अही

I Am and We Are: अही

Level 1Sounds Like ahī

With हम, the verb to be is अही.

How It Works

अही is how you say I am or we are.

Sentence	Meaning
हम ठीक अही।	I am fine.
हम लखनऊ से अही।	I am from Lucknow.
हम लोग घरे अही।	We are at home.

With a -त verb, अही tells you what you do or are doing: हम चाय पियत अही (I am having tea).

You will also hear other forms. People near Lucknow often say हन. In Faizabad and Sultanpur villages some say अहन. They are real, and they mean the same as अही. The lessons use अही, so start with it.

Do not use अहै with हम. अहै is for ऊ and ई.

Examples (5)

हम ठीक अही।
I am fine.
अही follows हम.
हम लखनऊ से अही।
I am from Lucknow.
A common way to say where you are from.
हम लोग घरे अही।
We are at home.
अही is also for we.
हम चाय पियत अही।
I am having tea.
अही follows a -त verb.
हम इहाँ अही।
I am here.
A short statement.

Common Mistakes

Using अहै with हम.
हम ठीक अहै।
हम ठीक अही।
अहै is for ऊ and ई. हम takes अही.

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अहीLevel 1I Am and We Are: अही

Learn This First

अही is the word for am and are with हम, so you need हम first.

हमI and We: हम
Know हम means I as well as we, because अही is the form that follows it in both senses: हम ठीक अही.
Level 1

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