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Intro |
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| James: Hi everyone, I'm James. |
| Afrah: And I'm Afrah! |
| James: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Urdu Vocabulary, Season 1, Lesson 4! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to food and drink. These are the five most popular home-cooked meals in Pakistan. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at UrduPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| James: Afrah, what's our first word? |
| Afrah: کڑی (curry) |
| James: curry |
| Afrah: [SLOW] کڑی (curry) [NORMAL] کڑی (curry) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: کڑی (curry) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: A dish made from minced meat, usually beef, and traditional spices — including coriander, red chilli, cumin, and black pepper. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . پنجاب کے لوگ کڑی بہت پسند کرتے ہیں (Punjab ky log curry bohat pasand kertay hain.) |
| James: "The people of Punjab enjoy curry very much." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . پنجاب کے لوگ کڑی بہت پسند کرتے ہیں (Punjab ky log curry bohat pasand kertay hain.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: قیمہ (qeema) |
| James: "minced meat" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] قیمہ (qeema) [NORMAL] قیمہ (qeema) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: قیمہ (qeema) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: A dish made from minced meat, usually beef, and traditional spices — including coriander, red chilli, cumin, and black pepper. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . قیمہ میرے پسندیدہ کھانوں میں سے ایک ہے (Qeema meray pasandidah khano mein say aik hai.) |
| James: "Qeema is one of my favorite dishes." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] قیمہ میرے پسندیدہ کھانوں میں سے ایک ہے. (Qeema meray pasandidah khano mein say aik hai.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: چکن کڑاہی (chicken karahi) |
| James: "chicken karahi" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] چکن کڑاہی (chicken karahi) [NORMAL] چکن کڑاہی (chicken karahi) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: چکن کڑاہی (chicken karahi) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: A dish made from chicken, tomatoes, and green chillies. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . یہ ریسٹورانٹ بہت مزیدار چکن کڑاہی پیش کرتا ہے (Yeh restorant bohat mazaydar chicken karahi paysh kerta hai.) |
| James: "This restaurant serves very tasty chicken karahi." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . یہ ریسٹورانٹ بہت مزیدار چکن کڑاہی پیش کرتا ہے (Yeh restorant bohat mazaydar chicken karahi paysh kerta hai.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: ساگ (saag) |
| James: "Saag," a special curry made with mustard plant. |
| Afrah: [SLOW] ساگ (saag) [NORMAL] ساگ (saag) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: ساگ (saag) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: A traditional meal made from mustard plants topped with butter. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . ساگ بہت مشہور دیہی کھانا ہے (Saag bohat mashhoor dehi khana hai.) |
| James: "Saag is a very famous dish among rural areas." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . ساگ بہت مشہور دیہی کھانا ہے (Saag bohat mashhoor dehi khana hai.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: قورما (qorma) |
| James: "Qorma," a meat and yogurt curry. |
| Afrah: [SLOW] قورما (qorma) [NORMAL] قورما (qorma) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: قورما (qorma) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: A dish made from meat (chicken, mutton, or beef) cooked in local spices (red chilli, coriander, cumin, and tomatoes) that is usually in butter. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . قورما شادی کا اہم کھانا ہے (Qorma shadi ka ahem khana hai.) |
| James: "Qorma is an important dish at weddings." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . قورما شادی کا اہم کھانا ہے (Qorma shadi ka ahem khana hai.) |
| QUIZ |
| James: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Afrah will give you the Urdu - please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Afrah: ساگ (saag) |
| [PAUSE] James: "saag," special curry made with mustard plant |
| Afrah: قیمہ (qeema) |
| [PAUSE] James: "minced meat" |
| Afrah: قورما (qorma) |
| [PAUSE] James: "qorma," meat and yogurt curry |
| Afrah: کڑی (curry) |
| [PAUSE] James: "curry" |
| Afrah: چکن کڑاہی (chicken karahi) |
| [PAUSE] James: "chicken karahi" |
Outro |
| James: There you have it - the five most popular home cooked meals in Pakistan! We have more vocab lists available at UrduPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone! See you next time! |
| Afrah: خدا حافظ (Khuda Hafiz) |
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