beginner 19 min- Source: FSI
This and that — yo, tyo, demonstratives (lesson 3)
Pointing at things and naming them. Yo (this), tyo (that), and the cha/chaina pattern for stating that something is present.
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Transcript
Hand-typed for the opening of this lesson. The remaining audio is FSI's original recording — no full machine transcript exists for ne-NP audio that handles all dialogue. Listen along for the rest.
Lesson three. यो र त्यो। Yo ra tyo. This and that.
यो टेबल हो। Yo tebal ho. This is a table.
त्यो कुर्सी हो। Tyo kursi ho. That is a chair.
यो कलम हो कि होइन? Yo kalam ho ki hoina? Is this a pen or not?Attribution
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