Learn how to ask someone, "Write it down please"
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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 35 |
| Learn to Write in Hindi Without Lifting a Pen |
| In the previous lesson, we covered how to ask, "How do you say this in Hindi?" or hinDii mein kaise bolTe hain? Do you remember? |
| In this lesson, because we don't want you to be caught off guard in any kind of situation in India, we are going to introduce you to a new phrase that is very important in helping you focus your skills, not on the sounds, but on the writing. So let's start this new lesson. |
| In Hindi, "Can you write it down, please?" is Kyaa aap ise liKH sakTe hain? |
| Kyaa aap ise liKH sakTe hain? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Kyaa aap ise liKH sakTe hain? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Kyaa aap ise liKH sakTe hain? |
| The first words, kyaa aap, mean "can you." It is a formal way to say "you," followed by ise, which means "it." Next, we have liKH sakTe hain, which in Hindi is "can write." It comes from the verb liKHna or "to write". So to recap here, we have kya aap ise liKH sakTe hain? Literally, this means "Can you write it, please?" |
| Once you have the written words, you may find that you have no idea how to pronounce them. In Hindi, "How do you pronounce this?" is ise kaise uCHHarTe hain? |
| ise kaise uCHHarTe hain? |
| You can say this while pointing at the word. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: ise kaise uCHHarTe hain? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: ise kaise uCHHarTe hain? |
| The first word, ise, means "this." Next is kaise, meaning "how," followed by uCHHarTe hain. |
| Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time: uCHHarTe hain |
| Which means "to pronounce," which comes from the verb uCHHarna or uCHHaran karnaa. To recap here, we have ise kaise uCHHarTe hain? Literally, this means "How is this pronounced?" |
| It might happen that people are not carrying any piece of paper or a pen. So before asking Kyaa aap ise liKH sakTe hain? you might try asking aapke paas kaagaz aur pain hai? |
| aapke paas kaagaz aur pain hai? |
| Or "Do you have paper and pen?" |
| Let's break it down by syllable: aapke paas kaagaz aur pain hai? |
| aapke paas kaagaz aur pain hai? |
| The first words, aapke paas, mean "do you have." Then you have kaagaz, which in English is "paper." |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: kaagaz |
| kaagaz |
| Then, you have aur or "and", and finally pain or "pen" as in English. |
| So let's hear the entire sentence again: aapke paas kaagaz aur pain hai? |
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 you write it down, please?" - Kyaa aap ise liKH sakTe hain? |
| Kyaa aap ise liKH sakTe hain? |
| Kyaa aap ise liKH sakTe hain? |
| "How do you pronounce this?" - ise kaise uCHHarTe hain? |
| ise kaise uCHHarTe hain? |
| ise kaise uCHHarTe hain? |
| "Do you have paper and pen?" - aapke paas kaagaz aur pain hai? |
| aapke paas kaagaz aur pain hai? |
| aapke paas kaagaz aur pain hai? |
| 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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