Monday, 24 March 2025

(11.2.8) Sentences using "Used to" (Hindi to English Translation)

 “Used (यूस्ट) to” (sentences for practice)

वे हर सप्ताह पिकनिक पर जाया करते थे. They used to go on picnics every week.

हम हर महिने मिला करते थे। We used to meet every month.

तुम हर रोज पुस्तकालय जाया करते थे. You used to go to the library every day. 

पिताजी हर सुबह 1 किलोमीटर दौड़ा करते थे. Father used to run a kilometre every morning.

वह हर रात एक कहानी पढ़ा करता था. He used to read a story every night.

वह हर सप्ताह अपने बाल धोया करती थी. She used to wash her hair every week.

हम हर सुबह गाय को खिलाया करते थे. We used to feed the cow every morning. 

वह हर रविवार को अपने वस्त्र धोया करता था. He used to wash his clothes every Sunday.

युवावस्था में वह धूम्रपान किया करता था. In his youth, he used to smoke.

वह हर सप्ताह अपना कमरा साफ़ किया करती थी. She used to clean her room every week.

मेरे चाचा  इस घर में रहा करते थे. My uncle used to live in this house.

मेरी बहन हॉकी खेला करती थी. My sister used to play hockey.

वे सारे सारे तीसरे पर सोया करते थे. They used to sleep all afternoon.

आशा उपन्यास पढ़ा करती थी. Asha used to read novels.

वह कहानियां सुनाया करता था. He used to relate stories.

वे कॉफी पसंद किया करते थे. They used to like coffee

रमेश नियमित रूप से घूमा करता था. Ramesh used to walk regularly.

 

 

Saturday, 22 March 2025

(11.2.7) Imperative Sentences related to worship

Imperative Sentences related to worship

भगवान् को भोग लगाओ. Offer food to God.

भगवान् को नारियल चढ़ाओ. Offer coconut to God.

सरस्वती मन्त्र बोलो. Chant the Sarswati Mntra.

प्रार्थना बोलो. Recite the prayer.

अपने हाथ के मौली बाँध लो. Tie Mauli on your hand.

उसके माथे पर तिलक लगा दो. Put a tilak on his forehead.

हाथ जोड़ो और अपनी आँखें बंद करो. Fold your hands and close your eyes. (or) Join your hands and close your eyes.

अपने मन की आँखों से देवी की प्रतिमा को देखो. See the idol of the goddess with your mind’s eyes.

अब देवी का ध्यान करो. Now meditate on the goddess.

मन ही मन प्रार्थना करो. Pray in your mind.

प्रसाद को भक्तों को बाँट दो. Distribute the Prasad to the devotees.

नारियल को फोड़ दो. Break the coconut.

नारियल की चटकें खा लो. Eat the coconut crackers.

दीपक जला दो. Light a lamp.

अगरबत्ती जला दो. Light an incense stick.

देवी सस्वती की प्रार्थना बोलो. Recite the prayer of goddess Saraswati.

प्रतिदिन मंदिर जाओ और देवताओं के दर्शन करो. Go to the temple everyday and have darshan of the deities.

देवी लक्ष्मी  की प्रतिमा के दर्शन करो. Have darshan of the idol of goddess Lakshmi.

शंख बजाओ. Blow the conch.

घंटा बजाओ. Ring the bell.

झालर बजाओ. Ring the Jhaalar.

देवी की प्रतिमा पर ध्यान केन्द्रित करो. Concentrate on the idol of the goddess.

देवी की पूजा करो. Worship the goddess.

देवता को प्रसाद चढाओ. Offer Prasad to the deity.

भगवानजी से प्रार्थना करो. Pray to God.

सरस्वती मंत्र को पाँच बार बोलो. Chant the Saraswati Mantra five times.

 

(7.2.3) Three Determinations (resolutions)

Three Determinations (resolutions)

Now we will repeat the three determinations (resolutions) which we have adopted towards learning English.

English is easy.

We can speak English fluently.

We can read English (with correct pronunciation).

We can write English correctly. 

(7.2.2) Peace Mantra

 Peace Mantra

(Om,) May all be happy.

May all be free from illness.

May all see what is auspicious.

May no one suffer from any agony

(7.2.1) Prayer to goddess Saraswati

Prayer to Saraswati

Devi Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge, intelligence, wisdom, music and art.

She is holding a book, a rosary and a veena in her hands.

She is sitting on a white lotus.

We pray to her to remove our ignorance and bless us with knowledge, intelligence and wisdom. 

(9.1.8) A dialogue between a teacher and a student bout Homework

 A dialogue between a teacher and a student bout Homework

A dialogue between a teacher and a student bout Homework

Teacher – Mohan, you have not (haven’t) shown me your homework?

Mohan – Sir, I haven’t done my homework.

Teacher – Why haven’t you done your homework?

Mohan - Sir, my mother suddenly fell ill yesterday. I had to look after her.

Teacher – How is she now?

Mohan – She is better now.

Teacher – I wish her speedy recovery.

Mohan – Thank you, sir.

Teacher – You are a good boy. Don’t worry about the homework. Take care of your mother.

Mohan – Thank you, sir. 

Friday, 28 February 2025

(9.3.1) The Book I Like Most or My Favourite Bool

 

The Book I Like most  (or) My Favourite Book

Good books improve our knowledge. They teach us how to live a noble life. I have read many books but I like the Ramcharitmanas most.  It was written by the great poet Tulsidas. It is written in Avadhi language. The Ramchartmanas  depicts the noble deeds of Shri Ram. Its language is very simple and musical. It is very popular among the Hindus. Ramcharitmanas presents a picture of an ideal brother, wife, husband, friend and an ideal society. Laxman was an obedient brother, Sita was an ideal wife. Bharat, the brother of Ram, had no Love for the throne.

Ram, the main character of this book, was the son of Dasharath, the King of Ayodhya. His father ordered him to go to the forest for fourteen years. He obeyed his father and went to the forest. His younger brother Laxman and his wife sita also went with him..

Ravan was the king of Lanka. Hе kidnapped Sita and took her to Lanka. Ram Invaded Lanka with the help of Sugriva and his army. He killed Ravan and got back sita.

This book gives the message that we must be just and dutiful. It points out that the evil is punished and the good prevails in the end.

This book is my friend, my guide and my teacher.

Q.1. What role do good books play?

Ans. Good books improve our knowledge and teach us how to live a noble life.

Q.2. Which is your favourite book?

Ans. The RamCharitmanas is my favourite book,

Q.3. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?

Ans. - The great poet Tulsidas wrote this book.

Q.4. In which language is it written?

Ans. It is written in Avadhi language.

Q. 5 What does Ramcharitmanas depict ?

Ans. It depicts the noble deeds of Shri Ram.

Q. 6. What does Ramcharit manas present?

Ans. It presents the picture of an ideal brother, wife, husband and an ideal society.

Q. 7. Who is the main character of the Ramcharitmanas ?

Ans. Shri Ram is the main Character of this book,

Q.8. Who was the king of Ayodhya?

Ans. Dasharath was the king Of Ayodhya

Q.9 What order did Dasharath give to Ram?

Ans - He ordered Ram to go to the forest.

Q.10. For how long did Ram live in the forest?

Ans. Ram lived in the forest for fourteen years.

Q.11. Who went to the forest with Ram

Ans. Sita and Laxaman went to the forest with Ram.

Q.12. Who was the king of Lanka?

Ans.  Ravan was the king of Lanka.

Q13. Where did Ravan take away sita?

Ans. Ravan took Sita to Lanka?

Q.14. Whose help did Ram take to get Sita back ?.

Ans- Ram took Sugriva’s help to get back Sita.

Q.15. What message does the Ramcharitmanas give? 

Ans. It gives the message that  we must be just and dutiful.

 

 

(9.3.1) A Quiz on the Ramayan

 A Quiz on the Ramayan.

Q.1 Who wrote the Ramayan ?.

Answer -The great sage Valmiki wrote the Ramayan ?

Q. 2 What language is Ramayan written in?

Answer. The Ramayan is written in Sanskrit.

Q. 3.How many kandas are there in the Ramayan?

Ans. There are seven kaands in the Ramayan.

Q.4. What are the names of the kaands of the Ramayan?

Ans. The names of the kaands are - Baal Kaand, Ayodhya kaand, Aranya Aryana kaand, Kishkindha kaand, Sundar Kaand, Yuddha Kaand and Uttar kaand.

Q. 5 In which yuga was the Ramayan written?

Ans- The Ramayan was written in the Treta Yug.

Q. 6 How many shlokas are there in the Ramayan?

Ans. There are 24000 (twenty four thousand shlokas) in the Ramayan.

Q. 7 Where was Ram born?

Ans- Ram was born in Ayodhya.

Q. 8 What were the names of Ram's father and mother ?

Ans. Ram's father was Dasharth and his mother was Kaushlya.

Q. 9 How many queens did the king Dashrath have?

Ans- The King Dasharath had three queens.

Q. 10 What were the names of the three queens of king Dasharath?

Ans- The names of the king Dasharath's queen's were Kaushlya, sumitra and kekai.

Q. 11 How many brothers did Ram have?

Ans- Ram had four brothers

Q.12 What were the names of Ram’s brothers?

Ans- The names of Ram’s were Laxman, Bharat and Shatraghna.

Q. 13 What was the name of Bharat's mother?

Ans- Bharat's mother's name was kekai,

Q. 14  Who was the mother of Laxman and Shatrughan ?

Ans. Their mother was sumitra.

Q. 15. Which sage took Ram and Laxman to fight with demons?

Ans .- The sage Vishwamitra took them to fight with the demons.

Q.16 Which demons did Ram kill When he was with the sage Vishvamitra ?

Ans-  He killed Tadka and Subahoo.

Q.17. After killing Tadaka and Subahu, where did Vishwamitra take Ram and Laxman? 

Ans. He took them to Mithila.

18. Who was the king of Mithila?

Ans- Janak was the king of Mithila.

Q.19. Where did the king Janak find sita? 

Ans. He found sita while he was ploughing a site.

Q.20. What was the name of the bow which Lord Ram broke?

Ans. The name of the bow was Pinaak.

Q.21. Whom did king Dashrath want to make the king of Ayodhya?

Ans. He wanted to make Ram the king of Ayodhya?

Q.22. How did Kekai react to the news of Ram's making the crown prince?

Ans. - She happily accepted the news.

Q.23. Why did Kekai change her mind ?

Ans.-  On the advice of Manthra, Kekai changed her mind.

Q.24. Who was Manthara ?

Ans. - She was the maid of Kekai.

Q.25 What did Manthra want Kekai to do?

Ans.- Manthra wanted Kekai to ask Dasarath to make Bharat the Crown prince.

Q. 26 Why did Dasharath grant two boons to Kekai ?

Ans. - Dasharath granted two boons to Kekai because she had saved his life  during the war in the past.

Q. 27. What were the two boons?

Ans, - The two boons were to send Ram to the forest for fourteen years and to make Bharat the crown prince.

Q.28. Who went to the forest with Ram?

Ans. - Sita and Laxman went to the forest with Ram.

Q.29. Where did Ram, Laxman and sita meet the sage Bhardwaj?

Ans. - They met him at Prayag.

Q. 30. Who advised Ram to stay at Chitrakoot?

Ans.- The sage Bhardwaj advised Ram to Stay on the Chitrakoot mountain. 

Q. 31, Where did Ram, Laxman and sita go from Chitrakoor?

Ans. - They went to Panchvati.

Q. 32. Who was Surpanakha ?

Ans.-  She was the sister of Ravan.

Q.33 Who cut the nose of Surpanakha?

Ans.- Laxman cut off the nose of Surpanakha.

34. Who took the form of a beautiful golden deer ?

Ans- Marich took the form of a beautiful golden deer.

35- Who kidnapped Sita?

Ans.-  Ravan, the king of Lanka, Kidnapped sita.

Q. 36. Who tried to save Sita from Ravan?

Ans.- Jatayu, the king of eagles, tried to save Sita

Q.37. Who advised Ram to go to Sugriva to get help?

Ans. - A Demon, named Kabandha, advised Ram to get Sugriva’s  help.

Q.38. Who helped Ram to search for Sita?

Ans - Sugriva and his army helped him.

Q. 39. Who went to Lanka to find sita?

Ans. The monkey God Hanuman went to Lanka to find Sita.

Q. 40 What did Ram do to get back Sita from Ravan.

Ans. Ram attacked Lanka, killed Ravan and got back sita.




Sunday, 8 September 2024

(10.4.4) Bad Company / A Story of a Boy who had fallen into a bad company

 Bad company /A Story of a Boy who had fallen into a bad company

Once there was a rich man. He had a son. He was a good boy. Unfortunately he fell into the company of bad boys. His father advised him to give up the company of bad boys. The boy said, “You need not worry about me. These friends cannot spoil me. On the contrary, I will make them good boys.”

His father thought of a plan to reform him. He went to market and bought some good apples. He bought a rotten apple also. He asked his son to put the good apples in the cupboard. Then he asked him to put the rotten apple also among them. 

Next day he asked his son to bring all the apples. The boy found that all the apples had gone bad. His father advised him,” One rotten apple has spoiled all the good ones. Bad boys are like rotten apples. They will spoil you.” The boy learnt a lesson and gave up the company of bad boys.

Moral - Better alone than in a bad company.

spoil - बिगाड़ना, give upछोड़ देना, on the contraryइसके विपरीत, reformसुधारना,  rottenसड़ी हुई, cupboardअलमारी


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