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| INTRODUCTION |
| Dana: Hi everyone, and welcome back to UrduPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 20 - Is Your Pakistani Train Delayed? Dana Here. |
| Hamza: السلام علیکم (Assalam u alaikum) I'm Hamza. |
| Dana: In this lesson, you’ll review directions. The conversation takes place at a railway station. |
| Hamza: It's between Ali and Umer. They are listening to an announcement. |
| Dana: The speakers are acquaintances; therefore, they will speak formal Urdu. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| نیوز کاسٹر: تمام مسافروں سے توجہ کی درخواست ہے. لاہور سے کراچی جانے والی لاہور- کراچی ایکسپرس ٹرین نمبر 332 سیلاب کے باعث تاخیر کا شکار ہے. |
| نیوز کاسٹر: لاہور کراچی - ایکسپریس نمبر 332، جسے شیڈول کے مطابق چار بچے آنا ہے ، ایک گھنٹہ تاخیر سے ہے اور پلیٹ فارم نمبر 13 پر پانچ بجے پہنچے گی. |
| نیوز کاسٹر: ہم دل کی گہرائیوں سے اس کی وجہ سے پیدا ہونے والی کسی بھی قسم کی تکلیف کے لیے معزرت خواه ہیں. |
| علی: وه ہماری ٹرین کے بارے میں بات کر رہے ہیں. یہ ایک گھنٹہ تاخیر سے پہنچے گی. |
| عمر: ہماری ٹرین کو دیر ہو جائے گی؟ میں نے ٹھیک سے اعلان نہیں سنا. اس میں کیا کہا گیا؟ |
| علی: اس میں کہا گیا ہے کہ راستے میں سیلاب ہے لہذا لاہور-کراچی ایکسپریس ایک گهنٹہ تاخیر سے ہے. |
| عمر: اگر راستے میں سیلاب ہے، تو شاید روانگی میں بھی تاخیر ہو جائے گی؟ |
| علی: کون جانتا ہے. ایک گھنٹہ انتظار کرنے کی بجائے، چلیں چل کر کچھ کهاتے ہیں. |
| عمر: سامان کا کیا ہو گا؟ |
| علی: اسے ہمیں اپنے ساتھ لے جانا ہوگا. سٹیشن کے اندر قریب ہی کھانے کی جگہیں ہیں. چلیں وہاں چلتے ہیں. |
| عمر: ٹھیک ہے، چلو چلتے ہیں. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Announcement: All passengers, may I have your attention, please. Train number 332 Lahore-Karachi Express, traveling from Lahore to Karachi, is delayed due to waterlogging. |
| Announcement: Number 332 Lahore-Karachi Express, scheduled to arrive at 1600 hours, is delayed by one hour and will arrive at 1700 hours on Platform number 13. |
| Announcement: We deeply regret any inconvenience caused by this. |
| Ali: They're talking about our train. It's arriving an hour late. |
| Umer: Our train will be late? I didn't listen to the announcement properly. What did it say? |
| Ali: It said that there has been waterlogging on the way, so the Lahore-Karachi Express is running an hour late. |
| Umer: If there is waterlogging on the route, then maybe there will be a delay in departing too? |
| Ali: Who knows. Instead of waiting around for an hour, let's go and grab a bite. |
| Umer: What about the luggage? |
| Ali: We'll have to take it with us. There are places to eat nearby, inside the station. Let's go there. |
| Umer: Okay, let's go. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Dana: What is it like to take a train in Pakistan? |
| Hamza: Well, most train stations are old and not very big. |
| Dana: How old are they? |
| Hamza: Most were built before the independence of Pakistan in 1947. |
| Dana: Wow, that is old! Is work being done to modernize the train system? |
| Hamza: Yes, some new trains have been introduced, and there are also train stations being restructured and new technology put in place for the ticketing system. |
| Dana: Are the amenities like those in train stations? |
| Hamza: There are food stalls that sell different types of foods, snacks and drinks. |
| Dana: Are there any bigger food chains? |
| Hamza: In the big cities, you might find something like McDonald’s there. One good thing about Pakistani train stations is the station workers. |
| Dana: What makes them so good? |
| Hamza: Well, for a small fee they will carry your luggage for you. |
| Dana: That is handy! Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Dana: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Hamza: سیلاب [natural native speed] |
| Dana: flood |
| Hamza: سیلاب [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: سیلاب [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Hamza: تاخیر کا شکار [natural native speed] |
| Dana: delayed |
| Hamza: تاخیر کا شکار [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: تاخیر کا شکار [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Hamza: کے باعث [natural native speed] |
| Dana: because of |
| Hamza: کے باعث [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: کے باعث [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Hamza: اعلان [natural native speed] |
| Dana: announcement |
| Hamza: اعلان [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: اعلان [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Hamza: قریب [natural native speed] |
| Dana: near |
| Hamza: قریب [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: قریب [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Hamza: روانگی [natural native speed] |
| Dana: departure |
| Hamza: روانگی [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: روانگی [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Hamza: تکلیف [natural native speed] |
| Dana: trouble |
| Hamza: تکلیف [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: تکلیف [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Hamza: کون جانتا ہے [natural native speed] |
| Dana: who knows |
| Hamza: کون جانتا ہے [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: کون جانتا ہے [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Hamza: سامان [natural native speed] |
| Dana: luggage |
| Hamza: سامان [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: سامان [natural native speed] |
| Dana: And last.. |
| Hamza: راستے میں [natural native speed] |
| Dana: on the route |
| Hamza: راستے میں [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hamza: راستے میں [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Dana: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Hamza: کے باعث |
| Dana: Meaning "due to, because of." |
| Dana: This phrase can be used in cause and effect sentences. |
| Hamza: First, explain the cause. Then, the consequence. |
| Dana: This phrase is used in formal situations. In informal situations we would instead say: |
| Hamza: کی وجہ سے |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Hamza: Sure. For example, you can say.. مجھے ٹریفک کے باعث دیر ہو گئی. |
| Dana: ..which means “I am late because of the traffic.” |
| Dana: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Hamza: انتظار کرنے کی بجائے |
| Dana: Meaning "instead of waiting." |
| Dana: This phrase consists of three words. The first word, meaning “wait”, is; |
| Hamza: انتظار. The second word is the verb کرنا, meaning “to do.” Last is کی بجائے |
| Dana: This means “instead of.” |
| Hamza: You can replace the first word انتظار with other verbs. |
| Dana: So instead of “instead of waiting,” you could say “instead of working” |
| Hamza: Yes, that’s کام کرنے کی بجائے |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Hamza: Sure. For example, you can say.. یہاں انتظار کرنے کی بجائے، آئس کریم کھانے چلتے ہیں. |
| Dana: .. which means “Instead of waiting here, let's eat ice cream.” |
| Dana: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Dana: In this lesson, you'll review directions. Let’s look at some verbs that we can use to help us talk about directions, and also some example sentences. The first verb is |
| Hamza: لینا |
| Dana: “to take.” This is used when taking public transportation. You don’t use it for private vehicles, even if you’re the passenger. |
| Hamza: For example, میں نے بس لی |
| Dana: “I took the bus.” |
| Hamza: The next verb is چڑہنا |
| Dana: “to ride.” This is used with vehicles or things you have to mount, such as bikes or horses. |
| Hamza: میں اونٹ پر چڑھنا چاہتا ہوں |
| Dana: “I want to climb on a camel.” |
| Hamza: Next is چلانا |
| Dana: “to drive.” You can use this to mean “make something work, or run” |
| Hamza: صبا کار چلائے گی |
| Dana: “Saba will drive the car.” |
| Hamza: The last verb I want to introduce here is کے ذریعے جانا |
| Dana: “to go by.” This can be used for all different types of transportation. |
| Hamza: ہم سائیکل کے ذریعے جاتے ہیں |
| Dana: “We go by bicycle.” Next, let’s look at some words that aren’t verbs. There are many more in the lesson notes, so be sure to check them out. First, we’ll look at a word that is an adverb and an adjective. |
| Hamza: اوپر |
| Dana: This means “up, above.” |
| Hamza: اوپر دیکھو |
| Dana: “Look up.” Next is a feminine noun and adjective. |
| Hamza: دائیں |
| Dana: “right” - both the side and direction. |
| Hamza: For example, بوتل آپ کے دائیں طرف ہے. |
| Dana: “The bottle is on your right hand side.” Naturally, the next word is... |
| Hamza: بائیں |
| Dana: “left.” |
| Hamza: بائیں جانب اپنا نام لکھیں |
| Dana: “Please write your name on the left side.” The last word is an adverb and adjective in masculine form. |
| Hamza: سیدھا |
| Dana: “straight” |
| Hamza: سیدها جاؤ، آگے دکان ہے. |
| Dana: "Go straight, the shop is up ahead." |
Outro |
| Dana: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Hamza: !پهر ملیں گے (Phir milenge!) |
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