1. स्वास्थ्य Hindi 1: lesson 3b
svāsthya nm. health (Sanskrit)
संयुक्त अक्षर saṃyukt akṣar conjunct characters

2. संयुक्त अक्षर conjunct characters
We will follow the book looking at the ways in which characters can take forms which show that they are not followed by the inherent ‘a’ sound in a Hindi consonant.
We will look at the different varieties.
You don’t have to remember them all!
You just need to see how the most common conjunct characters look like

3. आपका घर X में है?
Walk around showing each other the paper on which you have written where you live and try to read what is on the other persons paper and then say:
आपका घर [place] में है? āpkā ghar X mẽ hai?
and reply (if they are right):
मेरा घर बुकिट बटोह में है। merā ghar X mẽ hai
if they are wrong tell them so and the correct pronunciation of the place name

4. First group क ka & फ pha/fa
Drop hook on right side
क्या kyā what
मुफ़्त muft free

5. Second group: ख ख्‍ kha etc.
Drop vertical stroke on right side ख ग घ च ज त थ ध प
kha ga
gha ca ja ta
tha
dha pa ब भ य ल व श ष स ba
bha ya la va śa ṣa sa

6. Third group: the nasal consonants ङ ṅa ञ ña ण ṇa न na and म ma
Mostly a dot above headstroke
ङ ञ dot above, पंखा paṅkhā nm. fan
ण dot or half, अण्डा / अंडा aṇḍā nm. egg
न dot or half, सुंदर / सुन्दर sundar beautiful
म dot or half, चम्मच cammac nm. spoon
See textbook for details of common practices in relation to म and न

7. Fourth group: rounded characters: ट ṭa ठ ṭha ड ḍa ढ ḍha द da and ह ha
Can pile on top of each other
चिट्ठी or चिट्ठी ciṭṭhī nf. letter. छुट्टी or छुट्टी chuṭṭī nf. holiday. लड्डू or लड्डू laḍḍū nm. laddu
कद्दू or कद्दू kaddū nm. pumpkin
ह ha characters combine inside (rare)
चिह्न or चिह्न cihn nm. sign.
ब्राह्मण brāhmaṇ nm. Brahman.

8. Exceptions क्ष क्र त्र ज्ञ क्त श्र
Have distinct shapes when combined, for instance:
क्ष
क्+ष
k+ṣa
परीक्षा parīkṣā
nf.
examination
क्र
क्+र
k+ra
क्रिया kriyā
action, verb
त्र
त्+र
t+ra
मित्र mitr
nm. / nf.
friend
ज्ञ
ज्+ञ
j+ña (‘gya’)
ज्ञान jñān
nm.
knowledge, wisdom
क्त
क्+त
k+ta
भक्त bhakt
devotee
श्र
श्+र
ś+ra
श्री śrī
hon.
Mr. (also nf. the goddess Lakṣmī)

9. भारतीय जगहों के नाम Names of Indian places
Activity: You will be given a map of North India. The aim is to find place names on it which have conjunct characters in them. Working as groups
Group 1: Uttar Pradesh
Group 2: Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh
Group 3: West Bengal and Bangladesh
Group 4: Rajasthan, Haryana, Panjab
Group 5: Himachal, Uttaranchal, Nepal
Groups share their findings with the class.

14. जागरण याहू टॉप पाँच top five
Activity: you will be given the top five listings from the Jagaran Yahoo India site.
We will work as four groups.
Group 1: what are the top films?
Group 2: what are the top songs?
Group 3: what are the top albums?
Group 4: what are the other Hindi words?
Groups share their findings with the class.

18. सुनना और समझना Listening Comprehension
We will listen to a passage
Then you have to write down the answers to some questions about the passage
Then we will discuss as a class what the possible answers might be.