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A: Top 25 Hindi Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: Where did you learn Hindi? (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Hindi learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.)
In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ""Where did you learn Hindi?"" In Hindi this is
B: आपने हिंदी कहाँ से सीखी?
The first word in the question is
B: आपने
A: ""meaning you"" in English.
B: (Slow, by syllable) आपने
A: Listen again and repeat.
B: आपने
{Pause}
A: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is
B: हिंदी
A: meaning hindi.
B: (Slow, by syllable) हिंदी
A: Now repeat.
B: हिंदी
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
B: आपने हिंदी
{pause}
And next
B: कहाँ
A: meaning where.
B: (Slow, by syllable) कहाँ
A: Now repeat.
B: कहाँ
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat.
B: आपने हिंदी कहाँ
{pause}
And next
B: से
A: meaning from .
B: (Slow, by syllable) से
A: Now repeat.
B: से
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat.
B: आपने हिंदी कहाँ से
{pause}
And next
B: सीखी
A: meaning learn .
B: (Slow, by syllable) सीखी
A: Now repeat.
B: सीखी
{Pause}
Listen to the entire question and repeat.
B: आपने हिंदी कहाँ से सीखी
{pause}
A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where did you learn Hindi??
B: मैने यह विद्यालय में सीखी थी
A: ""I learned it in school.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
B: (Slow) मैने यह विद्यालय में सीखी थी
{pause}
A: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
B: मैने
A: meaning I .
B: (Slow, by syllable) मैने
A: Now repeat
B: मैने
{Pause}
A: And after that
B: यह
meaning it.
B: (Slow, by syllable) यह
A:Now repeat.
B: यह
{Pause}
A: And next
B: विद्यालय
meaning school.
B: (Slow, by syllable) विद्यालय
A:Now repeat.
B: विद्यालय
{Pause}
A: And next
B: में
meaning in .
B: (Slow, by syllable) में
A:Now repeat.
B: में
{Pause}
A: And next
B: सीखी
meaning learned.
B: (Slow, by syllable) सीखी
A:Now repeat.
B: सीखी
{Pause}
A: Next is
B: थी
meaning was.
B: (Slow, by syllable) थी
A:Now repeat.
B: थी
{Pause}
A: Listen to the speaker say, I learned it in school, and then repeat.
B: मैने यह विद्यालय में सीखी थी
{pause}
A: To expand on the pattern, replace in school with at home.
B: घर पर
A: at home
B: (slow) घर पर (regular) घर पर
A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at home
B: मैने यह घर पर सीखी थी
A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace in school. Say I learned it at home.
{pause}
B: मैने यह घर पर सीखी थी
A: To use a different phrase, replace at home with in college.
B: महाविद्यालय में
A: in college
B: (slow) महाविद्यालय में (regular) महाविद्यालय में
A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with in college
B: मैने यह महाविद्यालय में सीखी थी
A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for at home. Say I learned it in college.
{pause}
B: मैने यह महाविद्यालय में सीखी थी
A: To expand on the pattern, replace in college with in India.
B: भारत में
A: in India
B: (slow) भारत में (regular) भारत में
A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with in India
B: मैने यह भारत में सीखी थी
A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for in college. Say I learned it in India.
{pause}
B: मैने यह भारत में सीखी थी
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting India and someone asks you where you learned Hindi. You learned Hindi in school. Respond to the question.
B: आपने हिंदी कहाँ से सीखी? (five seconds) मैने यह विद्यालय में सीखी थी
A: Now, imagine you learned it at home Respond to the question.
B: आपने हिंदी कहाँ से सीखी? (five seconds) मैने यह घर पर सीखी थी
A: Imagine you learned it in college. . Answer the speaker's question.
B: आपने हिंदी कहाँ से सीखी? (five seconds) मैने यह महाविद्यालय में सीखी थी
A: Imagine you learned it in India. Respond to the question.
B: आपने हिंदी कहाँ से सीखी? (five seconds) मैने यह भारत में सीखी थी
A: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Hindi. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
B: आपने हिंदी कहाँ से सीखी?
{pause}
A: This is the end of Lesson 7

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