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Noteclass 9 10

Hindi–English false friends

Lesson 84 of 84

IN

Hindi asli / sirf / hi teen English blindly nahi: actually / only / itself. Actually I am Ravi / two brothers only / Ravi itself galat. well / on the other hand = 66. I ate only samosas jagah extra = 74.

1. Kya hai

False friend = Hindi word ka English copy galat job karta hai. Teen extra words yahan: har line actually, jumle ke end pe only, insaan pe itself.

Hindi extra word Yaad rakho Example
asli mein / currently (abhi) / intro actually = correction / surprise I thought it was 8. Actually, it was 9.
sirf (end pe / waada) only + focused word (jis word pe zor) I have only two brothers. I'm coming. (not coming only)
hi / khud on a person himself / myself; itself = cheez Ravi himself came. The metro itself was late.

2. actually

Job Yes Galat
correction / surprise I thought it was 8. Actually, it was 9. Actually I am going. (har line)
name / intro I'm Ravi. / My name is Ravi. Actually I am Ravi.
abhi / now (currently nahi) I'm going to school now. I am actually going to school. (matlab: currently)
really / very The queue is really long. The queue is actually long. (as filler)

Spoken Well, actually… = 66, yahan extra. Essay har sentence pe nahi.

3. only / itself

Hindi Yaad rakho Galat
sirf do bhai I have only two brothers. I have two brothers only.
sirf samosa I ate only samosas. (74 pehle padha: next to focus) I only ate. (unclear) / I ate samosas only. (end pe extra word)
main aa raha hoon (waada / promise) I'm coming. / I'll definitely come. I'm coming only.
Ravi khud aaya Ravi himself came. I'll do it myself. Ravi itself came. I itself will do it.
metro hi late thi The metro itself was late. (cheez) The metro himself was late.
chai garam hi hai The chai is very hot. / The chai itself is hot. (emphasis on chai) The chai is hot itself.

People: himself / herself / myself / themselves. Things: itself. I ate only samosas jagah extra = 74; yahan Hindi extra word: jumle ke end pe only mat lagao.

4. Examples

Bold = sahi actually / only / himself / itself, ya extra word hatao.

  1. I'm Ravi. (not Actually I am Ravi.)
  2. I thought the metro was at 8. Actually, it was 9.
  3. I'm going to school now. (not I am actually going)
  4. The queue is really long.
  5. I have only two brothers.
  6. I ate only samosas. (74 pehle padha)
  7. I'm coming. I'll be at the station. (not I'm coming only)
  8. Please do only one thing: fill the form.
  9. Ravi himself came to the station.
  10. I'll do it myself.
  11. Meera herself cooked the rice.
  12. The metro itself was late.
  13. The chai is very hot.
  14. Well, shall we take the metro? (66 pehle padha, not actually extra word)
  15. I go to school every day. (no actually)

5. Common mistakes

Actually I am Ravi. / Actually I am going to school.
I'm Ravi. I'm going to school now.
Actually, the metro… Actually, the queue… Actually, Ravi… (har line)
I thought it was 8. Actually, it was 9. (sirf correction / surprise)
I have two brothers only. / I ate samosas only.
I have only two brothers. I ate only samosas.
I'm coming only. (matlab: waada / promise)
I'm coming. / I'll definitely come.
Ravi itself came. / I itself will do it.
Ravi himself came. I'll do it myself.
The chai is hot itself. / The metro himself was late.
The chai is very hot. The metro itself was late.
I myself personally will go. (double khud)
I'll go myself. / I myself will go.
Well, actually, on the other hand… / walk-ed / discuss about
well / other hand = 66. -ed sound = I8. discuss about = I4. Here: false friends.
Hindi note. Asli mein = actually sirf jab pehli soch galat thi. Intro / now / har line pe nahi. Sirf = only focused word ke pehle, jumle ke end pe extra word mat lagao. Waada (promise) = I'm coming, coming only nahi. Khud = insaan himself / myself; cheez = itself.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. Intro:
2. I thought the metro was at 8. ______, it was 9.
3. Now, not filler:
4. Choose the sahi one:
5. Waada (promise), "main aa raha hoon":
6. Ravi ______ came to the station.
7. The chai is ______ hot. (bahut)
8. Emphasis on the metro (cheez):
9. I will do the form. Khud:
10. This page is not:

B. 5 fill-in

1. I thought it was 8. ______, it was 9.

2. I have ______ two brothers.

3. Ravi ______ came.

4. I'll do it ______.

5. Sahi karo: I have two brothers only.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche. Ek actually correction, ek only two brothers, ek himself/myself.

  1. actually: I thought it was 8. Actually, it was 9.
  2. only: I have only two brothers.
  3. himself: Ravi himself came.

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. b) I'm Ravi — intro pe actually extra word mat lagao.
  2. b) Actually — correction. only / itself galat.
  3. b) I'm going to school now — currently. actually filler / only extra word galat.
  4. b) I have only two brothers — only before focus. jumle ke end pe only mat lagao.
  5. b) I'm coming — waada / promise. coming only extra word. I only coming galat form.
  6. b) himself — person. itself = cheez. only = sirf, yahan nahi.
  7. c) very — bahut. hot itself / actually itself extra word.
  8. a) The metro itself was late — cheez + itself. himself / only itself galat.
  9. b) I'll do it myself — I itself / do it itself galat.
  10. c) well / on the other hand — 66, not I9.
Fill-in
  1. Actually
  2. only
  3. himself
  4. myself
  5. I have only two brothers.
Model sentences
  1. I thought it was 8. Actually, it was 9.
  2. I have only two brothers.
  3. Ravi himself came.

Check: actually = correction/surprise, not intro / currently / every line; only before the focused word, not jumle ke end pe / coming only waada; himself/myself = people; itself = thing; very not hot itself; well/other hand = 66; I ate only samosas jagah extra = 74; -ed sound = I8; discuss about = I4.