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

Phase 3: JL (UK Hindi Samiti) – Actions, Numbers & Understanding — Part 18 of 48

Goal: Practise food and colour words in Hindi with a fun quiz!

You’ll learn: Using Hindi words for tasty foods and bright colours, matching them in sentences, and understanding simple questions.

Warm-up (30 seconds): Can you name your favourite food and colour in Hindi? Say them out loud, even if you’re not sure!

Mission: Let’s play a quiz to practise food and colour words together.

Hindi (देवनागरी)	English	Transliteration
सेब	Apple	seb
केला	Banana	kela
दूध	Milk	doodh
रोटी	Bread	roti
लाल	Red	laal
पीला	Yellow	peela
हरा	Green	hara
नीला	Blue	neela
आम	Mango	aam
चावल	Rice	chaaval
नारंगी	Orange (colour)	naarangee
सफेद	White	safed

Audio pronunciation links:

• सेब (seb) – Forvo
• केला (kela) – Forvo
• दूध (doodh) – Forvo
• रोटी (roti) – Forvo
• लाल (laal) – Forvo
• पीला (peela) – Forvo
• हरा (hara) – Forvo
• नीला (neela) – Forvo
• आम (aam) – Forvo
• चावल (chaaval) – Forvo
• नारंगी (naarangee) – Forvo
• सफेद (safed) – Forvo

Example sentences:

• सेब लाल है। (The apple is red.)
• केला पीला है। (The banana is yellow.)
• मैं दूध पीता हूँ। (I drink milk.)
• रोटी सफेद है। (The bread is white.)
• आम नारंगी है। (The mango is orange.)
• हरी सब्ज़ी अच्छी है। (Green vegetable is good.)
• मुझे चावल पसंद है। (I like rice.)
• नीला रंग सुंदर है। (Blue is a beautiful colour.)
• सेब और केला फल हैं। (Apple and banana are fruits.)
• क्या तुम दूध पीते हो? (Do you drink milk?)

Practice exercises:

1. Say the Hindi word for “banana” and “red” aloud.
2. Write the Hindi for “The rice is white” using the table above.
3. Draw your favourite fruit and colour it. Label using Hindi words.
4. Match: Which Hindi colour goes with “apple”?
5. Teach a friend or family member two words from the table.

Mini quiz:

1. What is the Hindi word for “milk”?
2. Translate: “The mango is orange.”
3. What colour is “नीला” in English?
4. How do you say “bread” in Hindi?
5. Which fruit is “सेब”?

Quiz answers

1. दूध (doodh)
2. आम नारंगी है।
3. Blue
4. रोटी (roti)
5. Apple

Helper note: Encourage children to say the words aloud and use colours or food items around the house to make learning fun and practical.

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