Family relationships and age
Possessives come before the noun: , , . means his or her; Hindi does not distinguish his and her in this pattern.
For age use : , . Polite male uses , and polite female uses .
Kinship words are often more specific than English: is a mother’s mother and her daughter’s daughter. The shared concept cards also show , the father’s-side pair. Kamala and Meera use the maternal pair in the story.
यह मेरी बेटी है।This is my daughter.
मीरा नौ साल की है।Meera is nine years old.
यह मेरा बेटा है।This is my son.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful form
Tap the form explained in this unit.
।
This is my daughter.
।
Meera is nine years old.
।
This is my son.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the meaning and the Hindi pattern.
यह बेटी है।
This is my daughter.
मीरा नौ साल है।
Meera is nine years old.
यह बेटा है।
This is my son.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
यह बेटी है।
This is my daughter.
मीरा नौ साल है।
Meera is nine years old.
यह बेटा है।
This is my son.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
This is my daughter.
Meera is nine years old.
This is my son.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect form and meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
