Learn to ask "How are you?"
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘How are you?’ in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'How are you?' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] कैसे हो?(kaiSe ho?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'How' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कैसे [Slow] कैसे (kaiSe) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'are (you)' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हो [Slow] हो(ho) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How are you?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] कैसे हो? [Normal] कैसे हो? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How are you?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] आप कैसे हैं?(aap kaiSe hain?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Shakti: [Normal] आप [Slow] आप (aap) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'how' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कैसे [Slow] कैसे(kaiSe) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हैं [Slow] हैं(hain) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How are you?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] आप कैसे हैं? [Normal] आप कैसे हैं? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I'm fine. Thank you.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं अच्छा हूँ, धन्यवाद|(main acchaa huun. DHaNyavaaD) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'fine' |
| Shakti: [Normal] अच्छा [Slow] अच्छा (acchaa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हूँ [Slow] हूँ(huun) |
| Becky: Last is the expression meaning 'thank you' |
| Shakti: [Normal] धन्यवाद [Slow] धन्यवाद(DHaNyavaaD) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm fine. Thank you.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं अच्छा हूँ, धन्यवाद| [Normal] मैं अच्छा हूँ, धन्यवाद| |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm not so well' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बहुत अच्छा नही हूँ|(bahuT acchaa Nahiin huun.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'very' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बहुत [Slow] बहुत(bahuT) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'well' |
| Shakti: [Normal] अच्छा [Slow] अच्छा (acchaa) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'am not' |
| Shakti: [Normal] नही हूँ| [Slow] नही हूँ|(Nahiin huun) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm not so well' |
| Shakti: [Slow] बहुत अच्छा नही हूँ| [Normal] बहुत अच्छा नही हूँ| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: In India, formal language and words are used for seniors, elderly people, relatives, unknown people and in interviews. Whereas among friends, people you know, and young people, informal language is okay. |
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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