Want a thing or an action
means I want/need tea. The person is ; use , , for you politely, him/her, us. does not change for the learner’s gender.
For wanting an action, use : . agrees with the speaker. The action normally stays in its infinitive form.
Numbers eleven to twenty have individual forms: . Hindi numbers are not all transparently built from tens and units; learn the frequent whole words.
मुझे चाय चाहिए।I want tea.
मैं चाय पीना चाहता हूँ।I want to drink tea. (male)
मुझे नाश्ता नहीं चाहिए।I do not want breakfast.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful form
Tap the form explained in this unit.
।
I want tea.
।
I want to drink tea. (male)
।
I do not want breakfast.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the meaning and the Hindi pattern.
चाय चाहिए।
I want tea.
मैं चाय पीना हूँ।
I want to drink tea. (male)
मुझे नाश्ता चाहिए।
I do not want breakfast.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
चाय चाहिए।
I want tea.
मैं चाय पीना हूँ।
I want to drink tea. (male)
मुझे नाश्ता चाहिए।
I do not want breakfast.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I want tea.
I want to drink tea. (male)
I do not want breakfast.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect form and meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
