Learn some Hindi phone manners
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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand the basic vocabulary on the phone in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hello. (answering)' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] हेलो(heLo) |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Hello' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हेलो [Slow] हेलो (heLo) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal expression meaning 'Hello. (answering)' |
| Shakti: [Slow] हेलो [Normal] हेलो |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'This is Shakti' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं शक्ति हूँ|(main sakTii huun.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Last is the verb “to be” plus the person’s name, in this case Shakti 'am Shakti' |
| Shakti: [Normal] शक्ति हूँ| [Slow] शक्ति हूँ|(sakTii huun) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'This is Shakti' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं शक्ति हूँ| [Normal] मैं शक्ति हूँ| |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to ask 'May I talk to John?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या मैं जॉन से बात कर सकता हूँ?(kyaa main jauN Se baaT kar SakTaa huun?) |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'what I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या मैं [Slow] क्या मैं (kyaa main) |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'to John' |
| Shakti: [Normal] जॉन से [Slow] जॉन से (jauN Se) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'talk' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बात [Slow] बात(baaT) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'can' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कर सकता हूँ [Slow] कर सकता हूँ(kar SakTaa huun) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'May I talk to John?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] क्या मैं जॉन से बात कर सकता हूँ? [Normal] क्या मैं जॉन से बात कर सकता हूँ? |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'I'll call again later.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं बाद में दोबारा कॉल करूँगा|(main baad mein Dobaaraa kauL karuungaa.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'later' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बाद में [Slow] बाद में (baad mein) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'again' |
| Shakti: [Normal] दोबारा [Slow] दोबारा (Dobaaraa) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'will call.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] कॉल करूँगा [Slow] कॉल करूँगा(kauL karuungaa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I'll call again later.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मैं बाद में दोबारा कॉल करूँगा| [Normal] मैं बाद में दोबारा कॉल करूँगा| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: When people pick up the phone in India, they say "Hello" regardless of their background and language. This word has been absorbed into Indian vocabulary. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Well, that’s all for this lesson and this series. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in another series. Bye! |
| Shakti: अलविदा (aLviDaa) |
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