Learn urdu expressions related to expressing oneself, part 1
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Urdu Expressions Related to Expressing Oneself, Part 1 |
| Alisha: Hi everyone, and welcome back to UrduPod101.com. I'm Alisha. |
| Syed: And I'm Syed! |
| Alisha: This is Must-Know Urdu Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 16. In this lesson, you'll learn urdu expressions related to expressing oneself, part 1. |
| Alisha: You'll often hear these expressions during regular conversations as part of the interactions of daily life. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Syed: میٹھا بولنا |
| (meetha bolna) |
| Syed: اِدھر اُدھر کی مارنا |
| (idhar udhar ki marna) |
| Syed: روشنی ڈالنا |
| (roshni dalna) |
| Syed: لمبی لمبی چھوڑنا |
| (lambi lambi chorna) |
| Alisha: Syed, what's our first expression? |
| Syed: میٹھا بولنا |
| (meetha bolna) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "to talk sweetly." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to talk nicely, to sweet-talk someone." |
| Syed: [SLOW] میٹھا بولنا [NORMAL] میٹھا بولنا |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Syed: میٹھا بولنا |
| (meetha bolna) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say someone speaks sweetly or mildly. While it is often used in a positive way, it can also be used in a negative way to refer to someone who uses this sweet talk to fool others. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Syed: [NORMAL] وہ میٹھا بول کر اپنا مقصد حاصل کر لیتا ہے۔ |
| (Woh meetha bol ker apna maqsad hasil ker laita hai.) |
| Syed: [SLOW] وہ میٹھا بول کر اپنا مقصد حاصل کر لیتا ہے۔ |
| (Woh meetha bol ker apna maqsad hasil ker laita hai.) |
| Alisha: "He achieves his goal by speaking sweetly." |
| Syed: [NORMAL] وہ میٹھا بول کر اپنا مقصد حاصل کر لیتا ہے۔ |
| (Woh meetha bol ker apna maqsad hasil ker laita hai.) |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Syed: اِدھر اُدھر کی مارنا |
| (idhar udhar ki marna) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "hit here and there ." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "beat around the bush." |
| Syed: [SLOW] اِدھر اُدھر کی مارنا [NORMAL] اِدھر اُدھر کی مارنا |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Syed: اِدھر اُدھر کی مارنا |
| (idhar udhar ki marna) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to describe a person who's talking about a matter without getting to the point, or someone who is avoiding the main topic and not speaking directly, or sometimes talking about useless matters/things. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Syed: [NORMAL] وہ آدھے گھنٹے سے بات کر رہی ہے، اور اِدھر اُدھر کی مار رہی ہے۔ |
| (Woh adhay ghantay say baat ker rahi hai, aur idhar udhar ki mar rahi hai.) |
| Syed: [SLOW] وہ آدھے گھنٹے سے بات کر رہی ہے، اور اِدھر اُدھر کی مار رہی ہے۔ |
| (Woh adhay ghantay say baat ker rahi hai, aur idhar udhar ki mar rahi hai.) |
| Alisha: "She's been talking for half an hour, and she's beating around the bush." |
| Syed: [NORMAL] وہ آدھے گھنٹے سے بات کر رہی ہے، اور اِدھر اُدھر کی مار رہی ہے۔ |
| (Woh adhay ghantay say baat ker rahi hai, aur idhar udhar ki mar rahi hai.) |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Syed: روشنی ڈالنا |
| (roshni dalna) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "pour light." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "shed light on." |
| Syed: [SLOW] روشنی ڈالنا [NORMAL] روشنی ڈالنا |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Syed: روشنی ڈالنا |
| (roshni dalna) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to ask a person to provide more information about something, and help people to understand it. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Syed: [NORMAL] برائے مہربانی اس معاملے پر روشنی ڈالو۔ |
| (Barah e meharbani iss mamlay per roshni dalo.) |
| Syed: [SLOW] برائے مہربانی اس معاملے پر روشنی ڈالو۔ |
| (Barah e meharbani iss mamlay per roshni dalo.) |
| Alisha: "Please shed light on this matter." |
| Syed: [NORMAL] برائے مہربانی اس معاملے پر روشنی ڈالو۔ |
| (Barah e meharbani iss mamlay per roshni dalo.) |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Syed: لمبی لمبی چھوڑنا |
| (lambi lambi chorna) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "to release lengthy lengthy." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to exaggerate." |
| Syed: [SLOW] لمبی لمبی چھوڑنا [NORMAL] لمبی لمبی چھوڑنا |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Syed: لمبی لمبی چھوڑنا |
| (lambi lambi chorna) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone boasting or exaggerating about things. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Syed: [NORMAL] اس کی لمبی لمبی چھوڑنے کی عادت ہے۔ |
| (Iss ki lambi lambi chornay ki adat hai.) |
| Syed: [SLOW] اس کی لمبی لمبی چھوڑنے کی عادت ہے۔ |
| (Iss ki lambi lambi chornay ki adat hai.) |
| Alisha: "He has a habit of exaggerating." |
| Syed: [NORMAL] اس کی لمبی لمبی چھوڑنے کی عادت ہے۔ |
| (Iss ki lambi lambi chornay ki adat hai.) |
| QUIZ |
| Alisha: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Alisha: A teacher is just beating around the bush, and doesn’t get to the point. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Syed: اِدھر اُدھر کی مارنا |
| (idhar udhar ki marna) |
| Alisha: "beat around the bush" |
| Alisha: A wife is talking nicely and fools her husband. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Syed: میٹھا بولنا |
| (meetha bolna) |
| Alisha: "to talk nicely, to sweet-talk someone" |
| Alisha: A little kid is exaggerating about things in front of his parents. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Syed: لمبی لمبی چھوڑنا |
| (lambi lambi chorna) |
| Alisha: "to exaggerate" |
| Alisha: A lawyer sheds light on the complex details of a case in the courtroom. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Syed: روشنی ڈالنا |
| (roshni dalna) |
| Alisha: "throw light on" |
| “Shed light on” |
Outro |
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| Alisha: There you have it; you have mastered four Urdu Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at UrduPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Syed: خدا حافظ |
| (Khuda hafiz) |
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