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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize for yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose or you are sorry in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] ज़रा सुनिए। (zaraa SuNie) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'a little, a bit' |
| Shakti: [Normal] ज़रा [Slow] ज़रा (zaraa) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning '[please] listen' |
| Shakti: [Normal] सुनिए [Slow] सुनिए(SuNie) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] ज़रा सुनिए। [Normal] ज़रा सुनिए। |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए (maaf kiijie) |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए (maaf kiijie) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal expression meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to say 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेरा यह मतलब नही था|(meraa yah maTLab Nahiin THaa) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'My' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मेरा [Slow] मेरा (meraa) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Shakti: [Normal] यह [Slow] यह (yah) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'meaning,’ or ‘intention' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मतलब [Slow] मतलब(maTLab) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'was not' |
| Shakti: [Normal] नही था [Slow] नही था(Nahiin THaa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मेरा यह मतलब नही था| [Normal] मेरा यह मतलब नही था| |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'I'm sorry.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मुझे माफ़ कीजिए|(mujhe maaf kiijie) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'me' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मुझे [Slow] मुझे (mujhe) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'Please forgive' |
| Shakti: [Normal] माफ़ कीजिए [Slow] माफ़ कीजिए(maaf kiijie) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] मुझे माफ़ कीजिए| [Normal] मुझे माफ़ कीजिए| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: In India, the younger generation generally say "sorry" in English, if they bump into someone in a crowd. |
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) |
10 Comments
HideHi Listeners! Let's practice in the comments!
Hi Maral,
Thanks for your question!
The feminine form of "THaa" (था) is "THii" (थी).
I hope this helps!
Roohi
Team HindiPod101.com
नमसते
what is the feminie form of "thaa", meaning was?
Hi Kria,
Thanks for posting!
You are absolutely correct. थोड़ा (THodaa) does mean "little" or "small". We use "THodaa-THodaa" for saying something like "a little bit".
I hope this helps!
Roohi
Team HindiPod101.com
I thought tora meant little or small. I would say tora tora hindi and people understood
Hi Yilan,
Thanks for your question.
"zaraa" and "THodaa" both mean "little". "chotaa" means "small" or "short".
I hope that helps!
Roohi
Team HindiPod101.com
Mujhe maaf kiijie,meraa yah MATLAB nahin thaa, maaf kiijie
ज़रा= छोटा = थोड़ा ?😅what are the differences ?
Hello Serena,
Well done!
Let us know if you have questions!
Best,
Udita
Team HindiPod101.com
Mujhe Maaf Kijiiye, Mera yeh matlab nahi tha!