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Introduction
Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 18 - Possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in Urdu.
Body
Alisha: Here's the formal way to say 'Do you have a pen?' in Urdu.
Syed: [Normal] کیا آپ کے پاس ایک قلم ہے؟ (Kia aap kay pass aik qalam hai?)
Alisha: First is a word meaning 'do'
Syed: [Normal] کیا [Slow] کیا (kia)
Alisha: Next is the formal word meaning 'you'
Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap)
Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Syed: [Normal] کے پاس [Slow] کے پاس (kay pass)
Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'one pen'
Syed: [Normal] ایک قلم [Slow] ایک قلم (aik qalam)
Alisha: Last is the word literally meaning 'is'
Syed: [Normal] ہے [Slow] ہے (hai)
Alisha: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Syed: [Slow] کیا آپ کے پاس ایک قلم ہے؟ [Normal] کیا آپ کے پاس ایک قلم ہے؟
Alisha: Ok, now let's see the informal way to ask the same question 'Do you have a pen?'
Syed: [Normal] کیا تمہارے پاس ایک قلم ہے؟ (Kia tumharay pass aik qalam hai?)
Alisha: First is a word meaning 'do'
Syed: [Normal] کیا [Slow] کیا (kia)
Alisha: Next is the informal phrase meaning 'you have'
Syed: [Normal] تمہارے پاس [Slow] تمہارے پاس (tumharay pass)
Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'one pen'
Syed: [Normal] ایک قلم [Slow] ایک قلم (aik qalam)
Alisha: Last is the word literally meaning 'is'
Syed: [Normal] ہے [Slow] ہے (hai)
Alisha: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Syed: [Slow] کیا تمہارے پاس ایک قلم ہے؟ [Normal] کیا تمہارے پاس ایک قلم ہے؟
Alisha: Following is the way to answer 'Yes, I have one.'
Syed: [Normal] جی ہاں، میرے پاس ایک ہے۔ (Ji haan, meray pass aik hai.)
Alisha: First is a phrase meaning 'yes'
Syed: [Normal] جی ہاں [Slow] جی ہاں (ji haan)
Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'I have'
Syed: [Normal] میرے پاس [Slow] میرے پاس (meray pass)
Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'one'
Syed: [Normal] ایک [Slow] ایک (aik)
Alisha: Last is the word literally meaning 'is'
Syed: [Normal] ہے [Slow] ہے (hai)
Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, I have one.'
Syed: [Slow] جی ہاں، میرے پاس ایک ہے۔ [Normal] جی ہاں، میرے پاس ایک ہے۔
Alisha: Finally is a polite way to say 'Yes, here you are.'
Syed: [Normal] جی ہاں، آپ یہاں ہیں۔ (Ji haan, aap yahan hain.)
Alisha: First is a phrase meaning 'yes'
Syed: [Normal] جی ہاں [Slow] جی ہاں (ji haan)
Alisha: Next is the polite word meaning 'you'
Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap)
Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'here'
Syed: [Normal] یہاں [Slow] یہاں (yahan)
Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'is'
Syed: [Normal] ہیں [Slow] ہیں (hain)
Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, here you are.'
Syed: [Slow] جی ہاں، آپ یہاں ہیں۔ [Normal] جی ہاں، آپ یہاں ہیں۔
Cultural Insight
Alisha: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. Whether you are asked to lend something or you borrow something, remember to smile. Pakistanis smile in most situations: to say "hello" or "thank you," to make a request, to apologize, and to smooth over bad feelings. Loud voices and anger while speaking with other people can be extremely counterproductive. Smiling will get you much further than a raised voice.

Outro

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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