Learn the question "Can you eat Indian food?" in Hindi and how to answer it
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| A: Top 25 Hindi Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 8: Can you eat Indian food? (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 ""Can you eat Indian food?"" In Hindi this is |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा सकते हैं? |
| The first word in the question is |
| B: क्या |
| A: ""meaning can"" in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) क्या |
| A: Listen again and repeat. |
| B: क्या |
| {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: आप |
| A: meaning you . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) आप |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: आप |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: क्या आप |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: भारतीय |
| A: meaning Indian. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) भारतीय |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: भारतीय |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| B: खाना |
| A: meaning food. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) खाना |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: खाना |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: खा |
| A: meaning eat . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) खा |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: खा |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: सकते |
| A: meaning can. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) सकते |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: सकते |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 6 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा सकते |
| {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: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा सकते हैं |
| {pause} |
| A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Can you eat Indian food?? |
| B: हाँ, वह स्वादिष्ट है |
| A: ""Yes, it's delicious.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) हाँ, वह स्वादिष्ट है |
| {pause} |
| To say ""no"", in a simple way, just say: |
| B: नहीं, मै नहीं खा सकता |
| A: Which is like saying No, I cannot eat in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| B: (Slowly) नहीं, मै नहीं खा सकता |
| A: And one more time at normal speed: |
| B: नहीं, मै नहीं खा सकता |
| A: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| B: हाँ |
| A: meaning yes . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) हाँ |
| A: Now repeat |
| B: हाँ |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: वह |
| meaning it's. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) वह |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: वह |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: स्वादिष्ट |
| meaning delicious . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) स्वादिष्ट |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: स्वादिष्ट |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: है |
| meaning is . |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) है |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: है |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, it's delicious., and then repeat. |
| B: हाँ, वह स्वादिष्ट है |
| {pause} |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace delicious with mouthwatering. |
| B: मुंह में पानी लाने वाला |
| A: mouthwatering |
| B: (slow) मुंह में पानी लाने वाला (regular) मुंह में पानी लाने वाला |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with spicy and oily |
| B: हाँ, वह मुंह में पानी लाने वाला है |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace delicious. Say Yes, it's mouthwatering. |
| {pause} |
| B: हाँ, वह मुंह में पानी लाने वाला है |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace spicy and oily with lovely. |
| B: आनन्ददायक |
| A: lovely |
| B: (slow) आनन्ददायक (regular) आनन्ददायक |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with lovely |
| B: हाँ, वह आनन्ददायक है |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for fantastic. Say Yes, it's lovely. |
| {pause} |
| B: हाँ, वह आनन्ददायक है |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace lovely with fantastic. |
| B: शानदार |
| A: fantastic |
| B: (slow) शानदार (regular) शानदार |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with fantastic |
| B: हाँ, वह शानदार है |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for lovely. Say Yes, it's fantastic. |
| {pause} |
| B: हाँ, वह शानदार है |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting India and someone asks if you can eat Indian food. You want to answer that it is delicious. Respond to the question. |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा सकते हैं? (five seconds) हाँ, वह स्वादिष्ट है |
| A: Now, you want to say that it's spicy and oily Respond to the question. Correct: mouthwatering |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा सकते हैं? (five seconds) हाँ, वह मुंह में पानी लाने वाला है |
| A: Now, you want to say that it's lovely. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा सकते हैं? (five seconds) हाँ, वह आनन्ददायकहै |
| A: Now, you want to say that it's fantastic. Respond to the question. |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा सकते हैं? (five seconds) हाँ, वह शानदार है |
| A: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat Indian food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा सकते हैं? |
| {pause} |
| A: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| B: क्या आप भारतीय खाना खा सकते हैं? |
| {pause} |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 8 |
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