Learn how to apologize
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| Introduction |
| Alisha: Welcome to 3-Minute Urdu, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologise for yourself and say that you are sorry in Urdu. |
| Body |
| Alisha: Here's the way to say 'Excuse me.' in Urdu. |
| Syed: [Normal] گستاخی معاف۔ (Gustakhi maaf.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'insolence' |
| Syed: [Normal] گستاخی [Slow] گستاخی (gustakhi) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'forgive' |
| Syed: [Normal] معاف [Slow] معاف (maaf) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Syed: [Slow] گستاخی معاف۔ [Normal] گستاخی معاف۔ |
| Alisha: Ok, now let's see the way to say 'It's my fault.' |
| Syed: [Normal] یہ میری غلطی ہے۔ (Yeh meri ghalati hai.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'it' |
| Syed: [Normal] یہ [Slow] یہ (yeh) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'my' |
| Syed: [Normal] میری [Slow] میری (meri) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'fault' |
| Syed: [Normal] غلطی [Slow] غلطی (ghalati) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہے [Slow] ہے (hai) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'It's my fault.' |
| Syed: [Slow] یہ میری غلطی ہے۔ [Normal] یہ میری غلطی ہے۔ |
| Alisha: Now, let's hear the way to say 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Syed: [Normal] میرا یہ مطلب نہیں تھا۔ (Mera yeh matlab nahin tha.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'my' |
| Syed: [Normal] میرا [Slow] میرا (mera) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'it ' |
| Syed: [Normal] یہ [Slow] یہ (yeh) |
| Alisha: Next is the word meaning 'meaning' |
| Syed: [Normal] مطلب [Slow] مطلب (matlab) |
| Alisha: Last is the phrase meaning 'was not' |
| Syed: [Normal] نہیں تھا [Slow] نہیں تھا (nahin tha) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میرا یہ مطلب نہیں تھا۔ [Normal] میرا یہ مطلب نہیں تھا۔ |
| Alisha: Finally is the way to say 'I'm sorry.' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں معافی چاہتا ہوں۔ (Mei maafi chahta hun.) |
| Alisha: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Syed: [Normal] میں [Slow] میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Next is the phrase meaning 'sorry' |
| Syed: [Normal] معافی چاہتا [Slow] معافی چاہتا (maafi chahta) |
| Alisha: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Syed: [Normal] ہوں [Slow] ہوں (hun) |
| Alisha: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.' |
| Syed: [Slow] میں معافی چاہتا ہوں۔ [Normal] میں معافی چاہتا ہوں۔ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Alisha: Now, it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Alisha: If someone bumps into you on the streets in Pakistan, don't expect an "Excuse me", especially in the big cities. Pakistanis are usually very friendly people, but they just do not consider excusing themselves for bumping into someone as time well spent. Big crowds are very common in big cities. Unless someone pushes you over so hard you fall on the ground, keep walking. |
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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