Describing Objects
Instructions:
Using one positive and one negative statement, describe six objects (a car, a flower, a coin, a tree, a house, a purse). Ex. The house is black. It is not white.
Hindi Writing Exercise (All Levels)
Course 101, Unit 1, Lesson 3
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Ye sikka sunehra nahin hai. Ye pedh haraa nahin hai, ye pedh narangi rank ka hai. Phool laal rank ka hai. Gadi safed rank ki hai. Imarat kala rank ki hai. Ye batua neele nahin hai. Ye purse peela nahin hai.
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nice work there Beta!
Some comments:
+ 'Imarat' is not a pure Hindi word - it is actually an Urdu word. Urdu evolved in India during the Moughal period (1450 - 1850), when the Persian language mixed with Hindi. It also served as the court language for a long time. It is an extremely beautiful language - extremely crisp and a treat for the ears. If you ever get a chance I will encourage you to read some Urdu poetry - especially some couplets by Ghalib. Another interesting aspect to it is the fact that it is written in Arabic script but a lot of words are common with Hindi. Most Urdu words are so intimately ingrained in Hindi that only a native speaker can tell which of the words trace back to Urdu. I cannot think of a direct counterpart of the word Imarat in Hindi - 'bhavan' might come the closest. Some other Urdu words that have intimately blended with Hindi are: 'daftar' (office); 'behtareen' (awesome); 'waqt' (time); 'aagaah' (warn)...the list is very long
+ the word 'orange' comes from 'narangi'. 'narang' refers to both the colour and as well the fruit orange. The word has an interesting history and its traces can be found in most of Romance languages
+ some other Hindi words for different colours are:
- 'gulabi' - pink
- 'hara' - green
- 'lal' - red
+ 'rank' is not spelt correctly; it should be 'rang'
+ Your sentence 'Imarat kala rank ki hai' should be 'Imarat kali rank ki hai'. In Hindi the spelling of an adjective changes based on the gender of the noun it is referring to (just like German all nouns in Hindi have a gender asscoaited). Imarat is feminine so the the word will be kali. If the word were masculine the word used will be kala. Example: 'Yeh paani kala hai' (this water is black)
Hope this helps!
Cheers!
Apurva
Neele should be "Neele Rang Ka"
and Rank should have been Rang means colour.