Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant | |
| Introduction | |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Hindi. | |
| Body | |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can I see the menu?' in Hindi. | |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या मैं मेन्यू देख सकता हूँ?(kyaa main meNyuu Dekh SakTaa huun?) | |
| Becky: First up is a word meaning 'what' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या [Slow] क्या (kyaa) | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'menu' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेन्यू [Slow] मेन्यू (meNyuu) | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'see' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] देख [Slow] देख (Dekh) | |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'I can' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] सकता हूँ [Slow] सकता हूँ(SakTaa huun) | |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can I see the menu?' | |
| Shakti: [Slow] क्या मैं मेन्यू देख सकता हूँ? [Normal] क्या मैं मेन्यू देख सकता हूँ? | |
| Becky: now let's take a look at the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend?' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] आप क्या सलाह देंगे?(aap kyaa SaLaah DeNge?) | |
| 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 'recommendation' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] सलाह [Slow] सलाह (SaLaah) | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'will give' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] देंगे [Slow] देंगे (DeNge) | |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What do you recommend?' | |
| Shakti: [Slow] आप क्या सलाह देंगे? [Normal] आप क्या सलाह देंगे? | |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to say 'A coffee for me.' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेरे लिए एक कॉफी|(mere Lie ek kaufii) | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'my' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेरे [Slow] मेरे (mere) | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'for' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] लिए [Slow] लिए (Lie) | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'one' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] एक [Slow] एक(ek) | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] कॉफ़ी [Slow] कॉफ़ी (kaufii) | |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.' | |
| Shakti: [Slow] मेरे लिए एक कॉफी| [Normal] मेरे लिए एक कॉफी| | |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'I would like a coffee.' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं एक कॉफी लेना पसंद करूँगा|(main ek kaufii LeNaa paSaND karungaa) | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं(main) | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a coffee' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] एक कॉफी [Slow] एक कॉफी (ek kaufii) | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'take,’ or ‘have' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] लेना [Slow] लेना(LeNaa) | |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'would like' | |
| Shakti: [Normal] पसंद करूँगा [Slow] पसंद करूँगा(paSaND karuungaa) | |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal sentence meaning 'I would like a coffee.' | |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं एक कॉफी लेना पसंद करूँगा| [Normal] मैं एक कॉफी लेना पसंद करूँगा| | |
| Cultural Insight | |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. | |
| Shakti: Simply point at a dish and tell the quantity to the order taker. It's mandatory in India to mark the dishes as vegetarian with a green dot in a green outlined square box, and non-vegetarian dishes as a red/brown dot in a red/brown outlined square. | |
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) |
7 Comments
HideHi Listeners, what would you like to order?
Hi Jamie,
Nice try!
Just a few corrections: Use this: main ek cake LeNaa paSaaND karuungii.
You can also say "mujhe cake caahiye."
All the best!
Roohi
Team HindiPod101.com
meri ek kek lena pasand karunga.
I want a cake.
Hi Kerry,
Thanks for posting!
It seems you were trying out a sentence. If yes, please do let us know if you have any question.
All the best!
Roohi
Team HindiPod101.com
मेरे लिए एक पूरी
Hi Serena,
Thank you for writing in.
I hope you had your tea :)
Let us know if you have an queries.
Cheers!
Manali
Team HindiPod101.com
Mere liiye ek Garam Chai