Class 2 · Hindi
Vowel signs (Matras)
📘 Chapter notes
The key ideas of this chapter, answered through the six guiding questions. Read them with your textbook.
1What am I looking at?
Answer: The marks (मात्राएँ) that show a vowel sound with a consonant.
2What are its main parts or ideas?
Answer: ा ि ी ु ू ृ े ै ो ौ ं ः ँ.
3How does it work?
Answer: Attach the matra to the consonant: क + ा = का, क + ि = कि.
4Why is it important?
Answer: Matras let us write every Hindi word correctly.
5What happens if something changes?
Answer: Wrong matra changes the meaning: मिल and मील.
6What should I remember for the exam?
Answer: Write words with each matra and correct matra errors.