The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 3

Vocabulary

उसने

usne — He/she did (ergative subject marker in Hindi).

हैम

haim — Ham; a cured meat product.

को

ko — To; postposition marking indirect object or direction.

फर्श

farsh — Floor; the ground surface of a room.

के

ke — Of; possessive postposition linking nouns.

बीचों-बीच

bīchon-bīch — Right in the middle; exactly at the center.

रखा

rakhā — Placed; put something down somewhere.

और

aur — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

उसे

use — Him/her/it; accusative/dative pronoun form.

चिमटे

chimṭe — Tongs; a gripping tool used in kitchens.

से

se — With/from; postposition indicating instrument or source.

फावड़े

phāvaṛe — Blows with a spade; strikes using a shovel.

मारा

mārā — Hit; struck something with force.

धड़ाम

dhaṛām — Thud; a loud crashing or banging sound.

ठाँय

ṭhāṃy — Bang; a sharp loud impact sound.

टुकड़े-टुकड़े

ṭukṛe-ṭukṛe — Pieces; broken into many small fragments.

हो गए

ho gae — Became; a change of state was completed.

क्योंकि

kyoṃki — Because; conjunction giving a reason or cause.

चमकदार

chamakdār — Shiny; having a bright gleaming appearance.

रंग

rang — Color; the hue or paint on a surface.

नीचे

nīche — Below; underneath or at a lower level.

वह

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

केवल

keval — Only; nothing more than, solely.

प्लास्टर

plāsṭar — Plaster; a paste hardening material used in construction.

का

kā — Of; possessive postposition (masculine singular form).

बना हुआ

banā huā — Made of; constructed or formed from a material.

था

thā — Was; past tense of the verb 'to be'.

तब

tab — Then; at that time or moment.

क्रोध

krodh — Anger; intense feeling of rage or fury.

निराशा

nirāshā — Disappointment; feeling of hopelessness or frustration.

कोई अंत नहीं

koī ant nahīṃ — No end; boundless or without any limit.

उन्होंने

unhonne — They did; ergative plural third-person subject.

पुडिंग

puḍing — Pudding; a soft sweet or savory dessert dish.

झींगे

jhīṃge — Prawns/shrimp; small edible crustaceans from water.

मछलियाँ

machliyāṃ — Fishes; plural of fish, aquatic creatures.

नाशपाती

nāshpātī — Pear; a sweet juicy fruit with narrow top.

संतरे

santare — Oranges; round citrus fruits with orange skin.

तोड़ डाले

toṛ ḍāle — Smashed/broke; destroyed things completely and forcefully.

जब

jab — When; conjunction indicating a point in time.

मछली

machlī — Fish; an aquatic vertebrate animal used as food.

प्लेट

pleṭ — Plate; a flat dish used for serving food.

अलग हुई

alag huī — Separated; became detached or came apart.

तो

to — Then/so; conjunction showing result or contrast.

रसोई

rasoī — Kitchen; the room where food is cooked.

में

meṃ — In; postposition indicating location inside something.

लाल-गरम

lāl-garam — Red-hot; extremely heated to glowing red state.

कागज़

kāgaz — Paper; thin material used for writing or burning.

की

kī — Of; possessive postposition (feminine singular form).

आग

āg — Fire; burning flames producing heat and light.

डाल दिया

ḍāl diyā — Threw in; put or dropped something into place.

लेकिन

lekin — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception.

जली

jalī — Burned; caught fire and combusted.

चिमनी

chimnī — Chimney; a vertical flue carrying smoke upward.

ऊपर

ūpar — Above/up; at a higher position or level.

चढ़ गया

chaṛh gayā — Climbed up; ascended to a higher position.

बाहर

bāhar — Outside; beyond or exterior to a space.

झाँका

jhāṃkā — Peeped; looked out or glanced through an opening.

वहाँ

vahāṃ — There; at that place or location.

कालिख

kālikh — Soot; black powdery residue from incomplete burning.

थी

thī — Was; past tense of 'to be' (feminine form).

एक

ek — One/a; the numeral one or indefinite article.

दराज

darāz — Drawer; a sliding compartment in furniture.

अलमारी

almārī — Cupboard/wardrobe; a cabinet for storing things.

पर

par — On/upon; postposition indicating surface or location.

कुछ

kuch — Some/a few; an unspecified small quantity.

छोटे-छोटे

choṭe-choṭe — Very small; many tiny items of the same kind.

डिब्बे

ḍibbe — Boxes/tins; small containers for storing things.

मिले

mile — Found/met; were discovered or came across.

जिन

jin — Which/those; relative pronoun referring to things.

लिखा

likhā — Written; marked with text or script.

चावल

chāval — Rice; a staple cereal grain widely eaten.

कॉफी

koffī — Coffee; a popular hot beverage from roasted beans.

साबूदाना

sābūdānā — Sago; small white starchy pearls used in cooking.

उन्हें

unheṃ — Them; dative/accusative plural third-person pronoun.

उलटा किया

ulṭā kiyā — Overturned; flipped upside down deliberately.

अंदर

andar — Inside; within a space or container.

लाल

lāl — Red; the bright warm primary color.

नीले

nīle — Blue; the cool primary color (oblique form).

मनकों

mankoṃ — Beads; small decorative balls used in jewelry.

सिवा

sivā — Except/besides; other than, excluding something.

चूहों

chūhoṃ — Mice/rats; small rodents (oblique plural form).

ने

ne — Ergative marker; postposition indicating doer of action.

जितनी

jitnī — As much as; to whatever extent possible.

शरारत

sharārat — Mischief; naughty or troublesome behavior.

सके

sake — Could; potential or ability form of the verb.

उतनी

utnī — That much; correlative to 'jitni', that extent.

करने

karne — Doing; infinitive oblique form of 'to do'.

काम

kām — Work/task; an activity or job to be done.

शुरू

shurū — Start/begin; the commencement of an activity.

खासकर

khāskar — Especially; particularly, above all others.

कपड़े

kapṛe — Clothes; garments worn on the body.

उसके

uske — His/her/its; possessive form of the pronoun.

शयनकक्ष

shayankaksh — Bedroom; a room designed for sleeping.

निकाले

nikāle — Took out; removed or extracted from a place.

ऊपरी मंजिल

ūparī manzil — Upper floor; the storey above ground level.

खिड़की

khiṛkī — Window; an opening in a wall for light/air.

फेंक

phenk — Throw; to hurl or toss something away.

मन

man — Mind/heart; the seat of thought and feelings.

किफायती

kifāyatī — Economical/thrifty; careful and frugal with resources.

तकिए

takie — Pillows; soft cushions used for resting the head.

आधे

ādhe — Half; one of two equal parts of something.

पंख

paṃkh — Feathers/wings; soft plumage used as stuffing.

खींच निकालने

khīṃch nikālne — Pulling out; drawing or extracting something forcefully.

बाद

bād — After; following a point in time or event.

याद आया

yād āyā — Remembered; something came to mind suddenly.

कि

ki — That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause.

खुद

khud — Oneself/self; reflexive pronoun meaning personally.

पंखों वाले

paṃkhoṃ vāle — Feather-filled; having feathers inside (as in bed).

बिस्तर

bistar — Bed; furniture used for sleeping and resting.

जरूरत

zarūrat — Need/necessity; a requirement that must be fulfilled.

है

hai — Is; present tense of the verb 'to be'.

मदद

madad — Help; assistance given to someone in need.

ले गई

le gaī — Took away; carried something off to another place.

चूल्हे

chūlhe — Stove/hearth; a cooking fire or cooking apparatus.

सामने

sāmne — In front of; facing or before something.

बिछी

bichhī — Spread out; laid flat on a surface.

दरी

darī — Rug/mat; a flat woven floor covering.

पार

pār — Across/through; to the other side of something.

चूहे

chūhe — Mice/rats; small rodents causing mischief.

बिल

bil — Burrow/hole; a tunnel dug by small animals.

ठूँसना

ṭhūṃsnā — To stuff/cram; to push things tightly into a space.

मुश्किल

mushkil — Difficult; hard to do or accomplish.

किसी तरह

kisī tarah — Somehow; by some means or another.

यह

yah — This; near demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

कर दिखाया

kar dikhāyā — Managed to do; accomplished and demonstrated successfully.