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

Phase 4: Level 1 (UK Hindi Samiti – Pravesh) – Reading & Vocabulary — Part 21 of 48

Goal: Read simple Hindi words with matras (vowel marks).

You’ll learn: how to spot matras, say words with them, and understand their meaning.

Warm-up (30 seconds): Can you say “a”, “aa”, “i”, and “ee” out loud? Give it a try—make silly faces as you say them!

Mission: Let’s practise reading and saying Hindi words with different matras.

Hindi (देवनागरी)	English	Transliteration
बाल	hair	baal
नील	blue	neel
किताब	book	kitaab
सेब	apple	seb
चींटी	ant	cheentee
माता	mother	maata
तीन	three	teen
खाना	food	khaana
पीला	yellow	peela
दीप	lamp	deep
सूरज	sun	sooraj
नदी	river	nadee

Audio pronunciation links:

• बाल (baal) on Forvo
• नील (neel) on Forvo
• किताब (kitaab) on Forvo
• सेब (seb) on Forvo
• चींटी (cheentee) on Forvo
• माता (maata) on Forvo
• तीन (teen) on Forvo
• खाना (khaana) on Forvo
• पीला (peela) on Forvo
• दीप (deep) on Forvo
• सूरज (sooraj) on Forvo
• नदी (nadee) on Forvo

Example sentences:

• बाल काला है। (The hair is black.)
• मेरी किताब नई है। (My book is new.)
• सेब मीठा है। (The apple is sweet.)
• चींटी छोटी है। (The ant is small.)
• माता घर पर है। (Mother is at home.)
• तीन सेब हैं। (There are three apples.)
• दीप जल रहा है। (The lamp is burning.)
• नदी लंबी है। (The river is long.)
• सूरज चमक रहा है। (The sun is shining.)
• खाना गरम है। (The food is hot.)

Practice exercises:

1. Say aloud three words with the “ee” matra from the table.
2. Match “किताब” with its English meaning.
3. Write the word “बाल” in your notebook.
4. Point to something yellow and say “पीला”.
5. Listen to the pronunciation of “माता” and repeat it twice.

Mini quiz:

1. What does “खाना” mean?
2. Which word means “lamp”?
3. How do you write “river” in Hindi?
4. What is the English meaning of “सेब”?
5. Which word uses the “aa” matra: बाल or तीन?

Quiz answers (click to reveal)

1. food
2. दीप
3. नदी
4. apple
5. बाल

Helper note: Encourage your child to trace the matras as they say each word. Repetition builds confidence and reading skill.

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