A1 · 32 words

Small words that hold a sentence together

Very and a little, here and there, now and then, and, but and or.

These are the words that turn a list of nouns into a sentence. Two of them are worth watching from the first day: भी (“also”) and ही (“only, just”) stand directly after the word they belong to, so मैं भी is “me too” and आज ही “only today, this very day”. Adverbs usually come before the verb: मैं ज़रूर आऊँगा.

The words

Adjective (1)

हरevery; eachAdjectiveA1

हर बच्चे के पास एक किताब है।Every child has a book.

Never changes.

Adverb (20)

बहुतvery; a lot; manyAdverbA1

मुझे हिंदी बहुत पसंद है।I like Hindi a lot.

थोड़ाa little; a bitAdverbA1

मुझे थोड़ा पानी दीजिए।Give me a little water.

Before a noun it agrees with it: थोड़ी चीनी, थोड़े पैसे.

ज़्यादाmore; too muchAdverbA1

आज ज़्यादा काम नहीं है।There is not much work today.

कमless; little; too littleAdverbA1

इस सब्ज़ी में तेल कम है।This dish has little oil in it.

सिर्फ़onlyAdverbA1

मेरे पास सिर्फ़ दस मिनट हैं।I only have ten minutes.

यहाँhereAdverbA1

यहाँ से बाज़ार पास है।The market is close from here.

वहाँthereAdverbA1

वहाँ बहुत भीड़ है।It is very crowded there.

अबnowAdverbA1

अब मुझे जाना चाहिए।I should go now.

अभीright now; just now; stillAdverbA1

वह अभी घर पर नहीं है।He is not at home right now.

फिरthen; againAdverbA1

पहले खाना खाओ, फिर खेलना।Eat first, then play.

तबthen; at that timeAdverbA1

तब मैं छोटा था।Back then I was small.

जल्दीquickly; earlyAdverbA1

जल्दी करो, ट्रेन छूट जाएगी!Hurry up, we will miss the train!

धीरेslowly; softlyAdverbA1

धीरे चलाइए, सड़क गीली है।Drive slowly, the road is wet.

ज़रूरcertainly; definitelyAdverbA1

मैं कल ज़रूर आऊँगा।I will definitely come tomorrow.

शायदperhaps; maybeAdverbA1

शायद आज बारिश होगी।Perhaps it will rain today.

बिल्कुलcompletely; absolutelyAdverbA1

आप बिल्कुल सही हैं।You are absolutely right.

हमेशाalwaysAdverbA1

मैं हमेशा चाय में अदरक डालता हूँ।I always put ginger in my tea.

कभी-कभीsometimesAdverbA1

हम कभी-कभी बाहर खाना खाते हैं।We sometimes eat out.

रोज़every day; dailyAdverbA1

मैं रोज़ सुबह योग करता हूँ।I do yoga every morning.

ऐसेlike this; in this wayAdverbA1

इसे ऐसे पकड़िए।Hold it like this.

Pronoun (3)

कुछsomething; somePronounA1

क्या आपको कुछ चाहिए?Do you need anything?

कोईsomeone; anyone; somePronounA1

क्या यहाँ कोई अंग्रेज़ी बोलता है?Does anyone here speak English?

सबall; everyone; everythingPronounA1

सब लोग आ गए हैं।Everyone has arrived.

Conjunction (5)

औरand; moreConjunctionA1

मैं और मेरी बहन दिल्ली गए।My sister and I went to Delhi.

Before a noun or a number it means “more”: और चाय.

लेकिनbutConjunctionA1

मैं थका हूँ, लेकिन ख़ुश हूँ।I am tired but happy.

In speech also पर.

याorConjunctionA1

चाय या कॉफ़ी?Tea or coffee?

क्योंकिbecauseConjunctionA2

मैं कल नहीं आया क्योंकि मैं बीमार था।I did not come yesterday because I was ill.

अगरifConjunctionA2

अगर आपके पास समय हो, तो फ़ोन कीजिए।If you have time, give me a call.

The second half usually starts with तो.

Particle (3)

भीalso; too; evenParticleA1

मैं भी आपके साथ चलूँगा।I will come with you too.

हीonly; just; (emphasis)ParticleA1

वह आज ही दिल्ली से लौटा।He came back from Delhi only today.

तोso; then; (emphasis)ParticleA1

तुम नहीं आओगे? तो मैं अकेला जाऊँगा।You will not come? Then I will go alone.

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Practise this list

In rounds of 20 from these 32 words: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.