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| 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘Do you speak English?’ in Hindi. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Do you speak English?' in Hindi. |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या आप अँग्रेज़ी बोलते हैं?(kyaa aap aNgrezii boLTe hain?) |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'do you' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या आप [Slow] क्या आप (kyaa aap) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'English language' |
| Shakti: [Normal] अँग्रेज़ी [Slow] अँग्रेज़ी(aNgrezii) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning '[you] speak' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बोलते हैं [Slow] बोलते हैं(boLTe hain) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] क्या आप अँग्रेज़ी बोलते हैं? [Normal] क्या आप अँग्रेज़ी बोलते हैं? |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask, 'Do you speak English?' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते हो?(kyaa aap aNgrezii boLTe ho?) |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'do you' |
| Shakti: [Normal] क्या आप [Slow] क्या आप (kyaa aap) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'English language' |
| Shakti: [Normal] अँग्रेज़ी [Slow] अँग्रेज़ी (aNgrezii) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning '[you] speak' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बोलते हो [Slow] बोलते हो(boLTe ho) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Shakti: [Slow] क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते हो? [Normal] क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते हो? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हाँ जी,मैं अँग्रेज़ी बोलता हूँ|(haan jii, main aNgrezii boLTaa huun.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes' |
| Shakti: [Normal] हाँ जी [Slow] हाँ जी(haan jii) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं(main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'English language' |
| Shakti: [Normal] अँग्रेज़ी [Slow] अँग्रेज़ी (aNgrezii) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning '[I] speak' |
| Shakti: [Normal] बोलता हूँ [Slow] बोलता हूँ(boLTaa huun.) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] हाँ जी,मैं अँग्रेज़ी बोलता हूँ| [Normal] हाँ जी,मैं अँग्रेज़ी बोलता हूँ| |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Shakti: [Normal] नही, मैं अँग्रेज़ी नही बोलता|(Nahiin, main aNgrezii Nahiin boLTaa.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Shakti: [Normal] नही [Slow] नही(Nahiin) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं(main) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'English' |
| Shakti: [Normal] अँग्रेज़ी [Slow] अँग्रेज़ी (aNgrezii) |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'don't speak' |
| Shakti: [Normal] नहीं बोलता| [Slow] नहीं बोलता|(Nahiin boLTaa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Shakti: [Slow] नही, मैं अँग्रेज़ी नही बोलता| [Normal] नही, मैं अँग्रेज़ी नही बोलता| |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Shakti: English is the second language of India because it was under British rule for almost 200 years until August 15, 1947. English is taught as a subject from kindergarten to high school and even at colleges and universities. The young generations in cities speak well and have a good knowledge of English. |
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) |
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