Today we practice the phrases and questions we learned earlier in the week.  Before listening to this episode, you should listen to: Hello…How are you? (conversation 1).   See if you can recognize all of my lines.

I give my friend in Dallas, Abishek, a call on the phone.  There is some background noise.  But this is a chance for you to practice understanding the Hindi words under different listening conditions.

Nathan: नमस्ते (?)

Abhishek: नमस्ते (namaste) – Hello

N: आप कैसे हैं? (?)

A: मैं अच्छा हूँ। (mein achchha huun) – I am good.

N: आप कहाँ से हैं? (?)

A:  मैं बनारस से हूँ।  (mein banaaras se huun) – I am from Banaaras.

N: आपका नाम क्या है?  (?)

A: मेरा नाम आभिषेक है।  (meraa naam aabhishek hai) – My name is Abhishek.

N: आप कहाँ रहते हैं?  (?)

A: मैं डलास में रहता हूँ।  (mein dalaas men rahataa huun) – I live in Dallas.

N: आप कौन सी भाषा बोलते हैं?  (?)

A: मैं हिंदी बोलता हूँ। (mein hindi boltaa huun) – I speak Hindi.

 

N: आप क्या काम करते हैं?  (?)

 

A: मैं कमप्यूटर में काम करता हूँ। (mein kamapyuutar men kaam kartaa huun) – I work in computers.

N: क्या आप शाकाहारी हैं?  (?)

A: मैं शाकाहारी हूँ। (mein shaakaahaarii hain) – I am a vegetarian.

N: आप के कितने बच्चे हैं?  (?)

A: मेरे एक भी बच्चे नहीं हैं। (mere ek bhi bachche nahiin hain) – I do not have a child.       (It maybe more correct to say this as: मुझे एक भी बच्चा नहीं है। – mujhe ek bhii bachchha nahiin hai )

N: अच्छा, अब मुझे जाना है।  (?)

A: बाद में मिलेंगे। (baad mein milenge) – We will meet afterwards.

N: हम फिर मिलेंगे।  (?)

 

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I have had a number of readers ask for the pronunciations and meanings of the questions.  I have purposely left these off to encourage you to learn them.  You can refer back to the first lesson to hear them Hello…How are you? (conversation 1).   Also, I have created a wiki page to keep track of all the materials around this session.  You can see them here: http://www.ispeakhindi.com/wiki/index.php?title=Conversation_1

 

Another reader suggested that we create some assignments around the lesson.  Let me give you 10 questions.  You try to answer these, and then we will cover the answers in the next session.

Use है, हैं, हो  or हूँ to fill in the blank

1)  मैं शाकाहारी ________ । 

2) क्या आप शाकाहारी ________  ?

3) आपका नाम क्या ______ ?

What are the meanings of the following words:

4) आप    ___________

5) आपका   ___________

6) नाम  ___________

7) काम  ___________

Use the correct version of verb रहना which means to stay/live.  The possible choices are रहता, रहती, or रहते.

8) आप कहाँ _____ हैं?  (When talking to a man.)

9) मैं डलास में _____ हूँ।  (spoken by a man.)

10) आप कहाँ _____ हैं?  (When talking to a woman.)

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