Welcome to ‘Hindi Through Bollywood: Learning with Movies.’ I’m Alisha, and together we’ll explore Hindi, language, and culture through Bollywood film dialogues.


Hindi Through Bollywood: Learning with Movies

Mere paas Maa Hai, I have my mother
Let’s break down this iconic dialogue:

मेरे पास (Mere paas): ‘I have’ or ‘I possess.’

मेरे (Mere): My.
पास (Paas): With or near.
माँ (Maa): ‘Mother.’ This is a simple yet profound term for ‘mother’ in Hindi.
है (Hai): ‘Is’ — This is the present tense form of the verb ‘to be,’ used here to indicate possession or existence.