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SACE Stage 2 Hindi (continuers): Initiating and Maintaining Interaction

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Initiating and Maintaining Interaction

What this domain asks of you

Interaction questions test whether you can open a conversation, keep it alive, and close it politely in Hindi. The examiner looks for control of register (आप vs तुम vs तू), turn-taking markers, and repair strategies when you do not understand.

Concepts you must command

  • Formal vs informal address: use आप with elders, teachers, strangers; तुम with close friends; तू only in poetry, prayer, or intimacy. Verb agreement follows: आप कैसे हैं? vs तुम कैसे हो?
  • Opening moves: नमस्ते, नमस्कार (formal), अभिवादन, and situational openers such as क्या मैं कुछ पूछ सकता/सकती हूँ?
  • Maintaining moves: हाँ, और आप?; वास्तव में?; अच्छा, फिर क्या हुआ?; सुनिए, एक बात बताइए।
  • Repair phrases: माफ़ कीजिए, मैं समझा/समझी नहीं; ज़रा फिर से कहिएगा; आपका मतलब क्या है?
  • Closing moves: धन्यवाद, फिर मिलेंगे; आपका बहुत-बहुत आभार; अपना ध्यान रखिएगा।

Traps in questions

  1. Mixing register mid-dialogue - a formal opening followed by तू. Examiners mark this heavily.
  2. Gender agreement on participles: मैं समझ गया (male speaker) vs मैं समझ गई (female speaker).
  3. Translating English idioms literally - "How are you doing?" is not आप क्या कर रहे हैं? in a greeting context.
  4. Forgetting to respond to the prompt's question; a monologue scores poorly on interaction.

Worked example

Prompt: You meet your friend's grandmother. Greet her, ask about her health, and respond to her question about your studies.

Model: नमस्कार दादी जी, आप कैसी हैं? आशा है आपकी तबीयत अच्छी है। - Note नमस्कार (formal), आप कैसी हैं (feminine agreement with दादी), and the softening आशा है. Then: मैं ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद। इस समय मैं बारहवीं कक्षा में पढ़ रहा हूँ।

Rule of thumb: before writing, decide who you are and who you are speaking to; let that choice fix every verb ending.