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Hindi Greetings

Third graders say hello and goodbye in Hindi (अभिवादन, abhivādan) — नमस्ते (namaste, hello), सुप्रभात (good morning), अलविदा (goodbye), धन्यवाद (thank you). Their first friendly words — in a beautiful new script!

Grade 3Greetings45 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…

  • ✓Learn Hindi greetings.
  • ✓Match words to meanings.
  • ✓Greet a friend.
  • ✓Say thank you.
Essential Question

How do you say hello, goodbye, and thank you in Hindi?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Greeting

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

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — नमस्ते!

5 min

How do you say hello in Hindi?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Press palms & say “नमस्ते!”
  • Ask what it means.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Do it too.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — Greetings

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Greeting.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Greet with सुप्रभात.
  • Say धन्यवाद.
  • Wave अलविदा.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Greet.
  • Say it.
  • Wave.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Greet a partner in Hindi.
  • Say thank you.
  • Say goodbye.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Greet.
  • Thank.
  • Bye.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a greeting.
  • Say hello in Hindi.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • 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 (Novice-Low).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: greet & thank.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand greetings.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore the namaste gesture.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: say hello & goodbye.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Greeting cards with romanization.
  • Model each aloud.
  • Gesture with words.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with नमस्ते & धन्यवाद.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add नमस्कार.
  • Greet 3 classmates.
  • Act out a meeting.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👋Greeting cards
  • 💻Match the Greeting
  • 🇮🇳India map
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

अभिवादन (abhivādan)greetingsनमस्ते (namaste)helloनमस्कार (namaskār)hello / greetingsसुप्रभात (suprabhāt)good morningशुभ रात्रिgood nightअलविदा (alvidā)goodbyeधन्यवाद (dhanyavād)thank youकृपया (kripayā)please
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 say “hello” in Hindi?
नमस्ते (namaste).
QUESTION 2
What does धन्यवाद (dhanyavād) mean?
Thank you.
QUESTION 3
What does अलविदा mean?
Goodbye.

Reflect: greetings.

Have students greet a family member in Hindi (नमस्ते! or सुप्रभात!). A printable Hindi greetings sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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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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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: अभिवादन (abhivādan), अलविदा (alvidā), कृपया (kripayā), धन्यवाद (dhanyavād), नमस्कार (namaskār), नमस्ते (namaste), शुभ रात्रि, सुप्रभात (suprabhāt)
  1. good morning
  2. goodbye
  3. hello / greetings
  4. greetings
  5. hello
  6. thank you
  7. please
  8. good night

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “hello” in Hindi?
  2. What does धन्यवाद (dhanyavād) mean?
  3. What does अलविदा mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) सुप्रभात (suprabhāt) · 2) अलविदा (alvidā) · 3) नमस्कार (namaskār) · 4) अभिवादन (abhivādan) · 5) नमस्ते (namaste) · 6) धन्यवाद (dhanyavād) · 7) कृपया (kripayā) · 8) शुभ रात्रि
Part B: 1) नमस्ते (namaste). 2) Thank you. 3) Goodbye.