Learn how to ask "Where are you going?"
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| Introduction |
| Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Urdu. |
| Body |
| Alisha: Here's the formal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Urdu when speaking to a woman. |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ کہاں جارہی ہیں؟ (Aap kahan ja rahi hain?) |
| Alisha: First is the formal word meaning 'you' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'where' |
| Syed: [Normal] کہاں [Slow] کہاں (kahan) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'going' when the subject is feminine |
| Syed: [Normal] جا رہی [Slow] جا رہی (ja rahi) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہیں [Slow] ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Syed: [Slow] آپ کہاں جارہی ہیں؟ [Normal] آپ کہاں جارہی ہیں؟ |
| Alisha: Now, imagine you're speaking to a man. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ کہاں جارہے ہیں؟ (Aap kahan ja rahay hain?) |
| Alisha: First is the formal word meaning 'you' |
| Syed: [Normal] آپ [Slow] آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'where' |
| Syed: [Normal] کہاں [Slow] کہاں (kahan) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'going' when the subject is masculine |
| Syed: [Normal] جا رہے [Slow] جا رہے (ja rahay) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہیں [Slow] ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Syed: [Slow] آپ کہاں جارہے ہیں؟ [Normal] آپ کہاں جارہے ہیں؟ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket' for a female speaker. |
| Syed: [Normal] میں سپرمارکیٹ میں جا رہی ہوں۔ (Mei supermarket mein ja rahi hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'supermarket' |
| Syed: [Normal] سپرمارکیٹ [Slow] سپرمارکیٹ (supermarket) |
| Alisha: Next is the word literally meaning 'at' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mein) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'am going' when the subject is feminine |
| Syed: [Normal] جارہی ہوں [Slow] جارہی ہوں (ja rahi hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں سپرمارکیٹ میں جا رہی ہوں۔ [Normal] میں سپرمارکیٹ میں جا رہی ہوں۔ |
| Alisha: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.' for a male speaker. |
| Syed: [Normal] میں کام پر جا رہا ہوں۔ (Mei kaam par ja raha hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'work' |
| Syed: [Normal] کام [Slow] کام (kaam) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'on' |
| Syed: [Normal] پر [Slow] پر (par) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'am going' when the subject is masculine |
| Syed: [Normal] جا رہا ہوں [Slow] جا رہا ہوں (ja raha hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں کام پر جا رہا ہوں۔ [Normal] میں کام پر جا رہا ہوں۔ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. In this lesson, you heard several forms of the verb |
| Syed: جانا (jana) |
| Alisha: which means “to go.” Let’s review them. “You are going” referring to a man or a group of men, is |
| Syed: جارہے ہیں (ja rahay hain). |
| Alisha: “You are going” referring to a woman is |
| Syed: جارہی ہیں (ja rahi hain). |
| Alisha: For more than one woman, it would be |
| Syed: ہم جا رہی ہیں۔ (Hum ja rahi hain.) |
| Alisha: “I’m going” referring to a man is |
| Syed: جا رہا ہوں (ja raha hun) |
| Alisha: and “we’re going,” referring to a group of men, would be |
| Syed: ہم جارہے ہیں (Hum ja rahay hain) |
| Alisha: “I’m going” referring to a woman is |
| Syed: جارہی ہوں (ja rahi hun) |
| Alisha: and “we’re going,” referring to a group of women, would be |
| Syed: ہم جا رہی ہیں (Hum ja rahi hain). |
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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