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) |
9 Comments
HideHi Listeners, what would you like to order?
Hi Kakembo,
Thanks for posting!
If you have any questions, feel free to let us know.
All the best!
Roohi
Team HindiPod101.com
Okay, the green is for the vegetarians
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