Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can I see the menu?' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या मैं मेन्यू देख सकता हूँ?(kyaa main meNyuu Dekh SakTaa huun?) |
| Becky: First up is a word meaning 'what' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या [Slow] क्या (kyaa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'menu' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेन्यू [Slow] मेन्यू (meNyuu) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'see' |
| Shakti: [Normal] देख [Slow] देख (Dekh) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'I can' |
| Shakti: [Normal] सकता हूँ [Slow] सकता हूँ(SakTaa huun) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can I see the menu?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] क्या मैं मेन्यू देख सकता हूँ? [Normal] क्या मैं मेन्यू देख सकता हूँ? |
| Becky: now let's take a look at the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] आप क्या सलाह देंगे?(aap kyaa SaLaah DeNge?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Shakti: [Normal] आप [Slow] आप (aap) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'what' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या [Slow] क्या (kyaa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'recommendation' |
| Shakti: [Normal] सलाह [Slow] सलाह (SaLaah) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'will give' |
| Shakti: [Normal] देंगे [Slow] देंगे (DeNge) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What do you recommend?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] आप क्या सलाह देंगे? [Normal] आप क्या सलाह देंगे? |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to say 'A coffee for me.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेरे लिए एक कॉफी|(mere Lie ek kaufii) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'my' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेरे [Slow] मेरे (mere) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'for' |
| Shakti: [Normal] लिए [Slow] लिए (Lie) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'one' |
| Shakti: [Normal] एक [Slow] एक(ek) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कॉफ़ी [Slow] कॉफ़ी (kaufii) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मेरे लिए एक कॉफी| [Normal] मेरे लिए एक कॉफी| |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं एक कॉफी लेना पसंद करूँगा|(main ek kaufii LeNaa paSaND karungaa) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं(main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a coffee' |
| Shakti: [Normal] एक कॉफी [Slow] एक कॉफी (ek kaufii) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'take,’ or ‘have' |
| Shakti: [Normal] लेना [Slow] लेना(LeNaa) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'would like' |
| Shakti: [Normal] पसंद करूँगा [Slow] पसंद करूँगा(paSaND karuungaa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal sentence meaning 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं एक कॉफी लेना पसंद करूँगा| [Normal] मैं एक कॉफी लेना पसंद करूँगा| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: Simply point at a dish and tell the quantity to the order taker. It's mandatory in India to mark the dishes as vegetarian with a green dot in a green outlined square box, and non-vegetarian dishes as a red/brown dot in a red/brown outlined square. |
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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