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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to UrduPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1, Lesson 9 - Receiving a Postcard in Pakistan. Becky here.
Hamza: السلام علیکم (Assalam u alaikum). I'm Hamza.
Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn about discussing possession and the place of origin. The conversation takes place at the entrance of a house.
Hamza: It's between a woman and a man.
Becky: The speakers are neighbours; therefore, they’ll speak formal Urdu. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
خاتون: ہیلو، آپ کا پوسٹ کارڈ غلطی سے ہمارے گھر آ گیا. یہ آپ کا ہے، درست؟
آدمی: اوہ ہاں، یہ میرا ہے. اسے لانے کے لئے آپ کا شکریہ.
خاتون: نہیں بالکل نہیں. ہم سمجھ نہیں پا رہے تهے یہ کہاں سے آیا.
آدمی: میری دوست یوکرائن میں ہے. اس نے اسے بھیجا ہے. یہ تصویر وہاں سے ہے.
خاتون: ٹھیک. ایک خوبصورت شہر لگتا ہے. کیا آپ وہاں گئے ہو؟
آدمی: نہیں، یہ میری بچپن کی دوست ہے جو اپنے طور پر وہاں کا سفر کر رہی ہے.
Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
خاتون: ہیلو، آپ کا پوسٹ کارڈ غلطی سے ہمارے گھر آ گیا. یہ آپ کا ہے، درست؟
آدمی: اوہ ہاں، یہ میرا ہے. اسے لانے کے لئے آپ کا شکریہ.
خاتون: نہیں بالکل نہیں. ہم سمجھ نہیں پا رہے تهے یہ کہاں سے آیا.
آدمی: میری دوست یوکرائن میں ہے. اس نے اسے بھیجا ہے. یہ تصویر وہاں سے ہے.
خاتون: ٹھیک. ایک خوبصورت شہر لگتا ہے. کیا آپ وہاں گئے ہو؟
آدمی: نہیں، یہ میری بچپن کی دوست ہے جو اپنے طور پر وہاں کا سفر کر رہی ہے.
Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Woman: Hello, your postcard came to our house by mistake. This is yours, right?
Man: Oh yes, this is mine. Thank you for bringing it over.
Woman: No, not at all. We weren't able to figure out where it came from.
Man: My friend is in Ukraine. She has sent it. This photo is from there.
Woman: Okay. Looks like a beautiful town. Have you been there?
Man: No, it's my childhood friend who's traveling there on her own.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: A little mix-up with the mail there, but it was quickly sorted out.
Hamza: Yeah, the daakiya made a little mistake, but it didn’t cause any problems.
Becky: What’s that? Postman?
Hamza: Yes, daakiya is “postman,” and daak khana is “post office.”
Becky: What’s the mail system like in Pakistan?
Hamza: You’ll often see the postman riding a bicycle and delivering mail. Some mail used to be delivered by domesticated birds, which has been romanticized a little in movies.
Becky: Yeah, I thought I’d seen that in a movie! How reliable and fast is the mail?
Hamza: It used to be bad, but it’s improved in recent years. If you live in a remote village though, it still isn’t that good.
Becky: Are there other options for sending things to remote villages?
Hamza: You can use private post services, such as TCS, OCS, and Leopard Couriers.
Becky: I guess they’re more expensive.
Hamza: They are, but your post will definitely get to the right person!
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: اوہ [natural native speed]
Becky: Oh!
Hamza: اوہ[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: اوہ [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: لانا [natural native speed]
Becky: to bring
Hamza: لانا[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: لانا [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: سمجھ [natural native speed]
Becky: understanding, comprehension
Hamza: سمجھ[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: سمجھ [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: خوبصورت [natural native speed]
Becky: beautiful
Hamza: خوبصورت[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: خوبصورت [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: بھیجنا [natural native speed]
Becky: to send
Hamza: بھیجنا[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: بھیجنا [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: کہاں [natural native speed]
Becky: where
Hamza: کہاں[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: کہاں [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: تصویر [natural native speed]
Becky: picture, photo, painting, portrait
Hamza: تصویر[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: تصویر [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Hamza: دوست [natural native speed]
Becky: friend
Hamza: دوست[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: دوست [natural native speed]
Becky: And lastly...
Hamza: بچپن [natural native speed]
Becky: childhood, infancy
Hamza: بچپن[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Hamza: بچپن [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: سمجھ
Becky: meaning "understanding, comprehension." This is a noun.
Hamza: It’s usually used in education to confirm that students understand the material.
Becky: Is it used in daily conversation?
Hamza: In daily conversation, it’s usually used in its negative form: سمجھ نہیں آئی
Becky: Which means, “I did not understand.” Can you give us an example using this word?
Hamza: Sure. For example, you can say, آپ کی تقریر کو سمجھنا مشکل ہے.
Becky: ...which means "It is hard to understand your speech."
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Hamza: دوست
Becky: Meaning "friend." This word is a noun.
Hamza: You’ll hear this word a lot as it’s used to refer to friends.
Becky: What’s “friendship” in Urdu?
Hamza: دوستی
Becky: Can the Urdu word for friend be used for one friend as well as many friends?
Hamza: Yes, it can.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this word?
Hamza: Sure. For example, you can say, میرے بہت دوست ہیں.
Becky: ...which means "I have many friends. "
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Hamza: تصویر
Becky: Meaning "picture, photo, painting, portrait" This word is a noun.
Hamza: Yes, it’s feminine in gender.
Becky: I guess that this word can be used in many different situations.
Hamza: Yes, if someone is talking about pictures or portraits, they’ll say تصویر
Becky: Is it also used for photos taken on cell phones?
Hamza: Yes, it is.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this word?
Hamza: Sure. For example, you can say, مجھے یہ تصویر پسند ہے.
Becky: ...which means "I like this picture. "
Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about discussing possession and the place of origin. Let's start with possession. How do we show possession in Urdu?
Hamza: You can use کا (ka), کی (ki), or کے (ky). These work with people, objects and places.
Becky: How are they used in a sentence?
Hamza: First is the noun or pronoun, then کا (ka), کی (ki), or کے (ky), followed by the object.
Becky: The object will determine which of these particle needs to be used. Okay, let’s hear some examples for clarification.
Hamza: For example, if it’s a masculine object, you can say آپ کا بھائی
Becky: Meaning “Your brother.”
Hamza: If it’s a feminine object, you can say آپ کی بہن
Becky: “Your sister.”
Hamza: If it’s a plural object, you can say آپ کے دوست
Becky: "Your friends"
Hamza: Sometimes, کے (ky) can be used instead of کا (ka) and کی (ki), even in the singular.
Becky: This is in formal occasions. Let’s give an example.
Hamza: آپ کے بھائی کیسے ہیں؟
Becky: Meaning "How is your brother" in polite Urdu. Do these three particles work with every noun to show possession?
Hamza: There are some exceptions, regarding the possessive pronouns.
Becky: Let’s give an example.
Hamza: For example, to mean “my,” you can say میرا (mera), میری (meri), or میرے (meray).
Becky: Other possessive pronouns are listed in the lesson notes, so be sure to check them out!
Hamza: There’s an additional way of using کا (ka), کی (ki), or کے (ky). Usually we would use سے (Say) to mean “from.”
Becky: This is when talking about something being “from” a place.
Hamza: But you can also use کا (ka), کی (ki), or کے (ky) when you’re purely talking about where something is from, and there are no further actions.
Becky: So you can use it to say “These fruits are from Thailand,” but not “We bought these fruits from Thailand,” as the second example includes the action of buying.
Hamza: That’s correct. For example, you can say, یہ کراچی کے ایک مشہور گلوکار ہیں.
Becky: Meaning "He is a famous singer from Karachi."
Hamza: Or یہ پنجاب کے ایک محل کی تصویر ہے.
Becky: "This is a photo of a palace in Punjab."
Hamza: There’s one last phrase we should introduce in this lesson, and that is اپنے طور پر (apnay tor par)
Becky: It means “on one’s own.”
Hamza: You can use it for any gender or number. For example, وہ اپنے طور پر سفر کریں گی.
Becky: “She will travel on her own.”

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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