Learn how to ask "Do you speak English?"
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| Introduction |
| Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question Do you speak English? in Urdu. |
| Body |
| Alisha: Here's the formal way to ask 'Do you speak English?' in Urdu. |
| Syed: [Normal] کیا آپ انگلش بولتے ہیں؟ (Kia aap English boltay hain?) |
| Alisha: First is a phrase meaning 'do you' |
| Syed: [Normal] کیا آپ [Slow] کیا آپ (kia aap) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'English' |
| Syed: [Normal] انگلش [Slow] انگلش (english) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'speak' |
| Syed: [Normal] بولتے ہیں [Slow] بولتے ہیں (boltay hain) |
| Alisha: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Syed: [Slow] کیا آپ انگلش بولتے ہیں؟ [Normal] کیا آپ انگلش بولتے ہیں؟ |
| Alisha: Now, imagine you're speaking to a friend. Here's the informal way to ask, 'Do you speak English?' |
| Syed: [Normal] کیا تم انگلش بولتے ہو؟ (Kia tum English boltay ho?) |
| Alisha: First is a phrase meaning 'do you' |
| Syed: [Normal] کیا تم [Slow] کیا تم (kia tum) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'English' |
| Syed: [Normal] انگلش [Slow] انگلش (english) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'speak' |
| Syed: [Normal] بولتے ہو [Slow] بولتے ہو (boltay ho) |
| Alisha: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Syed: [Slow] کیا تم انگلش بولتے ہو؟ [Normal] کیا تم انگلش بولتے ہو؟ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Syed: [Normal] جی ہاں، میں انگلش بولتا ہوں۔ (Ji haan, mei English bolta hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a phrase meaning ‘yes' |
| Syed: [Normal] جی ہاں [Slow] جی ہاں (Ji haan) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'English' |
| Syed: [Normal] انگلش [Slow] انگلش (english) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'speak' |
| Syed: [Normal] بولتا ہوں [Slow] بولتا ہوں (bolta hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Syed: [Slow] جی ہاں، میں انگلش بولتا ہوں۔ [Normal] جی ہاں، میں انگلش بولتا ہوں۔ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Syed: [Normal] جی نہیں، میں انگلش نہیں بولتا۔ (Ji nahin, mei English nahin bolta.) |
| Alisha: First is a phrase meaning 'no' |
| Syed: [Normal] جی نہیں [Slow] جی نہیں (ji nahin) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'English' |
| Syed: [Normal] انگلش [Slow] انگلش (english) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'do not speak' |
| Syed: [Normal] نہیں بولتا [Slow] نہیں بولتا (nahin bolta) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Syed: [Slow] جی نہیں، میں انگلش نہیں بولتا۔ [Normal] جی نہیں، میں انگلش نہیں بولتا۔ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Alisha: Now, it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Alisha: Because the Indian subcontinent was a British colony in the past, the English language has a prestigious status in Pakistani society. It has become an integral part of the school, college, and university curriculum as well, and the majority of young people can speak English fluently. |
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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