Relationships Mein aur mera parivaar Me and My Family Compiled by Mala Mehta OAM and Kulvinder Kaur for students in IABBV Hindi School 2011

Mere parivaar se miliye/ Introducing my family

Mothermataji माताजी Father pita ji पिताजी Sister bahen बहन Brother bhai भाई Younger chota छोटा Elder badha बड़ा Is hai है This yeh यह My mera मेरा feminine My mera मेरी masculine

Parents-Maata Pita Mother माताजी Maa /Maan ji / Maata ji Father पिताजी Pita ji/ Babu ji / Baap (disrespectful when used in a certain way) Grand Mother Grand Father Grand Mother Grand Father Daadi ji Daada ji Nani ji Nana ji Elder Brother Younger Brother Bara bhai/Bhai/Bhaiya Chota Bhai / भाई Elder Sister Younger Sister Badhi Bahen/Didi Choti Bahen / बहन Son Daughter Beta Beti Boy Girl Ladka Ladki Man Woman Child Children Aadmi Aurat Baccha Bacche Vocabulary of Relationship

This is my family. यह मेरा परिवार है I Yeh mera parivaar hai I This is my father. यह मेरे पिताजी हैं I Yeh mere pitaaji hainI This is my mother. यह मेरी माताजी हैं I yeh meri maataji hain I This is my brother. यह मेरा भाई है I Yeh mera bhai hai I This is my sister. यह मेरी बहन है I Yeh meri bahen hai I My name is ……. मेरानाम..... है IMeranaam ……… hai I

This is my younger brother. यह मेरा छोटा भाई है I Yeh mera chota bhai hai I यह मेरा बड़ा भाई है I This is my elder brother. Yeh mera badha bhai hai I यह मेरी छोटी बहन है I This is my younger sister. Yeh meri chotti bahen hai I यह मेरी बड़ी बहन है I This is my elder sister. Yeh meri badhi bahen hai I

Mera NaamMy name is ________________________________________________ Mein /I am a ___________________________ (ladka/ladki hoon) Mein /I am in Class _________________ mein hoon. Mera pata hai/My address is _______________________________ Mere vidyalaya ka naam/The name of my school is __________________ Suggested Activity: Bring Photos or draw some of your favorite things, family members and activities that you do as a family. Yeh mere mitra hain, hum sab ekathe khelte hain/ These are my friends. We all play together About Myself Apne bare mein likho/Write about yourself.

I am Kanika. This my family. My mother, father, brother and I live together. Some families are very large. Grandparents, uncles, aunts and their children live together in the same house. Such a family is called joint family. We help each other My father teaches in a college. My mother is a doctor. All of us share the work at home. My Family There are f________________ people in my family. We are a small family. My uncle, aunt and cousins live with my grandfather. My uncle and my father are brother. My cousins are the children of my uncle and aunt. They are a large family.

Where is India?

Meet Choti Choti is seven years old. She lives with her mother and father, three brothers, two sisters, two aunts and four cousins. Choti’s house does not have electricity or running water.

Choti’s loose shirt and trousers are called shalwar kameez Choti lives in Rajasthan. This is a very hot, dry part of India. Choti wears traditional, light clothes to keep cool.

On the Farm Choti’s family have a small farm. They grow wheat and vegetables. Choti’s family use oxen to Plough the land

Choti’s mother is milking the buffalo. Choti’s family are vegetarian. This means they do not eat meat. The family keep a few chickens for eggs and a buffalo for milk.

Choti’s day Choti goes to school six days a week, from ten until five. She also has lots of jobs to do at home. She gathers firewood for cooking and collects water from the village well. Water from the well is used for drinking, cooking and washing.

Choti is learning how to embroider bright material. Her mother and the other village women sell their beautiful material in markets and shops.