beginner 26 min- Source: FSI
Greetings, names, and numbers (lessons 1-2)
Opening Namaste, exchanging names, basic ho/hoina identity statements, and the cardinal numbers 1-10. This is the canonical FSI opener.
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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 one. Listen and repeat.
नमस्ते। Namaste. Hello.
तपाईंको नाम के हो? Tapaiko naam ke ho? What is your name?
मेरो नाम राम हो। Mero naam Ram ho. My name is Ram.
यो के हो? Yo ke ho? What is this?
यो किताब हो। Yo kitaab ho. This is a book.Attribution
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