Learn how to ask "Who is it?"
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| Introduction |
| Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in Urdu. |
| Body |
| Alisha: Here's the way to ask 'Who is it?' in Urdu. |
| Syed: [Normal] یہ کون ہے؟ (Yeh kon hai?) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'it' |
| Syed: [Normal] یہ [Slow] یہ (yeh) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'who' |
| Syed: [Normal] کون [Slow] کون (kon) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہے [Slow] ہے (hai) |
| Alisha: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is it?' |
| Syed: [Slow] یہ کون ہے؟ [Normal] یہ کون ہے؟ |
| Alisha: Here's the way to ask, 'Who is that?' when referring to a man. |
| Syed: [Normal] وہ کون ہے؟ (Woh kon hai?) |
| Alisha: First is a word literally meaning 'he' |
| Syed: [Normal] وہ [Slow] وہ (woh) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'who' |
| Syed: [Normal] کون [Slow] کون (kon) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہے [Slow] ہے (hai) |
| Alisha: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is that?' |
| Syed: [Slow] وہ کون ہے؟ [Normal] وہ کون ہے؟ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Syed: [Normal] یہ میں ہوں۔ (Yeh mei hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'it' |
| Syed: [Normal] یہ [Slow] یہ (yeh) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'me' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہوں [Slow] ہوں (hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'It's me.' |
| Syed: [Slow] یہ میں ہوں۔ [Normal] یہ میں ہوں۔ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning, 'That is a friend of mine' when referring to a man. |
| Syed: [Normal] وہ میرا دوست ہے۔ (Woh mera dost hai.) |
| Alisha: First is a word literally meaning 'he' |
| Syed: [Normal] وہ [Slow] وہ (woh) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'my' |
| Syed: [Normal] میرا [Slow] میرا (mera) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'friend' |
| Syed: [Normal] دوست [Slow] دوست (dost) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہے [Slow] ہے (hai) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'That is a friend of mine.' |
| Syed: [Slow] وہ میرا دوست ہے۔ [Normal] وہ میرا دوست ہے۔ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. If someone you didn't expect knocks on your door in Pakistan, the common question you can ask before opening the door is |
| Syed: کون ہے؟ (kaun hai?) |
| Alisha: This literally means "Who is it?" in a really polite way. A very casual way to ask the same thing is |
| Syed: کون؟ (kaun?) |
| Alisha: which literally means "who?" |
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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