Learn how to ask "What are you doing?"
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘What are you doing?’ in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'What are you doing?' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] तुम क्या कर रहे हो?(Tum kyaa kar rahe ho?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Shakti: [Normal] तुम [Slow] तुम (Tum) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'what' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या [Slow] क्या (kyaa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'doing' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कर रहे [Slow] कर रहे (kar rahe) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हो? [Slow] हो?(ho?) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'What are you doing?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] तुम क्या कर रहे हो? [Normal] तुम क्या कर रहे हो? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone you just met. Here's the formal way to ask, 'What are you doing?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] आप क्या कर रहे हैं?(aap kyaa kar rahe hain?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Shakti: [Normal] आप [Slow] आप (aap) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'what' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या [Slow] क्या (kyaa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'doing' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कर रहे [Slow] कर रहे(kar rahe) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हैं [Slow] हैं(hain?) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What are you doing?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] आप क्या कर रहे हैं? [Normal] आप क्या कर रहे हैं? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I am studying.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं पढ़ाई कर रहा हूँ|(main parhaaii kar rahaa huun.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'studies' |
| Shakti: [Normal] पढ़ाई [Slow] पढ़ाई(parhaaii) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'am doing' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कर रहा हूँ [Slow] कर रहा हूँ(kar rahaa huun) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I am studying.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं पढ़ाई कर रहा हूँ| [Normal] मैं पढ़ाई कर रहा हूँ| |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm doing nothing special.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं कुछ ख़ास नही कर रहा|(main kuch khaaS Nahiin kar rahaa.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main ) |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'not something special' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कुछ ख़ास नही [Slow] कुछ ख़ास नही (kuch khaaS Nahiin) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'am doing' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कर रहा [Slow] कर रहा(kar rahaa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm doing nothing special.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं कुछ ख़ास नही कर रहा| [Normal] मैं कुछ ख़ास नही कर रहा| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: In India kids generally do not ask elders what they are doing unless it's really important and necessary for them to have their attention or require their help. |
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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