Learn how to talk about your nationality
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| Introduction |
| Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 9 - Nationality. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to tell your nationality in Urdu. |
| Body |
| Alisha: Here's how to say 'I'm Pakistani.' in Urdu. |
| Syed: [Normal] میں پاکستانی ہوں۔ (Mei Pakistani hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'Pakistani' |
| Syed: [Normal] پاکستانی [Slow] پاکستانی (Pakistani) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہوں [Slow] ہوں (hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm Pakistani.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں پاکستانی ہوں۔ [Normal] میں پاکستانی ہوں۔ |
| Alisha: Ok, now let's hear how to say 'I'm American.' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں امریکی ہوں۔ (Mei Amreeki hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'American' |
| Syed: [Normal] امریکی [Slow] امریکی (Amreeki) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہوں [Slow] ہوں (hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm American.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں امریکی ہوں۔ [Normal] میں امریکی ہوں۔ |
| Alisha: Now, let’s hear the formal way to say 'You are Pakistani.' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ پاکستانی ہیں۔ (Aap Pakistani hain.) |
| Alisha: First is the formal word meaning 'you' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'Pakistani' |
| Syed: [Normal] پاکستانی [Slow] پاکستانی (Pakistani) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہیں [Slow] ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'You are Pakistani.' |
| Syed: [Slow] آپ پاکستانی ہیں۔ [Normal] آپ پاکستانی ہیں۔ |
| Alisha: Finally is a formal way to say 'You are American.' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ امریکی ہیں۔ (Aap Amreeki hain.) |
| Alisha: First is the formal word meaning 'you' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'American' |
| Syed: [Normal] امریکی [Slow] امریکی (Amreeki) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہیں [Slow] ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'You are American.' |
| Syed: [Slow] آپ امریکی ہیں۔ [Normal] آپ امریکی ہیں۔ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Alisha: Now, it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Alisha: ‘The Islamic Republic of Pakistan’ is Pakistan’s official name, but people commonly just say ‘Pakistan.’ The name ‘Pakistan’ has its roots in Islam, and literally means "clean land." |
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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