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INTRODUCTION
Maya: "Namaste," I'm "Maya. Welcome back to HindiPod101.com. This is Lower Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 11 - Facing the Music with Someone in India!
Udita: "Namaste," I'm "Udita." In this lesson, you'll learn the usage of “someone” in Hindi.
Maya: The conversation takes place on a balcony.
Udita: It's between Kate and Kanika, who are chatting on Kanika's balcony.
Maya: Since they are friends, they will be using informal Hindi.
Udita: Let's listen to their conversation.
DIALOGUE
कनिका (kaNikaa): यह आवाज़ कहाँ से आ रही है? (yah aavaaz kahaan Se aa rahii hai?)
केट (ket): शायद कोई गाना गा रहा है। (saayaD koii gaaNaa gaa rahaa hai.)
कनिका (kaNikaa): यह गाना मुझे बहुत पसंद है! (yah gaaNaa mujhe bahuT paSaND hai.)
केट (ket): मुझे भी! (mujhe bhii!)
Maya: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
कनिका (kaNikaa): यह आवाज़ कहाँ से आ रही है? (yah aavaaz kahaan Se aa rahii hai?)
केट (ket): शायद कोई गाना गा रहा है। (saayaD koii gaaNaa gaa rahaa hai.)
कनिका (kaNikaa): यह गाना मुझे बहुत पसंद है! (yah gaaNaa mujhe bahuT paSaND hai.)
केट (ket): मुझे भी! (mujhe bhii!)
Maya: Now let's hear it with the English translation.
कनिका (kaNikaa): यह आवाज़ कहाँ से आ रही है? (yah aavaaz kahaan Se aa rahii hai?)
Kanika: Where is this sound coming from?
केट (ket): शायद कोई गाना गा रहा है। (saayaD koii gaaNaa gaa rahaa hai.)
Kate: Maybe someone is singing a song.
कनिका (kaNikaa): यह गाना मुझे बहुत पसंद है! (yah gaaNaa mujhe bahuT paSaND hai.)
Kanika: I like this song very much.
केट (ket): मुझे भी! (mujhe bhii!)
Kate: Me too!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Maya: Okay, let’s talk music! Music is enjoyed throughout India, be it classical or modern.
Udita: There is a wide variety of music in India, ranging from folk, pop, classical and Bollywood.
Maya: India's classical music has a long history and is still very enchanting to many people.
Udita: As we know, India is made up of several cultural groups, each speaking their own languages and having their own traditions. Similarly, Indian folk music is diverse too.
Maya: Well, the most popular music in India include songs from Indian films, especially Bollywood. Bollywood actually makes up most of the music sales in India.
Udita: Talking about music, there are a variety of musical instruments like the sitar and the tabla that are specific to India.
Maya: All in all, Indian music is varied, ranging from classical to Bollywood. Go ahead and let us know in the comments if you listen to any Indian music!
Udita: And now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Maya: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is...
Udita: आवाज़ (aavaaz).
Maya: "sound/voice."
Udita: आवाज़ (aavaaz), आवाज़ (aavaaz).
Maya: Next...
Udita: कहाँ (kahaan).
Maya: "where."
Udita: कहाँ (kahaan), कहाँ (kahaan).
Maya: Next...
Udita: शायद (saaayaD).
Maya: "maybe."
Udita: शायद (saaayaD), शायद (saaayaD).
Maya: Next...
Udita: कोई (koii).
Maya: "someone."
Udita: कोई (koii), कोई (koii).
Maya: Next...
Udita: गाना (gaaNaa).
Maya: "song."
Udita: गाना (gaaNaa), गाना (gaaNaa).
Maya: Next...
Udita: गा रहा (gaa rahaa).
Maya: "singing."
Udita: गा रहा (gaa rahaa), गा रहा (gaa rahaa).
Maya: Next...
Udita: बहुत (bahuT).
Maya: "very, a lot."
Udita: बहुत (bahuT), बहुत (bahuT).
Maya: Next...
Udita: पसंद (paSaND).
Maya: "like."
Udita: पसंद (paSaND), पसंद (paSaND).
Maya: Next...
Udita: भी (bhii).
Maya: "also, too."
Udita: भी (bhii), भी (bhii).
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Maya: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. Udita, what’s the first word?
Udita: First, we have कहाँ (kahaan) meaning “where” in English. When this question word is combined with postpositions, they create adverbials like कहाँ से (kahaan Se) “in which direction” or simply “where from?”
Maya: Another example would be कहाँ पर (kahaan par) meaning “where in.”
Udita: Similarly, we could combine it with the postposition को (ko). It becomes कहाँ को (kahaan ko) which means “where to.”
Maya: Next we have आ रही (aa rahii) which means “coming.”
Udita: It comes from the verb आना (aaNaa) which means “to come.” We learned earlier that to use a verb in the present tense we add रहा (rahaa), रही (rahii) or रहे (rahe) depending on the gender and number of the noun.
Maya: Since आवाज़ (aavaaz) is a feminine noun, we use आ रही (aa rahii).
Udita: What’s next?
Maya: Next is गाना (gaaNaa), which is a noun meaning “song.” The verb “to sing” in Hindi is also गाना (gaaNaa).
Udita: गा रहा means “singing.” Since the subject कोई (koii) is a masculine noun, we say गा रहा (gaa rahaa).
Maya: For a feminine noun, we'd say गा रही (gaa rahii).
Udita: Next we have भी (bhii) which means “also.”
Maya: So, मुझे भी (mujhe bhii) means “me too.”
Udita: To expand on the sentence, we could also say मुझे भी पसंद है। (mujhe bhii paSaND hai.)
Maya: which means “I like it too.”
Udita: Okay, now on to the grammar.
GRAMMAR POINT
Maya: In this lesson we’re going to learn the usage of the word “somebody” in Hindi.
Udita: कोई (koii) is an indefinite pronoun in Hindi meaning “someone,” “somebody.”
Maya: कोई (koii) can also be used as an adverb in the sense of “some”, “about.”
Udita: It can refer to “something” if used with सा (Saa) or सी (Sii). It becomes कोई सा (koii Saa) or कोई सी (koii Sii).
Maya: कोई (koii) when used in combination with other words can mean a lot of other things.
Udita: Like, सब कोई (Sab koii) means “all, everybody.”
Maya: हर कोई (har koii) is another phrase meaning “all, everybody.”
Udita: कोई न कोई (koii Na koii) meaning “someone or the other.”
Maya: कोई कोई (koii koii) meaning “some … others” or “one … another.”
Udita: और कोई (aur koii) meaning “someone else.”
Maya: Sometimes, कोई दूसरा (koii DuuSaraa) is also used to mean the same thing.
Maya: Let’s practise with some examples. What is “Is someone there?”
Udita: क्या कोई है? (kyaa koii hai?)
Maya: “Someone or the other will help.”
Udita: कोई न कोई मदद करेगा। (koii Na koii maDaD karegaa.)
Maya: “Everyone was there.”
Udita: हर कोई वहाँ था। (har koii vahaan THaa.)
Maya: One important thing to note is that in the oblique case, the word कोई (koii) is किसी (kiSii). So, remember that we must use the oblique case whenever a postposition follows the word.
Udita: Right! For example, किसी ने गाना गाया। (kiSii Ne gaaNaa gaayaa.) which means “someone sang a song.”
Maya: How would you say “Someone opened the door.”?
Udita: किसी ने दरवाज़ा खोला। (kiSii Ne Daravaazaa khoLaa.)
Maya: We use the oblique case of कोई (koii) which is किसी (kiSii) when used with the postposition ने (Ne).
Udita: It is used to describe something that happened in the past.
Maya: Let's see how this grammar point was used in the dialogue.
Udita: Kate says, शायद कोई गाना गा रहा है। (saayaD koii gaaNaa gaa rahaa hai.) which means “maybe someone is singing a song.”

Outro

Maya: Ok That’s all we have for this lesson. Please read the lesson notes for more examples and explanations on this topic.
Udita: Listeners, can you say “Someone is playing a flute.” in Hindi? If you can, please leave us a comment saying it at HindiPod101.com.
Maya: Thanks for listening. Until next time!
Udita: शुक्रिया और फिर मिलेंगे! (sukriyaa aur phir miLenge!)

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