Learn how to rent a car, scooter, or bike
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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 will 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 53 |
| Essential Hindi for renting a car. |
| In this lesson, we'll introduce you to a phrase that will help you get to the places you need to be. In some places, trains and subways are the way to travel, but it's very useful to know how to rent a car, scooter, or bicycle. |
| In Hindi, "I would like to rent a car" is mujhe ek kaar kirae par chahiye. |
| mujhe ek kaar kirae par chahiye. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: mujhe ek kaar kirae par chahiye. |
| mujhe ek kaar kirae par chahiye. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: mujhe ek kaar kirae par chahiye. |
| The first word, mujhe, is one of the words we already covered in some previous lessons and it means, "I would like." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: mujhe, and mujhe. |
| Next, we have ek kaar, which in English is "one car." |
| And then, kirae par, which means "on rent." |
| kirae par |
| kirae par |
| Here, kirae means "rent," and par means "on." |
| Next is chahiye, meaning "want." |
| So, all together, we have: mujhe ek kaar kirae par chahiye, which means, "I would like to rent a car." |
| Now, we'll look at the words for other vehicles to open up your transportation options. |
| In Hindi, the word for scooter or moped is skutar. |
| skutar. |
| skutar. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: skutar, |
| and skutar. |
| The phrase "I would like to rent a scooter/moped" is: mjhe ek skutar kirae par chahiye. |
| mjhe ek skutar kirae par chahiye. |
| "Motorbike" in Hindi is motorsaikil. |
| motorsaikil |
| motorsaikil. |
| The phrase "I would like to rent a motorbike" in Hindi is mujhe ek motarsaikil kirae par chahiye. |
| mujhe ek motarsaikil kirae par chahiye. |
| If you're renting something, it's also important to know when you must return it! Therefore, we're giving you a phrase you can use to make sure you return it on time. |
| In Hindi, "When must I return it?" is kab loutaanaa hai? |
| kab loutaanaa hai? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: kab loutaanaa hai? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: kab loutaanaa hai? |
| The first word kab means, "when." |
| Let's break it down and hear it once again: kab. |
| kab |
| Next, we have lautana, which in English is "to return." |
| lautana. |
| lautana. |
| Then we have hai, which means, "is." |
| So, all together, we have kab loutaanaa hai? This means, "When must I return it?" |
| Finally, you may want to return it at a different location. Let's imagine you want to return it in Delhi. In Hindi, "Can I return it in Delhi?" is: kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaa hoon? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaa hoon? |
| kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaa hoon? |
| The first word, kya, is an interoggative. Next is the location, Dilli, which is Delhi in English. Next is mein, which in English is "at." |
| lautaa means "to return," and it comes from the verb lautana, meaning "to return." |
| Next is sakTaa, meaning "can I." |
| sakTaa |
| sakTaa. |
| And then, we have hoon, which comes from hai for first person, and in English is "is." |
| So, all together, we have: kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaa hoon? |
| Now, that is how a male would say it. |
| If you are a female, you would say: kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaee hoon? |
| kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaee hoon? |
| The only difference is the female word for sakTaa, which is sakTaee. |
| Let's hear it once again: sakTaee. |
| sakTaee |
| So, in Hindi, "Can I return it in Delhi?" is kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaee hoon? |
| Or kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaa hoon? |
| If you want to change the name of the location, just change Delhi to that location. Isn't it that simple? |
Outro |
| 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 would like to rent a car." - mujhe ek kaar kirae par chahiye. |
| mujhe ek kaar kirae par chahiye. |
| mujhe ek kaar kirae par chahiye. |
| "I would like to rent a moped or a scooter." - mjhe ek skutar kirae par chahiye. |
| mjhe ek skutar kirae par chahiye. |
| mjhe ek skutar kirae par chahiye. |
| "I would like to rent a motorbike." - mujhe ek motarsaikil kirae par chahiye. |
| mujhe ek motarsaikil kirae par chahiye. |
| mujhe ek motarsaikil kirae par chahiye. |
| "When must I return it?" - kab loutaanaa hai? |
| kab loutaanaa hai? |
| kab loutaanaa hai? |
| "Can I return it in Delhi?" (masculine) - me kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaa hoon? |
| kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaa hoon? |
| kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaa hoon? |
| "Can I return it in Delhi?" (feminine) - kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaee hoon? |
| kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaee hoon? |
| kya Dilli mein lautaa sakTaee 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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