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📚 Day 33 Present Continuous Tense and the Market

📖 Words of the Day 4

fresh

Adjective
/frɛʃ/
ताजे
newly produced or harvested

"I always buy fresh vegetables."

मी नेहमी ताज्या भाज्या खरेदी करतो.

✅ new, crisp ❌ stale

cheap

Adjective
/tʃiːp/
स्वस्त
low in price

"Onions are very cheap today."

आज कांदे खूप स्वस्त आहेत.

✅ inexpensive ❌ expensive

expensive

Adjective
/ɪkˈspensɪv/
महाग
costing a lot of money

"These apples are expensive."

ही सफरचंद महाग आहेत.

✅ costly ❌ cheap

weight

Noun
/weɪt/
वजन
how heavy something is

"Please check the weight of these tomatoes."

कृपया या टोमॅटोचे वजन तपासा.

✅ mass, heaviness ❌ lightness

📝 Sentence Builder

I am buying fresh fruits from the market.

मी बाजारातून ताजी फळे खरेदी करत आहे.

Pattern: Subject + am/is/are + Verb-ing
Describing an action happening now.

The shopkeeper is weighing the potatoes.

दुकानदार बटाट्यांचे वजन करत आहे.

Pattern: Subject + is + Verb-ing
Talking about the shopkeeper's action.

People are looking for cheap vegetables.

लोक स्वस्त भाज्या शोधत आहेत.

Pattern: Subject + are + Verb-ing
Observing other people.

📗 Grammar Capsule

Present Continuous Tense

The Present Continuous Tense is used for actions happening right now at the moment of speaking. Use 'am' with I, 'is' with he/she/it, and 'are' with you/we/they, followed by the verb ending in -ing.

Examples

I am walking.

मी चालत आहे.

am walking

He is running.

तो धावत आहे.

is running

They are playing.

ते खेळत आहेत.

are playing

💬 Daily Usage

At the Market

What is the price of this?

याची किंमत काय आहे?

Asking price

Give me one kilo, please.

कृपया मला एक किलो द्या.

Asking for quantity

Are these vegetables fresh?

ह्या भाज्या ताज्या आहेत का?

Checking quality

Keep the change.

उरलेले पैसे तुमच्याकडेच ठेवा.

Ending a purchase

🎯 Practice Exercise

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