Learn how to post comments about visiting a landmark
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Hindi Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 18 - A Sightseeing Trip. |
| John: Hi, everyone, I'm John. |
| Shakti: And I'm Shakti. |
| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Hindi about visiting a landmark. मीरा (miiraa) visits a famous landmark, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Shakti: इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद, आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा। (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD, aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa.) |
| John: Meaning - "Despite living in Agra for so many years, saw the Taj Mahal for the first time today." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| मीरा: इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद, आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा। (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD, aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa.) |
| (clicking sound) |
| गौरव: क्या? पहली बार?! (kyaa? pahlii baar?!) |
| शबाना : अच्छा किया! (acchaa kiyaa!) |
| रोहित: मैं चार बार जा चुका हूँ! (main caar baar jaa cukaa huun.) |
| स्नेहा : कैसा लगा? (kaiSaa lagaa?) |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| मीरा: इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद, आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा। (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD, aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa.) |
| John: "Despite living in Agra for so many years, saw the Taj Mahal for the first time today." |
| (clicking sound) |
| गौरव: क्या? पहली बार?! (kyaa? pahlii baar?!) |
| John: "What? The first time?" |
| शबाना : अच्छा किया! (acchaa kiyaa!) |
| John: "Well done!" |
| रोहित: मैं चार बार जा चुका हूँ! (main caar baar jaa cukaa huun.) |
| John: "I've been four times!" |
| स्नेहा : कैसा लगा? (kaiSaa lagaa?) |
| John: "How was it?" |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to मीरा (miiraa)'s post. |
| Shakti: इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद, आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा। (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD, aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa.) |
| John: "Despite living in Agra for so many years, saw the Taj Mahal for the first time today." |
| Shakti: (SLOW) इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद, आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा। (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD, aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa.) (Regular) इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद, आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा। (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD, aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa.) |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Despite living in Agra for so many years." |
| Shakti: इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD) |
| John: The last word of this expression is… |
| Shakti: baavajuuD |
| John: It means “despite,” and it’s placed at the end of a sentence, unlike English. So the phrase… |
| Shakti: iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD |
| John: means “despite living in Agra for so many years," even though the word “despite” is placed at the end. Listen again - "Despite living in Agra for so many years" is... |
| Shakti: (SLOW) इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD) (REGULAR) इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD) |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "saw the Taj Mahal for the first time today." |
| Shakti: आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा (aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa) |
| John: Here, we have the phrase… |
| Shakti: pahlii baar |
| John: which means “first time.” Listen again - "saw the Taj Mahal for the first time today" is... |
| Shakti: (SLOW) आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा (aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa) (REGULAR) आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा (aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa) |
| John: Altogether, "Despite living in Agra for so many years, saw the Taj Mahal for the first time today." |
| Shakti: इतने साल आगरा में रहने के बावजूद, आज पहली बार ताज महल को देखा। (iTNe Saal agra mein rahNe ke baavajuuD, aaj pahlii baar Taaj mahal ko Dekhaa.) |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, मीरा (miiraa)'s friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her college friend, गौरव (gaurav), uses an expression meaning - "What? The first time?" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) क्या? पहली बार?! (kyaa? pahlii baar?!) (REGULAR) क्या? पहली बार?! (kyaa? pahlii baar?!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: क्या? पहली बार?! (kyaa? pahlii baar?!) |
| John: Use this expression to show your surprise. |
| John: Her high school friend, शबाना (sabaaNaa), uses an expression meaning - "Well done!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) अच्छा किया! (acchaa kiyaa!) (REGULAR) अच्छा किया! (acchaa kiyaa!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: अच्छा किया! (acchaa kiyaa!) |
| John: Use this expression to be encouraging. |
| John: Her nephew, रोहित (rohiT), uses an expression meaning - "I've been four times!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) मैं चार बार जा चुका हूँ! (main caar baar jaa cukaa huun.) (REGULAR) मैं चार बार जा चुका हूँ! (main caar baar jaa cukaa huun.) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: मैं चार बार जा चुका हूँ! (main caar baar jaa cukaa huun.) |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: Her neighbor, स्नेहा (SNehaa), uses an expression meaning - "How was it?" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) कैसा लगा? (kaiSaa lagaa?) (REGULAR) कैसा लगा? (kaiSaa lagaa?) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: कैसा लगा? (kaiSaa lagaa?) |
| John: Use this expression if you want to talk more about the post. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about visiting a landmark, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Shakti: शुक्रिया (Śukriyā) |
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