Have and has; this, that; my and your: Spoken English: Zero to Fluent (Beginner)

Have and has (के पास है)

Pronoun	Verb	Example
I / you / we / they	have	I have a bicycle. They have a shop.
he / she / it	has	He has a cold. She has two sons.

I have two brothers.

Say it: ai HAV too BRUH-therz

मेरे दो भाई हैं।

English says "I have" where Hindi says "मेरे ... हैं" or "मेरे पास ... है".

She has a headache.

Say it: shee HAZ a HED-ayk

उसे सिर दर्द है।

We don't have time.

Say it: wee DOHNT hav TYM

हमारे पास समय नहीं है।

Negative: don't have / doesn't have. "He doesn't have a car." (not "doesn't has")

Do you have a pen?

Say it: doo yoo HAV a PEN?

क्या आपके पास पेन है?

This, that, these, those

	Near (यह/ये)	Far (वह/वे)
One thing	this	that
Many things	these	those

This is my phone. That is your bag.

Say it: THIS iz my FOHN. THAT iz yor BAG

यह मेरा फ़ोन है। वह तुम्हारा बैग है।

These tomatoes are fresh. Those are old.

Say it: THEEZ to-MAA-tohz aar FRESH. THOHZ aar OHLD

ये टमाटर ताज़े हैं। वे पुराने हैं।

My, your, his, her, our, their

Pronoun	Owner word	Example
I	my	my house
you	your	your name
he	his	his car
she	her	her bag
it	its	its colour
we	our	our school
they	their	their children

Careful: In Hindi, "उसका" works for both men and women. In English, "his" is for a man and "her" is for a woman: "Meena lost her phone." (not "his phone").

Careful: Do not confuse "its" (owner: "The dog wagged its tail") with "it's" (it is).

Think of it like this: Think of "this" and "that" like your hand. If you can touch it, it is "this". If you have to point far away, it is "that".

Tip: Walk around your home and name things aloud: "This is my bed. That is my brother's cupboard. These are our plates."

Have and has; this, that; my and your

Explanation

Have and has (के पास है)

This, that, these, those

My, your, his, her, our, their

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