Phone 4
Here are some phrases we cover:
“Please call back.”
“Please call back in half an hour.”
“Please call back in 2 hours.”
“Call back tomorrow.”
“Call back in the evening.”
“Call back tomorrow morning.”
“Call back at night.”
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mary said,
June 5, 2008 @ 9:08 am
this guy sucks!you should learn to speak hindi before you do this.you cannot repeat what they are saying nor pronounce properly.hindi is not as english!!!!i am not a native speaker but i speak much better than you do.find someone else for this….
admin said,
June 5, 2008 @ 5:21 pm
We welcome all feedback, both positive and negative. While it would be best for me [Nathan] to learn Hindi before starting this podcast, I feel that the program actually benefits by having me learn Hindi as we do the program. Meena has taught Hindi for 30+ years at the high school level, and has been speaking Hindi since her childhood days. Nariandas has also been speaking Hindi since he is a child. Sonia has also been speaking Hindi since a child.
I have actually been trying to learn Hindi for 10+. I would pick it up intensely for a week or so, and then take a 6 month break, only to start back at the beginning again. Having to do the podcast makes me have to learn a little Hindi everyday. And I hope that in a few years, I will sound fairly good in Hindi. Hopefully you will check back and let us know what you think. Since I am learning Hindi, I feel it helps me to ask those questions about things in Hindi that are obvious and understood by a person that knows Hindi well, but that confuse an person learning Hindi. And Meena and Nariandas are there to correct my pronunciation, which I think where I have trouble might be with the same things that other English speakers have trouble with.
Also, I am glad that you feel that you have made good progress in learning to speak Hindi.
admin said,
August 27, 2008 @ 7:53 pm
Here are some other lessons about talking on the phone:
May 30, 2008
Phone 1
http://www.ispeakhindi.com/2008/05/30/phone-1/
May 31, 2008
Phone 2
http://www.ispeakhindi.com/2008/05/31/phone-2/
June 1, 2008
Phone 3 - Meena calling Nariandas
http://www.ispeakhindi.com/2008/06/01/phone-3/
June 2, 2008
Phone 4
http://www.ispeakhindi.com/2008/06/02/phone-4/
June 3, 2008
Phone 5
http://www.ispeakhindi.com/2008/06/03/phone-5/
June 9, 2008
Phone Phrase - Part 1 - Who is this?
http://www.ispeakhindi.com/2008/06/09/phone-phrase-part-1-who-is-this/
June 10, 2008
Phone Phrase - Part 2 - Not at home
http://www.ispeakhindi.com/2008/06/10/phone-phrase-part-2-not-at-home/