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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to UrduPod101.com. This is Absolute Beginner, Season 1 Lesson 17 - Days of the Week in Urdu. I’m John.
Afrah: Assalam u alaikum, I'm Afrah.
John: In this lesson you'll learn how to say the days of the week in Urdu.
Afrah: The conversation takes place in a school dorm.
John: It’s between two friends, Sonal and Caroline.
Afrah:They know each other very well, so they’ll be using informal Urdu.
John: Let's listen to their conversation.

Lesson conversation

سونل: آج کون سا دن ہے؟
کیرولین: آج منگل ہے.
سونل: میں نے سوچا آج بدھ ہے.
کیرولین: وه کل ہے.
John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
سونل: آج کون سا دن ہے؟
کیرولین: آج منگل ہے.
سونل: میں نے سوچا آج بدھ ہے.
کیرولین: وه کل ہے.
John:Let's listen to the conversation with an English translation.
Sonal: aaj kaun sa Din hai?
John: What day is today?
Caroline: aaj mangal hai.
John:Today is Tuesday.
Sonal: Mei nay socha aaj budh hai.
John: I thought today was Wednesday.
Caroline : Woh kal hai.
John: That's tomorrow.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: Listeners, did you know that Pakistan has its own calendar?
Afrah: That's right! Not only does it have one, but it actually has many regional calendars that are slightly different from one another.
John: It must be pretty confusing then.
Afrah: I guess in a way it is. But then there’s an official calendar that everyone follows, one that is based on the lunar year.
John: They also have the international Gregorian calendar right? The one that is used in most of the world today?
Afrah: Yes of course. Anyway, the Pakistani New Year celebration varies from region to region with different sorts of rituals.
John: But most celebrate it in the spring and with a good harvest since it falls around March and April.
Afrah: And since it follows the lunar year, the dates aren’t always in sync with the Gregorian calendar.
VOCAB LIST
John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Afrah:آج [natural native speed]
John: today
Afrah: آج [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: آج [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: کون سا [natural native speed]
John: which
Afrah: کون سا [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: کون سا [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: دن [natural native speed]
John: day
Afrah: دن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: دن [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: منگل [natural native speed]
John: Tuesday
Afrah: منگل [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: منگل [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: وه [natural native speed]
John: that
Afrah: وه [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: وه [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: بدھ [natural native speed]
John: Wednesday
Afrah: بدھ [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: بدھ [natural native speed]
John: And last...
Afrah: کل [natural native speed]
John: tomorrow
Afrah: کل [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: کل [natural native speed]
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
John: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Afrah: In Urdu, you always have to take notice of the gender, not only of the speaker, but also of nouns.
John: Yes, and in addition, you need to take note of the number. For example, whether they’re singular or plural.
Afrah: You must know this very well by now.
John: So this is the case even for the word "which." “Which” for singular masculine nouns is...
Afrah:کون سا (kaun sa)
John: And for plural masculine nouns
Afrah: کون سے (kaun say)
John: And for singular and plural feminine nouns.
Afrah: کون سی (kaun si)
John: I see.
Afrah: The rule is that you end with a ا for singular masculine nouns, ے for plural masculine nouns, and ی for singular and plural feminine nouns.
John: Next we have the verb "to think," which in Urdu is...
Afrah: سوچنا
John: So, “thought” becomes…
Afrah:سوچا regardless of it being masculine or feminine.
John: So if you want to say "I thought," you'd say...
Afrah:میں نے سوچا
John: If you’re a group of people and you want to say "we thought," you'd say...
Afrah:ہم نے سوچا
John: Okay, now let's move onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to talk about...
Afrah: "Days of the week!"
John: We'll first say the words in English, then in Urdu, then a bit slower so that you can hear every syllable. The first day of the week is "Sunday," which is…
Afrah:اتوار, It-war itwar
John: “Monday” is…
Afrah:سوموار, sou-m- war saumwar
John: “Tuesday” is…
Afrah:منگل, man-gal mangal
John: “Wednesday” is…
Afrah:بدھ, bu-dh budh
John: “Thursday” is…
Afrah:جمعرات, ju-may-raat jumayraat
John: “Friday” is…
Afrah:جمعہ, ju-ma juma
John:And finally "Saturday" is…
Afrah:ہفتہ, haf-tah haftah
John: Great. Now let's also practice how to say "What day is today?" in Urdu.
Afrah:آج کون سا دن ہے؟ where آج (aaj) means "today."کون سا (kaun sa) means "which."
دن (Din) means "day." Andہے (hai) means "is."
John: So you are literally asking, "Today which day is?" Listeners, please repeat. “What day is today?”
Afrah:آج کون سا دن ہے؟ [pause]
John: Now to answer this question: for example, if you wanted to say, "Today is Tuesday," you simply say…
Afrah: آج منگل ہے (aaj mangal hai)
John: So how would you say, "Today is Thursday."?
Afrah:آج جمعرات ہے (Aaj jumay raat hai.)
John: Listeners, now it's your turn to say them. “Today is Tuesday.”
Afrah:[pause] آج منگل ہے
John: Great, now, “Today is Thursday.”
Afrah: [pause]آج جمعرات ہے
John: Okay, now before we go, let's review a few more useful words from the lesson notes.
Afrah: Sounds good! What should we go over?
John: Well, the one that can be quite confusing is the word for "yesterday" and "tomorrow."
Afrah: Oh, yes, in Urdu, the same word کل is used for both "yesterday" and "tomorrow."
John: And we differentiate it by looking at how the sentence is structured, for example, the context and the tense.
Afrah: Remember when we talked about the verb تھا, which indicates past tense? Well, if you say کل ہفتہ تھا…
John: Then it means "Yesterday was Saturday."
Afrah: But if you say کل ہفتہ ہے, then it means "Tomorrow is Thursday."

Outro

John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Afrah: Shukriya aur phir milenge!

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