Learn how to say “I’m a vegetarian”
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| INTRODUCTION |
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| Survival Phrases lesson 47 |
| Survival for vegetarians in India. |
| This lesson is not only for all of the vegetarians out there, but it's also for anyone with an adversity to a particular food. There are many reasons a person won't eat a particular food and there may be instances when communicating this is necessary. Today, we'll go over some phrases to make sure you don't get any unwanted surprises on the plate. |
| In Hindi, "I am vegetarian" is main shaakaahaarii hoon. |
| main shaakaahaarii hoon |
| Let's break it down by syllable: main shaakaahaarii hoon |
| Now, let's hear it once again: main shaakaahaarii hoon. |
| The first word main means "I." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: main |
| main |
| Next, we have shaakaahaarii, which in English is, "vegetarian." |
| shaakaahaarii |
| shaakaahaarii |
| And hoon means "am." |
| To recap here, we have main shaakaahaarii hoon. Literally, this means, "I am vegetarian." |
| Another way you can communicate that you don't eat a particular food is by saying just that! |
| In Hindi, "I don't eat meat" is main maans nahiin khaaTa hoon. |
| main maans nahiin khaaTa hoon |
| Let's break it down by syllable: main maans nahiin khaaTa hoon |
| Now, let's hear it once again: main maans nahiin khaaTa hoon |
| The first word main means "I." |
| Maans, the next word, means, "meat." |
| Let's break it down and hear it one more time: maans |
| maans |
| Next, we have nahiin, which means "don't." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it once again: nahiin |
| nahiin |
| Then we have khaaTa, which in English means, "to eat." |
| khaaTa |
| khaaTa |
| And then, you have hoon, meaning "am." |
| All together, we have main maans nahiin khaaTa hoon. Literally, this means, "I don't eat meat." |
| This is how a male would say it. |
| If you are a female, you would say main maans nahiin khaaTi hoon. |
| main maans nahiin khaaTi hoon |
| Let's break it down by syllable: main maans nahiin khaaTi hoon |
| Now, let's hear it once again: main maans nahiin khaaTi hoon |
| The only difference is the word khaaTi. Instead of khaaTa, which is the feminine of the verb khaaNa, that is "to eat." |
| We can use this sentence pattern for other kinds of food by simply changing just one word! So, let's look at some other possibilities. |
| Let's try "dairy products," which in Hindi is doodh ke padharth. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: doodh ke padharth. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: doodh ke padharth. |
| Now, let's try the phrase with this word. "I don't eat dairy products," in Hindi is main doodh ke padharth nahiin khaaTa hoon. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: main doodh ke padharth nahiin khaaTa hoon. |
| main doodh ke padharth nahiin khaaTa hoon. |
| If you want to make sure some food doesn't have an ingredient you can't or you don't want to eat, you would simply ask about it. For example, if you want to make sure a meal doesn't have meat, you should ask, isme maans hai? isme maans hai? |
| The first word isme means, "this," then you have maans, which means, "meat." Finally, we have hai, which we already know means, "is." |
| Let's break it down and hear it once more time: isme maans hai? isme maans hai? |
| 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. |
| "I am vegetarian." - main shaakaahaarii hoon. |
| main shaakaahaarii hoon |
| main shaakaahaarii hoon |
| "I don't eat meat." (masculine) - main maans nahiin khaaTa hoon. |
| main maans nahiin khaaTa hoon |
| main maans nahiin khaaTa hoon |
| "I don't eat meat." (feminine) - main maans nahiin khaaTi hoon |
| main maans nahiin khaaTi hoon |
| main maans nahiin khaaTi hoon |
| "I don't eat dairy products," - main doodh ke padharth nahiin khaaTa hoon. |
| main doodh ke padharth nahiin khaaTa hoon. |
| main doodh ke padharth nahiin khaaTa hoon. |
| 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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