Systems of language
Use the features of the Hindi sound system, with its vowels and consonants, and build phonic awareness while focusing on difficult sounds; for example, ग, घ, ट, त, द, ध, भ
Consolidate the use of all the matras, linking them to long and short vowels
Show understanding of how conjunct consonants क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ, ऋ are formed and pronounce them accurately
Distinguish the use of bindu (ं) and chandrabindu (ँ) to pronounce Hindi letters with a nasal quality
Recognise and correctly pronounce the under-dotted characters क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, फ़
Recognise that Hindi is written from left to right, using the Devanagari script, with the letters being joined on top by a line to form a word, and, like in English, there are spaces between words
Generate language for a range of purposes in spoken and written texts by using context-related vocabulary and applying elements of the Hindi grammatical system, including:
- describing nouns using adjectives and changing their form with a change in gender; for example, छोटा चूहा; छोटी गिलहरी; बड़ा शेर, बड़ी मछली
- demonstrating the use of suitable pronouns for singular and plural nouns; for example, वह लड़का; वे लोग; मेरा भाई; हमारी बहन
- using a range of tenses to describe routines and actions; for example, मैं आम खा रहा हूँ; मैं आम खाता हूँ; मैंने आम खाया था; मैं आम खाऊँगा।
- using verbs in their negative forms; for example, मैं कभी कैनबरा नहीं गई।; ज़्यादा मिठाई मत खाना।
- using prepositions to describe positions; for example, सीढ़ी के नीचे; छत के ऊपर; अलमारी के पीछे
- creating different types of sentences – statements, interrogatives and exclamations; for example, उसकी कहानी लंबी है; क्या उसकी कहानी लंबी है?; इतनी लंबी कहानी!
- using cardinal numbers and ordinal numbers; for example, पाँच पुस्तकें, दस छाते, पहला, दूसरा, दसवां
Continue to build a metalanguage to describe grammatical concepts and to organise learning resources
Understand the structures, conventions and purpose associated with a range of texts created for information exchange or social interaction; for example, the language used in an email to a cousin, compared to an Independence Day speech