McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 12

Vocabulary

स्कूल

skool — A place where children go to learn.

बच्चा

bachcha — A young child or infant.

चर्च

church — A Christian place of worship.

जब

jab — When; used to indicate a point in time.

किताबें

kitaabein — Plural of book; multiple books.

स्लेट

slait — A slate board used for writing.

चित्र

chitra — A picture, image, or illustration.

कई

kai — Several; many; more than a few.

लोग

log — People; a group of persons.

एक

ek — One; a single unit or item.

के

ke — Postposition meaning of, belonging to.

सामने

saamne — In front of; facing something or someone.

खड़े

khade — Standing; in an upright position (plural).

हैं

hain — Are; plural form of the verb to be.

जो

jo — Who, which; a relative pronoun.

छोटे

chhote — Small; little; of lesser size (plural).

जैसा

jaisa — Like; similar to; resembling something.

दिखता

dikhta — Appears; looks like; seems to be.

है

hai — Is; singular present tense of to be.

यह

yah — This; refers to a nearby object or person.

किस

kis — Which; what (interrogative, oblique form).

तरह

tarah — Kind, type, manner, or way of something.

का

ka — Of; postposition showing possession or relation.

घर

ghar — House; home; a place of residence.

क्या

kya — What; also used to form yes/no questions.

आपको

aapko — To you; formal second-person dative pronoun.

लगता

lagta — Seems; feels; appears to be the case.

कि

ki — That; a conjunction linking clauses together.

या

ya — Or; a conjunction presenting alternatives.

लेकिन

lekin — But; however; introduces a contrasting idea.

मुझे

mujhe — To me; first-person singular dative pronoun.

मैं

main — I; first-person singular subject pronoun.

लड़कों

ladkon — Boys; oblique plural form of boy.

और

aur — And; also; a coordinating conjunction.

लड़कियों

ladkiyon — Girls; oblique plural form of girl.

को

ko — To, for; postposition marking indirect object.

उनकी

unki — Their; third-person plural feminine possessive.

किताबों

kitaabon — Books; oblique plural form of book.

स्लेटों

slaiton — Slates; oblique plural form of slate.

साथ

saath — With; together; in the company of.

देखता

dekhta — Sees; watches; observes (masculine singular).

हूँ

hoon — Am; first-person singular of to be.

घंटी

ghanti — A bell; small bell that rings as signal.

बजेगी

bajegi — Will ring; future tense of to ring (feminine).

वे

ve — They; third-person plural subject pronoun.

अंदर

andar — Inside; within; in the interior of something.

जाएंगे

jaayenge — Will go; future tense plural masculine verb.

अच्छा

achchha — Good; fine; okay; of pleasing quality.

जाना

jaana — To go; infinitive form of the verb go.

पसंद

pasand — Liking; preference; something one enjoys.

करता

karta — Does; performs (masculine singular habitual form).

पाठ

paath — A lesson; chapter or reading passage.

बटेर

bater — A quail; small ground-dwelling game bird.

जल्दी

jaldi — Quickly; fast; in a hurry or rapidly.

देखा

dekha — Saw; past tense of the verb to see.

मारना

maarna — To hit, strike, or kill something.

ओह

oh — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization.

खाना

khaana — Food; also the infinitive to eat.

पहला

pahla — First; the one that comes before others.

जानना

jaanna — To know; to be aware of something.

झाड़ियों

jhaadiyon — Bushes; shrubs; oblique plural of bush.

में

mein — In; inside; locative postposition.

यहाँ

yahaan — Here; at this place or location.

आओ

aao — Come; imperative form of to come.

करो

karo — Do; imperative form of to do.

बताओ

batao — Tell; inform; imperative form of to tell.

पक्षी

pakshi — A bird; any feathered flying creature.

तुम

tum — You; informal second-person singular pronoun.

नहीं

nahin — No; not; used to negate a statement.

जानते

jaante — Know; present habitual plural masculine of know.

पहली

pahli — First; feminine form of the ordinal first.

मैंने

mainne — I (ergative); I did something (past agent).

देखी

dekhi — Saw; past tense feminine form of to see.

खाने

khaane — Eating; oblique infinitive or gerund of eat.

अच्छी

achchhi — Good; feminine form of the adjective good.

हाँ

haan — Yes; an affirmative response or agreement.

इसे

ise — It (oblique); to this; referring to nearby object.

चाहूंगा

chaahunga — Will want; future tense first-person masculine verb.

प्यारी

pyaari — Dear; lovely; sweet (feminine adjective).

नाम

naam — Name; the word by which someone is called.

नीली

neeli — Blue; feminine form of the color blue.

बच्ची

bachchi — A young girl; female child or infant.

पास

paas — Near; close by; in the vicinity of.

बंद

band — Closed; shut; not open or operating.

पालना

paalna — A cradle; also the infinitive to raise/nurture.

बैठना

baithna — To sit; to take a seated position.

पालने

paalne — Cradle (oblique); in or of the cradle.

सोती

soti — Sleeping; present participle feminine of to sleep.

हुई

hui — Was; became; feminine past participle auxiliary verb.

उसका

uska — His, her, its; third-person singular possessive.

उसकी

uski — Her, his (feminine); third-person singular possessive.

बड़ी

badi — Big; large; elder (feminine adjective form).

आँखें

aankhein — Eyes; plural form of the word eye.

देख

dekh — See; look; imperative or stem of to see.

सकते

sakte — Can; are able to (plural masculine modal).

क्योंकि

kyonki — Because; gives the reason for something.

वह

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

रोएगी

roegi — Will cry; future tense feminine of to cry.

यदि

yadi — If; a formal conditional conjunction.

उसे

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

चोट

chot — Injury; hurt; physical harm or pain.

लगे

lage — Feels; applies; subjunctive of to feel/apply.

ठीक

theek — Okay; correct; fine; in good condition.

न

na — No; not; a negative particle or tag.

हो

ho — Be; subjunctive or informal form of to be.

झुलाना

julaana — To swing or rock, as in a cradle.

करती

karti — Does; feminine habitual present tense of do.

पुनरावलोकन

punaraavlokan — Review; revision; looking over material again.

हमारे

hamaare — Our; first-person plural possessive adjective.

रहते

rahte — Live; reside; habitual present plural masculine.