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 13-15

1. Review the "habitual (imperfective) tense", past and present, Snell pg 75 #6.1 and pg 87 #7.1
2. 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.
3. For Wednesday Nov 14:
   • 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.
   • Go over the song kahataa hai joker,. Go over the lyrics, vocabulary, unscrambled lyrics and sing-along section on the site.
   • 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.
4. For Thursday Nov. 15, do the ExTemplate exercise "conversation 1" by 2pm. Please do the exercise with the partner assigned to you through email.
5. Alternative pronoun forms mujhe, tujhe ... for mujh ko, tujh ko ..., Snell pg 68 # 5.5
6. Continuous tense, present and past, Snell pg 99 #8.1
7. Future tense, Snell pg 112, 9.1
8. Infinitive as a Verbal noun, Snell pg 118 #9.6.
9. Word order, Snell pg 105 #8.5
10. Vocabulary from texts and songs done in class.
11. mangalwaar kaa lekh due Nov. 27th: observe and describe a "real" scene in the continuous tense.

week 11: nov 06-08

1. Verb infinitive continued, Snell pg 62 #5.1L Get familiar with the verbs listed in this section.
2. 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.
3. Simple Postposition, Snell pg 40 #3.1.
4. Review possessive particles kaa, ke, kii , Snell, pg 66 # 5.3
5. 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.
6. Pronouns with simple postpositions, Snell pg 46 #3.4
7. Compound postpositions, Snell pg 80 #6.4
8. Introduction to the "habitual (imperfective) tense", past and present, Snell pg 75 #6.1 and pg 87 #7.1
9. Review additional ways of possessing in Hindi: compounnd postposition ke paas; simple postposition ko pg 101 #8.2
10. Due Thursday Nov 8th:
    • Review the "habitual (imperfective) tense", past and present, Snell pg 75 #6.1 and pg 87 #7.1
    • review the song done in class
    • Click on either this postscript file or this pdf file and do the exercises listed in the file.
11. ko constructions continued
12. Alternative pronoun forms mujhe, tujhe ... for mujh ko, tujh ko ..., Snell pg 68 # 5.5
13. mangalwaar ka lekh for November 13: anything of your choice using the habitual tense and/or kar/ke constructions.

week 10: oct 30-nov 01

1. Tuesday Oct 30: Exam..
2. Text 3
3. Get familiar with the vocabulary of Text 3.
4. Text 4
5. Get familiar with the vocabulary of Text 4.
6. Verb Infinitive continued, Snell pg 62 #5.1: Get familiar with the verbs listed in this section.
7. Imperative continued, Snell #5.2 pg 63-64 and Indian School texts on imperatives given out in class.
8. Review possessive particles kaa, ke, kii , Snell, pg 66 # 5.3
9. Simple Postposition Snell pg 40 #3.1.
10. 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.
11. Pronouns with simple postpositions
12. Compound postpositions, Snell, pg 80 #6.4
13. Simple sentence word order, Snell, pg 25 #1.5
14. Interrogatives continued, Snell pg 30 # 2.1
15. kahaa~, yahaa~, wahaa~, jahaa~ continued and compare with idhar, udhar, kidhar, jidhar
16. Numbers from 11-30, Snell, Apendix 1, pg 251
17. 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.
18. Vocabulary from songs done in class.
19. Vocabulary from texts given in class.

week 9: oct 23-25.

1. For Tuesday Oct. 23rd:
   • 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. Additional ways of possessing in Hindi: compounnd postposition ke paas; simple postposition ko pg 101 #8.2
15. 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.
16. Get familiar with the vocabulary of Text 3 and songs done in class.
17. Text 4
18. Vocabulary from texts given in class.
19. mangalwaar kaa lekh: anything of your choice.

week 8: oct 1.7-18

1. budhawaar Oct. 19: budhawaar 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 09-11.

1. Go over Text 2 and familiarize yourself with the entire vocabulary of Text 2.
2. Verb Infinitive, Snell pg 62 # 5.1
3. Imperatives, Snell pgs 63-64 # 5.2
4. Colours
5. Numbers from 1-20, Snell, Apendix 1, pg 251
6. Nouns[Snell #1.3 pg 23-24.]
7. Adjectives [Snell #1.4 pg 24-25; #2.2 pg 31; #2.4 pg 34.]
8. Agreement of noun, adjectives and verbs with pronouns, Snell, #2.4 pg 34.
9. Aggregatives (eg. dono~), Snell #7.5, pg 93.
10. Possessive Pronouns continued, Snell #6.2 pg 77
11. Possessive Adjective apnaa, Snell #6.3 pg 79.
12. Possessive particle kaa, ke, kii , Snell, pg 66 # 5.3.
13. Kinship terms continued, Snell pg 255, Apendix 4
14. Suffix waala/waalii, Snell #10.5 pg 130.
15. Particle to, Snell pg 52 # 4.2
16. Rhetorical na?
17. 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.)
18. Text chai banaao
19. Familiarize yourself with the vocabulary of chai banaao
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. Text 3

week 6: Oct 02-Oct 04.

1. For Tuesday, Oct. 02:
   • Write a lekh using as many nationalities and professions as possible.
   • Go over portion of Text 2 covered in class, including terms of relationships from the vocabulary section, at least 4 to 5 times.
   • Terms of relationships, Snell, Appendix 4 pg 225.
   • Do the ExTemplate exercise "Parichay 2" by 2pm.
   • Quiz 2: Tu Oct 2
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. Aggregatives (eg. dono~), Snell #7.5, pg 93.
6. For Thursday, Oct. 5: do the ExTemplate exercise "apanaa parichay" by 2pm.
7. Review class notes on yahaa~, vahaa~ kahaa~, jahaa~.
8. Word parings, echo words and repitition of words.
9. Simple sentence word order, Snell, #1.5, pg 25.
10. Possessive Pronouns, Snell #6.2 pg 77
11. Complete handouts given in class, if any..
12. Colours For Tuesday Oct. 9th "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 25-27.

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. For Tuesday, Sep 25:
   • Tuesday writing ("lekh"): use simple present and past tense of verb honaa.
   • Complete the worksheet handed out in class.
   • learn Cardinal numbers 0-13, Snell Apendix 1 pg 251.
4. Go over the song meraa jootaa hai jaapaanii. Go over the lyrics, vocabulary, unscrambled lyrics and sing along sections on the site.
5. For Wednesday Sep. 26: do the exercises listed in the song meraa jootaa hai jaapaanii.
6. Interrogatives continued, Snell #1.2 pg 22 and #2.1 pg 30.
7. Text 2: Read Text 2 from the file text four to five times with minimal reference to the transliteration in the text.
8. Familiarize yourself with the vocabulary in Text 2.
9. Terms of relationships, Snell Appendix 4, pg. 255
10. Nouns, Snell #1.3, pg 23-24
11. Adjectives, Snell #1.4, pg 24-25; #2.2 pg 31; #2.4 pg 34
12. Aggregatives (eg. dono~), Snell #7.5, pg 93.
13. Review class notes on yahaa!, vahaa~, kahaa!, jahaa.
14. Word parings, echo words and repitition of words.
15. Tuesday writing due Oct 2: Write a lekh using as many professions and nationalities as possible.

week 4: sep 18-20.

1. For Tuesday, Sep 18:
   • 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.)]
   • 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.
   • 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 Thursday Sept. 20: do the ExTemplate exercise: "Parichay 1" by 2pm
3. Cardinal numbers 0-15, 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. Text 2: Read Text 2 from the file text four to five times with minimal reference to the transliteration in the text.
7. Review class notes on yahaa~, vahaa~, kahaa~, jahaa~.
8. Tuesday writing due Sep 25.

week 3: sep 11-13.

1. For Tuesday Sept. 11:
   • 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. 12:
   • Read Snell pages 1-18 and learn to recognize all Vowels and Consonants.
   • Quiz 1: We Sep 12
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 18: Write a simple conversation between two or more people. Use a variety of greeting forms and ways to address eachother.

week 2: sep 04-06.

1. For Tuesday, Sep 04:
   • Practice writing all the remaining lines of the consonants (from .ta-gya) from Hindi Varnmala.
   • Go over "introduction 1" and "introduction 2"
   • Do the following ExTemplate exercises:
     • "Vowel Recognition".
2. For Wednesday, Sep 05:
   • 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 06:
   • 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 28-30.

1. For Wednesday, Aug 29:
   • 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 30:
   • 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.