Learn to buy a return ticket
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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’ll be surprised at how far a little Hindi will go. |
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Lesson focus |
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| Survival Phrases lesson 27, Riding the Train in India Part 3. |
| In the previous lesson, we covered how to ask for and buy a train ticket. Once you have established the destination, it is time to select the type of seat you want. Normally in India, you can choose between PRaTHam SHreNii that is "first class" or DviTiiya SHreNii or "second class." |
| Let’s break them down by syllable: PRaTHam SHreNii. |
| PRaTHam SHreNii |
| Now, let’s hear them once again: PRaTHam SHreNii. |
| The first word, PRaTHam, means "first," and it is a numerical adjective we use with the feminine noun that refers to SHreNii or "class." |
| Then we have DviTiiya SHreNii. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: DviTiiya SHreNii. |
| Before SHreNii this time, you have DviTiiya in place of PRaTHam, a numeral adjective. |
| Let's now imagine you want to buy a first class ticket. This time, the destination will be Delhi. "A first class ticket to Delhi, please," in Hindi is Dilli ke liye ek praTHam, SHreNii kaa tikat. |
| Dilli ke liye ek praTHam, SHreNii kaa tikat |
| Dilli ke liye ek praTHam, SHreNii kaa tikat |
| The structure is the same as you have just seen in the previous lesson. We just add PRaTHam, SHreNii or "first class." |
| Let’s break down these words: Dilli ke liye ek praTHam, SHreNii kaa tikat. |
| Now, let’s hear the whole phrase again, Dilli ke liye ek praTHam, SHreNii kaa tikat. |
| In your trips to India, it could happen that you will take the train and then you will go back to the city in which you're staying. If you wish to buy a roundtrip ticket, how could you accomplish this in Hindi? "I would like a round ticket to Delhi, please." It would be Dilli ke liye ek raaund trip, tikat. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Dilli ke liye ek raaund trip, tikat. |
| Dilli ke liye ek raaund trip, tikat. |
| This structure is similar to the previous one. We only have exchanged PRaTHam, SHreNii with the word "roundtrip" or “return” as in this case, a “round-trip ticket." |
| Finally, if you just need a simple one-way ticket, you can accomplish it by asking "I would like a one-way ticket to Delhi, please." In Hindi, this is Dilli ke liye ek van ve, tikat. |
| Dilli ke liye ek van ve, tikat |
| As you can see, we used the exact same structure of the previous phrase but add van ve in place of raaund trip. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrases and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so गुड लक! (guud Lak!), which means "good luck" in Hindi. |
| “A first class ticket to Delhi, please.” - Dillii ke liye ek PRaTHam SHreNii kaa tikat |
| Dillii ke liye ek PRaTHam SHreNii kaa tikat |
| Dillii ke liye ek PRaTHam SHreNii kaa tikat |
| “I would like a round-trip ticket to Delhi, please.” - Dillii ke liye ek raaund trip tikat |
| Dillii ke liye ek raaund trip tikat |
| Dillii ke liye ek raaund trip tikat |
| “I would like a one-way ticket to Delhi, please.” |
| Dillii ke liye ek van ve, tikat |
| Dillii ke liye ek van ve, tikat |
| All right. That’s 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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