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INTRODUCTION
In the previous lessons, we introduced you to some phrases you can use when in Pakistan. For the last lesson of the series, we’re dedicating it to learning from people around you. Today we’re going to cover "How do you read this?"
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In Urdu, "How do you read this?" is yeh kaisay parhete hain? (SLOW) yeh kaisay parhtay hain? Let's break it down by syllable: Ya-h kai-say parh-tay hain? Let's hear it once again: yeh kaisay parhtay hain?The first word, yeh, means "this." This is followed by kaisay, which means "how." Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: (SLOW) Kai-say, kaisay. Next, we have parhtay, which in English literally means "read." The second person form of the verb parhna, which means "to read," is parhtay. Finally, here we have hai, which means "is." And all together, we have yeh kaisay parhtay hain? Literally, this means "How is this read?"
If you’re pointing at something, a book, a newspaper, or simply a street sign, you might also like to ask, "How do you pronounce this?" (Yeh kaisay boltay hain? (SLOW) Yeh kaisay boltay hain?) The Urdu word for "this" is yeh, and kaisay means "how." Next is boltay hain, the verb meaning "to pronounce." Let's break the sentence down by syllable: (SLOW) Ye-h kai-say bol-tay hain. Let's hear it once again: Yeh kaisay boltay hain?
After you’ve learned the reading and pronunciation, you will probably want to know about the meaning. So why don't you try to ask Iss ka Kia matlab hai? (SLOW) iss ka Kia matlab hai?("What does it mean?") Let's break it down by syllable: (SLOW) Iss ka Kia mat-lab hai? Here it is once again: Iss ka Kia matlab hai? The first word, Iss, means “this,” ka means “of,” the next word, kia, means "what." Let's hear it one more time: iss ka kia. Next, we have matlab hai, which in English is "means." So all together, we have Iss ka Kia matlab hai? This means "What does it mean?"

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