Describe Your Day in Your Weakest Language

One of people in one of the groups for language nerds that I am in on Facebook posted a challenge. The challenge was to talk about your day in the language that is your weakest. I chose Hindi, which I suppose, if you know Hindi you can see why. So here goes...

मेरे दिन अछा था। पहली मेरी अज art gallery में काम किया। अगली मैं घर   लौट आया और  Christmas के लिए सज (decorate?) कीया। तेसर मैं कुछ खाना बनाया और मेरे पति के साथ खाया। के  बाद हम YoungLife के लिए चल गाये और घर में लोताया (?)। अबी/अबहीं/अभी मैं हिंदी practice कर रही हूं। 

Meri din acchi tha. peheli meri aaj art gallery men kaam kiya. Agli/baad main ghar lout aaya aur Christmas ke liye decorate kiya. Tesra, main kuch khaana banaya (i) aur meri pati ke sath khaaya. Ke Bad, hum YoungLife ke liye chal gaye aur ghar men aaya/loutaya. Abhi main hindi practice kar rahi hoon.

I will gladly accept corrections and questions :)

Mere hindusthani doston corrected it for me...

Mera din achcha tha. Pehle maine art gallery mein kaam kiya. Uske baad main ghar laut aayi air Christmas ke liye sajavat ki. Phir maine khana banaya aur apne pati ke saath khaya. Uske baad hum young life ke liye gaye aur waapis ghar laut aaye. Abhi main Hindi    abhyaas kar rahi hoon.

Henna print making doodles :)

Who What When Where and Why Hindi?

Felicia Follum
At The Well 2
Watercolor

Writing Practice - corrections in comments welcome :)

Main hindi gramar padh rahi hoon kyunki mujhe hindi ek sundar bhasha hai. Mujhe hindusthani culture aur log bahut shundar bhi hain. Aur main meri kala men istamal karne/karna chahiye. 

Main yahan meri/mera ghar men pardh rahi hoon.

Main internet men aur hindusthani, nepali aur pakistani doston sath pardh rahi hoon. Bahut text kar rahi hoon bhi.

Main ek saal padh rahi hoon.

To see more of my art, check out my blog or website, feliciafollum.com.

Our Love Story Hindi Mai

This is my first actual Hindi writing attempt. Any Hindi speakers out there who are willing to make corrections or give me better/alternative ways to say things, would be greatly appreciated. Dhanyavaad Doston!

To aaj rat main meri pati ke liye “what should I write about**” boli gaya. Aur veh bole, “Write about me!!”
Last night I asked my husband “What should I write about.” He said “write about me.”

"Thik hai boo. Yeh main karungi."
ok love (boo is not Hindi haha its African American Vernacular English). I will.

Main abhi "kya mai likoongi?" soch rahi hoon.
Now I'm thinking "what will I write?"

Mere pati ke naam Jim hai. Veh chatra ke Electrical Engineering hai aur veh bahut bahut smart hai. Usake Ajad samaya mai, Mere pati video game khelna chahate hain aur movies dhekte hain. 
or
Usake ajad samaya mai, meri pati ke video game khel rahe aur movie dhek rahe pasand hai
My husband’s name is Jim. He is an Electrical Engineering student and very smart. In his free time, my huband likes/wants to play video games and watch movies.

Meri pati bhi ankhien aur baal ke bura. Veh bhi lamba aur patala hain. Mujhe veh bahut bahut sundara hain.
My husband has brown hair and eyes. He is also tall and thin. I find him very handsome.

Magar khabi khabi bhi mere pati mere sath nasamajhe hain.
But sometimes my husband is goofy with me.

Hum eka satha maza karte hain.
We have fun together.

Hum dono khel ke taash khelte hain aur sangeet sunte hain.
We both like to play card games and listen to music.
Hum satth saal puva ryatra mai mil gaye. Veh bahut dost tha main bahut dost tha.
we met eachother on a road trip. His good friend was my good friend

Jim aur main bahut donsten jaldi banate hain?
We quickly became good friends.

Do saal ke bad veh mujhe puchthe the “kya tu mujhse shadi shuda karogi.” Aur main bolti thi “haan, bilkul.”
After two year, he asked “will you marry me” and I said “yes, of course.”

Jim meri pyari aur main bahut accha dost aur main use/usake such pyar karti hoon.
Jim is my true love and best friend and I love him.

Lol main samajti hook ke meri kahani bahut bahut sappy thi magar veh maza tha aur adhikatara sach hai.
Lol I know that my story was very very sappy, but it was fun and it's mostly true. 

phir, veh meri kahani ke meri pyari aur main.
Well, that's the story of my love and I


Words I looked up using Google translate.

Ke bad – after
Ajad – free
Samaya – time
Usake lie - for him
Puva – ago
sundara - handsome
nasamajhe - goofy
adhikatara - mostly
 
My questions
How would I say "best friend" and "good friend"? I used "bahut dost" for both.
smart - ?

**Hehe this is what happens when you joke with me, Jim. 


Alright, someone ask me a question or give me a topic to write on for my next Hindi writing practice blog post.

Bolna: Tense Practice

In the Faebook group Learn Hindi, we have been going through several verbs and making sentences in different tenses for them. Here is my first attempt with the verb bolna, to speak.

I hope my writing and verb practices only get better from here on, as this one was a bit rough.
You can see the original corrections here.

Snapshot from Qutb Minar - More snapshots on FB

Bolna - To speak

1. I speak quickly (f) - Main jaldi bolti hoon
2. I spoke quickly (f) - Main ne jaldi boli
    I used to speak quickly (f) - Main jaldi bolti thi
3. I will speak quickly (f) - main jaldi boloongi
4. I speak quickly (m) - Main jaldi bolta hoon
5. I spoke quickly (m) - Main ne jaldi bola
    I used to speak quickly (m) - Main jaldi bolta tha
6. I will speak quickly (m) - Main jaldi boloonga
7. We speak quickly - hum jaldi bolte hain
8. We spoke quickly - Hum ne jaldi bole
    We used to speak quickly - Hum jaldi bolta tha 
9. We will speak quickly - hum jaldi bolenge 
10. Girl speaks quickly - lardki jaldi bolti hai
11. Girl spoke quickly - ladki ne jaldi boli
12. Girl will speak quickly - lardki jaldi boledi
13. Boy speaks quickly - lardka jaldi bolta hai
14. Boy spoke quickly - lardka ne jaldi bola
15. Boy will go home - Lardka jaldi bolega
16. Girls speak quickly - Lardkiyon Ladkiyan jaldi bolte bolti hain
17. Girls spoke quickly - Lardkiyon ne jaldi bolte the boli
18. Girls will speak quickly - Lardkiyon Ladkiyan jaldi bolengi
19. Boys speak quickly - Lardke jaldi bolte hain
20. Boys spoke quickly - Lardke Ladko ne jaldi bole
21. Boys will speak quickly - Lardke jaldi bolenge
22. I may speak quickly - Main jaldi boloon
23. We may speak quickly - Hum jaldi bolen
24. You may speak quickly - Tu jaldi bole
25. You may speak quickly - Tum jaldi bolo