Hindi: F–10 Sequence / Foundation to Level 2 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Recognise the relationship between the sounds and patterns of pronunciation and elements of the Devanagari script, including the representation of long and short vowels, consonants and conjuncts
Elaborations
recognising and reproducing the sounds and letters of spoken and written Hindi
building phonic awareness by recognising and experimenting with sounds and focusing on those that are new and initially difficult, such as त, थ, ग, घ, ट, द, ध।
learning how the Hindi sound system is conventionally represented in the Devanagari system by the use of 13 letters classified as vowels (अ-अः) and 33 consonants (क-ह and ड़-ढ़)
developing pronunciation skills by singing, reciting, reproducing and mimicking alphabetic elements in context
understanding how vowels are pronounced without any obstruction of air coming out of the mouth and consonants are pronounced with obstruction of air by different parts of the mouth
recognising that a line on the top of written letters joins them to make words and establishes spaces between words बस, घर। अब घर चल।
practising the writing of Devangari letters ‘hanging’ from a line, noticing the difference between this and English, where letters are written above the line क ख ग - a, b, c
recognising the matra form of vowels, such as ि, ी, and distinguishing long and short vowel sounds, such as ि, ी
identifying and practising pronunciation of vowel sounds with consonants, for example, कइ/कि, कई/की
understanding the formation of conjunct consonants such as क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ
