दरवाज़ा खुला है
The Door Is Open
Before you read
है means 'is', used for one thing or one person, like a café or a door. हूँ means 'am', used only with मैं (I). हैं means 'are', and it is also the respectful form for आप or an elder, like दादी or शांता जी, even when there is only one of them.
में means 'in', for something inside a place: कैफ़े में, रसोई में. पर means 'on', for something on top of a surface: मेज़ पर. Both come right after the word for the place, never before it.
का, की, and के all mean 'of' or show that something belongs to someone, like the English 's. Use का before a masculine singular word (दादी का कैफ़े), की before a feminine word (दादी की मेज़), and के before a masculine plural word (दादी के कप).
Add जी after someone's name to show respect, especially for an elder: शांता जी, not just शांता. A person with जी after their name also takes हैं, the respectful form of 'is': शांता जी यहाँ हैं।
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