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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 41 |
| A Guide to Foreign Exchange in India |
| Exchanging money in India is quite convenient. One can exchange money at airports, banks, or withdraw money from an ATM. Rates applied when withdrawing money from an ATM are likely to be quite good. However, when using an ATM, it is advisable to make one large withdrawal, as both the local bank and your home bank may charge fees. So first things first, let's find a location that will exchange money. |
| First, let's review some previous phrases and patterns we have already covered. |
| In Hindi, "Is there an ATM near here?" is kya yahaan paas mein ae tii em hai? |
| kya yahaan paas mein ae tii em hai? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: kya yahaan paas mein ae tii em hai? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: kya yahaan paas mein ae tii em hai? |
| Now to ask for a bank, we can just replace the word for "ATM" with the word for "bank," and the phrase works just fine. "Is there a bank near here?" is kya yahaan paas mein benk hai. |
| kya yahaan paas mein benk hai |
| Let's break it down by syllable: kya yahaan paas mein benk hai |
| kya yahaan paas mein benk hai |
| The remaining sentence is the same regardless of whether the noun is masculine or feminine. |
| For times when there is neither a bank or an ATM, you can ask "Where can I exchange currency?" In Hindi, this is karansii exCHenj kahaan kar sakTe hain? |
| karansii exCHenj kahaan kar sakTe hain? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: karansii exCHenj kahaan kar sakTe hain? |
| It is common to say karansii exCHenj in India as "currency exchange" most of the time. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: karansii exCHenj kahaan kar sakTe hain? |
| The first words, karansii exCHenj, is the same as in English, "currency exchange." |
| Next is kahaan, meaning "where." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: kahaan |
| And kahaan |
| Then, we have kar sakTe, which, in English, is "can do." |
| Then, you have hain or "is". |
| Altogether, we have karansii exCHenj kahaan kar sakTe hai?? Literally, this means "Where can I exchange money?" |
| Exchanging currency is pretty straightforward. You need to fill out some forms, and then, present the amount you want exchanged. One extremely useful phrase is "Smaller denominations, please." It's usually beneficial to have smaller amounts of currency on you for paying for the bus fare, taxi fare, and so on. |
| In Hindi, "Smaller denominations, please" is kripya CHote mulyavarg. |
| kripya CHote mulyavarg |
| Let's break it down by syllable: kripya CHote mulyavarg |
| Now, let's hear it once again: kripya CHote mulyavarg |
| The first word, kripya, means "please." |
| kripya |
| kripya |
| Next, we have CHote, meaning "small." |
| Finally, you have mulyavarg or "denominations." |
| Altogether, we have kripya CHote mulyavarg. In English, this means "In small denominations, please." |
| Finally, you can also use the phrase "Break this, please," to indicate you would like smaller amounts of the currency. In Hindi, "Break this, please" is Kripya CHutte Diijiye? |
| Kripya CHutte Diijiye? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Kripya CHutte Diijiye? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Kripya CHutte Diijiye? |
| The first word, kripya, means "please" and is formal. |
| Let's hear it one more time: kripya |
| kripya |
| Next, we have CHutte, which, literally, in English, means "small money." |
| CHutte |
| CHutte |
| Next is Diijiye or "give". |
| So altogether, we have kripya CHutte Diijiye? Literally, this means "Can you change them?" |
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. |
| "Is there are ATM near here?" - kya yahaan paas mein ae tii em hai? |
| kya yahaan paas mein ae tii em hai? |
| kya yahaan paas mein ae tii em hai? |
| "Where can I exchange currency?" - karansii exCHenj kahaan kar sakTe hain? |
| karansii exCHenj kahaan kar sakTe hain? |
| karansii exCHenj kahaan kar sakTe hain? |
| "Smaller denominations, please." - kripya CHote mulyavarg |
| kripya CHote mulyavarg |
| kripya CHote mulyavarg |
| "Break this, please." - kripya CHutte Diijiye? |
| kripya CHutte Diijiye? |
| kripya CHutte Diijiye? |
| 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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