Hi everyone! I’m Alisha. |
Welcome to Conversational Phrases! |
We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations. |
In this lesson, you’ll learn conversational phrases to answer the question, "What's your favorite number?" After watching this video, you’ll be able to say many numbers and ask someone their favorite number. |
Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases! |
Listen to the dialogue. |
आपकी पसंदीदा संख्या क्या है? (aapakii paSaNDiiDaa Sankhyaa kyaa hai?) |
सात है। (SaaT hai.) |
Once more with the English translation. |
आपकी पसंदीदा संख्या क्या है? (aapakii paSaNDiiDaa Sankhyaa kyaa hai?) |
“What's your favorite number?” |
सात है। (SaaT hai.) |
“It's seven.” |
First of all you'll need to learn how to say “What's your favorite number?” |
That's: |
आपकी पसंदीदा संख्या क्या है? (aapakii paSaNDiiDaa Sankhyaa kyaa hai?) |
Listen to it again: |
आपकी पसंदीदा संख्या क्या है?, आपकी पसंदीदा संख्या क्या है? (aapakii paSaNDiiDaa Sankhyaa kyaa hai?, aapakii paSaNDiiDaa Sankhyaa kyaa hai?) |
This Hindi sentence literally means “Your favorite number what is?” |
But it means “What's your favorite number?”. |
Now, how do you answer this question? |
The pattern is: |
[number] है। ([number] hai.) |
This Hindi sentence literally means “[number] is.” |
But it means “It's [number].”. |
For example: |
“It's seven.” |
सात है।, सात है। (SaaT hai., SaaT hai.) |
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