मैथिली
Maithili through English
Start with say who you are. This course is for learners building a foundation in Maithili with explanations in English.
- Instruction
- English
- Target language
- Maithili
- Written structure
- 25 numbered lessons
- Level
- Foundations; no certified CEFR level
Listen to short teaching recordings, pause to construct a sentence, then hear the explanation. Written lessons provide a broader recap. Audio is prepared when available and reused; further lessons may need preparation. Text feedback does not assess pronunciation.
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Maithili · opening recording · AI-generated voice
Read the sample transcript
Welcome! In this lesson, you'll learn how to introduce yourself in Maithili. Let’s start with the word for 'I.' In Maithili, 'I' is हम—ham.
This is an opening excerpt. Full lessons add untimed questions and explanations. Teaching and pronunciation await fluent-speaker review.
Course outline
- Say who you are
- Locate yourself and an object
- Choose respectful address
- Ask what something is and who someone is
- Negate a statement without changing its subject
- Describe everyday reading, eating, and drinking
- Ask about an activity and deny a habit
- Identify an owner
- Express where an item is available
- Use from, with, and on
- Put an activity in time
- Invite someone to act politely
- Repair a conversation you did not understand
- Describe qualities without importing a gender table
- Count things with a classifier
- Refer to a group with सभ
- Make an ongoing action explicit
- Describe where you went and where you were
- Report a completed action with an object
- Make a future plan
- Separate wanting from being able
- Compare two objects and connect a contrast
- Make a simple if-then arrangement
- Rebuild a visit from useful exchanges
- Tell a small story and ask a real question