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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to UrduPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1, Lesson 7 - Making an Appointment in Urdu. Becky here.
Hamza: السلام علیکم (Assalam u alaikum). I'm Hamza.
Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask about the time. The conversation takes place over the phone.
Hamza: It's between a woman and Hina.
Becky: The speakers are strangers in a customer service context; therefore, they’ll speak formal Urdu. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
خاتون: ہیلو، یہ علی کلینک ہے.
حنا: ہیلو، میرا نام حنا ہے. میں اتوار کو ایک اپوائنٹمنٹ چاہوں گی. صبح میں کوئی وقت ہے کیا؟
خاتون: آپ اس اتوار کو صبح ساڑھے گیارہ بجے آ سکتی ہیں.
حنا: یہ ٹھیک ہے. براه مہربانی وه وقت میرے لیے حنا کے نام سے مختص کر دیں.
خاتون: ٹھیک ہے. آپ پہلے کلینک پر آئی ہیں؟
حنا: جی ہاں، گزشتہ ماہ.
خاتون: ٹھیک ہے، تو پھر براہ مہربانی اپنے ساتھ کلینک کا رجسٹریشن کارڈ لائیں .
Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
خاتون: ہیلو، یہ علی کلینک ہے.
حنا: ہیلو، میرا نام حنا ہے. میں اتوار کو ایک اپوائنٹمنٹ چاہوں گی. صبح میں کوئی وقت ہے کیا؟
خاتون: آپ اس اتوار کو صبح ساڑھے گیارہ بجے آ سکتی ہیں.
حنا: یہ ٹھیک ہے. براه مہربانی وه وقت میرے لیے حنا کے نام سے مختص کر دیں.
خاتون: ٹھیک ہے. آپ پہلے کلینک پر آئی ہیں؟
حنا: جی ہاں، گزشتہ ماہ.
خاتون: ٹھیک ہے، تو پھر براہ مہربانی اپنے ساتھ کلینک کا رجسٹریشن کارڈ لائیں .
Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Woman: Hello, this is Ali Clinic.
Hina: Hello, my name is Hina. I would like an appointment for Sunday. Is there any time in the morning?
Woman: You can come in at 11:30 a.m. this Sunday.
Hina: That's fine. Please put me down for that time, under the name Hina.
Woman: Alright. Have you come in to the clinic previously?
Hina: Yes, last month.
Woman: All right, then please bring the clinic's registration card with you.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: In this lesson, an appointment was made at the clinic.
Hamza: Yes, that’s an important thing to know how to do!
Becky: It is! The appointment was for 11:30am, so when should Hina get to the clinic?
Hamza: Well, usually Pakistani people aren’t on time.
Becky: How late are they, usually?
Hamza: About five to ten minutes is common. This is the same for official events too.
Becky: What about public transport?
Hamza: Yeah, they’re not on time either. Some private companies might be, but generally public transport doesn’t follow the timetable.
Becky: What if it’s a big event, like a wedding?
Hamza: If the meal is scheduled for, say, 8pm, I’d suggest eating first.
Becky: It’ll be late?
Hamza: Probably by one to two hours, yes!
Becky: Wow. I have one last question about timekeeping in Pakistan - what calendar and time system do you use?
Hamza: Oh, we use Gregorian calendar and a 24 hour clock too, so it’s just like Western countries.
Becky: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Hamza: اتوار [natural native speed]
Becky: Sunday
Hamza: اتوار[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: اتوار [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: صبح [natural native speed]
Becky: morning
Hamza: صبح[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: صبح [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: وقت [natural native speed]
Becky: time
Hamza: وقت[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: وقت [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: ساڑھے گیارہ [natural native speed]
Becky: half-past eleven
Hamza: ساڑھے گیارہ[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: ساڑھے گیارہ [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: گزشتہ [natural native speed]
Becky: last
Hamza: گزشتہ[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: گزشتہ [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: بجے [natural native speed]
Becky: time, o'clock
Hamza: بجے[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: بجے [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: ماہ [natural native speed]
Becky: month
Hamza: ماہ[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: ماہ [natural native speed]
Becky: And last...
Hamza: مختص [natural native speed]
Becky: to reserve, to confirm
Hamza: مختص[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: مختص [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is...
Hamza: صبح
Becky: Meaning "morning." What can you tell us about this word?
Hamza: It’s used as a noun and refers to the early part of the day.
Becky: So whenever we want to refer to the morning, we can use this word?
Hamza: Yes. Whether to talk about the morning or ask questions, you can use صبح
Becky: Can you give us an example using this word?
Hamza: Sure. For example, you can say, میں صبح کی سیر کے لیے گیا تھا.
Becky: ...which means "I went for a morning walk. "
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Hamza: مختص
Becky: Meaning "to reserve or to confirm." So, I guess that this is a verb.
Hamza: That’s correct. You can use it to reserve things, such as tickets or appointments.
Becky: Is it a formal or informal word?
Hamza: It’s a formal word.
Becky: Is there something we can use in informal situations?
Hamza: You could use بک کرنا
Becky: Can you give us an example using the formal word?
Hamza: Sure. For example, you can say, یہ وقت میرے لئے مختص کر دیں.
Becky: ...which means "Reserve this time for me."
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Hamza: گزشتہ
Becky: Meaning "last." So, this would be an adjective.
Hamza: Yes. You can use it for the “last” position or the “last” time you did something.
Becky: Okay. So it can be used to refer to past events?
Hamza: Yes. It’s also used in events such as گزشتہ عید
Becky: This means “last eid.” Can you give us an example using this word?
Hamza: Sure. For example, you can say, آپ کی گزشتہ عید کیسی رہی؟
Becky: ...which means "How was your last eid?"
Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about asking the time. So, let’s start simple. How do we tell time in Urdu?
Hamza: “1 o’clock” is slightly different to other numbers, so we would say “one” followed by بجا ہے
Becky: What about the other hours, from “2 o’clock” to “12 o’clock?”
Hamza: We say the number, followed by بجے ہیں.
Becky: And for, say, “half past” an hour?
Hamza: "Half past" is ساڑھے (sarhay). For example, you can say ساڑھےتین بجےہیں
Becky: Which means “It is half past three.” Also in this case, there are two exceptions, for half past one and half past two. How do these sound?
Hamza: ڈیڑھ بجا ہے
Becky: Which is “It is half past one.”
Hamza: ڈھائی بجے ہیں
Becky: Meaning “It is half past two.” And now, the quarter hours.
Hamza: سوا is “quarter past” and پونے is “quarter to.” You add the word before the number, like in English, but “one” is an exception, again.
Becky: Can you say “it is a quarter past one” and “it is a quarter past two” so we can hear the difference?
Hamza: سوا ایک بجا ہے and سوا دو بجے ہیں.
Becky: Before switching to the next topic, let’s see some more examples of hours in Urdu. How do you say “at 1:55?”
Hamza: That’s دوپہر ایک بج کر پچپن منٹ
Becky: What about “at 4:15?”
Hamza: شام سوا چار بجے
Becky: Okay. Next, let’s look at the days of the week in Urdu.
Hamza: First, we’ll start with “Monday.” There are two words for “Monday.”
Becky: What are they?
Hamza: سوموار and پیر
Becky: Okay. Let’s hear the rest of the week. What’s “Tuesday?”
Hamza: منگل
Becky: “Wednesday”
Hamza: بدھ
Becky: “Thursday”
Hamza: جمعرات
Becky: “Friday”
Hamza: جمعہ
Becky: “Saturday”
Hamza:ہفتہ
Becky: and finally “Sunday.”
Hamza:اتوار
Becky: Could you give us a sample sentence using one of the days of the week?
Hamza: Sure, for example, you can say, مجهے جمعہ کے روز چھٹی ہے.
Becky: Which means “I have a day off on Friday.” Now, let’s move onto months. Can you say the names of the months? What’s “January?”
Hamza: جنوری
Becky: “February”
Hamza: فروری
Becky: “March”
Hamza: مارچ
Becky: “April”
Hamza: اپریل
Becky: “May”
Hamza: مئی
Becky: “June”
Hamza: جون
Becky: “July”
Hamza: جولائی
Becky: “August”
Hamza: اگست
Becky: “September”
Hamza: ستمبر
Becky: “October”
Hamza: اکتوبر
Becky: “November”
Hamza: نومبر
Becky: “December”
Hamza:دسمبر
Becky: They sound very similar to the English months.
Hamza: They are!
Becky: How do you say the year names in Urdu?
Hamza: That’s simple. You just have to translate the number. For example, “2020” is دو ہزار بیس
Becky: Finally, shall we look at the seasons? What’s “Spring?”
Hamza: There are two names for each season. “Spring” is موسم بہار or بہار
Becky: “Summer?”
Hamza: موسم گرما or گرمی
Becky: “Winter?”
Hamza: موسم سرما or سردی
Becky: And finally, “Autumn.”
Hamza: موسم خزاں or خزاں.
Becky: Is there any difference between the two names?
Hamza: No, they’re interchangeable.
Becky: Ok, let’s wrap up with a couple of sample sentences.
Hamza: مجهے سردی پسند ہے.
Becky: Meaning “I like winter.”
Hamza: پاکستان بہار کے موسم کے دوران خوبصورت لگتا ہے
Becky: Meaning “Pakistan looks beautiful during the spring season.”

Outro

Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Hamza: پهر ملیں گے! (Phir milenge!)

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