ACLHIC026
Elaborations
- translating popular children’s rhymes into English, for example, चूँ-चूँ करती आई चिड़िया; चंदा मामा, noticing words that are difficult to translate or explain
- identifying Hindi words or expressions that do not easily translate into English, for example, आँखों का तारा
- translating exchanges between characters in favourite stories from Hindi into English
- discussing the meaning of traditional Hindi phrases used on special occasions, comparing how similar wishes are expressed in English, for example, जीते रहो
- translating lines from cartoon or comic-strip characters such as पिंकी और बबली, noticing how meanings sometimes get changed or confused when translated into another language