Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] तुम्हारी उम्र क्या है?(Tumhaarii umra kyaa hai?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'your' |
| Shakti: [Normal] तुम्हारी [Slow] तुम्हारी (Tumhaarii) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'age' |
| Shakti: [Normal] उम्र [Slow] उम्र (umra) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'what' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या [Slow] क्या(kyaa) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Shakti: [Normal] है [Slow] है (hai) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] तुम्हारी उम्र क्या है? [Normal] तुम्हारी उम्र क्या है? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone you just met. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] आपकी उम्र क्या है?(aapkii umra kyaa hai?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'your' |
| Shakti: [Normal] आपकी [Slow] आपकी (aapkii) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'age' |
| Shakti: [Normal] उम्र [Slow] उम्र (umra) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'what' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या [Slow] क्या(kyaa) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Shakti: [Normal] है [Slow] है (hai) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] आपकी उम्र क्या है? [Normal] आपकी उम्र क्या है? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं सत्रह साल का हूँ|(main SaTrah SaaL kaa huun.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'seventeen years' |
| Shakti: [Normal] सत्रह साल [Slow] सत्रह साल(SaTrah SaaL) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'of' |
| Shakti: [Normal] का [Slow] का(kaa) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हूँ [Slow] हूँ(huun) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं सत्रह साल का हूँ| [Normal] मैं सत्रह साल का हूँ| |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं न बताना पसंद करूँगा|(main Na baTaaNaa paSaND karuNgaa.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to not say' |
| Shakti: [Normal] न बताना [Slow] न बताना (Na baTaaNaa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'like' |
| Shakti: [Normal] पसंद [Slow] पसंद (paSaND) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'would' |
| Shakti: [Normal] करूँगा [Slow] करूँगा(karuNgaa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं न बताना पसंद करूँगा| [Normal] मैं न बताना पसंद करूँगा| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: In India you can normally ask about someone's age, but girls hesitate and are shy to tell their age unless you know them, or it is a formal interview, medical exam, or for marriage purposes if asked by the parents of the potential husband. |
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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