Lesson 12 Glossary (English to Hindi)

Question 1

eighteenth

Answer 1

अट्ठारहवाँ

Question 2

to relax (v.t.)

Answer 2

आराम करना

Question 3

Asaf-ud-Daula (one of the most famous Nawabs of the independent Kingdom of Oudh, the capital of which was Lucknow)

Answer 3

आसफ़ुद्दौला

Question 4

building (f)

Answer 4

इमारत

Question 5

meanwhile, in the meantime

Answer 5

इस बीच

Question 6

Eid (a Muslim festival at the end of Ramadan to celebrate the end of fasting) (f)

Answer 6

ईद

Question 7

ever, sometime

Answer 7

कभी

Question 8

last night

Answer 8

कल रात

Question 9

at what time?

Answer 9

कितने बजे

Question 10

for x’s conversation to take place with y (v.i.)

Answer 10

x की बात y से होना

Question 11

some (thing) more

Answer 11

कुछ और

Question 12

something or other

Answer 12

कुछ-न-कुछ

Question 13

what (the reduplication gives a sense of plural)

Answer 13

क्या-क्या

Question 14

to buy (v.t.)

Answer 14

ख़रीदना

Question 15

six o’clock

Answer 15

छै बजे

Question 16

class (f)

Answer 16

जमात

Question 17

ten o’clock

Answer 17

दस बजे

Question 18

generous

Answer 18

दानी

Question 19

Nawab (a Muslim noble or ruler) (m)

Answer 19

नवाब

Question 20

called

Answer 20

नामक

Question 21

name of a famous Hindi author (m)

Answer 21

प्रेमचंद

Question 22

Bara Imambara (one of the famous historical buildings in Lucknow) (m)

Answer 22

बड़ा इमामबाड़ा

Question 23

to cause to be built (v.t.)

Answer 23

बनवाना

Question 24

enough, just

Answer 24

बस

Question 25

mood, temperament (m)

Answer 25

मिज़ाज

Question 26

relative (m)

Answer 26

रिश्तेदार

Question 27

the one which

Answer 27

वाला

Question 28

century (f)

Answer 28

शताब्दी

Question 29

vegetable (f)

Answer 29

सब्ज़ी

Question 30

from, since

Answer 30

से