Hindi Lesson 5 - Feminine and Clothes

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The 5th Hindi lesson teaches the use of the gender by creating the feminine from the masculine form. In addition to that, I included a vocabulary list about clothes and finally common phrases about origins. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Hindi Classes.

Feminine

Knowing how to derive the feminine from the masculine form is very useful. It can make it easy to have a conversation about family members, pets, or professions. An example would be: "man", "woman", "Cat (fem.)", "cat (masc.)" etc.

Below is a list of 12 masculine and feminine forms that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Hindi, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Masculine vs. Feminine in Hindi

Feminine	Hindi	Audio
Boy	लड़का [laṛakā]
Girl	लड़की [laṛakī]
Man	मनुष्य [manuṣya]
Woman	महिला [mahilā]
Father	पिता [pitā]
Mother	माता [mātā]
Brother	भाई [bhāī]
Sister	बहन [bahana]
Actor	अभिनेता [abhinētā]
Actress	अभिनेत्री [abhinētrī]
Cat (Masc.)	बिल्ला(पूरुष) [billā(pūruṣa)]
Cat (Fem.)	बिल्ली (स्त्री) [billī (strī)]

Now we will try to implement some of the forms above into full Hindi sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Hindi Gender in a Sentence

English	Hindi	Audio
He is tall	वह लंबा है [vaha lambā hai]
She is tall	वह लंबी है [vaha lambī hai]
He is a short man	वह एक छोटा आदमी है [vaha ēka chōṭā ādamī hai]
She is a short woman	वह एक छोटी औरत है [vaha ēka chōṭī aurata hai]
He is German	वह जर्मन है [vaha jarmana hai]
She is German	वह जर्मन है [vaha jarmana hai]
Japanese men are friendly	जापानी पुरुष दोस्ताना होते हैं [jāpānī puruṣō̃ anukūla haĩ]
Japanese women are friendly	जापानी महिलायें दोस्ताना होती हैं [jāpānī mahilāō̃ anukūla haĩ]

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Vocabulary List about Clothes

Below is a list of 20 words related to clothes and wearable accessories. Memorizing them by heart can make it easy for you to shop for clothes and maybe get some good bargains.

Clothes List in Hindi

Clothes	Hindi	Audio
Belt	बेल्ट [bēlṭa]
Clothes	कपड़े [kapaṛē]
Coat	कोट [kōṭa]
Dress	पोशाक [pōśāka]
Glasses	कांच [kāñca]
Gloves	दस्ताने [dastānē]
Hat	टोपी [ṭōpī]
Jacket	जैकेट [jaikēṭa]
Pants (Trousers)	पैंट (पतलून) [paiṇṭa (patalūna)]
Ring	अंगूठी [angūṭhī]
Shirt	शर्ट या कमीज [śarṭa yā kamīja]
Shoes	जूते [jūtē]
Socks	मोज़े [mōzē]
Suit	सूट [sūṭa]
Sweater	स्वेटर [svēṭara]
Tie	टाई [ṭāī]
Umbrella	छाता [chātā]
Underwear	अंडरवियर [aṇḍaraviyara]
Wallet	बटुआ [baṭuā]
Watch	घड़ी [ghaṛī]

Daily Conversation in Hindi

Finally, these are a couple of phrases used in conversations to express where you are from or where you live etc. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Hindi Phrases page.

Common Expressions in Hindi

Do you like my dress?	आपको मेरी पोशाक पसंद है? [āpakō mērī pōśāka pasanda hai?]
I lost my socks	मैं अपने मोजे खो दिया [maĩ apanē mōjē khō diyā]
It looks good on you	यह आप पर अच्छा लग रहा है [yaha āpa para acchā laga rahā hai]
She has a beautiful ring	उसके पास एक खूबसूरत / सुंदर अंगूठी है [usakē pāsa ēka khūbasūrata angūṭhī hai]
These pants (trousers) are long	ये पैंट (पतलून) लंबी है [ina paiṇṭa (patalūna) lambē hōtē haĩ]
These shoes are small	ये जूते छोटे हैं [yē jūtē chōṭē haĩ]
Where are you from?	आप कहाँ से हैं? [āpa kahā̃ sē haĩ?]
I'm from the U.S	मैं अमेरिका से हूँ [maĩ amērikā sē hū̃]
I'm American	मैं अमेरिकी हूँ [maĩ amērikī hū̃]
Where do you live?	आप कहाँ रहते हैं? [āpa kahā̃ rahatē haĩ?]
I live in the U.S	मैं अमेरिका में रहता हुँ [maĩ amērikā mē̃ rahatā hũ]
Do you like it here?	क्या आप यहाँ इसे पसंद हैं? [kyā āpa yahā̃ isē pasanda haĩ?]

Fun Facts

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