Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Urdu. |
| Body |
| Alisha: Here's the way to say 'Can I see the menu?' in Urdu, for a male speaker. |
| Syed: [Normal] کیا میں مینو دیکھ سکتا ہوں؟ (Kia mei menu daikh sakta hun?) |
| Alisha: First is a phrase meaning 'do I' |
| Syed: [Normal] کیا میں [Slow] کیا میں (kia mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'menu' |
| Syed: [Normal] مینو [Slow] مینو (menu) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'can I see' |
| Syed: [Normal] دیکھ سکتا ہوں [Slow] دیکھ سکتا ہوں (daikh sakta hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the masculine (speaker) phrase meaning 'Can I see the menu?' |
| Syed: [Slow] کیا میں مینو دیکھ سکتا ہوں؟ [Normal] کیا میں مینو دیکھ سکتا ہوں؟ |
| Alisha: Ok, now let's see the way to ask 'What do you recommend?' when speaking to a man. |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ کیا تجویز کرتے ہیں؟ (Aap kia tajveez kertay 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 word meaning 'recommend' |
| Syed: [Normal] تجویز [Slow] تجویز (tajveez) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase translating to 'do' |
| Syed: [Normal] کرتے ہیں [Slow] کرتے ہیں (kertay hain) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the question meaning 'What do you recommend?' |
| Syed: [Slow] آپ کیا تجویز کرتے ہیں؟ [Normal] آپ کیا تجویز کرتے ہیں؟ |
| Alisha: Following is the way to say 'A coffee for me.' |
| Syed: [Normal] میرے لئے ایک کافی۔ (Meray liye aik coffee.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'me' |
| Syed: [Normal] میرے [Slow] میرے (meray) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'for' |
| Syed: [Normal] لئے [Slow] لئے (liye) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'one coffee' |
| Syed: [Normal] ایک کافی [Slow] ایک کافی (aik coffee) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میرے لئے ایک کافی۔ [Normal] میرے لئے ایک کافی۔ |
| Alisha: Finally is a way to say 'I would like a coffee' for a male speaker. |
| Syed: [Normal] میں ایک کافی لوں گا۔ (Mei aik coffee lun ga.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'one coffee' |
| Syed: [Normal] ایک کافی [Slow] ایک کافی (aik coffee) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'would like' |
| Syed: [Normal] لوں گا [Slow] لوں گا (lun ga) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں ایک کافی لوں گا۔ [Normal] میں ایک کافی لوں گا۔ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. Desi food with its delicacies is very popular in Pakistan. Many families tend to dine out on the weekends. The availability of a wide variety of Continental and Chinese food also attracts many people out of their homes. Also, it is customary to pay tips at the restaurants. People take pride in doing so. |
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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