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Namastē! Lesson 5 | Basic Hindi
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Lesson object
1 Etiquette conversation
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Revision : Express gratitude
English Hindi
Thank you Dhan'yavād/Shukriyā
Thank you very much Bahut bahut dhan'yavād
You're welcome Koī bāt nahīṁ
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Revision : Express gratitude
English Pronunciation
Excuse me Suni'ē
Pardon me / I'm sorry Māf kījiyē
Please Kṛip-yā
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Etiquette conversation
Today we will cover a basic conversation that occurs
when two people meet for the first time!
Mark : Hi, who are you?
Lisa : Good morning, I am Jane
Jane : I am an Indian
Mark : I am Mark
Mark : I am an American
Jane : Nice to meet you!
Mark : Nice to meet you too!
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Etiquette conversation
Let’s look at some of the new forms of sentences needed for this conversation!
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Etiquette conversation
Hi, who are you?
Namastē, āp kauna hain?
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Etiquette conversation
Good morning, I am Jane
Suprabhāt, maiṁ Jane hūṁ
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Etiquette conversation
I am an Indian
Maiṁ ēk bhāratīya hūm̐
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Etiquette conversation
I am Mark
Maiṁ Mārk hūm̐
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Etiquette conversation
I am an American
Maiṁ ēk amērikan hūm̐
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Etiquette conversation
Nice to meet you
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Etiquette conversation
Nice to meet you can be literally translated to 'Felt nice meeting with you' to explain
it’s translation in Hindi
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Grammar tip
Here are the building blocks of the sentence we’re learning
Felt = Lagā Nice = Achā
With = Sē You = Āp
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Etiquette conversation
Felt nice meeting with you
Lagā achā milnā sē āp
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Grammar tip
with = sē
you = āp
But :
'with you' = 'āp sē'
The preposition ‘with’ becomes 'sē'
But unlike English, prepositions come after
the 'subject (or object)' in Hindi, hence they
are called 'postpositions'
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Grammar tip : Postpositional placement
In Hindi, postpositions always follow the subject or object (where present)
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Etiquette conversation
Felt nice (to) meet with you
Lagā achā milnā āpsē
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Grammar tip
To meet = milnā in the present tense
However, since the meeting has happened already, we use the past tense
form of 'meet' = 'milkar'
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Etiquette conversation
'Lagā' translates to felt, therefore, one is literally saying, it 'felt' nice to meet you
Felt nice (to) meet with you
Lagā achā milkar āpsē
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Etiquette conversation
The order indicates that the meetinghappened
first (Āpsē milkar) and then it feltnice(achā lagā)
Nice to meet you
Āpsē milkar achā lagā
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Etiquette conversation
Nice to meet you too
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Grammar tip
The sentence 'Nice to meet you too' , is nottranslated literally in Hindi
Rather, we use a phrase that roughly translates in English as 'Me too'!
Me = Mujhē Too = Bhī
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Etiquette conversation - Informal reply
'bhī' = too/also (me too)
Nice to meet you too
Mujhē bhī
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Culturally speaking
Nice to meet you too = Mujhē bhī is the commonly used reply to the
sentence 'nice to meet you'
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Etiquette conversation
English Hindi
Nice to meet you (formal) Āpsē milkar achā lagā
Nice to meet you too (common reply) Mujhē bhī
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Today's conversation!
Name English Hindi
Mark Hi, who are you? Namastē, āp kauna hain?
Jane Good morning, I am Jane Suprabhāt, maiṁ Jane hūṁ
Mark I am an Indian Maiṁ ēk bhāratīya hūm̐
Jane I am Mark Maiṁ Mārk hūm̐
Mark I am an American Maiṁ ēk amērikan hūm̐
Jane Nice to meet you! Āpsē milkar khuśī hu'ī!
Mark Nice to meet you too! Mujhē bhī!
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Lets see if you remember…
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Exercise : Pick the right option
'With you' translates to
1
Achā lagā
2
Āpsē
3
Mujhē bhī
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Solution
'With you' translates to
1
Achā lagā
2
Āpsē
3
Mujhē bhī
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Recall what the other options translate as!
English Hindi
Felt nice Achā lagā
Nice to meet you too (me too) Mujhē bhī
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Try yourself
Hi! I am Maria I am Hispanic/ British It was nice to meet you
Hi! I am Joe I am an African
Nice to meet you too!
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Solution
English Hindi
Hi! I am Maria Namastē maiṁ Māriā hūṁ
I’m Hispanic/British Maiṁ Hispanic / Briṭiśa hūm̐
Nice to meet you! Āpsē milkar achā lagā
Hi! I am Joe Namastē maiṁ Jōe hūṁ
I am an African Maiṁ ēka Afrīkī hūm̐
Nice to meet you too! Mujhē bhī
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Revision: Etiquette conversation
English Hindi
Nice to meet you (formal) Āpsē milkar achā lagā
Nice to meet you too (common reply) Mujhē bhī
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Revision : Today's conversation!
Name English Hindi
Mark Hi, who are you? Namastē, āp kauna hain?
Jane Good morning, I am Jane Suprabhāt, maiṁ Jane hūṁ
Mark I am an Indian Maiṁ ēk bhāratīya hūm̐
Jane I am Mark Maiṁ Mārk hūm̐
Mark I am an American Maiṁ ēk amērikan hūm̐
Jane Nice to meet you! Āpsē milkar khuśī hu'ī!
Mark Nice to meet you too! Mujhē bhī!
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Revision
English Hindi
Hi! I am Maria Namastē maiṁ Māriā hūṁ
I’m Hispanic/British Maiṁ Hispanic / Briṭiśa hūm̐
Nice to meet you! Āpsē milkar achā lagā
Hi! I am Joe Namastē maiṁ Jōe hūṁ
I am an African Maiṁ ēka Afrīkī hūm̐
Nice to meet you too! Mujhē bhī
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Culture Leaf
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Culture Leaf - Postal services in India
The postal network of India is the world’s largest postal
network
It has a total of 155,618 post offices and
over 566,000 employees
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Culture Leaf - Postal services in India
The world’s highest post office is situated in Hikkim, a district of Himachal Pradesh, India
It is located at height of 15,500 feet
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What's next?
Next time we will learn some fun conversations like asking and telling names!
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Credits
Content
Culture Alley
Culture leaf
http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2010/08/02/facts-about-
post-office/
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Dhan'yavād! See you at the Alley!
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