Dialogue

Vocabulary

Learn New Words FAST with this Lesson’s Vocab Review List

Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.

Or sign up using Facebook
Already a Member?

Lesson Notes

Unlock In-Depth Explanations & Exclusive Takeaways with Printable Lesson Notes

Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.

Or sign up using Facebook
Already a Member?

Lesson Transcript

3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 9 - Talking About Nationalities
Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Hindi Season 1, Lesson 9 - Talking about Nationalities. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about nationalities in simple sentences in Hindi.
Body
Becky: Here's the formal way to say 'I am Indian.' in Hindi.
Shakti: [Normal] मैं भारतीय हूँ। (main bhaaraTiya huun.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'Indian'
Shakti: [Normal] भारतीय [Slow] भारतीय (bhaaraTiya)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'am'
Shakti: [Normal] हूँ [Slow] हूँ(huun)
Becky: Listen again to the formal sentence meaning 'I am Indian.'
Shakti: [Slow] मैं भारतीय हूँ। [Normal] मैं भारतीय हूँ।
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'I am Korean.'
Shakti: [Normal] मैं कोरियन हूँ|(main koriyaN huun.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Shakti: [Normal] मैं [Slow] मैं (main)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'Korean'
Shakti: [Normal] कोरियन [Slow] कोरियन(koriyaN)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'am'
Shakti: [Normal] हूँ [Slow] हूँ(huun)
Becky: Listen again to the formal sentence meaning 'I am Korean.'
Shakti: [Slow] मैं कोरियन हूँ| [Normal] मैं कोरियन हूँ|
Becky: Next up is the formal way to say 'We are American.'
Shakti: [Normal] हम अमेरिकन हैं। (ham amriikaN hain.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'we'
Shakti: [Normal] हम [Slow] हम (ham)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'American'
Shakti: [Normal] अमेरिकन [Slow] अमेरिकन (amriikaN)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'are'
Shakti: [Normal] हैं [Slow] हैं(hain)
Becky: Listen again to the formal sentence meaning 'We are American.'
Shakti: [Slow] हम अमेरिकन हैं। [Normal] हम अमेरिकन हैं।
Becky: Finally, here is an informal way to say 'You all are Chinese.'
Shakti: [Normal] तुम सब चीनी हो|(Tum Sab ciiNii ho.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'You'
Shakti: [Normal] तुम [Slow] तुम(Tum)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'all'
Shakti: [Normal] सब [Slow] सब (Sab)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'Chinese'
Shakti: [Normal] चीनी [Slow] चीनी(ciiNii)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'are'
Shakti: [Normal] हो [Slow] हो(ho)
Becky: Listen again to the informal sentence meaning 'You all are Chinese.'
Shakti: [Slow] तुम सब चीनी हो| [Normal] तुम सब चीनी हो|
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Shakti: In India, almost 79% of people are Hindu and about 15% are Muslim. The remaining 6% are of various beliefs and faiths.

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)

Comments

Hide