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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 16 - Asking Directions |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 16 - Asking Directions. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and understand basic directions in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Where is the station?' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] स्टेशन कहाँ है?(StesaN kahaan hai?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'station' |
| Shakti: [Normal] स्टेशन [Slow] स्टेशन (StesaN) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'where is' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कहाँ है [Slow] कहाँ है(kahaan hai) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where is the station?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] स्टेशन कहाँ है? [Normal] स्टेशन कहाँ है? |
| Becky:Here's the informal way to say, 'Go straight.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] सीधे जाओ|(SiiDHe jaao.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'straight' |
| Shakti: [Normal] सीधे [Slow] सीधे (SiiDHe) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'go' |
| Shakti: [Normal] जाओ [Slow] जाओ(jaao) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Go straight.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] सीधे जाओ| [Normal] सीधे जाओ| |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'Turn right.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] दाएं मुड़ जाओ|(daaen mud jaao.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'right' |
| Shakti: [Normal] दाएं [Slow] दाएं (daaen) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'turn' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मुड़ [Slow] मुड़(mud) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'go' |
| Shakti: [Normal] जाओ [Slow] जाओ(jaao) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Turn right.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] दाएं मुड़ जाओ| [Normal] दाएं मुड़ जाओ| |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'Turn left.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बाएँ मुड़ जाओ|(baaen mud jaao) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'left' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बाएँ [Slow] बाएँ(baaen) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'turn' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मुड़ [Slow] मुड़(mud) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'go' |
| Shakti: [Normal] जाओ [Slow] जाओ(jaao) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Turn left.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] बाएँ मुड़ जाओ| [Normal] बाएँ मुड़ जाओ| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: Even today, in some villages in India, it's very difficult to find an address by house numbers or proper addresses. People are very friendly and helpful in terms of telling directions and the way to reach the final destination. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Shakti: अलविदा (aLviDaa) |
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HideDo you know any other phrases you can use to give directions? Write them in the comments!
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I did paid a sum of $144.00 for a 2 years online course through Hindipod 101.
I want to have a direct contact to a teacher.
What I must do please advice
Veno
Hi Kakembo,
Thanks for your question!
If you want to say the "person on the left" or "person on the right", then you can say this as बाईं ओर वाला व्यक्ति (baayiin or vaaLaa vyakTi) or "person on the left" and as दाईं ओर वाला व्यक्ति (Daayiin or vaaLaa vyakTi) or "person on the right".
If your question meant something else, just let us know and we will try our best to answer it.
I hope this helps!
Roohi
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दाएं और बाएँ can also be used on a person..