Learn about Indian home cooking
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason:Hi everyone, I’m Jason. |
| Neha:And I’m Neha! |
| Jason:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Hindi Vocabulary, Lesson 4: Home Cooking! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to food and drink. These are 5 popular home-cooked meals in Hindi. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HindiPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Jason:In this lesson, you’ll learn the names of some home-cooked meals in Hindi. These are 5 home-cooked meals that are popular in India, which means you’ll hear these words a lot! |
| Jason:Neha, what’s our first word? |
| Neha:पोहा |
| Jason:Snack made from beaten rice. |
| Neha:(slow) पोहा (regular) पोहा |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:पोहा |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:Poha is a common breakfast snack made from beaten rice. |
| - |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) कई लोग नाश्ते के लिए पोहा खाते हैं| |
| Jason:Many people eat Poha for breakfast. |
| Neha:(slow) कई लोग नाश्ते के लिए पोहा खाते हैं| |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Neha:उपमा |
| Jason:Indian snack |
| Neha:(slow) उपमा (regular) उपमा |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:उपमा |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:Upma is a common Indian snack. |
| - |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) उपमा सूजी से बनता है| |
| Jason: |
| Upma is made from semolina. |
| Neha:(slow) उपमा सूजी से बनता है| |
| Jason:Okay, what’s next? |
| Neha:अचार |
| Jason:Indian pickle |
| Neha:(slow) अचार (regular) अचार |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:अचार |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:Mango pickle is the most common type of Indian pickle. |
| - |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) लोग लगभग हर भोजन के साथ आम के अचार का आनंद लेते हैं| |
| Jason:People enjoy mango pickle with almost every meal. |
| Neha:(slow) लोग लगभग हर भोजन के साथ आम के अचार का आनंद लेते हैं| |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Neha:खिचड़ी |
| Jason:Rice and lentil dish. |
| Neha:(slow) खिचड़ी (regular) खिचड़ी |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:खिचड़ी |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:A popular rice and lentil dish is khichdi. |
| - |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) खिचड़ी चावल और दाल से बनी एक डिश है| |
| Jason:khichdi is a dish made from rice and lentils. |
| Neha:(slow) खिचड़ी चावल और दाल से बनी एक डिश है| |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Neha:राजमा |
| Jason:Red kidney-bean curry |
| Neha:(slow) राजमा (regular) राजमा |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:राजमा |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:Red kidney-bean curry, also known as rajma, is a popular dish enjoyed most with rice. |
| - |
| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) राजमा उत्तर भारतीयों का एक पसंदीदा शाकाहारी पकवान है| |
| Jason:Rajma is a favorite vegetarian dish of North Indians. |
| Neha:(slow) राजमा उत्तर भारतीयों का एक पसंदीदा शाकाहारी पकवान है| |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Neha will give you the Hindi – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Neha:पोहा |
| [pause]Jason:Snack made from beaten rice |
| Neha:उपमा |
| [pause]Jason:Indian snack |
| Neha:अचार |
| [pause]Jason:Indian pickle |
| Neha:खिचड़ी |
| [pause]Jason:Rice and lentil dish |
| Neha:राजमा |
| [pause]Jason:Red kidney-bean curry |
Outro |
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| Jason:There you have it – 5 popular home cooked meal names in India! We have a more complete list at HindiPod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Neha:शुक्रिया (Śukriyā) |
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