McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 10

Vocabulary

लड़कियाँ

laṛkiyāṃ — Girls; plural form of girl

तालाब

tālāb — Pond; a small body of still water

पर

par — On, upon, or but; preposition or conjunction

नहीं

nahīṃ — No, not; used to negate a statement

हैं

haiṃ — Are; plural present tense of 'to be'

लेकिन

lekin — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

उनमें

unmeṃ — Among them, in them; locative pronoun form

से

se — From, with, by; common postposition in Hindi

कुछ

kuch — Some, a few, something; indefinite quantity

के

ke — Of; genitive postposition linking nouns

पास

pās — Near, close; also indicates possession

स्केट

skeṭ — Skate; a wheeled or bladed shoe for gliding

जो

jo — Who, which, that; relative pronoun

फर्श

farś — Floor; the ground surface inside a building

लुढ़कते

luṛhakte — Rolling, tumbling; moving by rotating along surface

चित्र

citra — Picture, image, illustration; a visual representation

लिखावट

likhāvaṭ — Handwriting; the style of one's written script

अभ्यास

abhyās — Practice, exercise; repeated activity to gain skill

गाड़ियाँ

gāṛiyāṃ — Vehicles, carts; plural form of vehicle or cart

कितनी

kitnī — How many, how much; feminine interrogative of quantity

तेज़

tez — Fast, sharp, intense; quick or strong in nature

जाती

jātī — Goes; feminine singular habitual present of 'to go'

क्या

kyā — What; also used to form yes/no questions

आप

āp — You; formal second-person pronoun in Hindi

उन्हें

unheṃ — To them, them; oblique plural third-person pronoun

देख

dekh — See, look; root form of the verb to see

सकते

sakte — Can, able to; masculine plural potential verb form

पाठ

pāṭh — Lesson, chapter; a unit of study or reading

काम

kām — Work, task, job; purposeful activity or labor

कुल्हाड़ी

kulhāṛī — Axe, hatchet; a tool used for chopping wood

ढेर

ḍher — Pile, heap; a large accumulated quantity of something

सोचना

socnā — To think, to ponder; mental process of reflection

लकड़ी

lakṛī — Wood, stick; timber or a piece of wood

आरी

ārī — Saw; a tool with a toothed blade for cutting

कठिन

kaṭhin — Difficult, hard; not easy to do or understand

काटना

kāṭnā — To cut, to chop; severing something with a tool

दो

do — Two; the number 2, or imperative of 'to give'

लड़के

laṛke — Boys; plural or oblique form of boy

एक

ek — One; the number 1, also meaning 'a/an'

चला

calā — Went, moved; masculine past tense of 'to go'

रहा

rahā — Was doing; auxiliary indicating continuous past action

है

hai — Is; singular present tense of 'to be'

दूसरा

dūsrā — Second, another, the other; ordinal or alternate

लट्ठे

laṭṭhe — Logs; plural of log, thick pieces of wood

काट

kāṭ — Cut; root/imperative form of to cut or chop

और

aur — And, more; conjunction joining words or clauses

परिश्रम

pariśram — Hard work, diligence; dedicated and strenuous effort

कर

kar — Do; imperative or conjunctive form of 'to do'

रहे

rahe — Were doing; plural continuous auxiliary verb form

वे

ve — They; third-person plural pronoun, also formal 'he/she'

में

meṃ — In, inside; postposition indicating location within

उसे

use — To him/her/it; oblique singular third-person pronoun

सब

sab — All, everyone, everything; totality of a group

काटने

kāṭne — Cutting; oblique infinitive form of to cut

की

kī — Of; feminine genitive postposition linking nouns

कोशिश

koṣiś — Attempt, effort, try; endeavoring to accomplish something

करेंगे

kareṃge — Will do; masculine plural future tense of 'to do'

आपको

āpko — To you; formal dative form of second-person pronoun

लगता

lagtā — Seems, feels; used to express opinion or sensation

कि

ki — That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause

यह

yah — This, it; near third-person demonstrative pronoun

दिन

din — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

शोर

śor — Noise, loud sound; disturbing or clamorous sounds

हवा

havā — Wind, air, breeze; moving air or the atmosphere

सुनना

sunnā — To listen, to hear; receiving sound through ears

गया

gayā — Went; masculine singular simple past of 'to go'

मई

maī — May; the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar

चलना

calnā — To walk, to move; general verb for movement

ठंडा

ṭhaṇḍā — Cold, cool; low temperature, masculine adjective form

झील

jhīl — Lake; a large body of still water inland

चल

cal — Walk, move, go; imperative or root of to walk

रही

rahī — Was doing; feminine continuous auxiliary verb form

पृष्ठभूमि

pṛṣṭhabhūmi — Background; the setting or backdrop of a scene

पुरुष

puruṣ — Man, male; an adult male human being

खेल

khel — Game, sport, play; a recreational competitive activity

टहलने

ṭahalne — Walking, strolling; oblique infinitive of to stroll

लिए

lie — For; postposition indicating purpose or benefit

बाहर

bāhar — Outside, outdoors; beyond the interior of something

गई

gaī — Went; feminine singular simple past of 'to go'

का

kā — Of; masculine genitive postposition linking nouns

महीना

mahīnā — Month; one of twelve divisions of the year

ठंडी

ṭhaṇḍī — Cold, cool; feminine form of the adjective cold

पेड़ों

peṛoṃ — Trees; oblique plural form of tree

पक्षियों

pakṣiyoṃ — Birds; oblique plural form of bird

गाना

gānā — To sing, a song; singing or a musical composition

सुनती

suntī — Listens, hears; feminine habitual present of to hear

मेंढकों

meṃḍhakoṃ — Frogs; oblique plural form of frog

पुरुषों

puruṣoṃ — Men; oblique plural form of man

को

ko — To, for; postposition marking indirect object or direction

करते

karte — Do, doing; masculine plural habitual present of to do

लड़कों

laṛkoṃ — Boys; oblique plural form of boy

खेलते

khelte — Play, playing; masculine plural habitual present of to play

देखती

dekhtī — Sees, watches; feminine habitual present of to see

खींचना

khīṃcnā — To pull, to draw; exerting force to move something

गाड़ी

gāṛī — Vehicle, cart, car; a wheeled mode of transport

बकरियाँ

bakriyāṃ — Goats; plural form of goat

ऊपर

ūpar — Above, up, on top; higher in position or place

सवारी

savārī — Ride, rider, passenger; the act of riding something

पहाड़ी

pahāṛī — Hill, hilly; relating to or resembling a hill

बकरियों

bakriyoṃ — Goats; oblique plural form of goat

द्वारा

dvārā — By, through; postposition indicating agent or means

खींची

khīṃcī — Pulled, drawn; feminine past tense of to pull

जा

jā — Go; imperative or stem of the verb to go

छोटी

choṭī — Small, little; feminine adjective for small size

बैठी

baiṭhī — Sat, seated; feminine past tense of to sit

लड़की

laṛkī — Girl; a young female child or person

अपनी

apnī — Own; feminine reflexive possessive pronoun

करना

karnā — To do, to perform; basic infinitive of to do

पसंद

pasand — Like, preference; something one finds pleasing or enjoyable

देखो

dekho — Look, see; informal imperative of to look or see

कैसे

kaise — How; interrogative adverb asking about manner or way

खींचती

khīṃctī — Pulls; feminine habitual present tense of to pull

इतनी

itnī — So much, this much; feminine correlative of quantity

बड़ी

baṛī — Big, large; feminine adjective for large size

मुझे

mujhe — To me, I need; dative/oblique first-person singular pronoun

चलकर

calkar — Having walked, on foot; conjunctive participle of to walk

जाना

jānā — To go; basic infinitive of the verb to go

चाहिए

cāhie — Should, need, want; expresses necessity or desire

प्यार

pyār — Love, affection; deep feeling of care or attachment

करती

kartī — Does; feminine habitual present tense of to do

क्योंकि

kyoṃki — Because; conjunction giving reason or cause

वह

vah — He, she, it, that; third-person singular pronoun

खाना

khānā — Food, to eat; meal or the act of eating

खिलाती

khilātī — Feeds; feminine habitual present of to feed someone

उनके

unke — Their, of them; masculine genitive plural pronoun

प्रति

prati — Toward, per, towards; postposition indicating direction or attitude

दयालु

dayālu — Kind, compassionate; having a generous and caring nature