Learn the question What time is it in Urdu? and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Top 25 Urdu Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 17: "What time is it?" 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 "What time is it?" In Urdu this is... |
| Syed: کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟ (Kia waqt hua hai?) |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Syed: کیا (kia) |
| Alisha: meaning "what" in English. |
| Syed: (Slow) کیا (kia) |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Syed: کیا (kia) |
| {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- |
| Syed: وقت (waqt) |
| Alisha: meaning "time" |
| Syed: (Slow) وقت (waqt) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: وقت (waqt) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Syed: کیا وقت (kia waqt) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Syed: ہوا ہے (hua hai) |
| Alisha: meaning "is it" |
| Syed: (Slow) ہوا ہے (hua hai) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: ہوا ہے (hua hai) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Syed: کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟ (Kia waqt hua hai?) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You’ll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What time is it?" |
| Syed: بارہ بجے ہیں۔ (Barah bajay hain.) |
| Alisha: "It's twelve o'clock." You’ll hear it again, slowly. Then repeat the phrase. |
| Syed: (Slow) بارہ بجے ہیں۔ (Barah bajay hain.) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Syed: بارہ (barah) |
| Alisha: meaning "twelve" |
| Syed: (Slow) بارہ (barah) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: بارہ (barah) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Syed: بجے (bajay) |
| Alisha: meaning "o'clock." |
| Syed: (Slow) بجے (bajay) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: بجے (bajay) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Syed: ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: meaning "are ." |
| Syed: (Slow) ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: ہیں (hain) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "It's twelve o'clock." and then repeat. |
| Syed: بارہ بجے ہیں۔ (Barah bajay hain.) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To make another phrase, replace "twelve o'clock" with "8 p.m." |
| Syed: رات کے آٹھ بجے (raat kay aath bajay) |
| Alisha: "8 p.m." |
| Syed: (slow) رات کے آٹھ بجے (raat kay aath bajay) (regular) رات کے آٹھ بجے (raat kay aath bajay) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "8 p.m.." |
| Syed: رات کے آٹھ بجے ہیں۔ (Raat kay aath bajay hain.) |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same. Just replace "twelve o'clock" with "8 p.m." Now say, "It's 8 p.m." |
| {pause} |
| Syed: رات کے آٹھ بجے ہیں۔ (Raat kay aath bajay hain.) |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "8 p.m." with "2:30." |
| Syed: اڑھائی (arhai) |
| Alisha: "2:30" |
| Syed: (slow) اڑھائی (arhai) (regular) اڑھائی (arhai) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "2:30." |
| Syed: اڑھائی بجے ہیں۔ (Arhai bajay hain.) |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "8 p.m." with "2:30." Now say, "It's 2:30." |
| {pause} |
| Syed: اڑھائی بجے ہیں۔ (Arhai bajay hain.) |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace "2:30" with "18:25." |
| Syed: چھ بج کر پچیس منٹ (chay baj ker pachees minat) |
| Alisha: "18:25" |
| Syed: (slow) چھ بج کر پچیس منٹ (chay baj ker pachees minat) (regular) چھ بج کر پچیس منٹ (chay baj ker pachees minat) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "18:25." |
| Syed: چھ بج کر پچیس منٹ ہیں۔ (Chay baj ker pachees minat hain.) |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "2:30" with "18:25." Let’s practice. Say "It's 18:25." |
| {pause} |
| Syed: چھ بج کر پچیس منٹ ہیں۔ (Chay baj ker pachees minat hain.) |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Pakistan and someone asks you what time it is. It's twelve o'clock. What would you say? |
| Syed: کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟ (Kia waqt hua hai?) (five seconds) بارہ بجے ہیں۔ (Barah bajay hain.) |
| Alisha: Now imagine it's 18:25. Respond to the question. |
| Syed: کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟ (Kia waqt hua hai?) (five seconds) چھ بج کر پچیس منٹ ہیں۔ (Chay baj ker pachees minat hain.) |
| Alisha: Imagine it's 2:30. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Syed: کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟ (Kia waqt hua hai?) (five seconds) اڑھائی بجے ہیں۔ (Arhai bajay hain.) |
| Alisha: Imagine it's 8 p.m. What would you say? |
| Syed: کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟ (Kia waqt hua hai?) (five seconds) رات کے آٹھ بجے ہیں۔ (Raat kay aath bajay hain.) |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone what time it is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Syed: کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟ (Kia waqt hua?) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Now it's time to answer the question with how you’re actually feeling. |
| Alt version: Now it’s time to answer the question with the current time. |
| Syed: کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟ (Kia waqt hua hai?) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 17. |
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