Origins, languages and polite requests
follows a place: , . asks where you are from. There is no English-style a/an article in .
An imperative is a request or command. A polite request often ends in -इए: , , . Some common verbs have special forms: , , . Add if helpful; these verb forms are already polite.
follows the habitual pattern. A language name has no capital form in Devanagari. In , feminine matches feminine . Use the Latin letter names when spelling the German surname Becker.
मैं जर्मनी से हूँ।I am from Germany.
धीरे बोलिए।Speak slowly. (polite)
मैं इंजीनियर हूँ।I am an engineer.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful form
Tap the form explained in this unit.
।
I am from Germany.
।
Speak slowly. (polite)
।
I am an engineer.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the meaning and the Hindi pattern.
मैं जर्मनी हूँ।
I am from Germany.
धीरे ।
Speak slowly. (polite)
मैं इंजीनियर ।
I am an engineer.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
मैं जर्मनी हूँ।
I am from Germany.
धीरे ।
Speak slowly. (polite)
मैं इंजीनियर ।
I am an engineer.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I am from Germany.
Speak slowly. (polite)
I am an engineer.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect form and meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
