Learn how to post comments about getting married
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Hindi Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 12 - Getting Married. |
| John: Hi, everyone, I'm John. |
| Shakti: And I'm Shakti. |
| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Hindi about getting married. मीरा (miiraa) is getting married today, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Shakti: जनम जनम का साथ, आज से शुरू! (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH, aaj Se suruu!) |
| John: Meaning - "For ever after, starting today!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| मीरा: जनम जनम का साथ, आज से शुरू! (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH, aaj Se suruu!) |
| (clicking sound) |
| गौरव: बधाई हो! (baDHaaii ho!) |
| स्नेहा : बहुत प्यारी लग रही हो! (bahuT pyaarii lag rahii ho!) |
| शबाना : शादी के लिए बधाई हो! (saaDii ke lie baDHaaii ho!) |
| गणेशन: दोनों को मेरी शुभकामनाएं! (DoNon ko merii subhkaamNaaen!) |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| मीरा: जनम जनम का साथ, आज से शुरू! (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH, aaj Se suruu!) |
| John: "For ever after, starting today!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| गौरव: बधाई हो! (baDHaaii ho!) |
| John: "Congratulations!" |
| स्नेहा : बहुत प्यारी लग रही हो! (bahuT pyaarii lag rahii ho!) |
| John: "You look lovely!" |
| शबाना : शादी के लिए बधाई हो! (saaDii ke lie baDHaaii ho!) |
| John: "Congratulations on getting married!" |
| गणेश: दोनों को मेरी शुभकामनाएं! (DoNon ko merii subhkaamNaaen!) |
| John: "My best wishes to you both!" |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to मीरा (miiraa)'s post. |
| Shakti: जनम जनम का साथ, आज से शुरू! (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH, aaj Se suruu!) |
| John: "Forever after, starting today!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) जनम जनम का साथ, आज से शुरू! (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH, aaj Se suruu!) (Regular) जनम जनम का साथ, आज से शुरू! (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH, aaj Se suruu!) |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "For ever after." |
| Shakti: जनम जनम का साथ (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH) |
| John: This literally means "together life after life." This phrase comes from the Hindi belief that people are reborn. The Hindu wedding ritual aspires to a couple being together in every life for at least 7 rebirths. Listen again - "For ever after" is... |
| Shakti: (SLOW) जनम जनम का साथ (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH) (REGULAR) जनम जनम का साथ (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH) |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "starts today." |
| Shakti: आज से शुरू (aaj Se suruu) |
| John: Listen again - "starts today" is... |
| Shakti: (SLOW) आज से शुरू (aaj Se suruu) (REGULAR) आज से शुरू (aaj Se suruu) |
| John: Altogether, "For ever after, starting today!" |
| Shakti: जनम जनम का साथ, आज से शुरू! (jaNam jaNam kaa SaaTH, aaj Se suruu!) |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, मीरा (miiraa)'s friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her college friend, गौरव (gaurav), uses an expression meaning - "Congratulations!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) बधाई हो! (baDHaaii ho!) (REGULAR) बधाई हो! (baDHaaii ho!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: बधाई हो! (baDHaaii ho!) |
| John: Use this expression to celebrate the special event. |
| John: Her neighbor, स्नेहा (SNehaa), uses an expression meaning - "You look lovely!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) बहुत प्यारी लग रही हो! (bahuT pyaarii lag rahii ho!) (REGULAR) बहुत प्यारी लग रही हो! (bahuT pyaarii lag rahii ho!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: बहुत प्यारी लग रही हो! (bahuT pyaarii lag rahii ho!) |
| John: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted. |
| John: Her high school friend, शबाना (sabaaNaa), uses an expression meaning - "Congratulations on getting married!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) शादी के लिए बधाई हो! (saaDii ke lie baDHaaii ho!) (REGULAR) शादी के लिए बधाई हो! (saaDii ke lie baDHaaii ho!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: शादी के लिए बधाई हो! (saaDii ke lie baDHaaii ho!) |
| John: Use this expression to celebrate the wedding. |
| John: Her supervisor, गणेश (ganesH), uses an expression meaning - "My best wishes to you both!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) दोनों को मेरी शुभकामनाएं! (DoNon ko merii subhkaamNaaen!) (REGULAR) दोनों को मेरी शुभकामनाएं! (DoNon ko merii subhkaamNaaen!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: दोनों को मेरी शुभकामनाएं! (DoNon ko merii subhkaamNaaen!) |
| John: Use this expression to leave a different type of message to celebrate. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about getting married, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Shakti: शुक्रिया (Śukriyā) |
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