May

May 16

The final was today! Good work everyone! Next week is our presentation,

For must students: make sure to know the lyrics to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZch8NXQa5A

If you are doing a performance on your own, make sure you prepare for whatever you're doing!!

May 9

Quiz next week!!

Make sure to know:

• Days

• Numbers

• Fruits

• The letters we studied

• And the things we learned to say (what is your name, how are you, etc.)

Everything can be found on the notes on the website (and students should have their own work/notes from this year) and the kilkari books

May 2

Homework: Page 17 through 20 is the homework for next week. As we did this week, we will go over the vocabulary. (Paathmala book!!). Also, write and have ready 2 new sentences in Hindi for next week’s class.

Swara said that she’s going to prepare 6-7 sentences in hindi on her favorite topic and present them next week without reading off of the paper. Everyone else is going to sing a song (See whatsapp for details)!

May 16th is the “final” test, to see if you go to Hindi B. May 23 is our presentation.

If you didn’t do the homework, you have to write 5 sentences by next week.

Read 19-23 for next week in the same book (Paathmala)

April

April 25

In class: We went over the pages from last week’s homework and covered the vocabulary on them. We also read ahead to the sentences on page 17

If you want to test your kid, ask them if they know these words in hindi (we went over them in class so they should know them)

• Magician

• Tomato

• Apple

• Grape

• Sour

• Cold

• Hat

Homework: Page 17 through 20 is the homework for next week. As we did this week, we will go over the vocabulary. (Paathmala book!!). Also, write and have ready 2 new sentences in Hindi for next week’s class.

April 18

Continue studying the days of the week!

Still getting those numbers down!! -> https://www.whyhindi.com/hindi-numbers-from-1-to-100/

Homework: Continue to work on the alphabet! This is very important. In class we went over practice and we need reading to be just a little smoother. Good work everyone! Please read paathmaala page 14-16, quiz next week on these pages!

April 11

Class updates: CLICK HERE

March

March 21

Today, we studied fruits,

In class:

• Apple: सेब Sev

• Banana: केला Kela

• Pomegranate: अनारAnaar

• Mango: आम Aam

• Orange: संतरा Santara

• Pineapple: अनन्नास Anannaas

• Strawberry: स्ट्रॉबेरी Strawberry

• MuskMelon: खरबूजा Kharbooja

Homework: Same reading from last week, memorize fruit names (full list in the whatsapp).

March 14

In class we read over our Kilkaari book. Students had some trouble but were able to get through it -- our next goal is to increase fluency. This week's homework is being able to read 2-5, 7, 9 from the Paatmala group. There will be a quiz next week based on words from these readings, and if you score in the bottom half you have to do push-ups again!!!

March 7

We had a quiz this week for Hindi A2, there's no homework but to study for a re-take next week.

February

February 28

Next week, we will have a quiz through Kahoot

A few examples:

Book - किताब

Please - कृप्या

“Give me the books” - मुझे किताबें दो

Give me 5 books - मुझे पांच किताबें दो

“Is there sunlight outside?” - क्या बाहर धूप है

“Are you sleeping?” - क्या आप सो रहे हो

I’m sorry - मुझे माफ़ करदो

“What is this” - यह क्या है

“It is hot outside” - आज बहुत गर्मी है

“There is one chair inside” - अंदर एक कुर्सी है

Next week’s reading is in whatsapp

Homework: Practice reading using this text. A photo of this text is also in the whatsapp group chat. Also study for the quiz in general.

February 21

We reviewed and learned some words:

• सप्ताह - week

• सप्ताह - sky

• नीला - blue

• खाना बनाना - cooking (literal translation “food make”)

• यह क्या है - What is this? (referring to an object)

• I like ______ - मुझे ______ पसंद है

Homework: Practice reading using the text we used in class. A photo of this text is in the whatsapp group chat.

February 14

Continue practicing the letters as homework! At this point the students should know all of the more well-known letters, and we are teaching them some of the more obscure ones, such as ऋ.

Important Resources:

FIRST AND FOREMOST, the Kilkari hindi books. There are plenty of passages in this book to practice reading.

SECOND, a letter chart is on the website

Make sure to keep practicing! At this point the kids are practicing reading words and putting together sentences slowly, if you need any indication of what they should be practicing.

February 7

In class we went over the quiz and the last few of the hindi alphabets and did a Kahoot for everyone to test what they know. Once we get the letters down, we can start reading and writing more

Homework: Memorize hindi alphabet -- Write it down a few times and read it out loud. If everyone has their homework done by next week we’ll do another kahoot.

January

January 31

MOST IMPORTANT: We had a take home quiz today! The quiz is in the whatsapp, fill it out and turn it in within 5 days -- no help from anyone else! This is also the homework

In the first half of class, we practiced for the quiz by giving the students words to write down. This went very well, so we don’t anticipate any issues with completing the quiz.

In the second half of class, we learned some phrases/words and played a game. For reference:

• Water - paani

  • I need a bottle of water - Mujhe ek bottle paani chahiye

• Food - Khana

  • Give me food - Mujhek hana do

• Do you speak English - Kya aap English bolte hain

• Speak slowly - dheeray boliye

• Yes - Haa

• No - Nahi

• Please - Kripya

• Thank you - Dhanyavaad

January 24

We did some reading from the book (starting page 4 onwards)

Keep practicing reading!! We are having the students read out loud in class to reinforce this, so make sure they read for homework too!

Homework: To write down the sounds of each letter , just like we did last week. Continue finding new sentences. --have 2 ready for next week.

January 17

We reviewed colors, days of the week, and the numbers 1-20 again. All of these can be found in previous weeks’ notes.

New words:

• Uncle (dad’s side) - chacha - चाचा

• Uncle (mom’s side) - maamaa - मामा

We reviewed again

• “[letter] a” sound, ए - े, Using on क = के

• “ai” sound, ऐ - ै, Using on क = कै

• “[letter] o” sound, ओ - ो, Using on क = को

• “ou” sound, औ - ौ, Using on क = कौ

How to write “My name is” - mera naam ___ hai, मेरा नाम ___ है।

We learned some of the differences in pronouncing the letters we have been studying

• ब B vs भ bh

• क K vs ख kh

Next week homework: memorize the alphabet and the sound. When practicing, write the letters down and say the sound out loud at the same time so you can learn/associate the two. Listen to hindi songs to help build your vocabulary!

January 10

In class: We practiced writing words (such as our names or objects) in hindi.

Some examples:

• Bus

• Kela

• Mango

• Aam

• Kaala

• Komal

• Juta

• Bhalu

Homework: Memorize what you did for homework during the holidays. Memorize the sounds of the letters so reading and writing (from dictation) become possible. Write alphabets with all the sounds for homework.

December

December 20

Review again the new matras we learned last week! COntinue learning sentences and practicing by finding new words (or reusing the ones from your notes in class)

“[letter] a” sound, ए - े, Using on क = के

“ai” sound, ऐ - ै, Using on क = कै

“[letter] o” sound, ओ - ो, Using on क = को

“ou” sound, औ - ौ, Using on क = कौ

Homework: Check Whatsapp, new quiz every friday. Take the quiz, take a photo and send back on whatsapp

December 13

At this point, we have learned enough letters and matras to start forming words to practice -- this is very important, to be able to hear a word and know how it's written. Refer back to last week's notes for lists on this.

This week, we learned new vowels:

• “[letter] a” sound, ए - े, Using on क = के

• “ai” sound, ऐ - ै, Using on क = कै

• “[letter] o” sound, ओ - ो, Using on क = को

• “ou” sound, औ - ौ, Using on क = कौ

Homework: Write the words learned in class (we had you write them in class so reference your notebook) today 5 times, and om namah shivay 10 times. Like last week, learn and write 2 more sentences -- preferably from songs but anything is fine.

December 6

We did well on the quiz! Good job everyone.

Remember to keep memorizing the Hindi letters! It’s the most important part of the Hindi Level A class.

In class, we talked in Hindi and wrote some more words. Writing words is really important as it helps students learn the letters and also helps them figure out what sounds go with which letters.

We reviewed days of the week:

• Sunday - रविवार - Ravivaar

• Monday - सोमवार - Somavaar

• Tuesday - मंगलवार - Mangalavaar

• Wednesday - बुधवार - Budhavaar

• Thursday - गुरुवार - Guruvaar

• Friday - शुक्रवार - Shukravaar

• Saturday - शनिवार - Shanivaar

Most students were able to identify most days as well as answer what days were before and after others, so good job there!

Remember -- कल (kal) can mean tomorrow or yesterday, depending on context of the sentence.

We learned some colors today!

• White - सफ़ेद

• Yellow - पीला

• Blue - नीला

• Black - काला

We also practiced using the hindi vowels again:

• Long “a” sounds, आ = ा, Using on क = का

• Short “e” sound, इ = ि, Using on क = कि

• Long “e” sound, ई = ी, Using on क = की

• Short “o” sound, उ = ु, Using on क = कु

• Long “o” sound, ऊ = ू, Using on क = कू

Homework: Write ॐ नमः शिव 10 times, learn 2 new sentences in Hindi (preferably from Hindi songs)

November

November 22

Tomorrow will be the quiz, be on the lookout for it!

As usual, we started class by reviewing all the letters we have learned so far.

NOTE: December homework has to be signed by parents and sent into the WhatsApp

Today, we started learning the hindi vowels:

अ - a

आ - ा - ā

List of all we know so far (As far as I can remember, a COMPLETE list is in the Whatsapp group):

• क : k

• ख : kh

• ग : g

• घ : gh

• च : ca

• छ : cha

• ज : ja

• झ : jha

• ट : ta

• ठ : tha

• ड : da

• ढ : dha

• त: ta

• थ: tha

• ध : dha

• न : na

• प : pa

• फ : pha

• य - ya

• र - ra

• ल - la

• व - va

• श - sha

• ष - (deeper) sha

• ह - ha

• म - ma

As we are finishing letters up, we will start speaking and reading more words.

No class next week. Do the take-home quiz!

November 8

Quiz on Nov 22. (Next Class, No class on 15th)

We learned

• य - ya

• र - ra

• ल - la

• व - va

• श - sha

• ष - (deeper) sha

• ह - ha

Write 10 times each for homework, prepare for the quiz by memorizing the hindi alphabet, find out the word for “eyebrows” in hindi.

In terms of speaking,

We went over the days of the week again (look to previous weeks’ notes to see them written out). We also went over the parts of the face again (see last weeks’ notes)

Some new words we learned

We learned a few colors

• Green - हरा

• Red - लाल

• Black - काला

Kept reviewing numbers 1-20 (see previous weeks’ notes).

We reviewed a lot more than learned new things this week. Please make sure students are completing homework; we can’t move the class on unless everyone is learning the material. Enjoy your Diwali and we will see everyone in 2 weeks!

November 1

First we worked on saying the numbers out loud 1-20. Keep practicing over the next few weeks.

We reviewed the days of the week, and how to say what day it is:

• Today is ______ - aaj _______ hai - आज ______ है

• Tomorrow is _____ - kal ____ hai - कल ______ है

Days

• Sunday - रविवार - Ravivaar

• Monday - सोमवार - Somavaar

• Tuesday - मंगलवार - Mangalavaar

• Wednesday - बुधवार - Budhavaar

• Thursday - गुरुवार - Guruvaar

• Friday - शुक्रवार - Shukravaar

• Saturday - शनिवार - Shanivaar

We learned a few more questions (ONLY SPEAKING, what they mean and how to ask them):

• तुम क्या कर रहे हो : tum kya kar rahe ho : What are you doing

Continue reviewing letters! We can’t move on till everyone knows all the letters so we are reviewing them in class for as long as we need to. When everyone has learned them we can move on.

We learned 4 more letters:

• ध : dha

• न : na

• प : pa

• फ : pha

We learned 4 more words

• Kaan : कान,

• Aankh : आंख,

• Baal : बाल,

• Naak : नाक

October

October 25

Learned a few more words,

Today is ______ - aaj _______ hai - आज ______ है

Tomorrow is _____ - kal ____ hai - कल ______ है

• Sunday - रविवार - Ravivaar

• Monday - सोमवार - Somavaar

• Tuesday - मंगलवार - Mangalavaar

• Wednesday - बुधवार - Budhavaar

• Thursday - गुरुवार - Guruvaar

• Friday - शुक्रवार - Shukravaar

• Saturday - शनिवार - Shanivaar

Continue to practice asking/answering “How are you”, “What is your name”.

Homework

Write down 5 Times each, send in the WhatsApp group when done:

• क : k

• ख : kh

• ग : g

• घ : gh

• च : ca

• छ : cha

• ज : ja

• झ : jha

• ट : ta

• ठ : tha

• ड : da

• ढ : dha

• त: ta

• थ: tha

October 18

We went over counting from 1-10 again, asking for someone else’s name and saying our name again.

We reviewed letters from past weeks (Check the previous weeks’ notes). We only covered 2 more letters this week because we need all the students to know all the ones we have learned up till now before we move on. Please make sure the students keep practicing.

• त: ta

• थ: tha

Next week: Mini-Quiz on the letters

We learned a few more words:

• धन्यवाद: dhanyavaad: Thank you

• कृप्या: kripya : Please

So far we have learned 1-10, this week we learned 11-20:

• ग्यारह : gyaarah : 11

• बारह : baarah : 12

• तेरह : terah : 13

• चौदह : chaudah : 14

• पंद्रह : pandrah : 15

• सोलह : solah : 16

• सत्रह : satrah : 17

• अठारह : athaarah : 18

• उन्नीस : unnees : 19

• बीस : bees : 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Cj_MLUd2c

Good Video for pronunciation, students can also follow along.

Homework: Prepare for quiz. Write the 2 letters we learnt today 10 times each. Write ALL other letters we have learned 5 times each.

10 Times Each:

• त: ta

• थ: tha

5 Times Each:

• क : k

• ख : kh

• ग : g

• घ : gh

• च : ca

• छ : cha

• ज : ja

• झ : jha

• ट : ta

• ठ : tha

• ड : da

• ढ : dha

October 11

Please make sure students are keeping up on the homework! It doesn’t take longer than 10 minutes per week. In order to learn properly, make sure it is finished before class.

Speaking:

We learned how to ask

• English: How are you?

• Transliteration: aap kaise ho

• Hindi: आप कैसे हो

And answer with

• English: I am fine.

• Transliteration: main theek hoon

• Hindi: मैं ठीक हूँ

Last week we learned counting from 1-5. This week we learned 6-10,

• एक: ek : 1

• दो : do : 2

• तीन : teen : 3

• चार : chaar : 4

• पाँच : paanch : 5

• छह : chhah : 6

• सात : saat : 7

• आठ : aath : 8

• नौ : nau : 9

• दस : das : 10

Writing:

We learned more hindi letters this week.

Last week we learned,

• क : k

• ख : kh

• ग : g

• घ : gh

This week we learned,

• च : ca

• छ : cha

• ज : ja

• झ : jha

• ट : ta

• ठ : tha

• ड : da

• ढ : dha

Homework: Write these new letters 5 times each. Write the 4 letters we learned last week 3 times each. Make sure you know the first 10 numbers, and keep practicing the phrases we learn in class! Mini-quiz next week on the letters we have learned.

We learned a lot this week, but don't worry! We will keep reviewing and learning as we keep moving. We need to learn the Hindi Alphabet so we can move faster in class, so practice is essential.

Fun Video we watched in class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEjbHURNnGk

October 4

We continued on from last week and had the students ask for each other's names/say their own names again. We also learned how to say Namaste. Note: We aren’t learning to write these, just how to say them.

To ask for someone else's name:

• English: What is your name?

• Transliteration: tumhaara naam kya he

• Hindi: तुम्हारा नाम क्या हे?

We also focused on the very basics of Hindi. We talked about the letters:

• There are 2 kinds of letters in hindi:

• The “vowels” (svaras) and the “consonants”

How do you know if something is a vowel? Try making a sound without moving your tongue or touching any other part of your mouth with it. There are only a few sounds made easily

These make up the 11 vowels: CLICK HERE

In class we learned the shape of the basic 4 and what sound they make.

Here are the consonant letters. We started learning the first few in class. We practiced writing them down:

Guttural sounds, coming from bottom of throat:

• क : k : Sound as in “cat”

• ख : kh : khan

• ग : g : go

• घ : gh :

We talked briefly about how to SAY the hindi numbers. Some students seem to know a lot of the numbers while others don't as much. This is perfectly fine! We will be teaching everyone the very basics before moving on.

• एक: ek : 1

• दो : do : 2

• तीन : teen : 3

• चार : chaar : 4

• पाँच : paanch : 5

Homework: Writing the 4 letters we learned (5 TIMES EACH) and saying their sounds out loud. Practice saying the first 5 numbers. In class next week we expect that students know the numbers. Watch the video sent in the Whatsapp group.

IF YOU HAVENT BEEN ADDED TO THE WHATSAPP GROUP CONTACT THE TEACHER OR VOLUNTEER

September

September 27

First Class: Introduction and Meet the Teacher.

During this first class, we covered the basic goals of the class, some basics about hindi, and learnt to say some basic sentences to introduce ourselves.

Basic sentences we covered:

English: My name is ____

• Transliteration: Mera naam ____ hai

• Hindi: मेरा नाम _____ है

English: I live in ____

• Transliteration: Main ____ mein rahata hoon (M) || Main ____ mein rehatee hoon (F)

• Hindi: मै ____ में रहता हूं (M) || मैं Maple Grove में रहती हूँ (F)

Homework:

Try to find the hindi name of a word you don’t know but want to know. Parents, talk with your kids in Hindi (either in general or based on what topic we are covering that week in class) over the course of this class.

INTRODUCTION

Hindi A2 - Curriculum

This is a sheet for parents and students to use. Here you can find directions to get the book, where to find the homework, and general information about the class. There are also notes from every meeting, so parents can know what their kids are learning in class!

Class goals: Learn the Hindi lexicon/alphabet, formulate basic sentences for conversation, and be able to write and read short/basic words.

Kaushal Wadhwani: Class Teacher. Fluent in Hindi and Gujurati

Neev Mangal: Class Teen Volunteer. Finished the Hindi Curriculum at HATS.

One hour of class a week isn’t enough to learn the language. For this reason, we expect students to do the homework! One again, reach out to us if you have any confusion. The homework is (a) on the website and (b) on this doc.

Books and letter charts for the class can be found here:

Kilkaari Books

• Kilkaari I Abhyaasa Pustika - View/Download HERE

• Kilkaari I Paathmaala - View/Download HERE

• Kilkaari I Svara - View/Download HERE

Letters

• Hindi Letters Writing Book - View/Download HERE

• Hindi Letter Writing Practice - View/Download HERE

• Hindi Chart 1 - View/Download HERE

• Hindi Chart 2 - View/Download HERE

• Hindi Alphabet with Roman Transliteration - View/Download HERE

Learning a new language is hard! Don’t get frustrated, ask questions anytime (in class or over email) if you need to.

Parents, talk with your kids in hindi at home if you can!