Personal and social life

Personal and social life

Family and Relationships

• Be familiar with familial terms such as પીતા (father), માતા (mother), ભાઈ (brother), બહેન (sister), દાદા (grandfather), દાદી (grandmother).

• Understand the terms for relationship statuses including અવિવાહિત (unmarried), પરણીત (married), વિવાહિત (wedded), વિછોડાયેલ (divorced).

• Know the terms for describing relationships, for example, નજીક (close), દૂર (distant), જોડાયેલ (joint), અલગ (separate).

Customs and Traditions

• Be familiar with the names of common festivals like નવરાત્રી (Navratri), દિવાળી (Diwali), ઉત્તરાયણ (Uttarayan), and હોળી (Holi).

• Understand verbs related to customs and traditions such as ઉજવવું (celebrate), ભજવું (worship), આરાધના કરવી(to adore), સ્નેહ પ્રકટ કરવું (to express affection).

• Be aware of the terms used for traditional clothing including ચણિયાચોળી (chaniya choli), દોતી-કુર્તા (dhoti-kurta), સાડી (saree).

Friendship and Socialisation

• Know how to say and understand various expressions of friendship, such as મિત્ર બનાવવું (to make friends), સંબંધોની આંકડો શકવા (to strengthen relationships), મિત્રો સાથે સમય ગાળવું (spend time with friends).

• Be familiar with words that relate to social activities like પાર્ટી (party), મૂવી (movie), પિકનિક (picnic), મેળવણી (get-together).

• Understand the terms to describe forms of communication including ફોન કરવું (to call), સંદેશો મોકલવા(to send messages), ઈ-મેઇલ્સ લખવા (write emails).