19 3.2 Reading/Listening 1: मेरा परिवार
मेरा परिवार “My Family”

Vocabulary
Family members and relatives
| Hindi | Grammatical Categories | English |
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| परिवार | n.m. | Family |
| रिश्तेदार | n.m. | Relative |
| माँ / माता | n.f. | Mother |
| पिता | n.m. | Father |
| भाई | n.m. | Brother |
| भाभी | n.f. | Brother's wife |
| बहन / बहिन | n.f. | Sister |
| बहनोई | n.m. | Sister’s husband |
| दादा | n.m. | Paternal Grand father |
| दादी | n.f. | Paternal Grand mother |
| नाना | n.m. | Maternal Grand father |
| नानी | n.f. | Maternal Grand mother |
| चाचा | n.m. | Father’s brother |
| चाची | n.f. | Father’s brother’s wife |
| बुआ | n.f. | Father’s sister |
| फूफा | n.m. | Father’s sister’s husband |
| मामा | n.m. | Mother’s brother |
| मामी | n.f. | Mother’s brother’s wife |
| मौसी | n.f. | Mother’s sister |
| मौसा | n.m. | Mother’s sister’s husband |
| चचेरा भाई /चचेरी बहन | n.m./f. | Cousin brother-sister (kids of चाचा-चाची) |
| फूफेरा भाई /फूफेरी बहन | n.m./f. | Cousin brother-sister (kids of बुआ-फूफा) |
| ममेरा भाई / ममेरी बहन | n.m./f. | Cousin brother-sister (kids of मामा-मामी ) |
| मौसेरा भाई / मौसेरी बहन | n.m./f. | Cousin brother-sister (kids of मौसा-मौसी ) |
| सौतेला भाई / सौतेली बहन | n.m./f. | Half brother/sister |
| पालतू कुत्ता / बिल्ली | n.m./f. | Pet dog / cat |
| शादी के बाद के रिश्तेदार “Family after marriage” | ||
| पति | n.m. | Husband |
| पत्नी | n.f. | Wife |
| बेटा | n.m. | Son |
| बेटी | n.f. | Daughter |
| बहू | n.f. | Daughter-in-law |
| दामाद | n.m. | Son-in-law |
| सास | n.f. | Mother-in-law |
| ससुर | n.m. | Father-in-law |
| साला | n.m. | Brother-in-law (from the husband’s point of view) |
| साली | n.f. | Sister-in-law (from the husband’s point of view) |
| देवर | n.m. | Brother-in-law (from the wife’s point of view) |
| देवरानी | n.f. | Wife of a brother-in-law (from the wife’s point of view) |
| ननद | n.f. | Sister-in-law (from the wife’s point of view) |
| ननदोई | n.m. | Husband of sister-in-law (from the wife’s point of view) |
Test Yourself
परिवार के बारे में “About the family”
Context: Shilpa and Peter are in the same Hindi class. Their teacher, Akshay, asked them to collect information about each other’s family members. In this reading/listening, they are asking questions to each other.
Pre-reading Activity 1: Please respond to the following questions. Please write your response in Hindi in the given space.
| Hindi | English | Your response in Hindi |
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| आपका नाम | Your name | |
| आपके पिता जी का नाम | Your father’s name | |
| आपकी माता जी का नाम | Your mother’s name | |
| आपके कितने भाई हैं ? | How many brother do you have? | |
| भाइयों के नाम | Your brothers’ names | |
| आपकी कितनी बहनें हैं ? | How many sisters do you have? | |
| बहनों के नाम | Your sisters’ names | |
| आपके दादा जी का नाम | Your paternal grand-father’s name | |
| आपकी दादी जी का नाम | Your paternal grand-mother’s name | |
| क्या आपके पास कोई पालतू जानवर है? | Do you have any pet? | |
| पालतू जानवर का नाम | Your pet’s name |
Pre-reading Activity 2: Based on the above information, please draw a family tree.
Reading
Please read the following conversation aloud with a partner (or alone)
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| शिल्पा: नमस्ते पीटर ! आप कैसे हैं ? | Shilpa: Hello Peter! How are you? |
| पीटर: नमस्ते शिल्पा, मैं अच्छा हूँ, धन्यवाद | और आप ? | Peter: Hello Shilpa, I am well, thanks. And you? |
| शिल्पा: मैं भी ठीक हूँ | धन्यवाद | चलिये, काम शुरू करते हैं | | Shilpa: I am okay too. Thanks. Let’s start the work. |
| पीटर: ठीक है| बताइये, आपका परिवार कहाँ रहता है ? | Peter: Okay. Please tell, where does your family live? |
| शिल्पा: मेरा परिवार शिकागो में रहता है | और आपका ? | Shilpa: My family lives in Chicago. And yours? |
| पीटर: मेरा परिवार डेट्रॉइट में है | | Peter: My family lives in Detroit. |
| शिल्पा: आपकी माता जी का नाम क्या है ? | Shilpa: What is your mother’s name? |
| पीटर: मेरी माँ का नाम लिज़ है | आपकी माँ का नाम क्या है? | Peter:My mother’s name is Liz. What is your mother’s name? |
| शिल्पा: मेरी माँ का नाम देवकी पटेल है | आपकी माँ क्या करती हैं ? | Shilpa: My mother’s name is Devaki Patel. What does your mother do? |
| पीटर: मेरी माँ एक विद्यालय में अध्यापिका हैं | और आपकी माँ ? | Peter: My mother is a school teacher. and your mother? |
| शिल्पा: मेरी माँ एक गृहिणी हैं | आपके पिता जी का नाम क्या है ? | Shilpa: My mother is a house-wife. What is your father’s name? |
| पीटर: मेरे पिता जी का नाम एडम है, और वह/वे [In some books, one can also find use of वे for 3rd person singular honorific subject. In any case, वह and वे both are pronounced वो] एक डॉक्टर हैं | और आपके पिता जी का नाम क्या है और वह/वे क्या करते हैं ? | Peter:My father's name is Adam, he is a doctor. What is your father's name and what does he do? |
| शिल्पा: मेरे पिता जी का नाम कृष्णचंद पटेल है, और वह/वे एक वैज्ञानिक हैं | | Shilpa: My father's name is Krishnachand Patel, and he is a scientist. |
| पीटर: आपके कितने भाई बहन हैं ? | Peter: How many brothers and sisters do you have? |
| शिल्पा: मेरा एक भाई है, उसका नाम साहिल है| मेरी कोई बहन नहीं है| और आपके कितने भाई बहन हैं ? | Shilpa: I have a brother, his name is Sahil. I have no sisters. And how many brothers and sisters do you have? |
| पीटर: मैं इकलौता हूँ | मेरे कोई भाई बहन नहीं हैं | | Peter: I am only one. I have no brothers and sisters. |
| शिल्पा: क्या आपके दादा-दादी भी आपके साथ डेट्रॉइट में रहते हैं ? | Shilpa: Do your grand-parents live with you in Detroit? |
| पीटर: नहीं मेरे दादा-दादी हमारे साथ नहीं रहते | उनका अपना अलग घर है| क्या आपके दादा-दादी आपके साथ रहते हैं? | Peter: No, my grand-parents do not live with us. They have their own separate house. Do your grand-parents live with you? |
| शिल्पा: जी हाँ | हिन्दुस्तानी परिवार में, माता-पिता, भाई-बहन, दादा-दादी, चाचा-चाची, सब एक साथ एक घर में रहते हैं | | Shilpa: Yes, In an Indian family, mother-father, brother-sister, grand-parents, uncle-aunt, all live together in the same house. |
| पीटर: अरे वाह ! यह तो बहुत अच्छी बात है | अच्छा, फिर मिलेंगे, नमस्ते | | Peter: Oh Wao! This is a very good thing. Okay, see you again, Namaste. |
| शिल्पा: ठीक है, बाय | Shilpa: Okay, Bye |
Listening
Activities
Please provide the following information about Shipa and Peter. Please note that some answers may not be available in the text, you can leave them blank.
| सवाल "Questions" | शिल्पा | पीटर |
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| x का परिवार कहाँ रहता है ? |
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| x की माता जी का नाम |
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| x की माता जी क्या करती हैं ? |
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| x के पिता जी का नाम |
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| x के पिता जी क्या करते हैं ? |
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| x के कितने भाई-बहन हैं? |
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| x के भाई का नाम |
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| x की बहन का नाम |
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Family Tree: Based on the above reading/listening, please draw Shilpa's and Peter's family trees.
Writing/Speaking
Based on your pre-reading, and reading, please write (10-15 sentences)/audio record introducing your own family members.
Complete the following conversation: Please choose the correct question/prompt for each answer/response in the following conversation.
धन्यवाद !
Adj. someone who takes care of household works.
domestic
Adj. Religious
Other than them.
f. maid servant; Man Servant - नौकर
v. imperfective form of "to clean." Cleans
Pet dog
with love
I hope we will meet soon.
These forms are used for masculine singular, feminine, and masculine plural/honorific simultaneously.
These forms are used for masculine singular, feminine, and masculine plural/honorific simultaneously.
These forms are used for masculine singular, feminine, and masculine plural/honorific simultaneously.
These forms are used for masculine singular, feminine, and masculine plural/honorific simultaneously.
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