Learn how to rent a phone
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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'll 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 43 |
| Renting Phones in India |
| In this lesson, we'll cover renting a cell phone, an indispensable tool for the modern-day traveler. In India, you can rent a phone at many locations, including the airport. So it may be more convenient to just pick one up there. There are many reasons to pick up a cell phone. With the number of public phones decreasing due to the lack of use, renting a cell phone is becoming an indispensable part of one's travels. |
| If you are coming from the States, cell phones won't work because U.S. phones are on a different frequency than India. In order to rent a phone, you will need to leave a deposit. |
| In Hindi, "I would like to rent a cell phone" is main sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon. |
| main sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon |
| Let's break it down by syllable: main sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon |
| The first word, main, means "I." |
| Next is cell phone, which is the same as in English. |
| Next is kiraaye par, which means "on rent." |
| Let's break them down by syllable and hear them one more time: kiraaye par |
| kiraaye par |
| And next is lena CHaahTa hoon, meaning "I would like." |
| Let's break them down by syllable and hear them once again: lena CHaahTa hoon |
| lena CHaahTa hoon |
| Altogether, we have main sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon. Literally, this means "I would like to rent a mobile phone." |
| This is how a male would say. |
| But if you are a female, you would have to say main sel fon kiraaye par lena ChaahTi hoon. The only difference is the word ChaahTi, which comes in place of ChaahTa. |
| Let's break it down and hear it one more time: main sel fon kiraaye par lena ChaahTi hoon |
| main sel fon kiraaye par lena ChaahTi hoon |
| There may be instances when you need to rent more than one phone. For instance, you may want a phone for each member of the family. In this case, you would add the number of phones you want and change the noun ending to plural: |
| "I would like to rent two phones" is main Do sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon. |
| main Do sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon |
| "I would like to rent three phones" is main Tiin sel fon kiraaye par lena CHahTa hoon. |
| main Tiin sel fon kiraaye par lena CHahTa hoon |
| Two important questions related to your plan are "Are incoming calls free?" and "How much are calls to the US?" |
| "Are incoming calls free?" is kyaa inkaming calls frii hain? |
| kyaa inkaming calls frii hain? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: kyaa inkaming calls frii hain? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: kyaa inkaming calls frii hain? |
| In Hindi, kyaa is an interrogative, and it means "are." inkaming calls is the same as in English. Next, we have frii, which, again, is same as in English. Finally, we have hain, which is "is" in Hindi. |
| "How much are calls to the US?" is amriikaa kaal ka kiTnaa hai? |
| amriikaa kaal ka kiTnaa hai? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: amriikaa kaal ka kiTnaa hai? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: amriikaa kaal ka kiTnaa hai? |
| The word for "United States" is amriikaa. |
| Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time: amriikaa |
| amriikaa |
| To ask about another country or destination, simply substitute the word for the US. |
| In the case of England, the phrase would be inglaend kaal kaa kiTnaa hai? |
| inglaend kaal kaa kiTnaa hai? |
Outro |
| Okay. To close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrases, and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You 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 cell phone." masculine - main sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon |
| main sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon |
| main sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon |
| "I would like to rent a cell phone." feminine - main sel fon kiraaye par lena ChaahTi hoon |
| main sel fon kiraaye par lena ChaahTi hoon |
| main sel fon kiraaye par lena ChaahTi hoon |
| "I would like to rent two cell phones" - main Do sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon |
| main Do sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon |
| main Do sel fon kiraaye par lena CHaahTa hoon |
| "I would like to rent three phones" - main Tiin sel fon kiraaye par lena CHahTa hoon |
| main Tiin sel fon kiraaye par lena CHahTa hoon |
| main Tiin sel fon kiraaye par lena CHahTa hoon |
| "How much are calls for the US?" - amriikaa kaal ka kiTnaa hai? |
| amriikaa kaal ka kiTnaa hai? |
| amriikaa kaal ka kiTnaa hai? |
| "Are incoming calls free?" - kya inkaming calls frii hain? |
| kya inkaming calls frii hain? |
| kya inkaming calls frii hain? |
| All right. That’s 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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