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Hindi Conditional

Twelfth graders learn the Hindi conditional (शर्त) and polite requests — अगर… तो… (if… then…), कृपया (please), and मुझे… चाहिए (I would like…). It’s the key to sounding polite and refined.

Grade 12Conditional50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Make polite requests.
  • ✓Use अगर… तो… (if).
  • ✓Say what you would like.
  • ✓Sound refined.
Essential Question

कृपया… मुझे… चाहिए — how do you make polite requests and “if” statements in Hindi?

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Interactive Task
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Hindi Conditional Check

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Politely, Please

6 min

How do you make a polite request or an “if” statement in Hindi?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask bluntly, then politely.
  • Ask the difference.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Conditional

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Conditional Check.
  • Note कृपया & मुझे… चाहिए.
  • Note अगर… तो… (if).

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a polite request.
  • Say “कृपया.”
  • Make an “if” sentence.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Request.
  • Say it.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask with “कृपया… चाहिए.”
  • Say “अगर तुम पढ़ोगे, तो पास होगे.”
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Say it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a polite request.
  • Say one “if” sentence.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Request.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: make polite requests.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: express conditions.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare conditional grammar.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore politeness in Hindi.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Polite/direct pairs.
  • Frame: “कृपया, ___ चाहिए.”
  • Model aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with कृपया.
  • One phrase at a time.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Build अगर… तो… sentences.
  • Write 3 polite requests.
  • Role-play a shop.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🤝Conditional cards
  • 💻Hindi Conditional Check
  • 🛒Shop role-play cards
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

शर्त (shart)conditionअगर (agar)ifतो (to)thenकृपया (kripayā)pleaseमैं चाहूँगाI would likeमुझे चाहिएI would likeविनम्र (vinamra)politeशायद (shāyad)perhaps
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you politely say “please” in Hindi?
कृपया (kripayā).
QUESTION 2
What do अगर… तो… introduce?
A condition (if… then…).
QUESTION 3
What does “मुझे… चाहिए” mean?
I would like…

Reflect: conditional.

Have students write one polite request in Hindi using “कृपया… चाहिए.” A printable Hindi conditional sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: अगर (agar), कृपया (kripayā), तो (to), मुझे चाहिए, मैं चाहूँगा, विनम्र (vinamra), शर्त (shart), शायद (shāyad)
  1. condition
  2. please
  3. if
  4. I would like
  5. then
  6. I would like
  7. perhaps
  8. polite

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you politely say “please” in Hindi?
  2. What do अगर… तो… introduce?
  3. What does “मुझे… चाहिए” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) शर्त (shart) · 2) कृपया (kripayā) · 3) अगर (agar) · 4) मैं चाहूँगा · 5) तो (to) · 6) मुझे चाहिए · 7) शायद (shāyad) · 8) विनम्र (vinamra)
Part B: 1) कृपया (kripayā). 2) A condition (if… then…). 3) I would like…