Learn some Hindi phone manners
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand the basic vocabulary on the phone in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hello. (answering)' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] हेलो(heLo) |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Hello' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हेलो [Slow] हेलो (heLo) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal expression meaning 'Hello. (answering)' |
| Shakti: [Slow] हेलो [Normal] हेलो |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'This is Shakti' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं शक्ति हूँ|(main sakTii huun.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Last is the verb “to be” plus the person’s name, in this case Shakti 'am Shakti' |
| Shakti: [Normal] शक्ति हूँ| [Slow] शक्ति हूँ|(sakTii huun) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'This is Shakti' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं शक्ति हूँ| [Normal] मैं शक्ति हूँ| |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to ask 'May I talk to John?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या मैं जॉन से बात कर सकता हूँ?(kyaa main jauN Se baaT kar SakTaa huun?) |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'what I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या मैं [Slow] क्या मैं (kyaa main) |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'to John' |
| Shakti: [Normal] जॉन से [Slow] जॉन से (jauN Se) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'talk' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बात [Slow] बात(baaT) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'can' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कर सकता हूँ [Slow] कर सकता हूँ(kar SakTaa huun) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'May I talk to John?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] क्या मैं जॉन से बात कर सकता हूँ? [Normal] क्या मैं जॉन से बात कर सकता हूँ? |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'I'll call again later.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं बाद में दोबारा कॉल करूँगा|(main baad mein Dobaaraa kauL karuungaa.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'later' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बाद में [Slow] बाद में (baad mein) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'again' |
| Shakti: [Normal] दोबारा [Slow] दोबारा (Dobaaraa) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'will call.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कॉल करूँगा [Slow] कॉल करूँगा(kauL karuungaa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I'll call again later.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं बाद में दोबारा कॉल करूँगा| [Normal] मैं बाद में दोबारा कॉल करूँगा| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: When people pick up the phone in India, they say "Hello" regardless of their background and language. This word has been absorbed into Indian vocabulary. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Well, that’s all for this lesson and this series. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in another series. Bye! |
| Shakti: अलविदा (aLviDaa) |
Comments
HideLet's practice here! Who would you like to talk to on the phone?
Hi Kakembo,
Thanks for sharing!
You are correct. In India too, "hello" or "hi" is very commonly used.
If you have any questions, feel free to let us know.
All the best!
Roohi
Team HindiPod101.com
Really the word "hello" is adopted almost every where