Choose a drink and say you like it
offers a choice: Short orders are natural: or . adds another item; contrasts two ideas.
means I like coffee. The person is (to me), not . This is a useful whole pattern: asks whether you like tea. The thing liked controls : .
Put before the final verb in a simple negative: . Early in the meeting greeting and in the hunger phrase are memorised expressions; past forms are developed later.
कॉफ़ी या चाय?Coffee or tea?
मुझे कॉफ़ी पसंद है।I like coffee.
यह केक मेरा नहीं है।This cake is not mine.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful form
Tap the form explained in this unit.
?
Coffee or tea?
।
I like coffee.
।
This cake is not mine.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the meaning and the Hindi pattern.
कॉफ़ी चाय?
Coffee or tea?
कॉफ़ी पसंद है।
I like coffee.
यह केक मेरा नहीं ।
This cake is not mine.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
कॉफ़ी चाय?
Coffee or tea?
कॉफ़ी पसंद है।
I like coffee.
यह केक मेरा नहीं ।
This cake is not mine.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Coffee or tea?
I like coffee.
This cake is not mine.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect form and meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
