Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the Bill |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the Bill. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the bill and check the change in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] कृपया,क्या आप बिल ला सकते है?(kripayaa kya aap biL Laa SakTe hain?) |
| Becky: First is the word meaning 'please' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कृपया [Slow] कृपया (kripayaa) |
| Becky: Next is a word meaning 'can you' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या आप [Slow] क्या आप (kya aap) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बिल [Slow] बिल (biL) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bring' |
| Shakti: [Normal] ला [Slow] ला (Laa) |
| Becky: Last is the question word meaning 'can?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] सकते हैं [Slow] सकते हैं (SakTe hain) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] कृपया,क्या आप बिल ला सकते है? [Normal] कृपया,क्या आप बिल ला सकते है? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a waiter. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं बिल के पैसे कहाँ दे सकता हूँ?(main biL ke paiSe kahaan De SakTaa huun?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main ) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बिल [Slow] बिल (biL) |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'money for' |
| Shakti: [Normal] के पैसे [Slow] के पैसे (ke paiSe) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'where' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कहाँ [Slow] कहाँ (kahaan) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'can give' |
| Shakti: [Normal] दे सकता हूँ [Slow] दे सकता हूँ (De SakTaa huun) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं बिल के पैसे कहाँ दे सकता हूँ? [Normal] मैं बिल के पैसे कहाँ दे सकता हूँ? |
| Becky: Here's a phrase meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए, आपने बकाया पैसे ग़लत दिए हैं। (maaf kiijie, aapNe bakaayaa paiSe gaLaT Die hain.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'excuse me' |
| Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए, [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए,(maaf kiijie) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you have' |
| Shakti: [Normal] आपने [Slow] आपने (aapNe) |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning literally 'remaining money' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बकाया पैसे [Slow] बकाया पैसे (bakaayaa paiSe) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'wrong' |
| Shakti: [Normal] गलत [Slow] गलत (gaLaT) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'given' |
| Shakti: [Normal] दिए हैं [Slow] दिए हैं (Die hain) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए, आपने बकाया पैसे ग़लत दिए हैं। [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए, आपने बकाया पैसे ग़लत दिए हैं। |
| Becky: Here's a phrase meaning, 'Keep the change.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] छुट्टे रख लीजिए। (chutte rakh Liijie.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'change' |
| Shakti: [Normal] छुट्टे [Slow] छुट्टे (chutte) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'keep' |
| Shakti: [Normal] रख [Slow] रख (rakh) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning '[please] take' |
| Shakti: [Normal] लीजिए [Slow] लीजिए (Liijie) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Keep the change.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] छुट्टे रख लीजिए। [Normal] छुट्टे रख लीजिए। |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: A simple gesture of signing in the air towards a cashier or waiter will be enough to understand that you need the bill, and the good part is that it will not offend anybody. A 10-15% tip is always welcome. |
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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