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INTRODUCTION
Alisha: Top 25 Urdu Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 8: "Can you eat Pakistani food?" 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 "Can you eat Pakistani food?" In Urdu this is...
Hamza: کیا آپ پاکستانی کھانا کھا سکتے ہیں؟
Alisha: The first word in the question is...
Hamza: کیا
Alisha: meaning "can" in English.
Hamza: (Slow) کیا
Alisha: Listen again and repeat.
Hamza: کیا
{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: آپ
Alisha: meaning "you"
Hamza: (Slow) آپ
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: آپ
{Pause}
Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat.
Hamza: کیا آپ
{Pause}
Alisha: And after that is
Hamza: پاکستانی
Alisha: meaning "Pakistani"
Hamza: (Slow) پاکستانی
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: پاکستانی
{Pause}
Alisha: And next is...
Hamza: کھانا
Alisha: meaning "food"
Hamza: (Slow) کھانا
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: کھانا
{Pause}
Alisha: And next is...
Hamza: کھا
Alisha: meaning "eat"
Hamza: (Slow) کھا
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: کھا
{Pause}
Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Hamza: کیا آپ پاکستانی کھانا کھا سکتے ہیں؟
{pause}
Alisha: You’ll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Can you eat Pakistani food?"
Hamza: جی، یہ اچھا ہے۔
Alisha: "Yes, it's good." Listen as the phrase is repeated slowly. Then repeat the phrase.
Hamza: (Slow) جی، یہ اچھا ہے۔
{pause}
Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is...
Hamza: جی
Alisha: meaning "yes"
Hamza: (Slow) جی
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: جی
{Pause}
Alisha: Next is...
Hamza: یہ
Alisha: meaning "it."
Hamza: (Slow) یہ
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: یہ
{Pause}
Alisha: Next is...
Hamza: اچھا
Alisha: meaning "good."
Hamza: (Slow) اچھا
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: اچھا
{Pause}
Alisha: And last...
Hamza: ہے
Alisha: meaning "is"
Hamza: (Slow) ہے
Alisha: Now repeat.
Hamza: ہے
{Pause}
Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "Yes, it's good." and then repeat.
Hamza: جی، یہ اچھا ہے۔
{Pause}
Alisha: To make a different answer, replace "good" with "delicious."
Hamza: مزیدار
Alisha: "delicious"
Hamza: (slow) مزیدار (regular) مزیدار
Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "delicious."
Hamza: جی، یہ مزیدار ہے۔
Alisha: It mostly stays the same, just replace "good" with "delicious." Now say "Yes, it's delicious."
{pause}
Hamza: جی، یہ مزیدار ہے۔
Alisha: For more emphasis, replace "delicious" with "I love Pakistani food."
Hamza: مجھے پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے
Alisha: "I love Pakistani food"
Hamza: (slow) مجھے پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے (regular) مجھے پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے
Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "I love Pakistani food."
Hamza: جی، مجھے پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے۔
Alisha: Again, it’s almost the same. Simply replace "delicious" with "I love Pakistani food." Now you try. Say, "Yes, I love Pakistani food."
{pause}
Hamza: جی، مجھے پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے۔
Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "I love Pakistani food" with "not bad."
Hamza: برا نہیں ہے
Alisha: "not bad"
Hamza: (slow) برا نہیں ہے (regular) برا نہیں ہے
Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "not bad."
Hamza: جی، یہ برا نہیں ہے۔
Alisha: It mostly stays the same, we just replace "I love Pakistani food" with "not bad." Let’s practice. Say "Yes, it's not bad."
{pause}
Hamza: جی، یہ برا نہیں ہے۔
HamzaAlisha: To say "no" in a simple way, just say
Hamza: نہیں ، میں نہیں کھا سکتا۔
HamzaAlisha: This is like saying "No, I can't" in English. Let's hear it slowly.
Hamza: (Slowly) نہیں ، میں نہیں کھا سکتا۔
HamzaAlisha: And one more time at normal speed.
نہیں ، میں نہیں کھا سکتا. ۔Hamza
Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Pakistan and someone asks you if you can eat Pakistani food. You want to answer that it’s good. What do you say?
Hamza: کیا آپ پاکستانی کھانا کھا سکتے ہیں؟ (five seconds) جی، یہ اچھا ہے۔
Alisha: Now you want to say that it's not bad. Respond to the question.
Hamza: کیا آپ پاکستانی کھانا کھا سکتے ہیں؟ (five seconds) جی، یہ برا نہیں ہے۔
Alisha: Now, you want to say that you love Pakistani food. Answer the speaker's question.
Hamza: کیا آپ پاکستانی کھانا کھا سکتے ہیں؟ (five seconds) جی، مجھے پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے۔
Alisha: Now, you want to say that it's delicious. How would you answer?
Hamza: کیا آپ پاکستانی کھانا کھا سکتے ہیں؟ (five seconds) جی، یہ مزیدار ہے۔
Alisha: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat Pakistani food. Ask the question.
(5 seconds)
Hamza: کیا آپ پاکستانی کھانا کھا سکتے ہیں؟
{pause}
Alisha: Now it's time to give your own answer.
Hamza: کیا آپ پاکستانی کھانا کھا سکتے ہیں؟
{pause}
Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 8.

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