Learn how to ask "When are you leaving?"
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| Introduction |
| Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Urdu. |
| Body |
| Alisha: Here's a formal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in Urdu when speaking to a man. |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ کب جا رہے ہیں؟ (Aap kab ja rahay hain?) |
| Alisha: First is the formal word meaning 'you' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'when' |
| Syed: [Normal] کب [Slow] کب (kab) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'leaving' |
| Syed: [Normal] جا رہے [Slow] جا رہے (ja 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 'When are you leaving?' |
| Syed: [Slow] آپ کب جا رہے ہیں؟ [Normal] آپ کب جا رہے ہیں؟ |
| Alisha: Now, imagine you're speaking to a woman. Here is a casual way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Syed: [Normal] تم کب جا رہی ہو؟ (Tum kab ja rahi ho?) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Syed: [Normal] تم [Slow] تم (tum) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'when' |
| Syed: [Normal] کب [Slow] کب (kab) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'leaving' |
| Syed: [Normal] جارہی [Slow] جارہی (ja rahi) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہو [Slow] ہو (ho) |
| Alisha: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Syed: [Slow] تم کب جا رہی ہو؟ [Normal] تم کب جا رہی ہو؟ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours' for a male speaker. |
| Syed: [Normal] میں دو گھنٹوں میں روانہ ہو جاؤں گا۔ (Mei dou ghanton mein rawanah ho jaon ga.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'in two hours' |
| Syed: [Normal] دو گھنٹوں میں [Slow] دو گھنٹوں میں (dou ghanton mein) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'leave' |
| Syed: [Normal] روانہ ہو جاؤں گا [Slow] روانہ ہو جاؤں گا (rawanah ho jaon ga) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں دو گھنٹوں میں روانہ ہو جاؤں گا۔ [Normal] میں دو گھنٹوں میں روانہ ہو جاؤں گا۔ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave next week' for a female speaker. |
| Syed: [Normal] میں اگلے ہفتے روانہ ہو جاؤں گی۔ (Mei aglay haftay rawanah ho jaon gi.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'next week' |
| Syed: [Normal] اگلے ہفتے [Slow] اگلے ہفتے (aglay haftay) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'leave' |
| Syed: [Normal] روانہ ہو جاؤں گی [Slow] روانہ ہو جاؤں گی (rawanah ho jaon gi) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'I leave next week.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں اگلے ہفتے روانہ ہو جاؤں گی۔ [Normal] میں اگلے ہفتے روانہ ہو جاؤں گی۔ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. In Urdu, question words are doubled when expecting multiple answers. Let’s see an example with “when,” if someone asks you |
| Syed: تم کب کب جاتے ہو؟ (Tum kab kab jaaTe ho?) |
| Alisha: This is because they are expecting multiple days or times as an answer. |
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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