Learn the question "What is your name?" in Hindi and how to answer it
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| A: Top 25 Hindi Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 1: What's your name? in Hindi (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Hindi learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ""What's your name?"" In Hindi this is |
| B: आपका नाम क्या है? |
| The first word in the question is |
| B: आपका |
| A: ""meaning your"" in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) आपका |
| A: Listen again and repeat. |
| B: आपका |
| {Pause} |
| A: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| B: नाम |
| A: meaning name. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) नाम |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: नाम |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: आपका नाम |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| B: क्या |
| A: meaning what. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) क्या |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: क्या |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: आपका नाम क्या |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: है |
| A: meaning is. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) है |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: है |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| B: आपका नाम क्या है |
| {pause} |
| A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's your name?? |
| B: मेरा नाम गीता है |
| A: ""My name is Geeta.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) मेरा नाम गीता है |
| {pause} |
| A: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| B: मेरा |
| A: meaning my . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) मेरा |
| A: Now repeat |
| B: मेरा |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: नाम |
| meaning name. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) नाम |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: नाम |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: गीता |
| which is the name geeta. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) गीता |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: गीता |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| B: है |
| meaning is. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) है |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: है |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, My name is Geeta., and then repeat. |
| B: मेरा नाम गीता है |
| {pause} |
| A: To make another phrase, replace Geeta with Kavita. |
| B: कविता |
| A: Kavita |
| B: (slow) कविता (regular) कविता |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Kavita |
| B: मेरा नाम कविता है |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Geeta. Say My name is Kavita. |
| {pause} |
| B: मेरा नाम कविता है |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace Kavita with Manisha. |
| B: मनीषा |
| A: Manisha |
| B: (slow) मनीषा (regular) मनीषा |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Manisha |
| B: मेरा नाम मनीषा है |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for Kavita. Say My name is Manisha. |
| {pause} |
| B: मेरा नाम मनीषा है |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace Manisha with aditi. |
| B: अदिति |
| A: aditi |
| B: (slow) अदिति (regular) अदिति |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with aditi |
| B: मेरा नाम अदिति है |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for Manisha. Say My name is aditi. |
| {pause} |
| B: मेरा नाम अदिति है |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting India and someone asks you your name. Your name is Geeta. Respond to the question. |
| B: आपका नाम क्या है? (five seconds) मेरा नाम गीता है |
| A: Now, your name is Kavita Respond to the question. |
| B: आपका नाम क्या है? (five seconds) मेरा नाम कविता है |
| A: Imagine your name is Manisha. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: आपका नाम क्या है? (five seconds) मेरा नाम मनीषा है |
| A: Imagine your name is aditi. Respond to the question. |
| B: आपका नाम क्या है? (five seconds) मेरा नाम अदिति है |
| A: You want to learn the stranger's name. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: आपका नाम क्या है? |
| {pause} |
| A: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 1 |
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