Learn how to ask someone to write down something for you
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In the previous lesson, we covered how to ask "How do you say this in Urdu?" (…Urdu mei kaisay boltay hain?) Do you remember? In this lesson, as we don't want you to be caught off guard in any kind of situation in Pakistan, we’re going to introduce you to a new phrase that’s very important in helping you focus your written skills, rather than speaking skills. So let's start this new lesson. |
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| In Urdu, "Can you write it down please?" is Kia aap isay likh saktay hain? (SLOW) Kia aap isay likh saktay hain? Let's break it down by syllable: (SLOW) Kia aa-p i-say li-kh sak-tay hain? Now let's hear it once again: Kia aap isay likh saktay hain? The first words are kia, meaning “can,” and aap, meaning "you." These are followed by isay, which here means "it." Next, we have likh saktay hain, which in Urdu is "write please." It comes from the verb likhna ("to write"). So to recap here, we have Kia aap isay likh saktay hain? Literally, this means "Can you write it please?" |
| Once you have the written words, you may find that you have no idea how to pronounce them. In Urdu, "How do you pronounce this?" is isay kaisay boltay hain? (SLOW)isay kaisay boltay hain? You can say this while pointing at the word. Let's break it down by syllable: (SLOW)i-se kai-sey bol-tey hain? Now let's hear it once again: isay kaisay boltay hain? The first word, isay, means "this." Next is kaisay, meaning "how," followed by boltay hain, which means “to pronounce.” Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: (SLOW) bol-tay, which means "to pronounce" and comes from the verb bolna. To recap here, we have isay kaisay boltay hain? Literally, this means "How is this pronounced?" |
| It might happen that people are not carrying a piece of paper or a pen. So, you might try asking Aap ky pas kaghaz aur qalam hai? (SLOW) Aap ky pas kaghaz aur qalam hai? which means "Do you have paper and pen?" Let's break it down by syllable: (SLOW) aap ky pa-s ka-gha-z au-r qa-lam hai? Aap ky pas kaghaz aur qalam hai? Now let's hear it once again: Aap ky pas kaghaz aur qalam hai? The first words, aap ky pas, mean "do you have," and it’s in the second person plural or the formal form of the pronoun aap ("you"). Then you have kaghaz, which in English is "paper." Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: (SLOW) Ka-gha-z, kaghaz. Then you have aur ("and"), and finally qalam ("pen"). So let's hear the entire sentence now: Aap ky pas kaghaz aur qalam hai? |
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