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3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the Bill
Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the Bill. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the bill and check the change in Hindi.
Body
Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Hindi.
Shakti: [Normal] कृपया,क्या आप बिल ला सकते है?(kripayaa kya aap biL Laa SakTe hain?)
Becky: First is the word meaning 'please'
Shakti: [Normal] कृपया [Slow] कृपया (kripayaa)
Becky: Next is a word meaning 'can you'
Shakti: [Normal] क्या आप [Slow] क्या आप (kya aap)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bill'
Shakti: [Normal] बिल [Slow] बिल (biL)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bring'
Shakti: [Normal] ला [Slow] ला (Laa)
Becky: Last is the question word meaning 'can?'
Shakti: [Normal] सकते हैं [Slow] सकते हैं (SakTe hain)
Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?'
Shakti: [Slow] कृपया,क्या आप बिल ला सकते है? [Normal] कृपया,क्या आप बिल ला सकते है?
Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a waiter. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where can I pay the bill?'
Shakti: [Normal] मैं बिल के पैसे कहाँ दे सकता हूँ?(main biL ke paiSe kahaan De SakTaa huun?)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main )
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bill'
Shakti: [Normal] बिल [Slow] बिल (biL)
Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'money for'
Shakti: [Normal] के पैसे [Slow] के पैसे (ke paiSe)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'where'
Shakti: [Normal] कहाँ [Slow] कहाँ (kahaan)
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'can give'
Shakti: [Normal] दे सकता हूँ [Slow] दे सकता हूँ (De SakTaa huun)
Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where can I pay the bill?'
Shakti: [Slow] मैं बिल के पैसे कहाँ दे सकता हूँ? [Normal] मैं बिल के पैसे कहाँ दे सकता हूँ?
Becky: Here's a phrase meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.'
Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए, आपने बकाया पैसे ग़लत दिए हैं। (maaf kiijie, aapNe bakaayaa paiSe gaLaT Die hain.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'excuse me'
Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए, [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए,(maaf kiijie)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you have'
Shakti: [Normal] आपने [Slow] आपने (aapNe)
Becky: Next is the phrase meaning literally 'remaining money'
Shakti: [Normal] बकाया पैसे [Slow] बकाया पैसे (bakaayaa paiSe)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'wrong'
Shakti: [Normal] गलत [Slow] गलत (gaLaT)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'given'
Shakti: [Normal] दिए हैं [Slow] दिए हैं (Die hain)
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.'
Shakti: [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए, आपने बकाया पैसे ग़लत दिए हैं। [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए, आपने बकाया पैसे ग़लत दिए हैं।
Becky: Here's a phrase meaning, 'Keep the change.'
Shakti: [Normal] छुट्टे रख लीजिए। (chutte rakh Liijie.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'change'
Shakti: [Normal] छुट्टे [Slow] छुट्टे (chutte)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'keep'
Shakti: [Normal] रख [Slow] रख (rakh)
Becky: Last is the word meaning '[please] take'
Shakti: [Normal] लीजिए [Slow] लीजिए (Liijie)
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Keep the change.'
Shakti: [Slow] छुट्टे रख लीजिए। [Normal] छुट्टे रख लीजिए।
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Shakti: A simple gesture of signing in the air towards a cashier or waiter will be enough to understand that you need the bill, and the good part is that it will not offend anybody. A 10-15% tip is always welcome.

Outro

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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