Learn about various geographical features of India
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason:Hi everyone, I’m Jason. |
| Neha:And I’m Neha! |
| Jason:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Hindi Vocabulary, Lesson 11! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography and Nature. These are 5 examples of geographical features in Hindi. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HindiPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Jason:In this lesson, you’ll learn the names of 5 geographical features in India. These are 5 geographical features that are well-known in India, which means you’ll hear these words a lot! |
| Jason:Neha, what’s our first word? |
| Neha:हिमालय |
| Jason:Himalayan range |
| Neha:(slow) हिमालय (regular) हिमालय |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:हिमालय |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:The Himalayan range is one of the most popular mountain ranges in the world. |
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| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) सबसे ऊंचा शिखर ""माउंट एवरेस्ट"" हिमालय में स्थित है |
| Jason:The highest peak, Mount Everest, lies in the Himalayas. |
| Neha:(slow) सबसे ऊंचा शिखर ""माउंट एवरेस्ट"" हिमालय में स्थित है |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Neha:थार मरुधर |
| Jason:Thar desert |
| Neha:(slow) थार मरुधर (regular) थार मरुधर |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:थार मरुधर |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:The Thar Desert is located in northwestern India. |
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| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) थार मरुधर दुनिया में नौवा सबसे बड़ा रेगिस्तान है। |
| Jason:The Thar desert is the 9th largest desert in the world. |
| Neha:(slow) थार मरुधर दुनिया में नौवा सबसे बड़ा रेगिस्तान है। |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Neha:सुन्दरबन |
| Jason:Tidal mangrove forests |
| Neha:(slow) सुन्दरबन (regular) सुन्दरबन |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:सुन्दरबन |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:The Sundarban in west Bengal is one of the most beautiful tidal mangrove forests in the world. |
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| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) सुंदरबन एक बंगाली शब्द है जिसका मतलब है "सुंदर वन" |
| Jason:Sundarban is a bengali word which means "beautiful forest". |
| Neha:(slow) सुंदरबन एक बंगाली शब्द है जिसका मतलब है ""सुंदर वन"" |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Neha:गंगा |
| Jason:Ganges |
| Neha:(slow) गंगा (regular) गंगा |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:गंगा |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:The Ganges River runs between India and Bangladesh. |
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| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) गंगा हिंदुओं की सबसे पवित्र नदी है |
| Jason:The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus |
| Neha:(slow) गंगा हिंदुओं की सबसे पवित्र नदी है |
| Jason:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Neha:दक्कन के पठार |
| Jason:Deccan Plateau |
| Neha:(slow) दक्कन के पठार (regular) दक्कन के पठार |
| Jason:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Neha:दक्कन के पठार |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason:The Deccan Plateau contains most of the southern part of India. |
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| Jason:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Neha:(normal) दक्कन के पठार तीन पर्वत श्रृंखला के बीच स्थित है |
| Jason:The Deccan plateau is located between three mountain ranges. |
| Neha:(slow) दक्कन के पठार तीन पर्वत श्रृंखला के बीच स्थित है |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Neha will give you the Hindi – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Neha:हिमालय |
| [pause]Jason:Himalayan range |
| Neha:थार मरुधर |
| [pause]Jason:Thar desert |
| Neha:सुन्दरबन |
| [pause]Jason:Tidal mangrove forests |
| Neha:गंगा |
| [pause]Jason:Ganges |
| Neha:दक्कन के पठार |
| [pause]Jason:Deccan Plateau |
Outro |
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| Jason:There you have it – 5 geographical feature names in India! We have a more complete list at HindiPod101.com Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Neha:शुक्रिया (Śukriyā) |
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