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| Introduction |
| Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Urdu. |
| Body |
| Alisha: First is the way to say 'Hello.' in Urdu. |
| Syed: [Normal] .السلام علیکم (Assalam-u-alaikum) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'peace be' |
| Syed: [Normal] السلام [Slow] السلام (assalamu) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'upon you' |
| Syed: [Normal] علیکم [Slow] علیکم (alaikum) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Hello.' |
| Syed: [Slow] .السلام علیکم [Normal] .السلام علیکم |
| Alisha: Ok, now let's hear how to say 'I'm Ahmed.' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں احمد ہوں۔ (Mei Ahmed hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the person's first name, 'Ahmed, ' |
| Syed: [Normal] احمد [Slow] احمد (Ahmed) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہوں [Slow] ہوں (hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm Ahmed.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں احمد ہوں۔ [Normal] میں احمد ہوں۔ |
| Alisha: Next, let’s hear the way to say 'My name is Ahmed.' |
| Syed: [Normal] میرا نام احمد ہے (Mera naam Ahmed hai.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'my' |
| Syed: [Normal] میرا [Slow] میرا (mera) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'name' |
| Syed: [Normal] نام [Slow] نام (naam) |
| Alisha: Next is the person's first name 'Ahmed' |
| Syed: [Normal] احمد [Slow] احمد (Ahmed) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہے [Slow] ہے (hai) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'My name is Ahmed.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میرا نام احمد ہے۔ [Normal] میرا نام احمد ہے۔ |
| Alisha: Finally is a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ سے مل کر اچھا لگا۔ (Aap say mil ker acha laga.) |
| Alisha: First is the formal word meaning 'you' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase literally meaning 'after meeting' |
| Syed: [Normal] سے مِل کر [Slow] سے مِل کر (say mil ker) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'felt good' |
| Syed: [Normal] اچھا لگا [Slow] اچھا لگا (acha laga) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Syed: [Slow] آپ سے مل کر اچھا لگا۔ [Normal] آپ سے مل کر اچھا لگا۔ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Alisha: Now, it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Alisha: Pakistani people generally shake hands with people of the same gender and often hug them as well. If you are unsure, just say |
| Syed: .السلام علیکم (Assalam-u-alaikum) |
| Alisha: and shake hands with people of the same gender as you. |
Outro |
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| Alisha: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Syed: !الوداع (alwida!) |
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