MYP Sanskrit Foundations
Start here if you are still learning to read Devanagari or form short Sanskrit sentences.
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Match letters to sounds, read the same short line several times, and introduce yourself with a sentence you can adapt. Use short spoken and written tasks to check the same vocabulary.
Other MYP Sanskrit practice
- Reading and writing · Read a short text and write a response for an audience.
- Interpretation and projects · Explain a reading with textual evidence and plan a project.
Practise this skill
- Sanskrit placement guide · Find a starting point using three short tasks and a self-check.
- Foundations worksheet · Read Devanagari, exchange greetings and build short Sanskrit sentences.
Read, say and adapt a model
Build a sound-to-script connection first. Read क, का, कि and की, then say each syllable slowly. Learn a sentence you can adapt and practise it aloud before writing.
Worked example
अहं छात्रः अस्मि। अहं छात्रा अस्मि।
Both sentences mean “I am a student”. A male student can use छात्रः and a female student can use छात्रा. अहम् means “I” and अस्मि means “am”.
Meet two students
मम नाम मीरा अस्ति। अहं छात्रा अस्मि। एषः रविः। सः छात्रः अस्ति।
What is the speaker’s name?
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Meera. मम नाम introduces her name.
Who is Ravi?
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He is a student. सः छात्रः अस्ति।
Which word means “I”?
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अहम्. It appears as अहं here.
Independent practice
Try each question before opening its answer.
Read गा, गि and गी. Which has the long ī sound?
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गी. गि has the short i sound.
Match पठामि and लिखामि to “I write” and “I read”.
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पठामि means “I read”. लिखामि means “I write”.
Complete मम ___ ईशा अस्ति।
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नाम. The sentence means “My name is Isha”.
Say and write “I study Sanskrit”.
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अहं संस्कृतं पठामि।
Apply what you learned
Prepare a 30-second introduction using your name and one thing you study. Read it once from your notes and once without them. Check whether your listener can identify both details.
Quick revision
मम नाम आशा अस्ति।
Read the sentence aloud and replace the name with your own.
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The model means “My name is Asha”. For example, मम नाम सीता अस्ति।
क · का · कि · की
Read the four syllables. Which pair contrasts short and long i?
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कि and की contrast short i and long ī. The short-i sign appears before क in writing.
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