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

Phase 5: Level 1 (UK Hindi Samiti – Pravesh) – Sentences & Confidence — Part 37 of 48

Goal: You will talk about today and yesterday in Hindi with simple sentences.

You’ll learn: Hindi words for today, yesterday, tomorrow, and phrases to talk about your day.

Warm-up (30 seconds): Look around—what is happening today? Can you remember something from yesterday?

Mission: Practise using Hindi words for today and yesterday in sentences and short conversations.

Hindi (देवनागरी)	English	Transliteration
आज	Today	aaj
कल	Yesterday / Tomorrow	kal
सुबह	Morning	subah
शाम	Evening	shaam
रात	Night	raat
स्कूल	School	school
खेल	Play / Game	khel
पढ़ना	Study / Read	padhna
देखना	To see / watch	dekhna
खाना	Food / to eat	khana
मित्र	Friend	mitra
घर	Home	ghar

Audio pronunciation links:

• आज (aaj) on Forvo
• कल (kal) on Forvo
• सुबह (subah) on Forvo
• शाम (shaam) on Forvo
• रात (raat) on Forvo
• स्कूल (school) on Forvo
• खेल (khel) on Forvo
• पढ़ना (padhna) on Forvo
• देखना (dekhna) on Forvo
• खाना (khana) on Forvo
• मित्र (mitra) on Forvo
• घर (ghar) on Forvo

Example sentences:

• आज स्कूल है। (Today is school.)
• कल रविवार था। (Yesterday was Sunday.)
• मैं आज पढ़ता हूँ। (I study today.)
• कल मैंने खेला। (I played yesterday.)
• सुबह खाना खाया। (Ate food in the morning.)
• शाम को मित्र के साथ खेला। (Played with a friend in the evening.)
• रात को टीवी देखा। (Watched TV at night.)
• आज घर पर हूँ। (I am at home today.)
• कल स्कूल गया। (Went to school yesterday.)
• मैं आज खुश हूँ। (I am happy today.)

Practice exercises:

1. Say “today” and “yesterday” in Hindi, three times each.
2. Make a sentence about what you did yesterday in Hindi.
3. Ask someone at home, “What did you do today?” in Hindi: “आज आपने क्या किया?”
4. Write the Hindi word for “school” and “friend”.
5. Say a sentence about what you will do tomorrow, using “कल”.

Mini quiz:

1. What is the Hindi word for “today”?
2. How do you say “friend” in Hindi?
3. Translate to Hindi: “night”.
4. What does “कल” mean?
5. Make a simple sentence about today using “आज”.

Quiz answers

1. आज (aaj)
2. मित्र (mitra)
3. रात (raat)
4. Yesterday or tomorrow (context needed)
5. Examples: आज स्कूल है। (Today is school.) / मैं आज घर पर हूँ। (I am at home today.)

Helper note: Encourage children to use “today” and “yesterday” in Hindi at home or school to build confidence in speaking about their daily life.

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