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

Phase 4: Level 1 (UK Hindi Samiti – Pravesh) – Reading & Vocabulary — Part 22 of 48

Goal: Practise reading Hindi words with matras.

You’ll learn: How to read Hindi words with different matras, recognise common vowel marks, read simple words, and say them out loud.

Warm-up (30 seconds): Say “आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ” aloud as quickly and clearly as you can!

Mission: Let’s practise reading words with different matras and become a Hindi reading pro!

Hindi (देवनागरी)	English	Transliteration
बाल	hair	baal
नील	blue	neel
किताब	book	kitaab
सूरज	sun	sooraj
खाना	food	khaana
फूल	flower	phool
पेड़	tree	ped
गाड़ी	car	gaadi
मौसम	weather	mausam
खेल	game	khel
डाक	post	daak
चींटी	ant	cheentee

Audio pronunciation links:

• बाल (baal) on Forvo
• नील (neel) on Forvo
• किताब (kitaab) on Forvo
• सूरज (sooraj) on Forvo
• खाना (khaana) on Forvo
• फूल (phool) on Forvo
• पेड़ (ped) on Forvo
• गाड़ी (gaadi) on Forvo
• मौसम (mausam): Audio placeholder
• खेल (khel): Audio placeholder
• डाक (daak): Audio placeholder
• चींटी (cheentee): Audio placeholder

Example sentences:

• मेरे बाल काले हैं। (My hair is black.)
• नील रंग मुझे पसंद है। (I like blue colour.)
• मेरी किताब नई है। (My book is new.)
• सूरज चमक रहा है। (The sun is shining.)
• मुझे खाना चाहिए। (I want food.)
• फूल सुन्दर है। (The flower is beautiful.)
• पेड़ बड़ा है। (The tree is big.)
• गाड़ी चल रही है। (The car is moving.)
• आज मौसम अच्छा है। (The weather is good today.)
• मैं खेल खेलता हूँ। (I play a game.)
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Practice exercises:

1. Read all the words in the table out loud.
2. Pick your favourite word and write it three times in Hindi.
3. Listen to at least three audio links and repeat the words.
4. Make a drawing of one word and label it in Hindi.
5. Spot and circle all the matras in the example sentences above.

Mini quiz:

1. What is the Hindi word for “book”?
2. How do you say “blue” in Hindi?
3. Which word means “sun”?
4. Write the Hindi word for “tree”.
5. What is the meaning of “फूल”?

Quiz answers

1. किताब (kitaab)
2. नील (neel)
3. सूरज (sooraj)
4. पेड़ (ped)
5. flower

Helper note: Encourage your child to point to each matra as they read. Saying words out loud helps make reading easier and more fun.

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