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This is the fourth and final follow up lessons on the Feb. 20, 2010 episode Conversation with Sandeep and Meenakshi.  Today we will go over the question “Do you drink tea or coffee?” And we look at some possible answers.

Examples: Asking the question

Nathan: Do you drink tea or coffee?

क्या आप चाय या कॉफ़ी पीते हैं?

(kyaa aap chaaii yaa ko-phii pii-te hain?)

Sandeep: Do you drink tea or coffee?

क्या आप चाय या कॉफ़ी पीती हैं?

(kyaa aap chaaii yaa ko-phii pii-tii hain?)

Sandeep: Do you also drink coffee?

क्या आप कॉफ़ी भी पीती हैं?

(kyaa aap ko-phii bhii pii-tii hain?)

Examples – Asking about a third person

Nathan: Does your wife drink tea or coffee?

क्या आपकी पत्नी चाय या कॉफ़ी पीती हैं?

(kyaa aap-kii pat-nii chaaii yaa ko-phii pii-te hain?)

Sandeep: Does your friend drink tea or coffee?

क्या आपकी सहेली चाय या कॉफ़ी पीती हैं?

(kyaa aap-ki sa-he-lii chaaii yaa ko-phii pii-tii hain?)

Examples of possible answers

Sandeep: Yes.  I drink both tea and coffee.  But I like tea more. And I put ginger in the tea I drink.

हाँ। मैं चाय और कॉफ़ी दोनों पीता हूँ। लेकिन मेरे को चाय ज़्यादा अच्छी लगती है। और चाय में अदरक डालके पीता हूँ।

(haan| men chaay aur kaa-phii do-non pii-taa huun| le-kin me-re ko chaay zyaa-daa laag-tii hai|  aur chaay men ad-rak daal-ke pii-taa huun)

Meenakshi: Yes, I drink tea.

हाँ मैं चाय पीती हूँ।

(haan mein chaay pii-tii huun)

Meenakshi: No, I do not drink coffee.

नहीं मैं कॉफ़ी नहीं पीती हूँ।

(na-hiin mein co-fee na-hiin pii-tii huun)

Examples:  Answering the question about a third person

Sandeep: My wife only drinks tea.

मेरी पत्नी सिर्फ़ चाय पीती है।

(me-rii pat-nii sirph chaay pii-tii hai)

She does not drink coffee.

वो कॉफ़ी नहीं पीती है।

(vo ko-phii pii-tii hai)

And she puts too much milk in the tea she drinks.

और वो चाय में बहुत सारा दूध डालके पीती है।

(aur vo chaay men ba-hut saa-raa duudh daal-ke pii-tii hai)

And she also puts too much sugar.

और देर सारी चीनी भी डालती है।

(aur dej saa-rii chii-nii bhii daal-tii hai)

Meenakshi: No, my friend does not drink tea or coffee or anything else.

नहीं मेरी सहेली चाय या कॉफ़ी कुछ भी नहीं पीती है। (na-hiin me-rii sa-he-lii chaaii yaa ko-phii kuchh bhii na-hiin pii-tii hai) –

Other Examples

Sandeep: Why?  Why doesn’t she drink?

क्यों?  क्यों नहीं पीती?

(kyoon?  kyoon na-hiin pii-tii?)

Meenakshi: Because her parents did not give her to drink in her childhood.  Therefore she does not have the habit of drinking tea or coffee.

क्योंकी उसके माता पिता ने उसको बचपन में चाय बिलकुल भी नहीं पिलायी।  तो उसको चाय या कॉफ़ी पिनेकी आदत नहीं है।

(kyoon-kii us-ke maa-taa pi-taa- ne us-ko  bach-pan men chaay bil-kul bhii na-hiin pi-laa-yii.  tho us-ko chaay yaa kaa-phii pi-ne-kii aa-dat na-hiin hai)

Sandeep: Does she sometimes drink?

लेकिन  क्या वो कभी कभी पीती है?

(le-kin kyaa vo ka-bhii ka-bhii pii-tii hai?)

Meenakshi: No, she does not drink at all.  She does not like it.

नहीं वो बिलकुल नहीं पीती है। उसको अच्छी नहीं लगती है।

(na-hiin vo bil-kul na-hiin hii-tii hai.  us-ko achchhii na-hiin lag-tii hai)

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This is the third of four follow up lessons on the Feb. 20, 2010 episode Conversation with Sandeep and Meenakshi.  Today we will go over the question “Are you a vegetarian?”

Nathan   (asking Sandeep)

क्या आप शाकाहारी हैं?  (kyaa aap shaa-kaa-haa-rii hain?) – Are you a vegetarian?

Sandeep (asking Meenakshi)

नहीं।  मैं शाकाहारी नहीं हूँ। मैं मांस भी खाता हूँ। (na-hiin main shaa-kaa-haa-rii na-hiin huun.  mein maans bhii khaa-taa-huun) – No.  I am not a vegetarian.  I also eat meat.

Meenakshi:

नहीं मैं शाकाहारी नहीं हूँ। (na-hiin mein shaa-kaa-haa-rii na-hiin huun) – No, I am not a vegetarian.

Nathan

क्या आपकी पत्नी शाकाहारी हैं? – (kyaa aap-kii pat-nii shaa-kaa-ha-rii hain?) – Is your wife a vegetarian?

Meenakshi

क्या आपकी सहेली शाकाहारी है? (kyaa aap-kii sa-he-lii shaa-kaa-haa-rii hai) – Is your friend a vegetarian? (सहेली always refers to a lady friend)

Meenakshi

नहीं मेरी शहेली भी शाकाहारी नहीं है। (na-hiin me-rii shaa-kaa-haa-rii na-hiin hai) – No, My friend is also not a vegetarian.

Sandeep

नहीं, मेरी पत्नी शाकाहारी बिलकुल नहीं है।  वो तो मेरे को भी खा जाती है। (na-hiin, me-rii pat-nii bil-kul na-hiin hai। vo to me-re ko bhii khaa jaa-taa hai) – No, my wife is completely not a vegetarian.  She can even eat me.  (“You are eating my head.” is a common expression of aggitation and frustration.  This last sentence “She can even eat me” is said in the same way and is meant to be a humorous play on words.)

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Abhi writes regarding our conversation with Sandeep and Meenakshi from Feb. 20, 2010:

I loved this episode, especially the more ‘advanced’ answers that were given in regards to her girl friend’s reasons for not drinking coffee or tea. I can not wait for the follow-up lesson. Bahut Shukriya!

Vratee left a comment on the Past Tense with Ne episode from September 6, 2009

I noticed a few translations above, which i do not agree with. I am suggesting alternate translation along with your version.

1)I thought a lot for you.
मैंने आपके बारे में बहुत सोचा।  (mein-ne aap-ke baa-re men ba-hut so-chaa) – I thought a lot about you [formal] .  (serious thinking)
मैंने आपके लिए बहुत सोचा। correct  (mein-ne aap-ke li-e ba-hut so-chaa) I thought a lot for you [formal].

6)I spoke to him.
मैं ने उससे बात किया। (mein ne us-se baat ki-yaa) – This is not correct.  In a past tense sentence with ने (ne) the verb agrees with the object of the sentence.  In this case बात (baat) which is feminine.  Therefore, की (kii) is correct.
मैं ने उससे बात की। correct (mein ne us-se baat kii) I spoke to him.

8)He ate breakfast.
वह नाश्ता खाया । (inncorrect… this should be उस ने (us ne) NOT वह (vah).   I have corrected the text of the lesson.  With transitive verbs, the subject of the sentence has the posposition – ने (ne) added to it.  And you have to change the noun that has a postposition from the direct case to the oblique case.  In this case from वह to उस.  However, there is a notable exception.  मैं does NOT change to मुझ when you put ने after it.  मैं ने is correct but मुझ ने is NEVER correct.)
उसने नाश्ता खाया । correct

Raja made the roti
राजा ने रोटी बना दिया । (This is not correct.  It should be दी (dii) because रोटी (roo-Tii) is feminine)
राजा ने रोटी बना दी । OR correct
राजा ने रोटी बनाई । correct

Some of the words in hindi are not written correctly. I have suggested the corrections also. please correct them.
नाहा == नहा   (नहाना (na-haa-naa) to take a bath)
ईक == एक   (एक (ek) – one)

Also one hindi to english translation seems ambiguous.

उन्होने कमरा साफ किया ।
You translated it to “He cleaned the room ” while it could also be translated as “They cleaned the room” .

v.Swamy left a comment on “Hello…How are you? (conversation 1)” which was published on December 4, 2008:

Dear Sir/Madam

I heartily appreciate you & your team members those who are involved in this noble
service of teaching of our national language to all the Indians in very easy mode.May God bless you all and our country for ever.
Thank you
Yours sincerely
swamy

Rachna left the comment on the episode: “#273 – numbers 1-50 – pg.17” which was published on July 9, 2008:

This is a very essential net.I am a student in 7th and I wanted hindi number names from 1 to 50 for a test which was for 50 marks. It helped me a lot

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Jasmine had the following request:

Hi I’ve been looking for the Hindi words for
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. If you could translate them for me that would be very helpful! Thank you
Jasmine

आज – (aaj) means today

In Hindi, the same word means yesterday and tomorrow.  That is कल (kal).  You have to use the context of the sentence to tell which it refers to.  If it is a sentence referring to something that has already happened, then it means yesterday.  If it refers to something that will happen then it means tomorrow.

We have received several, somewhat, cryptic emails and comments with reference to Tamil.  It seems that there are some of our listeners that would like for us to provide explanations and transliterations in Tamil.  Unfortunately, no one working on the ISpeakHindi.com site knows Tamil, so we are unable to help out with that request.  Also, the focus of the site is to enable English speakers to speak Hindi, so it probably would not work well with that goal to have explanations in Tamil.  If there is someone out there, that knows of a good resource for Tamil speakers to learn Hindi, then please leave it as a comment to this lesson.

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This is the second of four follow up lessons on the Feb. 20, 2010 episode Conversation with Sandeep and Meenakshi.  Today we will go over the questions and answers about what work people do.

 

Nathan: आप क्या काम करते हैं?  (aap kyaa kaam kar-te hain?) – What work do you do?

Sandeep:  आप क्या काम करती हैं?  (aap kyaa kaam kar-tii hain) – What work do you do? (asked to a female)

Sandeep:  मैं इंजीनियर हूँ।  एक्सान में काम करता हूँ। (mein in-gii-ni-yar huun| ek-saan men kaam kar-taa huun) – I am an engineer.  I work in Exxon.

Meenakshi:  मैं साफ्ट वियर इंजीनियर हूँ और एछ-पी में काम करती हूँ। (men sophT vayr in-gii-ni-yar huun aur echh-pii men kaam kar-tii huun) I am a software engineer and I work in HP.

Nathan: आपकी पत्नी क्या काम करती हैं? (aap-kii pat-nii kyaa kar-tii hain?) – What work does your wife do?

Sandeep:  आपकी सहेली क्या काम करती है?  (aap-kii sa-he-lii kyaa kaam kar-tii hai) What work does your friend do?  (सहेली (sa-he-li) always refers to a lady)

Sandeep: मेरी पत्नी भी इंजीनियर है और HP (एछ-पी) में काम करती है। (me-rii pat-nii in-gii-ni-yar hai aur echh-pii men kaam kar-tii hai) My wife is an engineer and she works in HP.

 

Meenakshi

मेरी सहेली भी  एछ-पी में काम करती है और वो auditor (आढीटर) है। (me-rii sa-he-lii bhii ech-pii men kaam kar-tii hai aur vo aa-dhii-tar hai) My friend also works in HP and she is an auditor.

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Website : www.shantichoir.org
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Date : March 13, 2010 (Saturday)
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This is the first of four follow up lessons on the Feb. 20, 2010 episode Conversation with Sandeep and Meenakshi.  This one will be about asking about people’s names and answering those questions.  The next one will be about asking about people’s work.  The third one will be about asking if people are vegetarians.  And the final one will go over the parts regarding people’s preference for tea or coffee.

Before we get started, I wanted to point out that we have created a special treat for our Paid ISpeakHindi.com subscriber’s related to this.  We have broken up the conversation into 39 parts, which can be played individually.  Each line will be explained giving the text in Hindi, transliterated in the Latin script, and the meanings explained.  This can make it more convenient to understand the audio.  If you are paid subscriber, just follow this link:

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First, let us look at asking about someone’s name:

आपका नाम क्या है? (aap-kaa naam kyaa hain) What is your name?

आपकी पत्नी का नाम क्या है। (aap-kii pat-nii kaa naam kyaa hai) What is your wife’s name?

आपके पति का नाम क्या है। (aap-kii pa-ti kaa naam kyaa hai) What is your husband’s name?

आपके मित्र का नाम क्या है? (aap-ke mi-tra kaa naam kyaa hai) What is your friend’s name?

उसका नाम क्या है? (us-kaa naam kyaa hai?)  What is his name?

(What is her name?)

(What is its name?)

मेरा नाम संदीप है। (me-raa naam san-diip hai) My name is Sandeep.

मेरी पत्नी का नाम मीनाक्षी है। (me-rii pat-nii ka naam mii-naa-kshii hai)   My wife’s name is Meenakshi.

मेरी मित्र का नाम सोनिया प्राईस है। (me-rii mi-tra kaa naam so-ni-yaa praa-ii-s hai) My friend’s name is Sonia Price.

उसका नाम राम है। (us-kaa naam raam hai) His name is Ram.