McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 14

Vocabulary

आइए

aaiye — Come, let us (polite invitation to do something together)

हम

hum — We, us (first person plural pronoun)

भेड़ों

bhedon — Of sheep, belonging to sheep (oblique plural of भेड़)

को

ko — To, for (postposition marking object or recipient)

देखें

dekhen — Let us see, we should look (subjunctive form)

जब

jab — When (conjunction indicating a point in time)

वे

ve — They, those (third person plural pronoun)

पहाड़ियों

pahadiyon — Hills, small mountains (oblique plural noun)

पर

par — On, upon (postposition indicating location or surface)

चरती

charti — Grazing, feeding on grass (feminine present participle)

हैं

hain — Are (plural present tense of होना, to be)

उन्हें

unhen — To them, for them (oblique third person plural pronoun)

नई

nayi — New, fresh (feminine adjective)

घास

ghaas — Grass, vegetation animals graze on

खाना

khaana — To eat; also food (infinitive and noun)

पसंद

pasand — Liked, preferred; liking something (adjective/noun)

है

hai — Is (singular present tense of होना, to be)

क्या

kya — What; question marker in yes/no questions

आप

aap — You (formal, respectful second person pronoun)

मेरे

mere — My, mine (oblique/plural possessive first person)

दो

do — Two (cardinal number); also give (imperative)

मेमनों

mamnon — Of lambs, young sheep (oblique plural noun)

देख

dekh — See, look (verb stem or imperative form)

रहे

rahe — Were, staying (auxiliary indicating continuous action)

पास

paas — Near, close by; also nearby possession

और

aur — And, also, more (conjunction or adverb)

थे

the — Were (masculine plural past tense of होना)

लेकिन

lekin — But, however (conjunction showing contrast)

एक

ek — One, a, an (cardinal number and article)

बूढ़े

boodhe — Old, aged (masculine oblique adjective)

भेड़िये

bhediye — Wolf (masculine noun, singular oblique/nominative)

ने

ne — Ergative postposition marking the subject of past transitive verbs

रात

raat — Night, nighttime (feminine noun)

ले

le — Take, took (verb stem or short imperative of लेना)

लिया

liya — Took, accepted (masculine past tense of लेना)

मुझे

mujhe — To me, for me (oblique first person singular)

अपने

apne — Own, one's own (reflexive possessive oblique adjective)

पालतू

paaltu — Pet, domesticated, tame (adjective for domestic animals)

मेमने

memne — Lambs, young sheep (plural/oblique noun)

बहुत

bahut — Very, much, a lot (adverb of degree)

प्यारे

pyaare — Dear, lovable, cute (masculine plural adjective)

चोट

chot — Injury, hurt, wound (feminine noun)

पहुँचाना

pahunchaana — To cause to reach; to inflict harm on someone

गलत

galat — Wrong, incorrect, mistaken (adjective)

होगा

hoga — Will be (masculine future tense of होना)

पाठ

paath — Lesson, chapter, text for study

हँसी

hansi — Laughter, laugh (feminine noun)

बर्फ

barf — Snow, ice (feminine noun)

सिर

sir — Head (top part of body, masculine noun)

मज़ा

maza — Fun, enjoyment, pleasure (masculine noun)

मुँह

munh — Mouth, face (masculine noun)

बनाया

banaaya — Made, created, formed (masculine past tense of बनाना)

की

ki — Of, belonging to (feminine possessive postposition)

तरह

tarah — Like, similar to, manner, way

लड़कों

ladkon — Boys (oblique plural of लड़का)

बड़ा

bada — Big, large, great (masculine adjective)

हिममानव

himmaanav — Snowman, human figure made of snow

उन्होंने

unhonne — They (ergative; subject of past transitive verb)

उसके

uske — His, her, its (oblique possessive third person singular)

ऊँची

oonchi — High, tall, elevated (feminine adjective)

टोपी

topi — Hat, cap (feminine noun)

रखी

rakhi — Placed, kept, put (feminine past tense of रखना)

में

mein — In, inside, within (locative postposition)

पुराना

puraana — Old, ancient, used (masculine adjective)

खेलते

khelte — Playing (masculine plural present participle of खेलना)

हुए

hue — While, having done (auxiliary past participle of होना)

हँसते

hanste — Laughing (masculine plural present participle of हँसना)

सुनो

suno — Listen, hear (informal imperative of सुनना)

के

ke — Of, belonging to (masculine oblique possessive postposition)

लिए

liye — For, for the sake of (postposition indicating purpose)

यह

yah — This, it (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

मज़ेदार

mazedar — Fun, entertaining, interesting, enjoyable (adjective)

चाहते

chahte — Want, wish (masculine plural present of चाहना)

कि

ki — That (subordinating conjunction linking clauses)

सारे

saare — All, entire, whole (masculine plural adjective)

दिन

din — Day, daytime (masculine noun)

सारी

saari — All, entire, whole (feminine adjective); also sari

गिरती

girti — Falling, dropping (feminine present participle of गिरना)

मिठाइयाँ

mithaiyaan — Sweets, Indian confections (feminine plural noun)

मतलब

matlab — Meaning, purpose, intent (masculine noun)

कृपया

kripaya — Please (formal polite request adverb)

मधुमक्खी

madhumakkhi — Honeybee (feminine noun)

भनभनाहट

bhanbhanahat — Buzzing sound, hum of a bee

बेल

bel — Vine, creeper plant; also a type of fruit

सकता

sakta — Can, is able to (masculine modal auxiliary)

कहा

kaha — Said, told (masculine past tense of कहना)

बार

baar — Time, occasion, instance (feminine noun)

मेरी

meri — My, mine (feminine possessive first person adjective)

से

se — From, with, by (postposition of instrument or origin)

तुम्हारा

tumhara — Your, yours (informal second person possessive adjective)

फिर

phir — Then, again, afterwards (adverb of time)

बताओ

batao — Tell me, explain (informal imperative of बताना)

उसकी

uski — Her, his, its (feminine possessive third person singular)

इच्छा

ichchha — Desire, wish, will (feminine noun)

नहीं

nahin — No, not (negation adverb)

समझ

samajh — Understanding, comprehension (feminine noun or verb stem)

सकी

saki — Could, was able to (feminine past tense modal auxiliary)

लगता

lagta — Seems, feels, appears (masculine present of लगना)

उसने

usne — She/he (ergative; subject of past transitive verb)

इस

is — This (oblique form of यह, proximate demonstrative)

कुछ

kuch — Some, something, a little (indefinite pronoun/adjective)

मिठास

mithaas — Sweetness, pleasantness (feminine noun)

लेने

lene — To take, for taking (oblique infinitive of लेना)

पुनरावलोकन

punaravlokan — Review, revision, looking back over material

मैं

main — I (first person singular nominative pronoun)

समुद्र

samudra — Sea, ocean (masculine noun)

किनारे

kinaare — Shore, bank, edge, beside (masculine oblique noun)

पहाड़ी

pahaadi — Hill, hilly; relating to mountains (noun/adjective)

बैठे

baithe — Seated, sitting (masculine plural past participle of बैठना)

जहाँ

jahaan — Where (relative adverb of place)

ऊँचा

ooncha — High, tall, elevated (masculine adjective)

प्रकाशस्तंभ

prakaashstambh — Lighthouse, tower emitting light for ships

खड़ा

khada — Standing, erect, upright (masculine adjective/participle)

दूर

door — Far, distant, away (adjective/adverb)

तक

tak — Up to, until, as far as (postposition)

सकते

sakte — Can, are able to (masculine plural modal auxiliary)

जहाज़

jahaaz — Ship, large vessel (masculine noun)

वहाँ

vahaan — There, at that place (adverb of place)

हमने

hamne — We (ergative; subject of past transitive verb)

आदमी

aadmi — Man, person, human being (masculine noun)

साथ

saath — With, together, company (postposition/noun)

देखा

dekha — Saw, noticed (masculine past tense of देखना)

उस

us — That (oblique form of वह, distal demonstrative)

था

tha — Was (masculine singular past tense of होना)