Sunday was our first Hindi lesson. Here is what we started with:
Namaste – Hello (but really: I am recognizing the soul in you)
Aapkaa naam keya hey? – What is your name?
Meraa naam Katrina hey – My name is Katrina
Aap kahaa se hey? – Where are you from?
Mai Amerikaa se hum – I am from America
Aap se milkar khushii huee – It was nice to meet you (but really: after meeting you, happiness happened)
Danyavad/Shukriya – thank you
We each had to respond to the sentences and as a group pronounce them all together in a recitation exercise, sort of like old-school verbal math drills. After Hindi we had a tea break and then Azim Ji gave us a lecture on India: People, Politics, Hopes and Challenges. The power went out about 20 minutes into the lecture, but luckily it stayed out for only a few minutes. After the lecture we had free time and lunch, and then we had a quick discussion about homestays and how Azim Ji would pair us. He had us write down the names of four people who we wouldn’t mind living with.
After the short discussion we watched the Bollywood movie 3 Idiots. It was hilarious. And I had watched that American movie Slackers and there was a scene that was totally the same! Everyone has GOT to see 3 Idiots. SO FUNNY. But I cried a couple times, too.
Can you please explain the "Ji" after everyone's name?
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great movie. I challenge anyone to watch this movie without shedding a tear! Here are versions with English subtitles.
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McGiver lives ... in Bollywood!
... does everyone carry around unread / unsent letters for years in their backpacks?
Some interesting article on student suicide in India from The New York Time, the BBC, and GoodTherapy.com.
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