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A: Top 25 Hindi Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 9: Do you like Indian food? (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 ""Do you like Indian food?"" In Hindi this is
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना पसंद है?
The first word in the question is
B: क्या
A: ""meaning do"" in English.
B: (Slow, by syllable) क्या
A: Listen again and repeat.
B: क्या
{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: आपको
A: meaning something like to you.
B: (Slow, by syllable) आपको
A: Now repeat.
B: आपको
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
B: क्या आपको
{pause}
And next
B: भारतीय
A: meaning Indian.
B: (Slow, by syllable) भारतीय
A: Now repeat.
B: भारतीय
{Pause}
Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat.
B: क्या आपको भारतीय
{pause}
Next is
B: खाना
A: meaning food.
B: (Slow, by syllable) खाना
A: Now repeat.
B: खाना
{Pause}
Listen to the first 4 words of the question and repeat.
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना
{pause}
And after that
B: पसंद
A: meaning like.
B: (Slow, by syllable) पसंद
A: Now repeat.
B: पसंद
{Pause}
Listen to the first 5 words of the question and repeat.
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना पसंद
{pause}
And next
B: है
A: meaning is.
B: (Slow, by syllable) है
A: Now repeat.
B: है
{Pause}
Listen to the entire question and repeat.
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना पसंद है
{pause}
A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you like Indian food??
B: हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर करी पसंद है
A: ""Yes, I especially love curry.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
B: (Slow) हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर करी पसंद है
{pause}
To say ""no"", in a simple way, just say:
B: नहीं, मुझे नहीं पसंद है
A: Which is like saying No, I don't like in English. Let's hear it slowly.
B: (Slowly) नहीं, मुझे नहीं पसंद है
A: And one more time at normal speed:
B: नहीं, मुझे नहीं पसंद है
A: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
B: हाँ
A: meaning yes .
B: (Slow, by syllable) हाँ
A: Now repeat
B: हाँ
{Pause}
A: And next
B: मुझे
meaning I.
B: (Slow, by syllable) मुझे
A:Now repeat.
B: मुझे
{Pause}
A: And after that
B: खासतौर पर
meaning especially.
B: (Slow, by syllable) खासतौर पर
A:Now repeat.
B: खासतौर पर
{Pause}
A: And next
B: करी
meaning curry .
B: (Slow, by syllable) करी
A:Now repeat.
B: करी
{Pause}
A: And after that
B: पसंद
meaning like/love.
B: (Slow, by syllable) पसंद
A:Now repeat.
B: पसंद
{Pause}
A: And after that
B: है
meaning is .
B: (Slow, by syllable) है
A:Now repeat.
B: है
{Pause}
A: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I especially love curry., and then repeat.
B: हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर करी पसंद है
{pause}
A: To make another phrase, replace curry with chicken curry and naan .
B: चिकन करी और नान
A: chicken curry and naan
B: (slow) चिकन करी और नान (regular) चिकन करी और नान
A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with chicken curry and naan
B: हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर चिकन करी और नान पसंद है
A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace curry . Say Yes, I especially love curry.
{pause}
B: हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर चिकन करी और नान पसंद है
A: To expand on the pattern, replace chicken curry and naan with biryani .
B: बिरयानी
A: biryani
B: (slow) बिरयानी (regular) बिरयानी
A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with biryani
B: हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर बिरयानी पसंद है
A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for chicken curry and naan . Say Yes, I especially love curry.
{pause}
B: हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर बिरयानी पसंद है
A: To expand on the pattern, replace biryani with samosa .
B: समोसा
A: samosa
B: (slow) समोसा (regular) समोसा
A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with samosa
B: हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर करी पसंद है
A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for biryani . Say Yes, I especially love curry.
{pause}
B: हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर करी पसंद है
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting India and someone asks you if you like Indian food. You want to answer that you like curry . Respond to the question.
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना पसंद है? (five seconds) हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर करी पसंद है
A: Now you want to say that you like chicken curry and naan Respond to the question.
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना पसंद है? (five seconds) हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर चिकन करी और नान पसंद है
A: You want to say that you like biryani . . Answer the speaker's question.
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना पसंद है? (five seconds) हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर बिरयानी पसंद है
A: You want to say that you like samosa . Respond to the question.
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना पसंद है? (five seconds) हाँ, मुझे खासतौर पर करी पसंद है
A: Now you want to ask someone if they like Indian food. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना पसंद है?
{pause}
A: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself.
B: क्या आपको भारतीय खाना पसंद है?
{pause}
A: This is the end of Lesson 9

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