A1MessageEveryday life1 min
Come to the Market!
Two friends make a plan by chat: four o’clock, the station and an umbrella.
A chat between friends. रही हूँ and रही है say what is happening right now: “I am going”, “it is raining”.
अनु, तुम कहाँ हो?
मैं घर पर हूँ। क्यों?
मैं बाज़ार जा रही हूँ। तुम भी चलो!
ठीक है। कब?
चार बजे। स्टेशन के पास मिलते हैं।
अच्छा। मुझे एक नया कुर्ता ख़रीदना है।
मुझे भी नए जूते चाहिए।
अरे, अभी बारिश हो रही है!
कोई बात नहीं। छाता लेकर आना।
अनु, मैं बाज़ार जा रही हूँ। तुम भी चलो!
ठीक है। कब?
चार बजे। स्टेशन के पास मिलते हैं।
मुझे नया कुर्ता ख़रीदना है।
अरे, बारिश हो रही है! छाता लेकर आना।
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- 3.4
- in the vocabulary
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- measured level
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- Reading time
- 1 min
Grammar in this text
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जा रही हूँ · बारिश हो रही है
Right now: stem + रहा / रही / रहे + है. जा रही हूँ (I am going), हो रही है (it is happening). Happening now: बोल रहा है →
तुम भी चलो
A friendly request: चलो! (come along!). Telling a friend: जाओ, and the blunt जा →
The words from A1 up in this text
Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 21 of the 41 words in this text are at A1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.
अच्छा
I see; oh really; OK
A1अरे
hey; oh
A1आना
to come
A1कुर्ता
kurta; long loose shirt
A1कोई बात नहीं
it doesn't matter; no problem
A1ख़रीदना
to buy
A1घर
house; home
A1चलना
to walk; to move; to work (of a machine)
A1चार
four
A1चाहना
to want; to love
A1छाता
umbrella
A1जाना
to go
A1जूता
shoe
A1ठीक
fine; all right; correct
A1नया
new
A1बजे
o'clock; at … o'clock
A1बाज़ार
market
A1बारिश
rain
A1मिलना
to meet; to be found; to get
A1लेना
to take
A1स्टेशन
station
A1
The word lists for this text
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Comprehension questions
3 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.
1. Where will they meet?
Priya says it after the time.
Look for the word स्टेशन.
स्टेशन के पास मिलते हैं
2. What does Anu want to buy?
Look at Anu’s message after the meeting place.
Look for the word ख़रीदना.
मुझे एक नया कुर्ता ख़रीदना है
3. What should Anu bring?
Look at the last message.
Look for the word छाता.
छाता लेकर आना