Background Review:
Let’s review Gentle Requests:
we’ve used -iye for aap
(aap) dekh-iye = please see
note that we drop the aap and only say dekh-iye
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please listen =
please eat =
tum
tum is a bit more casual form of aap:
add -o for tum
(aap) baiTh-iye –> (tum) baiTh-o = please sit
bol-iye –> bol-o = please speak
Note 1: “please” is implied by the tone of the request
Note 2: using kripaya = please makes the sentence sound very formal
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Use both aap and tum conjugation:
please eat =
please say your name =
2 exceptions
For de = give, the conjugation is slightly different:
di-jiye = please give (not “de-iye”); do for tum
can you guess how we do le = take?
li-jiye = please take (not “le-iye”); lo for tum
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Try both aap and tum forms:
give (me) the book =
take the book =
take this =
kar conjuncts
ki-jiye = please do
kaam ki-jiye = please work
saaf ki-jiye = please clean
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Please help (madad) =
Close the door (band) =
English kar conjuncts
say the English verb and add kijiye or karo
HELP kijiye, HELP karo
EXERCISE kijiye, EXERCISE karo
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Enjoy the trip =
Type the letter =
mat
To negate Gentle Request, use:
mat = don’t
jhuTh mat boliye, jhuTh mat bolo = Don’t speak lies
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Don’t go there =
a few important adverbs
We can describe the activity better with these adverbs:
zor se bolo = Speak louder
phir se likho = Write again
There are a few more in the memorizers
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Tell again =
Sing louder (ga) =
