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I. In this
Programme you will be introduced to
A. Personal pronouns
|
bI |
I |
yi |
this |
|
As’ |
we |
hu/su |
he |
|
tsI |
you |
hum/humI |
they |
|
toh’ |
you (Pl.) |
tim/timI |
they |
B. Interrogative pronouns “who”
kus (MS)
kam (MP)
k>sI (FS)
kamI (FP)
C. Forms of the auxiliary verb a:sun “to be”
|
chus |
am |
chas |
am |
|
chi |
are |
cha |
are |
|
chukh (you) |
are |
chakh (you Sg.) |
are |
|
chiv
(you Pl.) |
are |
chav (you Pl.) |
are |
D. The vocabulary items used are:
duka:nda:r
shopkeeper
dob
washerman
cha:n
carpenter
sIts
tailor
kIla:rkh
clerk
mulA:zim
employee
ti
also
tI
and
II. Let us now
listen to the conversation.
| A: |
yi kus
chu ? |
Who is
he? |
| R: |
yi chu ashokI |
He is Ashok. |
| A: |
yi k’a: chu
? |
What is he? |
| R: |
yi chu duka:nda:r |
He is a shopkeeper. |
| A: |
hu kus chu ? |
Who is he? |
| R: |
hu chu dob |
He is a washerman |
| A: |
yim kam chi ? |
Who are they. |
| R: |
yim chi cha:n |
They are carpenters. |
| A: |
hum kam chi? |
Who are those? |
| R: |
hum chi sIts |
They are tailors. |
| A: |
h> k>sI cha ? |
Who is she ? |
| R: |
h> cha raziaa |
She is Razia. |
| A: |
humI kamI cha ? |
Who are those? |
| R: |
humI cha nArsI |
Those are nurses. |
| A: |
humI cha:
Da:kTarba:yi ? |
Are those lady
doctors ? |
| R: |
na humI chanI
Da:kTarba:yi
humI ti cha nArsI |
They are not lady
doctors. They are also nurses. |
| A: |
tsI k’a: chakh ? |
What are you? (Fem) |
| R: |
bI ti chas nArIs.toh’
k’a:chiv ? |
I am also a nurse.
What are you? |
| A: |
bI chus kIlA :rIkh |
I am a clerk. |
| R: |
acha: toh’ chiv na:
ma:sTar? |
O.K.are you not a
teacher? |
| A: |
na bI chus nI
ma:sTar |
No, I am not a
teacher. |
| R: |
d>shvay chi
mulA:zim. |
Both of us are
employees. |
| A: |
a: tsI ti
chakh mulA:zim tI bI ti
chus mulA:zim. |
Yes, you are also an
employee and I am also an employee. |
III.
Listen and repeat these sentences:
| 1. |
yi kus
chu ? |
6. |
hu chu
mulA:zim |
| 2. |
yi chu duka:ndar |
7. |
su chu cha:n |
| 3. |
yim kam chi ? |
8. |
s> cha Da:kTarbay |
| 4. |
yim chi Da:ktar |
9. |
hum chi dob’ |
| 5. |
hu kus chu ? |
10. |
humI cha nArsI |
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