The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 1

Vocabulary

दो

do — The number two; also means 'give' (imperative).

शरारती

sharārtī — Mischievous, naughty, playfully troublesome.

चूहों

cūhon — Oblique plural of mouse/rat; of mice.

की

kī — Possessive particle; of, belonging to (feminine).

कहानी

kahānī — A story, tale, or narrative.

के

ke — Postposition meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.

लिए

lie — For, for the sake of, on behalf of.

वह

vah — Third person pronoun: he, she, or that.

छोटी

choṭī — Small, little, young (feminine form).

लड़की

laṛkī — A girl, young female child.

जिसके

jiske — Relative pronoun: whose, of whom.

पास

pās — Near, close by; in possession of.

गुड़ियाघर

guṛiyāghar — A dollhouse; miniature house for dolls.

था

thā — Past tense of 'to be': was (masculine).

द्वारा

dvārā — By, through, by means of (authorship/agency).

आदि

ādi — Etcetera, and so on, and others.

लेखिका

lekhikā — A female author or writer.

कंपनी

kampanī — A company, business organization.

और

aur — And, also, additionally.

सर्वाधिकार

sarvādhikār — All rights; copyright, complete ownership of work.

सुरक्षित

surakṣit — Protected, reserved, kept safe.

में

men — In, inside, within (locative postposition).

दर्ज

darj — Registered, recorded, entered officially.

एक

ek — One; the number one, also 'a/an'.

बार

bār — Time, occasion; once upon a time.

बात

bāt — A matter, thing, topic, or story.

है

hai — Is; present tense of 'to be'.

बहुत

bahut — Very, much, a lot, extremely.

सुंदर

sundar — Beautiful, attractive, lovely.

लाल

lāl — Red; the color red.

ईंटों

īṃṭon — Oblique plural of brick; of bricks.

का

kā — Possessive postposition: of, made of (masculine).

बना

banā — Made, constructed, built.

जिसमें

jismen — In which, inside which (relative pronoun).

सफेद

safed — White; the color white.

खिड़कियाँ

khiṛkiyāṃ — Windows (plural); openings in a wall.

थीं

thīṃ — Past tense of 'to be': were (feminine plural).

उसमें

usmen — In it, inside it, within that.

असली

aslī — Real, genuine, authentic, original.

मलमल

malmal — Muslin, a fine soft cotton fabric.

पर्दे

parde — Curtains, screens, veils (plural).

सामने

sāmne — In front of, facing, opposite.

दरवाज़ा

darvāzā — A door, gate, entrance.

चिमनी

cimnī — A chimney; flue for smoke.

थी

thī — Past tense of 'to be': was (feminine).

नाम

nām — Name, title, designation of a person.

गुड़ियों

guṛiyon — Oblique plural of doll; of dolls.

कम

kam — Less, few, low, insufficient.

से

se — From, with, by (ablative postposition).

लेकिन

lekin — But, however, yet (conjunction).

उसने

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

कभी

kabhī — Ever, sometime; with negation: never.

खाने

khāne — Of eating; food, meal (oblique/verbal noun).

आदेश

ādeś — An order, command, instruction.

नहीं

nahīṃ — No, not; negation particle.

दिया

diyā — Gave; past tense of 'to give'.

रसोइया

rasoiyā — A cook, one who prepares food.

कोई

koī — Someone, anyone; some (indefinite pronoun).

खाना

khānā — Food; also to eat (infinitive).

पकाया

pakāyā — Cooked, prepared food (past tense).

क्योंकि

kyoṃki — Because, since (causal conjunction).

तैयार

taiyār — Ready, prepared, finished.

बना-बनाया

banā-banāyā — Ready-made, pre-prepared, already cooked.

बुरादे

burāde — Sawdust, fine wood shavings or powder.

भरे

bhare — Filled, stuffed, loaded with something.

डिब्बे

ḍibbe — Boxes, containers, tins (plural).

खरीदा

kharīdā — Bought, purchased (past tense).

गया

gayā — Went; passive auxiliary: was done.

वहाँ

vahāṃ — There, at that place.

झींगे

jhīṃge — Shrimps or prawns (plural).

मछलियाँ

machliāṃ — Fish (plural); multiple fish.

मछली

machlī — Fish; aquatic vertebrate animal.

कुछ

kuch — Some, a little, something, somewhat.

नाशपाती

nāśpātī — A pear; the pear fruit.

संतरे

saṃtare — Oranges (plural); the citrus fruit.

थे

the — Past tense of 'to be': were (masculine plural).

वे

ve — They; third person plural pronoun.

प्लेटों

pleṭon — Oblique plural of plate; on plates.

उतरते

utarte — Coming down, descending, being served.

बेहद

behad — Extremely, excessively, beyond limits.

सुबह

subah — Morning, the early part of day.

गुड़िया

guṛiyā — A doll; toy figure resembling a person.

बग्घी

bagghī — A carriage, buggy, horse-drawn vehicle.

सैर

sair — A walk, outing, stroll for pleasure.

निकली

niklī — Went out, emerged, set out (feminine past).

हुई

huī — Was, became; feminine past participle of होना.

नर्सरी

nursarī — A nursery; room for young children.

शांति

śānti — Peace, calm, tranquility, quiet.

तभी

tabhī — Just then, at that very moment.

कोने

kone — Corner, nook of a room or space.

जहाँ

jahāṃ — Where, at which place (relative adverb).

दीवार

dīvār — A wall; vertical structure of a building.

निचले

nicle — Lower, beneath, of the lower part.

तख्ते

takhte — Planks, boards; flat pieces of wood.

नीचे

nīce — Below, under, down, beneath.

छेद

ched — A hole, opening, gap, perforation.

थोड़ी-सी

thoṛī-sī — A little bit, a small amount.

फेरबदल

pherbadal — Rearrangement, shuffling, alteration of things.

खरोंचने

kharoṃcne — Of scratching; to scratch or scrape.

आवाज़

āvāz — A sound, voice, noise.

आई

āī — Came (feminine past tense of आना).

ने

ne — Ergative postposition marking subject of past transitive verb.

पल

pal — A moment, instant, very brief time.

अपना

apnā — Own, one's own (reflexive possessive pronoun).

सिर

sir — Head; the topmost part of the body.

बाहर

bāhar — Outside, out, beyond, exterior.

निकाला

nikālā — Took out, pulled out, extracted (past tense).

फिर

phir — Then, again, afterwards, once more.

उसे

use — To him/her/it; oblique of 'he/she/it'.

वापस

vāpas — Back, return, backwards.

अंदर

andar — Inside, within, interior.

कर

kar — Having done; conjunctive participle of करना.

लिया

liyā — Took, accepted; past tense of लेना.

चूहा

cūhā — A mouse or rat.