School life
Vocabulary
- स्कूलschool
- कक्षाclassroom
- शिक्षकteacher
- छात्रstudent
- किताबbook
- गृहकार्यhomework
- परीक्षाexam
- विषयsubject
- पढ़नाto read / to study
- लिखनाto write
School Life — Talking About Studies
Describing your school routine (past tense):
- मैं रोज़ स्कूल जाता था। (maiṁ roz skūl jātā thā) — I used to go to school every day.
- हमने कल परीक्षा दी। (hamne kal parīkṣā dī) — We took an exam yesterday.
- शिक्षक ने पाठ पढ़ाया। (śikṣak ne pāṭh paṛhāyā) — The teacher taught a lesson.
In past tense with transitive verbs, Hindi uses the ने (ne) construction: the subject takes ने and the verb agrees with the object, not the subject.
Talking about subjects:
- मेरा पसंदीदा विषय गणित था। (merā pasandīdā viṣay gaṇit thā) — My favourite subject was maths.
- मुझे विज्ञान अच्छा लगता है। (mujhe vigyān acchā lagtā hai) — I like science.
Future plans:
- मैं कल स्कूल जाऊँगा। (maiṁ kal skūl jāūṅgā) — I will go to school tomorrow.
- हम अगले हफ़्ते परीक्षा देंगे। (ham agle hafte parīkṣā deṅge) — We will take an exam next week.
Useful school phrases:
- कक्षा में बैठो। (kakṣā meṁ baiṭho) — Sit in the classroom.
- गृहकार्य पूरा करो। (gṛhakārya pūrā karo) — Complete your homework.
Expressions
- मैंने गृहकार्य पूरा किया।I completed my homework (past tense)
- शिक्षक ने क्या पढ़ाया?What did the teacher teach?
- कल परीक्षा होगी।There will be an exam tomorrow
- मुझे यह विषय कठिन लगता है।I find this subject difficult
- कक्षा कितने बजे शुरू होती है?What time does the class start?
Common mistakes
मैं ने किताब पढ़ा।मैंने किताब पढ़ी।किताब is feminine, so the past participle must agree: पढ़ी not पढ़ा. Also मैंने is written as one word, not मैं ने.
शिक्षक ने पढ़ाया पाठ।शिक्षक ने पाठ पढ़ाया।In Hindi, the object comes before the verb — the word order is Subject + ने + Object + Verb.
हम कल परीक्षा देंगा।हम कल परीक्षा देंगे।हम (we) requires the plural verb form देंगे, not the singular देंगा.
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