Learn about Hindi historical figures
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason:Hi everyone, I’m Jason. |
| Neha:And I’m Neha! |
| Jason:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Hindi Vocabulary, Lesson 23:Historical Figures! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to History. These are 5 historical figures in India. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HindiPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Jason:In this lesson, you’ll learn the names of historical figures in India. These historical figures are very famous, which means you’ll hear about them a lot! |
| Jason:Neha, what’s our first word? |
| Neha:मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी |
| Jason:Mahatma Gandhi |
| Neha:(slow) मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी (regular) मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:Mahatma Gandhi studied law in London before returning to India to fight for freedom. |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) गांधीजी एक प्रसिद्ध स्वतंत्रता सेनानी थे| |
| Jason:Gandhi was a famous freedom fighter. |
| Neha:(slow) गांधीजी एक प्रसिद्ध स्वतंत्रता सेनानी थे| |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Neha:जवाहरलाल नेहरू |
| Jason:Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Neha:(slow) जवाहरलाल नेहरू (regular) जवाहरलाल नेहरू |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:जवाहरलाल नेहरू |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of the independent India. |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) जवाहरलाल नेहरू का जन्मदिन बाल दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है| |
| Jason:Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday is celebrated as Children’s Day. |
| Neha:(slow) जवाहरलाल नेहरू का जन्मदिन बाल दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है| |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Neha:इंदिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गांधी |
| Jason:Indira Gandhi |
| Neha:(slow) इंदिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गांधी (regular) इंदिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गांधी |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:इंदिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गांधी |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:Indira Gandhi was the second longest serving female prime minister in the world. |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) इंदिरा गांधी स्वतंत्र भारत की प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री थी| |
| Jason:Indira Gandhi was the third prime minister of independent India. |
| Neha:(slow) इंदिरा गांधी स्वतंत्र भारत की प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री थी| |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Neha:नेताजी सुभाषचन्द्र बोस |
| Jason:Subash C Bose |
| Neha:(slow) नेताजी सुभाषचन्द्र बोस (regular) नेताजी सुभाषचन्द्र बोस |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:नेताजी सुभाषचन्द्र बोस |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:Subash C Bose led an Indian national force against Western powers during World War Two. |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) सुभाष चंद्र बोस जिन्हें नेताजी भी बुलाया जाता था, एक स्वतंत्रता सेनानी थे| |
| Jason:Subhas Chandra Bose, also called Netaji, was a freedom fighter. |
| Neha:(slow) सुभाष चंद्र बोस जिन्हें नेताजी भी बुलाया जाता था, एक स्वतंत्रता सेनानी थे| |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Neha:रवीन्द्रनाथ टगोर |
| Jason:Rabindranath Tagore |
| Neha:(slow) रवीन्द्रनाथ टगोर (regular) रवीन्द्रनाथ टगोर |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:रवीन्द्रनाथ टगोर |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) रवीन्द्रनाथ टगोर ने भारत का राष्ट्रीय गान लिखा| |
| Jason:Rabindranath Tagore wrote India’s National Anthem |
| Neha:(slow) रवीन्द्रनाथ टगोर ने भारत का राष्ट्रीय गान लिखा| |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Neha will give you the Hindi – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Neha:मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी |
| [pause]Jason:Mahatama Gandhi |
| Neha:जवाहरलाल नेहरू |
| [pause]Jason:Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Neha:इंदिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गांधी |
| [pause]Jason:Indira Gandhi |
| Neha:नेताजी सुभाषचन्द्र बोस |
| [pause]Jason:Subash C Bose |
| Neha:रवीन्द्रनाथ टगोर |
| [pause]Jason:Rabindranath Tagore |
Outro |
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| Jason:There you have it – 5 historical figures in India! We have a more complete list at HindiPod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Neha:शुक्रिया (Śukriyā) |
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