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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to UrduPod101.com. This is Absolute Beginner, Season 1 Lesson 19 - Talking About Likes and Dislikes in Urdu. I’m John.
Afrah: Assalam u alaikum, I'm Afrah.
John: In this lesson you'll learn how to talk about your likes and dislikes in Urdu.
Afrah: The conversation takes place in an office.
John: It's between Ali and Emily, who are colleagues deciding what to eat for lunch.
Afrah: Since they’re colleagues, they’ll be using formal Urdu.
John: Let's listen to their conversation.

Lesson conversation

علی: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کڑی پسند ہے؟
ایملی: جی ، مجھے پاکستانی کڑی پسند ہے. اور آپ کو؟
علی: جی ، میں بالکل انهیں پسند کرتا ہوں! لیکن میں بہت مسالے دار کھانا پسند نہیں کرتا.
ایملی: واقعی؟
John: Now let's listen to the same conversation at a slow speed.
علی: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کڑی پسند ہے؟
ایملی: جی ، مجھے پاکستانی کڑی پسند ہے. اور آپ کو؟
علی: جی ، میں بالکل انهیں پسند کرتا ہوں! لیکن میں بہت مسالے دار کھانا پسند نہیں کرتا.
ایملی: واقعی؟
John: Let's listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Ali: kia aap ko Pakistani curry pasand hai?
John: "Do you like Pakistani curries?"
Emily: G, mujhay Pakistani curry Pasand hai. Aur aap ko?
John: "Yes, I like Pakistani curries. And what about you?"
Ali: G, mei bilkul inhein pasanD kerta hun! Lekin mei bohat masalay dar khana pasand nahin kerta.
John: "Yes, I absolutely love them! But I don't like very hot food."
Emily: Waqi?
John: "Really?"
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Afrah: John, how about you? Do you like Pakistani curries?
John: Absolutely. I love that they’re filled with spices and herbs and all that. I’m also a big fan of naan.
Afrah: Yes, this oven-baked flat bread is delicious whether you have it plain, or with some butter, or even with butter and garlic.
John: You know rotis are also very popular, not only in Pakistan but also throughout South Asia. Mostly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Afrah: It makes sense because they’re similar to "naan" but are much lighter and thinner. So it can be easily made at home. But my favorite is paratha.
John: What's that?
Afrah: Well, it's almost like a roti but usually filled with vegetable stuffing like potatoes, cauliflower, and sometimes also cheese and minced meat.
John: Sounds delicious!
Afrah: They are! If you haven't tried them, you should!
VOCAB LIST
John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Afrah: پاکستانی کڑی [natural native speed]
John: Pakistani curry
Afrah: Pakistani curry [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: Pakistani curry [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: آپ کو [natural native speed]
John: to you [natural native speed]
Afrah: Aap ko [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: aap ko [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: پسند [natural native speed]
John: preference, liking
Afrah: pasand [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: pasand [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: جی [natural native speed]
John: yes
Afrah: G [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: G [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: مجھے [natural native speed]
John: to me
Afrah: Mujhay [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: Mujhay [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: بالکل [natural native speed]
John: absolutely
Afrah: Bilkul [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: Bilkul [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: لیکن [natural native speed]
John: but
Afrah: lekin [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: lekin [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Afrah: مسالے دار [natural native speed]
John: spicy, hot (referring to food)
Afrah: masalay dar [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: masalay dar [natural native speed]
John: Last we have...
Afrah: واقعی [natural native speed]
John: really
Afrah: Waqi [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Afrah: Waqi [natural native speed]
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
John: Let's now look at some of these words in more detail.
Afrah: کو is a postposition in Urdu and it means "to." So آپ کو means "to you." Actually آپ کو can be used in so many ways.
John: The most literal use is when giving something to somebody. For example, the sentence "I want to give an apple to you" is
Afrah: میں آپ کو ایک سیب دینا چاہتی ہوں.
John: You say this only if you’re a female speaker. If you’re a male speaker, you say…
Afrah: میں آپ کو ایک سیب دینا چاہتا ہوں.
John: But besides this literal use, “to you” can be used in other ways, like…
Afrah: آپ کو کیا چاہیے؟
John: Which literally means, "to you what need?" but translates as, "What do you need?"
Afrah: In the same way, "to me" in Urdu is مجھے. You might be wondering why we don't sayمیں کو since "I" in Urdu is میں .
John: Well, that's because whenever pronouns are used with postpositions, some of them turn into their oblique cases.
Afrah: To put it simply, they change forms. So, مجھ, mujh, is the oblique case of میں . And "to me" in Urdu is مجھے.
John: "To us" is...
Afrah: ہمیں. In this case, ہمیں remains the same and doesn't change.
John: What about "to him" or "to her?"
Afrah: Well, "he," "her," "it," and "this" are all denoted by the same word: اسے. In its oblique case, اسے changes into انهیں . So, "to her," "to him," "to it," or "to this" all become اسے.

Lesson focus

John: Let's now learn how to say "I like" and "I don't like" in Urdu.
Afrah: But before that, we'll learn how to ask the question, "Do you like...?"
John: Okay, so if you wanted to ask, "Do you like bananas?" you’d say…
Afrah: کیا آپ کو کیلے پسند ہیں؟ Here, آپ کو means "to you," کیلے means "bananas," and پسند means "like."
John: You're literally asking, "Are bananas liked by you?"
Afrah: The کیا in the beginning is just an indication of a question. And you insert any subject after آپ کو.
John: Let's look at another example."Do you like big houses?" Let's listen and repeat.
Afrah: کیا آپ کوبڑے گھر پسند ہیں؟
John: Now, to say "I like apples," or any other thing, you use the format…
Afrah: مجھے سیب پسند ہے. where مجھے means "to me," سیب means "apple," پسند means "like," and ہے means "is."
John: Literally, you're saying "to me apples are liked." Let's hear another example. "I like everything" in Urdu is…
Afrah: مجهے سب کچھ پسند ہے.
John: Now, how do you say, "I don't like."
Afrah: Do you remember the word for "not" in Urdu? It's نہیں. You insert it after the word پسند
John: So the sentence, "I don't like Pakistani curries" would be…
Afrah: مجھے پاکستانی کڑی پسند نہیں ہے.
John: And the sentence "I like Pakistani curries " would be…
Afrah: مجھے پاکستانی کڑی پسند ہے.
John: How about a final example?
Afrah: Okay.
John: What’s the Urdu for "Do you like Pakistan?"
Afrah: کیا آپ کو پاکستان پسند ہے؟

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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