Seven O’Clock

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Words

55

Sentences

13

Words per sentence

4.2

in the vocabulary

100 %

measured level

A1

Reading time

1 min

Grammar in this text

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• उठो · जल्दी करो

  The तुम imperative: stem + -ओ — उठो (get up), करो (do). Telling a friend: जाओ, and the blunt जा →

• कहाँ है · क्या है

  Question words stand where the answer will stand: मेरी टोपी कहाँ है? — टोपी अलमारी में है. Who, what, where, when, why, how, how much →

The words from A1 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 25 of the 39 words in this text are at A1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

• अच्छा

  good; nice

  A1

• अलमारी

  cupboard; wardrobe

  A1

• आज

  today

  A1

• आठ

  eight

  A1

• आना

  to come

  A1

• आलू

  potato

  A1

• उठना

  to get up; to rise

  A1

• करना

  to do

  A1

• जल्दी

  quickly; early

  A1

• जाना

  to go

  A1

• टोपी

  cap; hat

  A1

• ठंड

  cold

  A1

• ठीक

  fine; all right; correct

  A1

• दही

  yoghurt; curd

  A1

• नाश्ता

  breakfast; snack

  A1

• पाँच

  five

  A1

• बजना

  to strike (the hour); to ring

  A1

• बजे

  o'clock; at … o'clock

  A1

• बस

  bus

  A1

• माँ

  mother

  A1

• मिनट

  minute

  A1

• मेज़

  table

  A1

• रोटी

  flatbread; roti

  A1

• वाह

  wow; well done

  A1

• सात

  seven

  A1

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