Learn how to ask what someone is doing
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| Introduction |
| Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘What are you doing?’ in Urdu. |
| Body |
| Alisha: Here's how to ask 'What are you doing?' in Urdu when addressing a man. |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (Aap kia ker rahay hain?) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'what ' |
| Syed: [Normal] کیا [Slow] کیا (kia) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'doing' when referring to a man |
| Syed: [Normal] کر رہے [Slow] کر رہے (ker rahay) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہیں [Slow] ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'What are you doing?' when addressing a man. |
| Syed: [Slow] آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ [Normal] آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ |
| Alisha: Now, imagine you're speaking to a woman. Here's the way to ask, 'What are you doing?' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ کیا کر رہی ہیں؟ (Aap kia ker rahi hain?) |
| Alisha: First is the formal word meaning 'you' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'what ' |
| Syed: [Normal] کیا [Slow] کیا (kia) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'doing' when referring to a woman |
| Syed: [Normal] کر رہی [Slow] کر رہی (ker rahi) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہیں [Slow] ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'What are you doing?' when addressing a woman |
| Syed: [Slow] آپ کیا کر رہی ہیں؟ [Normal] آپ کیا کر رہی ہیں؟ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning 'I’m studying.' for a female speaker. |
| Syed: [Normal] میں پڑھ رہی ہوں۔ (Mei parh rahi hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'studying' when referring to a woman |
| Syed: [Normal] پڑھ رہی [Slow] پڑھ رہی (parh rahi) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہوں [Slow] ہوں (hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'I’m studying.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں پڑھ رہی ہوں۔ [Normal] میں پڑھ رہی ہوں۔ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm doing nothing special.' for a male speaker. |
| Syed: [Normal] میں کچھ خاص نہیں کر رہا ہوں۔ (Mei kuch khaas nahin ker raha hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'nothing special' |
| Syed: [Normal] کچھ خاص نہیں [Slow] کچھ خاص نہیں (kuch khaas nahin) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'doing' when referring to a man |
| Syed: [Normal] کر رہا [Slow] کر رہا (ker raha) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہوں [Slow] ہوں (hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'I'm doing nothing special.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں کچھ خاص نہیں کر رہا ہوں۔ [Normal] میں کچھ خاص نہیں کر رہا ہوں۔ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Alisha: Now, it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Alisha: It is necessary to know that you should ask what someone is doing only if it concerns you or you know that person fairly well. Otherwise, it’s generally considered an unwelcome call. |
Outro |
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| Alisha: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Syed: !الوداع (alwida!) |
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