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Alisha: Top 25 Urdu Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 12: "When is your birthday?" in Urdu. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Urdu learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "When is your birthday?" In Urdu this is...
Hamza: آپ کی سالگرہ کب ہے؟
Alisha: The first phrase in the question is...
Hamza: آپ کی
Alisha: meaning "your" in English.
Hamza: (Slow) آپ کی
Alisha: Listen again and repeat.
Hamza: آپ کی
{Pause}
Alisha: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is-
Hamza: سالگرہ
Alisha: meaning "birthday"
Hamza: (Slow) سالگرہ
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: سالگرہ
{Pause}
Alisha: Listen to the first two phrases of the question and repeat.
Hamza: آپ کی سالگرہ
{Pause}
Alisha: Next is...
Hamza: کب
Alisha: meaning "when"
Hamza: (Slow) کب
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: کب
{Pause}
Alisha: And next is...
Hamza: ہے
Alisha: meaning "is"
Hamza: (Slow) ہے
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: ہے
{Pause}
Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Hamza: آپ کی سالگرہ کب ہے؟
{pause}
Alisha: You’ll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "When is your birthday?"
Hamza: یہ بائیس اگست کو ہے۔
Alisha: "It's on August 22nd." Listen as it’s repeated again, slowly. Then repeat the phrase.
Hamza: (Slow) یہ بائیس اگست کو ہے۔
{pause}
Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is...
Hamza: یہ
Alisha: meaning "it"
Hamza: (Slow) یہ
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: یہ
{Pause}
Alisha: And next is...
Hamza: بائیس
Alisha: meaning "22nd."
Hamza: (Slow) بائیس
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: بائیس
{Pause}
Alisha: Next is...
Hamza: اگست
Alisha: meaning "August."
Hamza: (Slow) اگست
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: اگست
{Pause}
Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "It's on August 22nd." and then repeat.
Hamza: یہ بائیس اگست کو ہے۔
{Pause}
Alisha: Let’s try another and replace "August 22nd" with "April 18th."
Hamza: اٹھارہ اپریل
Alisha: "April 18th"
Hamza: (slow) اٹھارہ اپریل (regular) اٹھارہ اپریل
Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "April 18th."
Hamza: یہ اٹھارہ اپریل کو ہے۔
Alisha: It’s almost the same, simply replace "August 22nd" with "April 18th." Now say, "It's on April 18th."
{pause}
Hamza: یہ اٹھارہ اپریل کو ہے۔
Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "April 18th" with "May 5th."
Hamza: پانچ مئی
Alisha: "May 5th"
Hamza: (slow) پانچ مئی (regular) پانچ مئی
Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "May 5th."
Hamza: یہ پانچ مئی کو ہے۔
Alisha: Here we just replace "April 18th" with "May 5th." Now say, "It's on May 5th."
{pause}
Hamza: یہ پانچ مئی کو ہے۔
Alisha: For more practice, replace "May 5th" with "October 30th."
Hamza: تیس اکتوبر
Alisha: "October 30th"
Hamza: (slow) تیس اکتوبر (regular) تیس اکتوبر
Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "October 30th."
Hamza: یہ تیس اکتوبر کو ہے۔
Alisha: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "May 5th" with "October 30th." Now say, "It's on October 30th."
{pause}
Hamza: یہ تیس اکتوبر کو ہے۔
Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Pakistan and someone asks you when your birthday is. Your birthday is August 22nd. How would you answer?
Hamza: آپ کی سالگرہ کب ہے؟ (five seconds) یہ بائیس اگست کو ہے۔
Alisha: Imagine your birthday is October 30th. Respond to the question.
Hamza: آپ کی سالگرہ کب ہے؟ (five seconds) یہ تیس اکتوبر کو ہے۔
Alisha: Now imagine your birthday is May 5th. What would you say?
Hamza: آپ کی سالگرہ کب ہے؟ (five seconds) یہ پانچ مئی کو ہے۔
Alisha: Imagine your birthday is April 18th. Answer the question.
Hamza: آپ کی سالگرہ کب ہے؟ (five seconds) یہ اٹھارہ اپریل کو ہے۔
Alisha: You want to ask someone when their birthday is. Ask the question.
(5 seconds)
Hamza: آپ کی سالگرہ کب ہے؟
{pause}
Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 12.

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