Learn how to apologize
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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. |
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Lesson focus |
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| Survival Phrases lesson 10 - How to Say "I'm Sorry" in Hindi |
| In today's lesson, we'll cover phrases used for apologizing. Now, as you haven't quite mastered Hindi, it's probably very prudent to go over the phrases for apologizing as they just might come in handy. |
| We'll start with "I'm sorry," which in Hindi is maaf kiijiye. |
| maaf kiijiye. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: maaf kiijiye |
| The first word, maaf, literally means "forgiven," and kiijiye is a polite form meaning "make me"; thus, this expression actually means "Forgive me, please!" |
| Now let's hear it again: maaf kiijiye. |
| Please note that we use maaf kiijiye in the formal level of speech. |
| When talking to a friend, you can also choose to change to the informal level of speech, in which you will use maaf karo. |
| maaf karo |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: maaf karo |
| Now let's hear it once again: maaf karo |
| You use maaf kiijiye and maaf karo when you might have said or done something offensive, wrong, or embarrassing. |
| As we have previously stated, in Hindi we have many synonyms for a single expression, usually a more colloquial Urdu form and a Sanskrit form. This is the case with "I'm sorry" as well; maaf kiijiye being the Urdu form, and the corresponding Sanskrit form in Hindi is KSHamaa kiijiye. |
| KSHamaa kiijiye. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: KSHamaa kiijiye |
| KSHamaa kiijiye |
| Also, this expression has an informal version: KSHamaa karo. |
| KSHamaa karo |
| KSHamaa karo |
| Now, what if someone says maaf kiijiye or KSHamaa kiijiye to you after having done something wrong, and you want to respond "No problem," or "It doesn't matter."? |
| In this case, the proper form is koii baaT nahiin. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: koii baaT nahiin. |
| Now let's hear it once again: koii baaT nahiin. |
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'm sorry. (formal)" - maaf kiijiye |
| maaf kiijiye |
| maaf kiijiye |
| "I'm sorry. (informal)" - maaf karo |
| maaf karo |
| maaf karo |
| "I'm sorry. (formal) with Sanskrit synonym" - KSHamaa kiijiye |
| KSHamaa kiijiye |
| KSHamaa kiijiye |
| "I'm sorry. (informal) with Sanskrit synonym" - KSHamaa karo |
| KSHamaa karo |
| KSHamaa karo |
| "No problem/It doesn't matter." - koii baaT nahiin |
| koii baaT nahiin |
| koii baaT nahiin |
| 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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