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| INTRODUCTION |
| Namaste! Hello and welcome to Hindi Survival Phrases brought to you by HindiPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to India. You will be surprised at how far a little Hindi will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HindiPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Survival Phrases lesson 11 - Eating Out in India |
| There are a wide variety of Indian dishes, and your job as a visitor is to try as many different foods as possible! However, before you start eating, you have to get to the table! In today's lesson, we'll cover getting to the table in a restaurant. |
| When entering a restaurant in India, they will greet you with namasTe or namaskaar, both meaning "Hello." |
| In India, when entering a restaurant, you could be asked the question "How many people in your party?" |
| "How many people are you?" in Hindi is kiTne log hain aap? |
| Let's hear it once again: kiTne log hain aap? |
| The first word, kiTne, means "How many?" |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: kiTne |
| kiTne |
| The word meaning "people," log, follows next. |
| log |
| log |
| Finally, we have hain aap, which in Hindi is "are you." |
| hain aap |
| hain aap |
| kiTne log hain aap? |
| Now let's go over how to answer this question in Hindi. |
| In Hindi, you could respond by telling the waiter or waitress ham log Teen hain, which in English means "We are three (people)." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: ham log Teen hain |
| And, ham log Teen hain |
| Now we're going to review some numbers in Hindi in case your party happens to be bigger. The numbers one through five, they are: ek, do, Teen, CHaar, and paanCH. |
| You could also say "We are four (people)," which in Hindi is ham log CHaar hain. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ham log CHaar hain |
| Now let's hear it once again: ham log CHaar hain |
| The first two words, ham log, mean "we (people)." We follow this with CHaar hain, which in Hindi is "are four." |
| CHaar hain |
| And, CHaar hain |
| If you are just one man, the proper answer to the question is main akelaa hoon or main akelii hoon for a woman. In English, they both mean "I am alone." |
| Let's break down these words and hear them one more time: main akelaa hoon |
| main akelaa hoon |
| For a woman: main akelii hoon |
| main akelii hoon |
| The first word, main, means "I." |
| Let's hear it one more time: main |
| main |
| The second word, akelaa/akelii, means "alone." Akelii is the feminine singular form, and akelaa is the masculine form. |
| Let's break down these words and hear them one more time: For female - akelii |
| akelii |
| For male - akelaa |
| akelaa |
| Finally, hoon means "am." |
| Let's hear it once again: hoon |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so गुड लक! (guud Lak!), which means "good luck" in Hindi. |
| "How many people are you?" - kiTne log hain aap? |
| kiTne log hain aap? |
| kiTne log hain aap? |
| "We're three (people)." - ham log Teen hain |
| ham log Teen hain |
| ham log Teen hain |
| "We're four people." - ham log CHaar hain |
| ham log CHaar hain |
| ham log CHaar hain |
| "I'm alone (for a male)." - main akelaa hoon |
| main akelaa hoon |
| main akelaa hoon |
| "I'm alone (for a female)." - main akelee hoon |
| main akelee hoon |
| main akelee hoon |
| All right. That’s is going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HindiPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
| फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge), goodbye! |
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