Learn how to ask someone for a picture of you and to ask someone to take their picture
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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. |
| 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 33 |
| Asking for Permission in India |
| How many times have you been on one of your trips with your camera trying to immortalize particular moments? In India, it can happen so often that not only a landscape can arouse your curiosity, but also many people. That's why in this lesson, we will cover some phrases related to the one we saw in the previous lesson, "Can you take my picture?" or kyaa aap merii Tasviir KHiinCH sakTe hain? |
| Now, you would like to ask for permission. "Can I take your picture?" in Hindi is kya main apkii Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| Hindi is kya main apkii Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| Hindi is kya main apkii Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| The first words, kya main, mean "can I." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: kya main |
| In Hindi, aapkii is formal for "your," and Tasviir is a feminine noun. |
| So aapka or formal "your" becomes aapkii, which follows next. |
| Tasviir, which means "picture," is next. |
| The verb nikaal sakTaa hoon means "to take." |
| So to recap here, we have kyaa main aapkii Tasviir nikaal sakTaa hoon? |
| Literally, this means "Can I take a picture of you?" |
| If you are able to socialize immediately, and you feel Indian people can all be like friends, or even if you simply meet some young people, you can use kya main tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTaa hoon? |
| kya main tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTaa hoon? |
| Or "Can I take your picture?" |
| In this sentence, what has changed is the Tumhaari, which is informal, in place of aapkii. |
| Let's break down this word: Tumhaari |
| Tumhaari |
| Let's hear it one more time: Tumhaari |
| Altogether, we have kya main Tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| Now, this is how a male would say it. |
| If you are a female, you would say, kya main Tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: kya main Tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| kya main Tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| The only difference is the word sakTa changes to sakTi. |
| Let's hear it one more time: kya main Tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| kya main Tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| What if you are in a museum, an art gallery, or a shop, and you want to try to ask, "Can I take a picture here?" In Hindi, this is kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| The only difference is yahaan, meaning "here," instead of aapki. |
| So altogether, we have Kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| Now, this is how a male would say. If you are a female, you would say, Kyaa main aapki Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? The only difference is sakTi, which is the feminine word, instead of sakTa. |
| Let's hear it once again: Kyaa main aapki Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| Kyaa main aapki Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| Kyaa main aapki Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
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 have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so गुड लक! (guud Lak!), which means "good luck" in Hindi. |
| "Can I take your picture?" formal, masculine - kya main apkii Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| kya main apkii Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| kya main apkii Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| "Can I take your picture?" formal, feminine - kya main apkii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| kya main apkii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| kya main apkii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| "Can I take your picture?" informal, masculine - kya main tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTaa hoon? |
| kya main tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTaa hoon? |
| kya main tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTaa hoon? |
| "Can I take your picture?" informal, feminine - kya main tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| kya main tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| kya main tumharii Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| "Can I take a picture here?" masculine - kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTa hoon? |
| "Can I take a picture here?" feminine - kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| kyaa main yahaan Tasviir nikaal sakTii hoon? |
| 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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