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| Culture Class: Essential Urdu Vocabulary, Season 1, Lesson 12: Cities |
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 12! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to geography and nature. These are the five biggest cities in Pakistan. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at UrduPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| James: Afrah, what's our first word? |
| Afrah: اسلام آباد (islamabad) |
| James: "Islamabad" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] اسلام آباد (islamabad) [NORMAL] اسلام آباد (islamabad) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: اسلام آباد (islamabad) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: The capital city of Pakistan. It is the only planned city in Pakistan. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . اسلام آباد خوبصورت شہر ہے (Islamabad khubsurat shehar hai.) |
| James: "Islamabad is a beautiful city." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . اسلام آباد خوبصورت شہر ہے (Islamabad khubsurat shehar hai.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: لاہور (lahore) |
| James: "Lahore" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] لاہور (lahore) [NORMAL] لاہور (lahore) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: لاہور (lahore) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: The capital city of the Punjab province. It has historical buildings, tasty food, and rich culture. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . لاہور میں بہت سی تاریخی عمارات ہیں (Lahore mein bohat si tareekhi imaraat hain.) |
| James: "Lahore has many historical buildings." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] لاہور میں بہت سی تاریخی عمارات ہیں. (Lahore mein bohat si tareekhi imaraat hain.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: کراچی (karachi) |
| James: "Karachi" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] کراچی (karachi) [NORMAL] کراچی (karachi) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: کراچی (karachi) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: The capital city of the Sindh province. It is also the biggest city in Pakistan in terms of population and economic activity. The city also has a sea port. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . کراچی پاکستان کا میٹروپولیٹن شہر ہے (Karachi Pakistan ka metropolitan shehar hai.) |
| James: "Karachi is the metropolitan city of Pakistan." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . کراچی پاکستان کا میٹروپولیٹن شہر ہے (Karachi Pakistan ka metropolitan shehar hai.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: پشاور (peshawar) |
| James: "Peshawar" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] پشاور (peshawar) [NORMAL] پشاور (peshawar) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: پشاور (peshawar) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: The capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It shares a border with Afghanistan. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . پشاور کے لوگ بہت زیادہ گوشت کھاتے ہیں (Peshawar ky log bohat ziada gosht khatay hain.) |
| James: "The people of Peshawar eat a lot of meat." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . پشاور کے لوگ بہت زیادہ گوشت کھاتے ہیں (Peshawar ky log bohat ziada gosht khatay hain.) |
| James: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Afrah: کوئٹہ (quetta) |
| James: "Quetta" |
| Afrah: [SLOW] کوئٹہ (quetta) [NORMAL] کوئٹہ (quetta) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Afrah: کوئٹہ (quetta) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: The capital city of the Balochistan province. It shares a border with Iran. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Afrah: [NORMAL] . کوئٹہ میں بہت سے قبائلی لوگ ہیں (Quetta mein bohat say qabaeli log hain.) |
| James: "Quetta has many tribal people." |
| Afrah: [SLOW] . کوئٹہ میں بہت سے قبائلی لوگ ہیں (Quetta mein bohat say qabaeli log hain.) |
| 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: پشاور (peshawar) |
| [PAUSE] James: "Peshawar" |
| Afrah: لاہور (lahore) |
| [PAUSE] James: "Lahore" |
| Afrah: کوئٹہ (quetta) |
| [PAUSE] James: "Quetta" |
| Afrah: اسلام آباد (islamabad) |
| [PAUSE] James: "Islamabad" |
| Afrah: کراچی (karachi) |
| [PAUSE] James: "Karachi" |
Outro |
| James: There you have it - the five biggest cities 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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