Learn how to ask how much something is
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'How much does this cost?' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] इसकी क्या कीमत है?(iSkii kyaa kiimaT hai?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'of this' |
| Shakti: [Normal] इसकी [Slow] इसकी (iSkii) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'what' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या [Slow] क्या(kyaa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'price' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कीमत [Slow] कीमत(kiimaT) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Shakti: [Normal] है? [Slow] है?(hai?) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How much does this cost?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] इसकी क्या कीमत है? [Normal] इसकी क्या कीमत है? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone you just met. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How much does that cost?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] उसकी क्या कीमत है?(uSkii kyaa kiimaT hai?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'of that' |
| Shakti: [Normal] उसकी [Slow] उसकी (uSkii) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'what' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या [Slow] क्या(kyaa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'price' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कीमत [Slow] कीमत (kiimaT) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Shakti: [Normal] है? [Slow] है?(hai?) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How much does that cost?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] उसकी क्या कीमत है? [Normal] उसकी क्या कीमत है? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] ठीक है, मैं यह लूँगा|(thiik hai, main yah Luungaa.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Okay' |
| Shakti: [Normal] ठीक है [Slow] ठीक है(thiik hai) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it' |
| Shakti: [Normal] यह [Slow] यह (yah) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'will take' |
| Shakti: [Normal] लूँगा [Slow] लूँगा(Luungaa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] ठीक है, मैं यह लूँगा| [Normal] ठीक है, मैं यह लूँगा| |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] जी नहीं। यह बहुत महंगा है।(jii Nahiin. yah bahuT mahaNgaa hai.) |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'No please' |
| Shakti: [Normal] जी नहीं [Slow] जी नहीं(jii Nahiin) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Shakti: [Normal] यह [Slow] यह (yah) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'very' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बहुत [Slow] बहुत(bahuT ) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'is expensive' |
| Shakti: [Normal] महंगा है। [Slow] महंगा है।(mahaNgaa hai) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] जी नहीं। यह बहुत महंगा है। [Normal] जी नहीं। यह बहुत महंगा है। |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: In India, bargaining is a must if you are not shopping in a branded or a good-quality shop or mall. Prices are always either printed on the packaging or written on an attached tag and prices of all goods are always inclusive of all kinds of taxes in India. So there is no need to worry about tax calculations and what the final price of the product will be. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Shakti: अलविदा (aLviDaa) |
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