HINDI 312—WINTER 2008
Homework Assignments for Weeks 1 and 2
(All references are to the Teach Yourself Hindi textbook)
Assignments marked with the symbol ! are to be done in writing and turned in to be corrected and graded. The symbol — marks assignments to be prepared for conversations.
For Tuesday, January 8. Read carefully TYH, section 7.1 (Primer 8.2).
For Wednesday, January 9. Memorize Conversation 7a. [HW1a] !— Prepare (in Hindi, in writing) these additional questions and their responses (to be turned in at the end of class):
1. And where did you use to live in childhood?
2. How many languages do you know?
3. Did anyone in your family know many languages? Who?
4. Please tell me something about your (own) special friend.
For Thursday, January 10. Read carefully TYH, sections 7.2 and 7.3 (Primer 7.6, 9.5-6).
For Friday, January 11. [HW1b] ! Using past imperfective constructions, translate each of the following into Hindi. Write your answers out in your best handwriting, in pencil, on 4-line ruled paper, following conventions learned last quarter:
1. I (m.) used to speak.
2. We (f.) used to live.
3. They (m.) used to learn Punjabi.
4. You (तुम f.) used to go home.
5. The girls used to come from Kanpur.
6. Prakash used to read.
7. Usha (उषा, f.) didn't used to live in Lucknow.
8. Mother used to love Father.
9. You (आप m.) didn't used to think.
10. We (m.) used to dream.
11. You (तू m.) used to converse with Rishi.
12. We (f.) always used to take care of (i.e. mind) the house.
13. Suresh used to sleep all day in school.
14. Mrs. Khanna used to get up at five o'clock in the morning.
For Monday, January 14. Memorize Conversation 7b. [HW2a] !— Prepare (in Hindi, in writing) these additional questions and their responses (to be turned in at the end of class):
1. Do you work? Where do you work? What do you do?
2. Before this, where did you used to work? What did you used to do?
3. Did you like that job? Why (not)?
4. Who all used to work with you?
5. What did you need to do your work?
For Tuesday, January 15. Read carefully TYH, sections 7.4, 7.5 and 7.6 (Primer 11.3, 13.6, 18.1-5). [HW2b] ! Do in writing exercises 7a.1 and 7a.2
For Wednesday, January 16. Prepare for vocabulary quiz on Chapter 7 (including review of cardinal numbers 0-60)
For Thursday, January 17. Prepare for unit test on Chapter 7. The test will be 30 min. long, after which we will start on Conv 8a in class (no need to prepare).
For Friday, January 18. Read carefully TYH, section 8.1.
For Monday, January 21. NO CLASS – Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
For Tuesday, January 22. Read carefully TYH, section 8.2 (Primer 23.5)
[HW3a] ! Using continuous verb forms, translate into Hindi:
1. Shiva (proper noun, m.) was speaking.
2. I (m.) am thinking.
3. We (m.) are not buying.
4. You (तू m.) are not asking about my store.
5. She is coming from Delhi.
6. We (m.) are going to Mumbai.
7. Lakshmi (prop. n. f, respect) was reading a book.