Learn how to apologize
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize for yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose or you are sorry in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] ज़रा सुनिए। (zaraa SuNie) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'a little, a bit' |
| Shakti: [Normal] ज़रा [Slow] ज़रा (zaraa) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning '[please] listen' |
| Shakti: [Normal] सुनिए [Slow] सुनिए(SuNie) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] ज़रा सुनिए। [Normal] ज़रा सुनिए। |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए (maaf kiijie) |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए (maaf kiijie) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal expression meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to say 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेरा यह मतलब नही था|(meraa yah maTLab Nahiin THaa) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'My' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेरा [Slow] मेरा (meraa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Shakti: [Normal] यह [Slow] यह (yah) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'meaning,’ or ‘intention' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मतलब [Slow] मतलब(maTLab) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'was not' |
| Shakti: [Normal] नही था [Slow] नही था(Nahiin THaa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मेरा यह मतलब नही था| [Normal] मेरा यह मतलब नही था| |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'I'm sorry.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मुझे माफ़ कीजिए|(mujhe maaf kiijie) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'me' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मुझे [Slow] मुझे (mujhe) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'Please forgive' |
| Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए(maaf kiijie) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मुझे माफ़ कीजिए| [Normal] मुझे माफ़ कीजिए| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: In India, the younger generation generally say "sorry" in English, if they bump into someone in a crowd. |
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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