mangalwaar ka lekh: An essay on any topic of your choice, unless otherwise specified, is due every Tuesday.

Most weeks you will find additional assignments to be covered over the entire week posted on this page. "#" refers to the section in the grammar reference book.

week 12: nov 14-16

1. Due Tuesday November 14:
   • Review the "habitual (imperfective) tense", past and present, Snell pg 75 #6.1 and pg 87 #7.1
   • Review kar/ke contructions, Snell pg 149 #12.1. Note we have not done many of the tenses used in examples in this section. Please skip over those examples and refer only to those having tenses which we have done in class.
   • Click on either this postcript file or this pdf file and do the exercises listed in the file. Please use the imperative tense along with the kar/ke in this exercise.
   • Click on this postscript file or this pdf file and do the exercises listed in it.
   • Review Nouns and adjectives with postpositions, Snell pg 41 #3.2, pg 45 #3.3.; Snell pg 80 # 6.4; "at a glance" ps or pdf file.
   • Compound postpositions, Snell pg 80 #6.4
   • Click on either this postscript file or this pdf file and do the exercises listed in the file.
   • Review possesive particles kaa, ke, kii, Snell pg 66 # 5.3
   • Review additional ways of possessing in Hindi: compound postposition ke paas; simple postposition ko pg 101 #8.2
2. Due Wednesday November 15:
   • Do the exercises listed for the song kahataa hai joker .
   • Review possesive particles kaa, ke, kii, Snell pg 66 # 5.3
   • Review additional ways of possessing in Hindi: compound postposition ke paas; simple postposition ko pg 101 #8.2
   • Click on either this postscript file or this pdf file and do the exercises listed in the file.
   • Simple Postposition, Snell pg 40 #3.1.
   • Review Nouns and adjectives with postpositions, Snell pg 41 #3.2, pg 45 #3.3.; Snell pg 80 # 6.4; "at a glance" ps or pdf file.
   • ko constructions, Snell, pg 55 #4.4, pg 67 #5.4, pg91 #7.3.
   • Pronouns with simple postpositions, Snell pg 46 #3.4
   • Click on either this postscript file or this pdf file and do the exercises listed in the file.
3. Alternative pronoun forms mujhe, tujhe ... for mujh ko, tujh ko ..., Snell pg 68 # 5.5
4. Continuous tense, present and past, Snell pg 99 #8.1
5. Future tense, Snell pg 112, 9.1
6. Infinitive as a Verbal noun, Snell pg 118 #9.6.
7. Word order, Snell pg 105 #8.5
8. Vocabulary from texts and songs done in class.
9. mangalwaar kaa lekh: observe and describe a "real" scene in the continuous tense.
10. Thursday November 16: Exam 2.

week 11: nov 07-09

1. Verb Infinitive continued, Snell pg 62 #5.1: Get familiar with the verbs listed in this section.
2. Imperative continued, Snell #5.2 pg 63-64 and Indian School texts on imperatives given out in class.
3. kar/ke constructions, Snell pg 149 # 12.1. Note we have not done many of the verb tenses used in examples in this section of Snell. Please skip over those and refer to only those having tenses we have done in class.
4. Simple Postposition, Snell pg 40 #3.1.
5. Review possessive particles kaa, ke, kii , Snell, pg 66 # 5.3
6. Review Nouns and adjectives with postpositions, Snell pg 41 #3.2, pg 45 #3.3.; Snell pg 80 # 6.4; "at a glance" ps or pdf file.
7. Pronouns with simple postpositions, Snell pg 46 #3.4
8. Compound postpositions, Snell pg 80 #6.4
9. Introduction to the "habitual (imperfective) tense", past and present, Snell pg 75 #6.1 and pg 87 #7.1
10. Additional ways of possessing in Hindi: compounnd postposition ke paas; simple postposition ko pg 101 #8.2
11. Due Thursday Nov 9th:
    • Go over the song kahataa hai joker,. Go over the lyrics, vocabulary, unscrambled lyrics and sing-along section on the site.
    • Review the "habitual (imperfective) tense", past and present, Snell pg 75 #6.1 and pg 87 #7.1
    • review the song
    • Click on either this postscript file or this pdf file and do the exercises listed in the file.
12. ko constructions continued
13. Alternative pronoun forms mujhe, tujhe ... for mujh ko, tujh ko ..., Snell pg 68 # 5.5
14. mangalwaar ka lekh for November 14: anything of your choice using the habitual tense and/or kar/ke constructions.

week 10: oct 31-nov 02

1. For Tuesday Oct. 31, do the ExTemplate exercise "conversation 1" by 2pm. Please do the exercise with the partner assigned to you through email.
2. Text 3
3. Get familiar with the vocabulary of Text 3 and the songs done in class.
4. Verb Infinitive continued, Snell pg 62 #5.1: Get familiar with the verbs listed in this section.
5. Imperative continued, Snell #5.2 pg 63-64 and Indian School texts on imperatives given out in class.
6. Simple Postposition, Snell pg 40 #3.1.
7. Review possessive particles kaa, ke, kii , Snell, pg 66 # 5.3
8. For Thursday Nov 2, do the ExTemplate exercise "dost kaa parichay 1" by 2pm.
9. Nouns and adjectives with postpositions, Snell pg 41 #3.2, pg 45 #3.3.; Snell pg 80 # 6.4; "at a glance" ps or pdf file.
10. Compound postpositions, Snell, pg 80 #6.4
11. Simple sentence word order, Snell, pg 25 #1.5
12. Interrogatives continued, Snell pg 30 # 2.1
13. kahaa~, yahaa~, wahaa~, jahaa~ continued and compare with idhar, udhar, kidhar, jidhar
14. Text 4
15. Numbers from 11-30, Snell, Apendix 1, pg 251
16. Introduction to kar/ke contructions, Snell pg 149 #12.1. Note we have not done many of the tenses used
17. Get familiar with the vocabulary of Text 4 and songs done in class.
18. Introduction to kar/ke constructions, Snell pg 149 # 12.1. Note we have not done many of the verb tenses used in this section of Snell. Please skip over those and refer to only the ones we have covered in class.
19. Vocabulary from texts given in class

week 9: oct 24-26.

1. For Tuesday Oct. 24th:
   • Go over entire Text 2
   • mangalwaar kaa lekh: anything of your choice
2. Review possesive particle ka, ke, ki, Snell, pg 66 # 5.3
3. Kinship terms continued, Snell pg 255, Apendix 4
4. Numbers from 15-20, Snell, Apendix 1, pg 251
5. Colours continued
6. Text chai banaao
7. Get familiar with the vocabulary of chai banaao
8. Interrogatives continued, Snell pg 30 # 2.1
9. Verb Infinitive, Snell #5.1 pg 62.
10. Imperatives, Snell #5.2 pg 63-64
11. Complete any handouts given in class.
12. Text 3
13. Simple sentence word order, Snell, pg 25 #1.5
14. Introduction to Simple Postposition Snell pg 40 #3.1.
15. Introduction to nouns and adjectives with postpositions, pg 41 #3.2, pg 45 #3.3.
16. Introduction to pronouns with simple postpositions
17. Additional ways of possessing in Hindi: compounnd postposition ke paas; simple postposition ko pg 101 #8.2
18. Introduction to kar/ke contructions, Snell pg 149 #12.1. Note we have not done many of the tenses used in this section. Don't worry about them. Go over examples that you understand.
19. Get familiar with the vocabulary of Text 3 and songs done in class.
20. Vocabulary from texts given in class.
21. mangalwaar kaa lekh: anything of your choice.

week 8: oct 19.

1. guruvaar Oct. 19: guruwaar kaa lekh
2. Nouns[Snell #1.3 pg 23-24.]
3. Adjectives [Snell #1.4 pg 24-25; #2.2 pg 31; #2.4 pg 34.]
4. Agreement of noun, adjectives and verbs with pronouns, Snell, #2.4 pg 34.
5. Possessive Pronouns continued, Snell, pg 77 #6.2
6. Review Possessive Particle kaa, ke, kii continued, Snell, pg 66 # 5.3.
7. Review Text 1 & Text 2. Read the text with minimal reference to the transliteration.
8. Review Text chai banaao
9. Review Verb Infinitive, Snell pg 62 #5.1
10. Review Imperatives, Snell pgs 63-64 #5.2
11. Terms of relationship, Snell Appendix 4 pg 255.
12. Go over colours
13. GO over Cardinal numbers from 1-20
14. mangalwaar kaa lekh: anything of your choice.

week 7: Oct 10-12.

1. Go over Text 2 and familiarize yourself with the entire vocabulary of Text 2.
2. Colours
3. Numbers from 1-15, Snell, Apendix 1, pg 251
4. Nouns[Snell #1.3 pg 23-24.]
5. Adjectives [Snell #1.4 pg 24-25; #2.2 pg 31; #2.4 pg 34.]
6. Agreement of noun, adjectives and verbs with pronouns, Snell, #2.4 pg 34.
7. Aggregatives (eg. dono~), Snell #7.5, pg 93.
8. Possessive Pronouns continued, Snell #6.2 pg 77
9. Possessive Adjective apnaa, Snell #6.3 pg 79.
10. Possessive particle kaa, ke, kii , Snell, pg 66 # 5.3.
11. Kinship terms continued, Snell pg 255, Apendix 4
12. Suffix waala/waalii, Snell #10.5 pg 130.
13. Particle to, Snell pg 52 # 4.2
14. Rhetorical na?
15. Emphatic hii Snell #9.4, pg 116 (note: you may not be able to understand some of the examples as they are in tenses we have not yet covered. Do not worry about those examples. You will get a general idea of the "emphatic hii and that is all we want at this stage.)
16. Text chai banaao
17. Familiarize yourself with the vocabulary of chai banaao
18. Introduction to verb Infinitive, Snell pg 62 # 5.1
19. Introduction to Imperatives, Snell pgs 63-64 # 5.2
20. Days of the week, Snell, Apendix 3, pg 254.
21. yahaa~, vahaa~, kahaa~, jahaa~ continued and compare with idhar, udhar, kidhar, jidhar
22. Vocabulary from texts and songs done in class.
23. Quiz 3: Tuesday Oct 10

week 6: Oct 03-Oct 05.

1. For Tuesday, Oct. 03: Write a lekh using as many nationalities and professions as possible.
2. Go over portion of Text 2 covered in class, including terms of relationships from the vocabulary section, at least 4 to 5 times.
3. Terms of relationships, Snell, Appendix 4 pg 225.
4. Nouns[Snell #1.3 pg 23-24.]
5. Adjectives [Snell #1.4 pg 24-25; #2.2 pg 31; #2.4 pg 34.]
6. Agreement of noun, adjectives and verbs with pronouns, Snell, #2.4 pg 34.
7. Aggregatives (eg. dono~), Snell #7.5, pg 93.
8. For Thursday, Oct. 5: do the ExTemplate exercise "apanaa parichay" by 2pm.
9. Review class notes on yahaa~, vahaa~ kahaa~, jahaa~.
10. Word parings, echo words and repitition of words.
11. Simple sentence word order, Snell, #1.5, pg 25.
12. Possessive Pronouns, Snell #6.2 pg 77
13. Complete handouts given in class, if any..
14. Colours
15. For Tuesday Oct. 10th "mangalwaar kaa lekh", draw a Family tree and come prepared to share with class. Write a small paragraph on some of the members in your family tree.

week 5: Sept 26-28.

1. Familiarize yourself with the entire vocabulary of Text 1.
2. Read, understand and learn personal pronouns and simple present and simple past tense of the verb honaa [You may also refer to Snell #1.1 pg 21 and #4.1 pg. 51. (Ignore the sentences given as examples in this section.)]
3. Go over the song meraa jootaa hai jaapaanii. Go over the lyrics, vocabulary, unscrambled lyrics and sing along sections on the site.
4. For Tuesday, Sep 26:
   • Tuesday writing ("lekh"): use simple present and past tense of verb honaa.
   • learn Cardinal numbers 0-13, Snell Apendix 1 pg 251.
5. For Wednesday Sep. 27: do the exercises listed in the song meraa jootaa hai jaapaanii.
6. For Thursday Sep. 28: do the ExTemplate exercise "Parichay 2" by 2pm.
7. Interrogatives continued, Snell #1.2 pg 22 and #2.1 pg 30.
8. Text 2: Read Text 2 from the file text four to five times with minimal reference to the transliteration in the text.
9. Familiarize yourself with the vocabulary in Text 2.
10. Terms of relationships, Snell Appendix 4, pg. 255
11. Nouns, Snell #1.3, pg 23-24
12. Adjectives, Snell #1.4, pg 24-25; #2.2 pg 31; #2.4 pg 34
13. Aggregatives (eg. dono~), Snell #7.5, pg 93.
14. Review class notes on yahaa!, vahaa~, kahaa!, jahaa.
15. Word parings, echo words and repitition of words.
16. Tuesday writing due Oct 3: Write a lekh using as many professions and nationalities as possible.

week 4: sep 19-21.

1. For Tuesday, Sep 19: Tuesday writing ("lekh"): Write a simple conversation between two or more people. Use a variety of greeting forms and ways to address eachother. Play with the vocabulary and phrase structures from "Introductory phrases 1 & 2" and from "Simple conversation". Make it interesting.
2. For Wednesday Sept. 20: go over entire Text 1 from the file text , including the vocabulary and grammar four to five times. Read the text with minimal reference to the transliteration.
3. For Thursday Sept. 21: do the ExTemplate exercise: "Parichay 1" by 2pm.
4. Read, understand and learn personal pronouns and simple present and simple past tense of the verb honaa [ You may also refer to Snell #1.1 pg 21 and #4.1 pg. 51. (Ignore the sentences given as examples in this section.)]
5. Cardinal numbers 0-15, Snell Apendix 1 pg. 251.
6. Tuesday writing due Sep 26.

week 3: sep 12-14.

1. For Tuesday Sept. 12:
   • Do the following ExTemplate exercise: "Hindi Script Recognition".
   • Write your name in Hindi
   • Do the conjunct character exercise from Hindi Varnmala.
   • Learn to recognize all Vowels and Consonants.
2. For Wednesday Sept. 13:
   • Read Snell pages 1-18 and learn to recognize all Vowels and Consonants.
3. Read Text 1 from the file text four to five times with minimal reference to the transliteration in the text.
4. Familiarize yourself with the vocabulary lists of text 1.
5. Read, understand and learn personal pronouns and simple present and simple past tense of the verb honaa, Snell #1.1 pg 21 and #4.1 pg. 51. (Ignore the sentences given as examples in this section.)
6. Interrogatives, Snell #1.2 pg 22 and #2.1 pg 30.
7. Learn numbers 0-13, Snell Apendix 1 pg. 251.
8. Tuesday writing due Sept 19: Write a simple conversation between two or more people. Use a variety of greeting forms and ways to address eachother.

week 2: sep 05-07.

1. For Tuesday, Sep 05:
   • Practice writing all the remaining lines of the consonants (from .ta-gya) from Hindi Varnmala.
   • Go over "introduction 2"
   • Do the following ExTemplate exercises:
     • "Vowel Recognition".
2. For Wednesday, Sep 06:
   • Go over "greetings " covered in class.
   • Review consonant-vowel conjunction done in class and do any homework given in class.
   • Read the Hindi Sound system and the Devanagari script, Snell pg. 5-11.
   • Do the following ExTemplate exercises:
     • "Consonant Recognition 1" (this includes the consonants from "ka-~na", i.e. the first two consonant lines).
3. For Thursday Sep 07:
   • Go over "simple conversation" covered in class.
   • Do the following ExTemplate exercises:
     • "Consonant Recognition 2" (this includes the consonants ".ta-na", i.e. the 3rd and 4th lines of the consonants).
     • "Consonant Recognition 3". (this includes the consonants "pa-ha", i.e. the 5th, 6th and 7th lines of the consonants).

week 1: aug 29-31.

1. For Wednesday, Aug 30:
   • Go over "introduction 1" covered in class.
   • Read and familiarize yourself with the Hindi Sound system and the Devanagari script, Snell pg. 5-11 (till section "Visarga"). You may find the following link useful:
     • Hindi Alphabet: University of Pennsylvania's Hindi program.
   • Practice writing the vowels from Hindi Varnmala
   • Complete any other assignment given in class.
2. For Thursday, Aug 31:
   • Go over "introduction 2" and "greetings " covered in class and
   • Practice writing the first two lines of the consonants ka-~na from Hindi Varnmala.
   • Complete any other assignment given in class.