Learn how to express what time you want to reserve a table for
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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. |
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Lesson focus |
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| Survival Phrases lesson 12 - Restaurants - Choosing a Seat in Hindi |
| In the last lesson, we learned how to get a table at a restaurant, but my dear listeners, please know that because of the popularity of Indian food, it can be difficult to get a seat-especially on the weekends. The best thing to do, without a doubt, is to make a reservation for the time you want to go eat. In today's lesson, we'll cover making a reservation in a restaurant. |
| Normally, if you make a phone call in order to make a reservation for the evening, you would say aaj raaT ke liye tebal chaahiye? |
| aaj raaT ke liye tebal chaahiye? |
| The first four words, aaj raaT ke liye, mean "for tonight." |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: aaj raaT ke liye tebal chaahiye? |
| aaj raaT ke liye tebal chaahiye? |
| We follow this with tebal, which is exactly the Hindi pronunciation of the English word "table." |
| tebal |
| tebal |
| Finally, we have chaahiye, which means "is needed." |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: chaahiye |
| Now let's hear it again: chaahiye |
| Let's recap the phrase one more time: aaj raaT ke liye tebal chaahiye. |
| aaj raaT ke liye tebal chaahiye. |
| Normally, they'll ask you how many people are in your party and the time of the reservation. "How many people are you?" aap kiTne log hain? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: aap kiTne log hain? |
| Now let's imagine you are a party of two. In Hindi, you would use ham Do hain, which in English means "We are two." |
| ham Do hain |
| ham Do hain |
| Finally, let's see how they will ask you the time of your reservation. kiTne baje chaahiye? |
| kiTne baje chaahiye? |
| kiTne baje chaahiye? |
| kiTne baje chaahiye? literally means "At what time is it needed?" |
| Let's break down these words and hear them one more time: kiTne baje chaahiye? |
| kiTne baje chaahiye? |
| Now let's answer the question! Let's imagine you want to reserve a table at eight o'clock. |
| aaTH baje. "At eight o'clock." aaTH baje means "At eight." |
| Let's break down these words and hear them one more time: aaTH baje. |
| aaTH baje. |
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. |
| "Can I make a reservation for this evening?" - aaj raaT ke liye tebal chaahiye |
| aaj raaT ke liye tebal chaahiye |
| aaj raaT ke liye tebal chaahiye |
| "How many people are you?" - aap kiTne log hain? |
| aap kiTne log hain? |
| aap kiTne log hain? |
| "We are two." - ham Do hain |
| ham Do hain |
| ham Do hain |
| "At what time do you want to reserve?" - kiTne baje chaahiye? |
| kiTne baje chaahiye? |
| kiTne baje chaahiye? |
| "At eight o'clock." - aaTH baje |
| aaTH baje |
| aaTH baje |
| 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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