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I.
This Programme introduces you to the simple past intransitive verbs.
A.
The verbs introduced here are:
|
yun |
to come |
a:v |
he
(came) |
|
a:yi |
they came |
a:yivI |
you (pl) came |
|
a:s |
I came |
|
|
|
a:sun |
to be |
a:san |
auxiliary
Progressive |
|
ne:run |
to leave |
dra:yivI |
you left |
|
thakun |
to be tired |
thAkivI |
you got tired |
|
shõgun |
to sleep |
shõgvI |
you slept |
|
shõ gus |
I slept |
|
|
|
n?dIr yin |
to fall asleep |
n?dIr a:yi |
fell asleep |
|
pakun |
to walk |
pAkiv |
you come
(imp)/walk |
|
khasun |
to ascend/go |
khasav |
let us go |
|
vasun |
to decend/return |
vasav |
we will return |
II. Now, listen to the
conversation
|
namaska:r
toh’ kar a:yivI |
Namaskar,
when did you come? |
| Nazir: |
namaska:r bI
a:s ra:th |
Namaskar, I
came yesterday. |
|
dili pyaThI
kar dra:yivI ? |
When did you leave
Delhi (for here)? |
| Nazir: |
bI dra:s ra:th
sha:man ,
tI az subhan vo:tus |
I left
yesterday evening
and arrived this morning. |
|
saphras manz
thAk’va:? |
Did you get tired in
the travel? |
| Nazir: |
bI thokus nI
albatI
tAbiyath o:sum nI Thi:kh. |
No, I
did not get tired.
But I wasn’t feeling well. |
|
shõ gvI na:? |
Didn’t you sleep? |
| Nazir: |
ahansa: shõ gus
magar thaka:vaTh tsAj nI |
Yes, I did sleep but
I am still tired. |
|
n?dIr a:yivIna:? |
Couldn’t you
sleep? |
| Nazir: |
n?dIr a:yi magar
kha:s nI k?h |
I did sleep, but not
a good one. |
|
acha: pAkiv garI
khasav |
Well let’s go
home. |
| Nazir: |
adI pAkIv gãTI
khÃD’ vasav va:pas |
Ok, let us go. We
will returnin an hour or so. |
|
ti gav ja:n |
That’s fine. |
III. Listen
to the vocabulary items (time adverbials)
|
ra:th |
yesterday |
subhan |
in the
morning/ tomorrow |
|
sha:man |
in the evening |
paga:h |
tomorrow |
|
kA:lk’ath |
the day after |
u:trI |
the day before |
|
re:t’ |
after a month |
vIhIr’ |
after a year |
|
duphA:ran |
in the afternoon |
ra:thk’uth |
during night |
|
d>hali |
during the day |
|
|
IV. Listen
and repeat
| 1. |
toh’
kar a:yivI? |
7. |
nazi:r s
hõga:h ? |
| 2. |
bI a:s
ra:th |
8. |
ahan mahara:
shõg. |
| 3. |
mohanI kar
vo:t ? |
9. |
|
| 4. |
mohanI vo:t
ra:th |
10. |
ahan haz voth |
| 5. |
tsI thokIkha:
az ? |
11. |
myo:n garI
khAs’ va:h az? |
| 6. |
na, bI thokus
nI |
12. |
zaru:r khasav. |
V. Listen to
the numerals
| 31 |
akItrIh |
Thirty
one |
36 |
sheytrIh |
Thirty
six |
| 32 |
d>ytrIh |
Thirty two |
37 |
sattrIh |
Thirty seven |
| 33 |
teytrIh |
Thirty three |
38 |
artrIh |
Thirty eight |
| 34 |
ts>ytrIh |
Thirty four |
39 |
kunItA:jih |
Thirty nine |
| 35 |
pA:tstrIh |
Thirty five |
40 |
tsatjih |
Forty |
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