So it became apparent that some people didn’t know what “gora” meant in some of my last posts, SORRY! :\ well, it means “white people” it’s like desi means “Indians” it might be a rudish way of saying it, but my friends and I always use it for good fun. And I consider you guys my friends! So, have fun with the word, even if you are a gora, have fun with it! Pyaar, B&I
I was born in India and moved to New York when I was 5 so I’ve spent most of my life here. I lived in Delhi.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you guys are loving the Hindi stuff, It’s my pleasure to spread the love for my culture!
:D
Hey guys!
Tonight i’m going to be answering any questions or comments you have.
(you can do it whenever, but i’m going to dedicate tonight to anything you guys want to ask or tell me)
HAVE FUN!!
Pyaar,
B&I
Hindi:
Paanch choti chidiyam,
Baithi thi zameen par
Ek udkar chali gayi,
Baki rah gaye chaar.
Chaar choti chidiyam,
Baithi thi zameen par
Ek udkar chali gayi,
Baki rah gaye teen.
Teen choti chidiyam,
Baithi thi zameen par
Ek udkar chali gayi,
Baki rah gaye do.
Do choti chidiyam,
Baithi thi zameen par
Ek udkar chali gayi,
Baki rah gayi ek.
Ek choti chidiya,
Baithi thi zameen par
Vo bhi udkar chali gayi,
Baki koyi na chidiya.
Translation: Five small birds,
Were sitting on the floor
One flew away,
Four were left.
Four small birds,
Were sitting on the floor
One flew away,
Three were remaining.
Three little birds,
Were sitting on the floor
One flew away,
Two were left.
Two small birds,
Were sitting on the floor
One flew away,
One was left.
One little bird,
Was sitting on the floor
He also went flying,
No birds were left.
This is one of the stories my mother used to tell me when I was little.
When Raavan stole Sita:
When Sita saw the golden dear outside her forest hut, she wanted it more than anything she could imagine. She said to her husband, Ram, “I gave up the palace and came to live in the forest for love of you. If you loved me as much, you would catch the deer so I could have it as a pet.”
Ram suspected that the golden deer was not real but a demon trick, and he told this to Sita. But she would not listen.
“Now I know how little you care about me,” she cried.
So Ram, being the caring husband he was, took his bow and arrow and left to find the deer. He told his brother Lakshman to stay behind at the hut to guard Sita. After a while they heard a distant voice that sounded like Ram’s crying for help. Sita was very upset and asked Lakshman to go to his brother and help him.
Lakshman said, “I think this is another demon trick. Ram is a great warrior and would never need to call for help.”
But Sita scolded him bitterly and said, “You are a bad brother. For all I know, you want Ram to die so that you can force me to become yours.”
Stung, the faithful Lakshman left in search of Ram, but before he went, he drew a circle in the earth around the hut. “Do not step outside this boundary,” he said to Sita. “As long as you are inside, no one can harm you.”
But as soon as he went away, the demon Raavan, disguised as a sannyasi, came to the hut and begged for alms. He tricked Sita into crossing the circle, captured her and took her to his island kingdom in Lanka. It took her many years of sorrow and searching, war and death, before the glorious Ram and Sita would be united again.
My mother told this sad and scary story to me, not to scare me about boundaries and tricks, but to show me how love can endure anything. Ram and Sita are one of the greatest couples in our culture. They teach us to love endlessly and to never give up.
Nowadays, it does get me thinking about boundaries and the fact that we all have that “circle we should not step out of”. Was it worth it for Sita to step out of her circle? Her boundary? Is that a lesson we should all ponder from time to time.
Hope you enjoyed this story time.
So tonight we’re not doing any bollywood (don’t worry, i’ll be back with it tomorrow, bwood lovers)
TONIGHT, I will just be posting a bunch of info (maybe) and beautiful pictures of the homeland/motherland/india whatever you love to call it.
India, I love you. Main tumse pyaar karti hoon.
Pyaar,
B&I
Lesson number two, enjoy all you Hindi learning people out there!
aap ne kyaa kahaa?- what did you say?
kyaa baat hai?- what’s the matter?
Kaun?- Who?
Kyaa?- What?
Kahaan?-Where?
Kab/ Jab?- When?
Kyun?- Why?
Kaise?- How?
Main (ik-kees) saal kaa hoon.- I am (21) years old
Main (American) hoon- I am american
Main tgak (M- gayaa) (F- gayee) hoon- I am tired
Main khush hoon- I am happy
Mujhe pataa nehi- i don’t know
The key to learning hindi are two things—
1. learn the vocabulary. Once you learn a bunch of words, you start picking it up in sentences and it’s easier to make out what they’re saying.
2. As hard as it is for us to understand, learn the grammar. You will not learn hindi unless you learn all those grammar tricks because yes, they are tricky, but they are essential in learning the language.
Until next time,
Pyaar,
B&I
Do you want more posts tonight?
I’m deciding whether to put stuff up…..let me know, loves.
