Vocabulary: Repetition

Hindi often uses repetition of words for emphasis or to indicate a variety of related meanings.

Nouns

• क्या-क्याwhat all, which all

  For example,

  1. पिछले हफ्ते तुमने क्या-क्या किया? What all did you do last week?

Adverbs

• धीरे-धीरेslowly, gradually

  For example,

  1. कृपया धीरे-धीरे बोलिए. Please speak slowly.