Learn the question "How long have you been studying Hindi?" in Hindi and how to answer it
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| A: Top 25 Hindi Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 6: Where did you learn 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 ""How long have you been studying Hindi?"" In Hindi this is |
| B: आप कितने समय से हिंदी पढ़ रहे हैं? |
| The first word in the question is |
| B: आप |
| A: ""meaning you"" in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) आप |
| A: Listen again and repeat. |
| B: आप |
| {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: कितने |
| A: meaning something like how much. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) कितने |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: कितने |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: आप कितने |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| B: समय |
| A: meaning time . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) समय |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: समय |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: आप कितने समय |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: से |
| A: meaning from . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) से |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: से |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: आप कितने समय से |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: हिंदी |
| A: meaning hindi. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) हिंदी |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: हिंदी |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: आप कितने समय से हिंदी |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: पढ़ रहे |
| A: meaning studying. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) पढ़ रहे |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: पढ़ रहे |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 6 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: आप कितन समय से हिंदी पढ़ रहे |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: हैं |
| A: meaning are. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) हैं |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: हैं |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| B: आप कितने समय से हिंदी पढ़ रहे हैं |
| {pause} |
| A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How long have you been studying Hindi?? |
| B: एक महीने से |
| A: ""For 1 month.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) एक महीने से |
| {pause} |
| A: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| B: एक |
| A: meaning one . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) एक |
| A: Now repeat |
| B: एक |
| {Pause} |
| A: Next is |
| B: महीने |
| meaning month. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) महीने |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: महीने |
| {Pause} |
| A: Next is |
| B: से |
| meaning from . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) से |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: से |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, For 1 month., and then repeat. |
| B: एक महीने से |
| {pause} |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace 1 month with one year. |
| B: एक साल से |
| A: one year |
| B: (slow) एक साल से (regular) एक साल से |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with one year |
| B: एक साल से |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 1 month. Say For one year . |
| {pause} |
| B: एक साल से |
| A: To make another phrase, replace one year with ten months. |
| B: दस महीने से |
| A: ten months |
| B: (slow) दस महीने से (regular) दस महीने से |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ten months |
| B: दस महीने से |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for one year . Say For ten months. |
| {pause} |
| B: दस महीने से |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace ten months with few days. |
| B: कुछ दिनों |
| A: few days |
| B: (slow) कुछ दिनों (regular) कुछ दिनों |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with few days |
| B: कुछ दिनों से |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for ten months. Say For few days. |
| {pause} |
| B: कुछ दिनों से |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting India and someone asks you how long you have been studying [language]. You have been studying it for 1 month. Respond to the question. |
| B: आप कितने समय से हिंदी पढ़ रहे हैं? (five seconds) एक महीने से |
| A: Imagine you've been studying it for one year Respond to the question. |
| B: आप कितने समय से हिंदी पढ़ रहे हैं? (five seconds) एक साल से |
| A: Imagine you've been studying it for ten months. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: आप कितने समय से हिंदी पढ़ रहे हैं? (five seconds) दस महीने से |
| A: Imagine you've been studying it for few days. Respond to the question. |
| B: आप कितने समय से हिंदी पढ़ रहे हैं? (five seconds) कुछ दिनों से |
| A: Now you want to ask someone how long -they- have been studying [language]. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: आप कितने समय से हिंदी पढ़ रहे हैं? |
| {pause} |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 6 |
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