Learn slang expressions to address others
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions That Involve Addressing Others |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HindiPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Shakti: And I'm Shakti! |
| John: This is Must-Know Hindi Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 11. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions that involve addressing others. |
| John: Want to know how to address people in general? Check out these expressions. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Shakti: भइया |
| Shakti: बहन |
| Shakti: वाला |
| Shakti: जी |
| John: Shakti, what's our first expression? |
| Shakti: भइया |
| John: literally meaning "brother." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "brother." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] भइया [NORMAL] भइया |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: भइया |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you are interacting with any male on the road. The word is a respectful way of addressing any male you are not acquainted with. You could call a taxi driver, an autorickshaw driver, a conductor, a ticket checker, a shopkeeper, or anyone similar using this word. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] भइया, दिल्ली के लिए बस कहाँ से मिलेगी? [SLOW] भइया, दिल्ली के लिए बस कहाँ से मिलेगी? |
| John: "Brother, where can I catch a bus to Delhi?" |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] भइया, दिल्ली के लिए बस कहाँ से मिलेगी? |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Shakti: बहन |
| John: literally meaning "sister." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "sister." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] बहन [NORMAL] बहन |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: बहन |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you are interacting with any female on the road. This word is a respectful way of addressing any female you are not acquainted with. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] बहन, यह सेब कितने के हैं? [SLOW] बहन, यह सेब कितने के हैं? |
| John: "Sister, what is the cost of these apples?" |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] बहन, यह सेब कितने के हैं? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Shakti: वाला |
| John: literally meaning "the one." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "man, woman, people." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] वाला [NORMAL] वाला |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: वाला |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to or call out any male or female on the road. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] पाँँच नंबर वाले शर्मा जी ने बुलाया है। [SLOW] पाँँच नंबर वाले शर्मा जी ने बुलाया है। |
| John: "Mr. Sharma from flat no. 5 has called me." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] पाँँच नंबर वाले शर्मा जी ने बुलाया है। |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Shakti: जी |
| John: literally meaning "Mr., Mrs., Ms., Sir, Madam." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "Mr., Mrs., Ms., Sir, Madam." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] जी [NORMAL] जी |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: जी |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to be respectful of the person you are referring to or talking to. The word… |
| Shakti: jii |
| John: can be added to any name to show respect. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] जी, सर! मैं अभी आया! [SLOW] जी, सर! मैं अभी आया! |
| John: "Yes, Sir! I am just coming!" |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] जी, सर! मैं अभी आया! |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: You want to call out to a woman on the street. |
| Shakti: बहन |
| John: "sister" |
| John: You want to call out to a man on the street. |
| Shakti: भइया |
| John: "brother" |
| John: You want to respectfully grab the attention of a gentleman on the street. |
| Shakti: जी |
| John: "Mr., Mrs., Ms., Sir, Madam" |
| John: You call out to a person on the street. |
| Shakti: वाला |
| John: "the one" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Hindi Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at HindiPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Shakti: धन्यवाद. |
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