Series: Hindi Samiti UK — Full Journey (JL to Level 1)

Phase 5: Level 1 (UK Hindi Samiti – Pravesh) – Sentences & Confidence — Part 34 of 48

Goal: Practise asking and answering simple questions in Hindi.

You’ll learn: Today you’ll review common question words, practise making questions and answers, and play a mini quiz to check your Hindi skills.

Warm-up (30 seconds): Try to say “What?”, “Where?”, and “Who?” in Hindi as quickly as you can!

Mission: Let’s practise asking and answering questions in Hindi, then see how much you remember in a quiz!

Hindi (देवनागरी)	English	Transliteration
क्या	What	kya
कौन	Who	kaun
कहाँ	Where	kahaan
कब	When	kab
कैसे	How	kaise
किसका	Whose	kiska
कितना	How much	kitna
क्यों	Why	kyon
नाम	Name	naam
दोस्त	Friend	dost
घर	Home	ghar
किताब	Book	kitaab

Audio pronunciation links:

• क्या (kya) – Forvo
• कौन (kaun) – Forvo
• कहाँ (kahaan) – Forvo
• कब (kab) – Forvo
• कैसे (kaise) – Forvo
• किसका (kiska) – Forvo
• कितना (kitna) – Forvo
• क्यों (kyon) – Forvo
• नाम (naam) – Forvo
• दोस्त (dost) – Forvo
• घर (ghar) – Forvo
• किताब (kitaab) – Forvo

Example sentences:

• तुम्हारा नाम क्या है? (What is your name?)
• यह कौन है? (Who is this?)
• तुम कहाँ रहते हो? (Where do you live?)
• तुम्हारा दोस्त कौन है? (Who is your friend?)
• यह किताब किसका है? (Whose book is this?)
• तुम स्कूल कब जाते हो? (When do you go to school?)
• तुम कैसे हो? (How are you?)
• तुम्हारे घर में कितने लोग हैं? (How many people are in your house?)
• तुम क्यों हँस रहे हो? (Why are you laughing?)
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Practice exercises:

1. Say “Where do you live?” in Hindi.
2. Ask your friend, “What is your name?” using Hindi words.
3. Point to a book and ask, “Whose book is this?” in Hindi.
4. Answer, “I am fine” (मैं ठीक हूँ) if someone asks, “How are you?”
5. Count the number of people at home and say it in Hindi using “कितना”.

Mini quiz:

1. What does “कहाँ” mean in English?
2. How do you say “Who is your friend?” in Hindi?
3. Which Hindi word means “Why”?
4. Translate to Hindi: “How many books are there?”
5. Write the Hindi word for “Name”.

Quiz answers (click to show)

1. Where
2. तुम्हारा दोस्त कौन है?
3. क्यों
4. कितनी किताबें हैं?
5. नाम

Helper note: Encourage your child to practise these questions out loud and use them in everyday talk at home.

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