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

Phase 5: Level 1 (UK Hindi Samiti – Pravesh) – Sentences & Confidence — Part 40 of 48

Goal: Play a role play game to practise giving and following directions in Hindi.

You’ll learn: Talking about directions, using words like left, right, straight, turn, and places like school, home, and park.

Warm-up (30 seconds): Stand up and follow along! When you hear ‘बाएँ’ (left), step to your left. When you hear ‘दाएँ’ (right), step to your right!

Mission: Practise giving and understanding directions in Hindi with a fun game.

Hindi (देवनागरी)	English	Transliteration
बाएँ	Left	baen
दाएँ	Right	daen
सीधा	Straight	seedha
मोड़ो	Turn	modo
स्कूल	School	skool
घर	Home	ghar
पार्क	Park	paark
रुको	Stop	ruko
आगे	Forward	aage
पीछे	Back	peechhe
सड़क	Road	sadak
कोना	Corner	kona

Audio pronunciation links:

• बाएँ (baen) on Forvo
• दाएँ (daen) on Forvo
• सीधा (seedha) on Forvo
• मोड़ो (modo) on Forvo
• स्कूल (skool) on Forvo
• घर (ghar) on Forvo
• पार्क (paark) on Forvo
• रुको (ruko) on Forvo
• आगे (aage) on Forvo
• पीछे (peechhe) on Forvo
• सड़क (sadak) on Forvo
• कोना (kona) on Forvo

Example sentences:

• सीधा जाओ। (Go straight.)
• बाएँ मुड़ो। (Turn left.)
• दाएँ मुड़ो। (Turn right.)
• स्कूल आगे है। (The school is ahead.)
• घर कोना पर है। (Home is at the corner.)
• पार्क सड़क के पास है। (The park is near the road.)
• रुको, यहाँ मत जाओ। (Stop, don’t go here.)
• आगे बढ़ो। (Move forward.)
• पीछे मत जाओ। (Don’t go back.)
• यह दाएँ है। (This is right.)

Practice exercises:

1. Say “Turn left” in Hindi three times.
2. Point to your right and say “दाएँ”.
3. Give directions to a toy to reach the park (in Hindi).
4. Write the word for “corner” in Hindi.
5. Act out “Go straight, then stop.”

Mini quiz:

1. What is the Hindi word for “straight”?
2. How do you say “Turn” in Hindi?
3. Translate “school” to Hindi.
4. What does “बाएँ” mean?
5. How do you say “stop” in Hindi?

Quiz answers

1. सीधा (seedha)
2. मोड़ो (modo)
3. स्कूल (skool)
4. Left
5. रुको (ruko)

Helper note: Encourage your child to give simple directions in Hindi during play, and join in to make it fun!

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