Learn how to post comments about having a baby
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Hindi Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 13 - A Pregnancy Announcement. |
| 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 having a baby. अमन (amaN) finds out he and his wife are going to have a baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Shakti: दो से तीन बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (Do Se TiiN baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| John: Meaning - "Preparations for becoming 3 from 2 begin!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| अमन: दो से तीन बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (Do Se TiiN baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| (clicking sound) |
| स्नेहा : बहुत बधाई हो! (bahuT baDHaaii ho!) |
| गौरव: बधाई! चाचा बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (baDHaaii! caacaa baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| शबाना : अरे वाह! बहुत ही बढ़िया खबर! (are vaah! bahuT hii barhiyaa khabar!) |
| सीमा: मिया-बीवी को बहुत सारी बधाइयाँ! (miyaa-biivii ko bahuT Saarii baDHaaiyaan!) |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| अमन: दो से तीन बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (Do Se TiiN baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| John: "Preparations for becoming 3 from 2 begin!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| स्नेहा : बहुत बधाई हो! (bahuT baDHaaii ho!) |
| John: "Hearty congratulations!" |
| गौरव: बधाई! चाचा बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (baDHaaii! caacaa baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| John: "Congratulations! Preparations for becoming Uncle begin!" |
| शबाना : अरे वाह! बहुत ही बढ़िया खबर! (are vaah! bahuT hii barhiyaa khabar!) |
| John: "Oh wow! Really excellent news!" |
| सीमा: मिया-बीवी को बहुत सारी बधाइयाँ! (miyaa-biivii ko bahuT Saarii baDHaaiyaan!) |
| John: "Hearty congratulations to the couple!" |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to अमन (amaN)'s post. |
| Shakti: दो से तीन बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (Do Se TiiN baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| John: "Preparations for becoming 3 from 2 begin!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) दो से तीन बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (Do Se TiiN baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) (Regular) दो से तीन बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (Do Se TiiN baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Becoming 3 from 2." |
| Shakti: दो से तीन बनना (Do Se TiiN baNNaa) |
| John: This literally means "becoming 2 to 3." This is a colloquial phrase for a couple to refer to "having a baby." Listen again - "Becoming 3 from 2" is... |
| Shakti: (SLOW) दो से तीन बनना (Do Se TiiN baNNaa) (REGULAR) दो से तीन बनना (Do Se TiiN baNNaa) |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "preparations to become something start." |
| Shakti: बनने की तैयारी शुरू (baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru) |
| John: This phrase is grammatically incomplete technically, since the sentence is missing the word... |
| Shakti: huii. |
| John: Even though it isn’t grammatically correct, this kind of sentence is commonly left incomplete. Listen again - "preparations to become something start" is... |
| Shakti: (SLOW) बनने की तैयारी शुरू (baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru) (REGULAR) बनने की तैयारी शुरू (baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru) |
| John: Altogether, "Preparations for becoming 3 from 2 begin!" |
| Shakti: दो से तीन बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (Do Se TiiN baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, अमन (amaN)'s friends leave some comments. |
| John: His neighbor, स्नेहा (SNehaa), uses an expression meaning - "Hearty congratulations!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) बहुत बधाई हो! (bahuT baDHaaii ho!) (REGULAR) बहुत बधाई हो! (bahuT baDHaaii ho!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: बहुत बधाई हो! (bahuT baDHaaii ho!) |
| John: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted. |
| John: His college friend, गौरव (gaurav), uses an expression meaning - "Congratulations! Preparations for becoming Uncle begin!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) बधाई! चाचा बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (baDHaaii! caacaa baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) (REGULAR) बधाई! चाचा बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (baDHaaii! caacaa baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: बधाई! चाचा बनने की तैयारी शुरू! (baDHaaii! caacaa baNNe kii Taiyaarii suru!) |
| John: Use this expression to show your happiness. |
| John: His wife's high school friend, शबाना (sabaaNaa), uses an expression meaning - "Oh wow! Really excellent news!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) अरे वाह! बहुत ही बढ़िया खबर! (are vaah! bahuT hii barhiyaa khabar!) (REGULAR) अरे वाह! बहुत ही बढ़िया खबर! (are vaah! bahuT hii barhiyaa khabar!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: अरे वाह! बहुत ही बढ़िया खबर! (are vaah! bahuT hii barhiyaa khabar!) |
| John: Use this expression to celebrate the good news. |
| John: His high school friend, सीमा (Siimaa), uses an expression meaning - "Hearty congratulations to the couple!" |
| Shakti: (SLOW) मिया-बीवी को बहुत सारी बधाइयाँ! (miyaa-biivii ko bahuT Saarii baDHaaiyaan!) (REGULAR) मिया-बीवी को बहुत सारी बधाइयाँ! (miyaa-biivii ko bahuT Saarii baDHaaiyaan!) |
| [Pause] |
| Shakti: मिया-बीवी को बहुत सारी बधाइयाँ! (miyaa-biivii ko bahuT Saarii baDHaaiyaan!) |
| John: Use this expression to give congratulations. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about having a baby, 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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