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| INTRODUCTION |
| Namaste! Hello and welcome to Hindi Survival Phrases brought to you by HindiPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to India. You’ll be surprised at how far a little Hindi will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HindiPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Survival Phrases lesson 20, How Much Is It in Hindi. |
| Now some useful phrases for your visits to shops around India. |
| You should remember that there isn't an actual corresponding expression to the English "Excuse me," so when you're talking to a shop clerk, you should directly say, iskii kiimaT kyaa hai? |
| iskii kiimaT kyaa hai? |
| That means "How much is this?" |
| In Hindi, iskii means "of this," and they follow it with kiimaT, which literally means "the price." Finally, we have kyaa hai, which means "what is" in English. |
| Let’s break down these words by syllable and hear them one more time: iskii. |
| iskii |
| kiimaT |
| kiimaT |
| kyaa hai |
| kyaa hai |
| iskii kiimaT kyaa hai? |
| However, dear listeners, you know perfectly well how the Hindi language can be varied and wide-ranging, so you won't be surprised to hear that there are some more interesting ways to ask "How much is this?" Indians love markets, and most places have local daily markets. There are, of course, also big markets in the larger cities that the people go to find their bargains. Let's imagine that you are by a stand of clothes in a local market and you wanna buy a shirt. You can say yah SHart kiTne kaa hai? |
| yah SHart kiTne kaa hai? |
| Or "How much is this shirt?" |
| As you can see, we use yah SHart, which means "this shirt." |
| We follow this with kiTne kaa, which means, "of how much." |
| Finally, we have hai, which is "is." |
| Let’s break down these words by syllable and hear them one more time: yah SHart kiTne kaa hai? |
| yah SHart kiTne kaa hai? |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrases and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so गुड लक! (guud Lak!), which means "good luck" in Hindi. |
| "How much is this?" - iskii kiimaT kyaa hai? |
| iskii kiimaT kyaa hai? |
| iskii kiimaT kyaa hai? |
| "How much is this shirt?" (variation) - yah SHart kiTne kaa hai? |
| yah SHart kiTne kaa hai? |
| yah SHart kiTne kaa hai? |
| All right. That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HindiPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
| फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge), goodbye! |
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