Learn the question How tall are you in Urdu? and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Top 25 Urdu Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 14: "How tall are you?" in Urdu. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Urdu learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How tall are you?" In Urdu this is... |
| Hamza: آپ کتنے لمبے ہیں؟ (Aap kitnay lambay hain?) |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Hamza: آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: meaning "you" in English. |
| Hamza: (Slow) آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Hamza: آپ (aap) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is- |
| Hamza: کتنے (kitnay) |
| Alisha: meaning "how" |
| Hamza: (Slow) کتنے (kitnay) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: کتنے (kitnay) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Hamza: آپ کتنے (aap kitnay) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that |
| Hamza: لمبے (lambay) |
| Alisha: meaning "tall" |
| Hamza: (Slow) لمبے (lambay) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: لمبے (lambay) |
| {Pause} |
| Hamza: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Hamza: آپ کتنے لمبے (aap kitnay lambay) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Hamza: ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: meaning "are" |
| Hamza: (Slow) ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: ہیں (hain) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Hamza: آپ کتنے لمبے ہیں؟ (Aap kitnay lambay hain?) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You’ll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How tall are you?" |
| Hamza: میں ایک سواسی سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau assi centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: "I'm 180 cm tall." Listen as it’s repeated slowly. Then repeat the phrase. |
| Hamza: (Slow) میں ایک سواسی سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau assi centimeter lamba hun.) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Hamza: میں (mei) |
| Alisha: meaning "I" |
| Hamza: (Slow) میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: میں (mei) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Hamza: ایک سواسی (aik sau assi) |
| Alisha: meaning "180." |
| Hamza: (Slow) ایک سواسی (aik sau assi) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: ایک سواسی (aik sau assi) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Hamza: سینٹی میٹر (centimeter) |
| Alisha: meaning "centimeters." |
| Hamza: (Slow) سینٹی میٹر (centimeter) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: سینٹی میٹر (centimeter) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Hamza: ایک سواسی (aik sau assi) |
| Alisha: which is “tall.” |
| Hamza: (Slow) ایک سواسی (aik sau assi) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: ایک سواسی (aik sau assi) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I'm 180 cm tall." and then repeat. |
| Hamza: میں ایک سواسی سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau assi centimeter lamba hun.) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To make another phrase, replace "180" with "167." |
| Hamza: ایک سو سڑسٹھ (aik sau sarsath) |
| Alisha: "167" |
| Hamza: (slow) ایک سو سڑسٹھ (aik sau sarsath) (regular) ایک سو سڑسٹھ (aik sau sarsath) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "167." |
| Hamza: میں ایک سو سڑسٹھ سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau sarsath centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, we just replaced "180" with "167." Now say, "I'm 167 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Hamza: میں ایک سو سڑسٹھ سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau sarsath centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "167" with "170." |
| Hamza: ایک سو ستر (aik sau sattar) |
| Alisha: "170" |
| Hamza: (slow) ایک سو ستر (aik sau sattar) (regular) ایک سو ستر (aik sau sattar) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "170." |
| Hamza: میں ایک سو ستر سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau sattar centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, we just replaced "167" with "170." Now say, "I'm 170 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Hamza: میں ایک سو ستر سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau sattar centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: For a different answer, replace "170" with "163,5." |
| Hamza: ایک سو تریسٹھ اعشاریہ پانچ (aik sau tresath asharia paanch) |
| Alisha: "163,5" |
| Hamza: (slow) ایک سو تریسٹھ اعشاریہ پانچ (aik sau tresath asharia paanch) (regular) ایک سو تریسٹھ اعشاریہ پانچ (aik sau tresath asharia paanch) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "163,5." |
| Hamza: میں ایک سو تریسٹھ اعشاریہ پانچ سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau tresath asharia paanch centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "170" with "163,5." Let’s practice. Say "I'm 163,5 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Hamza: میں ایک سو تریسٹھ اعشاریہ پانچ سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau tresath asharia paanch centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Pakistan and someone asks you how tall you are. You’re 180 centimeters. What do you say? |
| Hamza: آپ کتنے لمبے ہیں؟ (Aap kitnay lambay hain?) (five seconds) میں ایک سواسی سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau assi centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: Imagine you’re 163,5 centimeters. Respond to the question. |
| Hamza: آپ کتنے لمبے ہیں؟ (Aap kitnay lambay hain?) (five seconds) میں ایک سو تریسٹھ اعشاریہ پانچ سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau tresath asharia paanch centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: Now imagine you’re 170 centimeters. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Hamza: آپ کتنے لمبے ہیں؟ (Aap kitnay lambay hain?) (five seconds) میں ایک سو ستر سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau sattar centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: Imagine you're 167 centimeters. How would you answer? |
| Hamza: آپ کتنے لمبے ہیں؟ (Aap kitnay lambay hain?) (five seconds) میں ایک سو سڑسٹھ سینٹی میٹر لمبا ہوں۔ (Mei aik sau sarsath centimeter lamba hun.) |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Hamza: آپ کتنے لمبے ہیں؟ (Aap kitnay lambay hain?) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 14. |
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