other side’s point before the counter-claim.

2. quick checkसवाल यह है कि means…

   1. the answer is
   2. the question is
   3. the problem is solved
   4. in short
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   the question is

   It names the point still open.

3. quick checkWhich is a passive construction?

   1. यह कहा जाता है।
   2. यह कहता है।
   3. यह कह रहा है।
   4. यह कहेगा।
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   यह कहा जाता है।

   कहा जाता है is impersonal: it is said.

4. quick checkमगर differs from लेकिन in that…

   1. it is wrong
   2. it lands a little harder and follows a concession
   3. it means therefore
   4. it is only for questions
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   it lands a little harder and follows a concession

   Both are correct; मगर carries more contrast.

5. quick checkThe strongest place for your conclusion in a Hindi argument is…

   1. the first line
   2. the middle
   3. the end, after the concession and evidence
   4. it must be repeated twice
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   the end, after the concession and evidence

   Hindi argument writing builds to the conclusion rather than opening with it.

Worksheet: Concede and argue

Review list. मगर · सबूत · दलील · कोई शक नहीं

Culture and mastery

मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals

अतिथि देवो भव — the guest is god! पधारिए (please come in!), खाना खाइए (please eat!), चाय लीजिए (have tea)! Festivals: दिवाली (lights), होली (colours)!

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

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

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

1. readingPractice 1: [reading comprehension] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — Read “पधारिए! खाना खाइए!” (padhārie! khānā khāie!). What detail does it communicate?

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   Come in! Please eat!

2. paragraphPractice 2: [paragraph comprehension] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole. Give the key contribution of प्रिया in this turn: धन्यवाद! खाना बहुत अच्छा है!

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   Thanks! The food is very good!

3. what is meantPractice 3: [inference] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — From “पधारिए! खाना खाइए!”, state the inference while preserving any limit or contrast.

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   Come in! Please eat!

4. the main ideaPractice 4: [main idea] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — What is the main communicative aim of the lesson “मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals”?

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   अतिथि देवो भव — the guest is god! पधारिए (please come in!), खाना खाइए (please eat!), चाय लीजिए (have tea)! Festivals: दिवाली (lights), होली (colours)!.

5. spot the detailPractice 5: [detail identification] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — Read “पधारिए! खाना खाइए!” (padhārie! khānā khāie!). What detail does it communicate?

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   Come in! Please eat!

6. listeningPractice 6: [listening comprehension] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — Play the synthetic Hindi audio. Type its contextual English meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Thanks! The food is very good!

7. dictationPractice 7: [dictation] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — 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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   चाय लीजिए!

8. listen and choosePractice 8: [listen and choose] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — Play the synthetic Hindi audio and choose its meaning.

   1. Yes, please!
   2. Come in! Please eat!
   3. Holi (f)

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Yes, please!

9. listen, then orderPractice 9: [listen and reorder] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Hindi: Come in! Please eat!

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   पधारिए! खाना खाइए!

10. listen and fillPractice 10: [listen and fill] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — Play the synthetic audio and type the complete line beginning “धन्यवाद!…”.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

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    धन्यवाद! खाना बहुत अच्छा है!

11. repeat itPractice 11: [repeat after audio] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — 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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    चाय लीजिए!

12. pronunciationPractice 12: [pronunciation] मेहमाननवाज़ी and festivals — Listen and practise the Hindi sound sequence in चाय (chāy). Self-check articulation and rhythm; no microphone score is produced.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

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    चाय

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkपधारिए means…

   1. goodbye
   2. please come in
   3. thank you
   4. excuse me
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   please come in

   पधारिए = grace-come (formal).

2. quick checkखाना खाइए means…

   1. I eat
   2. please eat
   3. he eats
   4. don't eat
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   please eat

   खाइए = formal eat!

3. quick checkअतिथि देवो भव means…

   1. love food
   2. the guest is god
   3. welcome home
   4. eat well
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   the guest is god

   Hospitality motto!.

4. quick checkदिवाली is…

   1. colours festival
   2. lights festival
   3. harvest
   4. new year only
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   lights festival

   दिवाली = festival of lights.

5. quick checkहोली is…

   1. lights festival
   2. colours festival
   3. fast
   4. wedding
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   colours festival

   होली = festival of colours.

Worksheet: Hospitality worksheet

Review list. दाल · चावल · दिवाली · होली

Storytelling: एक बार

Graduation! एक बार (once), एक दिन (one day), अचानक (suddenly), आखिरकार (at last), अंत में (in the end). Mix tenses: गया, खा रहा था, खाऊँगा! Tell YOUR Delhi story!

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

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

What this Hindi practice tests. shadowing, guided speaking, free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, guided composition, register transformation, tone identification, semantic distinction.

1. shadow the audioPractice 1: [shadowing] Storytelling: एक बार — 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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   एक बार मैं दिल्ली गई। मौसम अच्छा था।

2. guided speakingPractice 2: [guided speaking] Storytelling: एक बार — Give the studied Hindi response for: Once I went to Delhi. (boy)

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   एक बार मैं दिल्ली गया।

3. answer in your own wordsPractice 3: [free response] Storytelling: एक बार — Give a new spoken response that demonstrates Storytelling: एक बार; compare with this model.

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   अचानक बारिश हुई!

4. role playPractice 4: [roleplay] Storytelling: एक बार — Role-play राहुल and deliver this meaning appropriately: Tell your story! (casual)

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   अपनी कहानी सुनाओ!

5. write a sentencePractice 5: [sentence writing] Storytelling: एक बार — Write one accurate Hindi sentence using एक दिन. Model answer:

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   एक बार मैं दिल्ली गया।

6. short writingPractice 6: [short writing] Storytelling: एक बार — Write 2–3 linked Hindi sentences applying Storytelling: एक बार. Compare against this concise model.

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   अचानक बारिश हुई! अंत में मैं घर आया।

7. say it another wayPractice 7: [paraphrase] Storytelling: एक बार — Paraphrase without changing the core meaning or stance: अंत में मैं घर आया।

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   अंत में मैं घर आया।

8. summarisePractice 8: [summary] Storytelling: एक बार — Summarize the dialogue in one precise Hindi sentence; use this key turn as a minimum model.

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   अपनी कहानी सुनाओ!

9. guided compositionPractice 9: [guided composition] Storytelling: एक बार — Compose a short response for Storytelling: एक बार using the taught pattern “एक बार → एक दिन → अचानक → अंत में”.

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   अचानक बारिश हुई!

10. change the registerPractice 10: [register transformation] Storytelling: एक बार — Recast the idea for an appropriate formal or respectful setting: In the end I came home. (boy)

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    अंत में मैं घर आया।

11. read the tonePractice 11: [tone identification] Storytelling: एक बार — Identify the stance or tone conveyed by this lesson model: एक बार मैं दिल्ली गया।

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    The tone follows the lesson’s intended contextual stance: Story spine: एक बार…अंत में.

12. which one fitsPractice 12: [semantic distinction] Storytelling: एक बार — Explain why एक बार and एक दिन are not automatically interchangeable here.

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    एक बार means “once”, whereas एक दिन means “one day”; context and discourse purpose determine the choice.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkएक बार means…

   1. every time
   2. once
   3. twice
   4. never
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   once

   Story opener.

2. quick checkअचानक means…

   1. slowly
   2. suddenly
   3. finally
   4. then
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   suddenly

   अचानक = suddenly.

3. quick checkअंत में means…

   1. at first
   2. in the end
   3. suddenly
   4. actually
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   in the end

   अंत में = in the end.

4. quick checkअफ़सोस means…

   1. luck
   2. pity / regret
   3. joy
   4. anger
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   pity / regret

   अफ़सोस = what a pity.

5. quick checkदरअसल means…

   1. finally
   2. actually
   3. suddenly
   4. luckily
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   actually

   दरअसल = actually.

Worksheet: Storytelling worksheet

Review list. एक बार · एक दिन · अचानक · आखिरकार

मुहावरे बोलचाल में — idioms that sound earned

A Hindi idiom used correctly does the work of a whole sentence: उसकी बात सुनकर मेरे मुँह में पानी आ गया is warmer than मुझे बहुत अच्छा लगा. But an idiom used at the wrong moment sounds borrowed. The rule is register first: muhavare belong in conversation and informal writing, not in a report — and never two in one sentence.

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, idiom interpretation.

1. multiple choiceWhich idiom means ‘to regret’?

   1. हाथ मलना
   2. मुँह में पानी आना
   3. चार चाँद लगाना
   4. आँखों का तारा
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   हाथ मलना

2. fill the gapमिठाई का नाम सुनकर मेरे ____ में पानी आ गया। (mouth)

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   मुँह

3. translateHe is the apple of his mother’s eye.

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   वह अपनी माँ की आँखों का तारा है।

4. translate into the languageआपके आने से समारोह को चार चाँद लग गए।

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   Your coming made the function much finer.

5. choose the wordWhich idiom says something is suspicious?

   1. दाल में कुछ काला है
   2. अंधे की लाठी
   3. घोड़े बेचकर सोना
   4. हाथ मलना
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   दाल में कुछ काला है

6. matchingMatch each idiom with its meaning.

   1. मुँह में पानी आना = to crave
   2. हाथ मलना = to regret
   3. अंधे की लाठी = somebody’s only support
   4. घोड़े बेचकर सोना = to sleep untroubled
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   अंधे की लाठी = somebody’s only support

7. put it in orderPut these in order: आ गया · पानी · मुँह में · मेरे

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   मेरे मुँह में पानी आ गया।

8. build the sentenceBuild the sentence: ‘Something is fishy about this deal.’

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   इस सौदे में दाल में कुछ काला है।

9. find the mistakeFind the mistake: मेरे मुँह का पानी आ गया।

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   मेरे मुँह में पानी आ गया।

10. finish the dialogue— दुकान बंद हो गई, कुछ नहीं मिला। — ____ (I was left regretting it.)

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    मैं हाथ मलता रह गया।

11. change the registerRewrite formally, without the idiom: आपके आने से समारोह को चार चाँद लग गए।

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    आपके आने से समारोह की शोभा बढ़ गई।

12. explain the idiomExplain in your own words what घोड़े बेचकर सोना implies about someone’s state of mind.

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    It means sleeping completely untroubled, as if nothing is left to lose or worry about.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkमुँह में पानी आना describes…

   1. anger
   2. craving
   3. regret
   4. fear
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   craving

   It is the sensation of wanting something you can almost taste.

2. quick checkWhich idiom fits somebody who is the only support of a family member?

   1. चार चाँद लगाना
   2. अंधे की लाठी
   3. हाथ मलना
   4. दाल में कुछ काला है
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   अंधे की लाठी

   अंधे की लाठी is the support somebody cannot do without.

3. quick checkThe correct frame is…

   1. मुँह का पानी आना
   2. मुँह में पानी आना
   3. मुँह पर पानी आना
   4. मुँह से पानी आना
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   मुँह में पानी आना

   The idiom is fixed: मुँह में पानी आना.

4. quick checkIdioms are usually misplaced in…

   1. a conversation with friends
   2. a letter to a friend
   3. an official report
   4. a family story
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   an official report

   Formal writing prefers plain, unidiomatic wording.

5. quick checkघोड़े बेचकर सोना means…

   1. to sleep badly
   2. to sell a horse
   3. to sleep untroubled
   4. to work all night
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   to sleep untroubled

   It implies sleeping with nothing left to worry about.

Worksheet: Idioms in your own sentences

Review list. मुहावरा · हाथ मलना · आँखों का तारा · चार चाँद लगाना

Recall drills — 144 more questions from the B2 words

These 144 drills are generated from the Hindi B2 vocabulary list — the words of “Subjunctive and hypotheticals” through “Culture and mastery”, 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 B2 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Hindi B2. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Hindi C1 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay (boy): I want you to come

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   मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम आओ

2. translate into the languageSay (boy): If it rained, I'd stay home

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   अगर बारिश होती, तो मैं घर रहता

3. choose'Food is eaten'

   1. खाना खाता है
   2. खाना खाया जाता है
   3. खाना खा लिया
   4. खाना खाएगा
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   खाना खाया जाता है

4. translate into Englishइसके अलावा, मेट्रो सस्ती है!

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   Besides, the metro is cheap!

5. fill the gapशायद वह ___। (come-subj)

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   आए

6. choose'The guest is god'

   1. मेहमान अच्छा है
   2. अतिथि देवो भव
   3. पधारिए खाइए
   4. चाय लीजिए
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   अतिथि देवो भव

7. put it in orderOrder: हुई / बारिश / अचानक

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   अचानक बारिश हुई

8. say it out loudSay aloud: पधारिए! खाना खाइए!

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   पधारिए! खाना खाइए!

9. fill the gap___ में, दोनों अच्छे! (In short)

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   संक्षेप

10. translate into the languageSay: Come in! Please eat!

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    पधारिए! खाना खाइए

Hindi B2 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Hindi B2 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

हिन्दुस्तानी Hindustani is the ordinary spoken language of north India, and हिन्दी and उर्दू are its two standards — same grammar, same everyday words, different script and different loan layers. A shop conversation, a courtroom argument and a cricket commentary all run in the middle; what changes is how far a speaker pulls the same sentence towards Sanskrit on one side (धन्यवाद, सूचना, आवश्यकता) or Persian and Arabic on the other (शुक्रिया, ख़बर, ज़रूरत). A learner who can hear that pull is no longer translating.

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

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: There is an old library in the city that is now about to close. The reason is the one that is everywhere: the price of space. Some people say such places are a city’s memory and should be saved. Others think rent cannot be paid with sentiment. Both are true, and perhaps that is why the decision is so hard. The proposal that came to the meeting was to shrink the hall onto the first floor and rent out the rest. Nobody is going to get everything.

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: — Listen, is the meeting tomorrow at ten or at eleven?
— It was fixed for ten, but the chairman can only arrive at half past ten.
— Then there is no point in us reaching at ten.
— There is a point. The people who come at ten will talk among themselves first. Very often the decision is already made before the meeting.
— That is well said. I will arrive at quarter past ten.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 4 mistakes this level makes

• मुझे यह किताब पसंद करती है। → मुझे यह किताब पसंद है। पसंद is a noun here, not a verb: the sentence is ‘to me this book is pleasing’, so no करती है and no agreement to chase.
• वह अध्यक्ष से मिलने गया। (meaning: the chairman went to meet him) → वह अध्यक्ष से मिलने गया। (he went to meet the chairman) · अध्यक्ष उससे मिलने गया। (the chairman went to meet him) Hindi word order carries the roles. Move the ने/से phrase and the meaning moves with it — English can shuffle, Hindi mostly cannot.
• यह बहुत ज़्यादा महँगा है, थोड़ा सस्ता कीजिए। → यह बहुत महँगा है, थोड़ा कम कीजिए। ज़्यादा plus महँगा doubles the intensity the wrong way, and सस्ता कीजिए asks the seller to make it cheap rather than to lower the price.
• मैंने उसे फ़ोन किया था, लेकिन उसने नहीं उठाया। (as a present-tense failure) → मैंने उसे फ़ोन किया, लेकिन उसने नहीं उठाया। थी puts the attempt in a finished past that has nothing to do with now; a bare perfective is what a native speaker says about today.

Your task

The same sentence, pulled three ways Take one plain thought — for example ‘I need information about this’ — and write it three times: the everyday way, the Sanskrit-side way, and the Persian side. (ज़रूरत/आवश्यकता, ख़बर/सूचना are the pairs to start from.) Then read all three aloud and notice which one you would use to a friend, to a clerk, and in a letter. That gap is what B2 is made of.

After B2: the B2+ checkpoint

B2+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Hindi B2 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at B2+ when you can run a meeting, read a contract, disagree well. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the C1 pages.

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