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| Culture Class: Essential Urdu Vocabulary, Season 1, Lesson 10: Plants |
Intro |
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| James: Hi everyone, I'm James. |
| Afrah: And I'm Afrah! |
| James: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Urdu Vocabulary, Season 1, Lesson 10! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to geography and nature. These are five common plants in Pakistan. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at UrduPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| James: Afrah, what's our first word? |
| Afrah: گلاب (gulab) |
| James: "rose" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] گلاب (gulab) [NORMAL] گلاب (gulab) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: گلاب (gulab) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: A plant liked by most people in Pakistan. Typically used as an indoor and outdoor plant. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . گھروں میں گلاب عام ترین پھول ہے (Gharon mein gulab aam tareen phool hai.) |
| James: "Roses are the most common flower in homes." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . گھروں میں گلاب عام ترین پھول ہے (Gharon mein gulab aam tareen phool hai.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: کیکر (kikar) |
| James: "acacia" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] کیکر (kikar) [NORMAL] کیکر (kikar) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: کیکر (kikar) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: A plant that can be seen along the roads and in rural areas. The branches of this tree are also used as tooth cleaning herbs. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . اس گاؤں میں کیکر کے بہت سے پودے ہیں (Iss gaon mein kikar ky bohat say poday hain.) |
| James: "There are many acacia plants in this village." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . اس گاؤں میں کیکر کے بہت سے پودے ہیں (Iss gaon mein kikar ky bohat say poday hain.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: نیم (neem) |
| James: "neem" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] نیم (neem) [NORMAL] نیم (neem) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: نیم (neem) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: A plant that is typically used as an herb. The branches of this plant are used as an herb for medicine. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . نیم ایک مفید جڑی بوٹی ہے (Neem aik mufeed jari booti hai.) |
| James: "Neem is a useful herb." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . نیم ایک مفید جڑی بوٹی ہے (Neem aik mufeed jari booti hai.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: چنبیلی (jambeli) |
| James: "jasmine" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] چنبیلی (jambeli) [NORMAL] چنبیلی (jambeli) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: چنبیلی (jambeli) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: The national plant of Pakistan. Many people in Pakistan love the fragrance of these flowers as it is very calm and pleasant. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . جیسمین کی بہت اچھی خوشبو ہے (Jasmine ki bohat achi khushbu hai.) |
| James: "Jasmine has a very good fragrance." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . جیسمین کی بہت اچھی خوشبو ہے (Jasmine ki bohat achi khushbu hai.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: بیر (bair) |
| James: "ziziphus mauritiana" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] بیر (bair) [NORMAL] بیر (bair) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: بیر (bair) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: A tree widely found in Pakistan. The branches of this tree produces a fruit. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . پارک میں ایک بیر کا درخت ہے (Park mein aik bair ka darakht hai.) |
| James: "There is a ziziphus mauritiana tree in the park." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . پارک میں ایک بیر کا درخت ہے (Park mein aik bair ka darakht hai.) |
| QUIZ |
| James: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Afrah will give you the Urdu - please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Afrah: چنبیلی (jambeli) |
| [PAUSE] James: "jasmine" |
| Afrah: کیکر (kikar) |
| [PAUSE] James: "acacia" |
| Afrah: بیر (bair) |
| [PAUSE] James: "ziziphus mauritiana" |
| Afrah: گلاب (gulab) |
| [PAUSE] James: "rose" |
| Afrah: نیم (neem) |
| [PAUSE] James: "neem" |
Outro |
| James: There you have it - five common plants in Pakistan! We have more vocab lists available at UrduPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone! See you next time! |
| Afrah: خدا حافظ (Khuda Hafiz) |
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