Learn the question What are you doing in Urdu? and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Top 25 Urdu Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 18: "What are you doing?" 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 are you doing?" In Urdu this is... |
| Syed: آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (Aap kia ker rahay hain?) |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Syed: آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: meaning "you" in English. |
| Syed: (Slow) آپ (aap) |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Syed: 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- |
| Syed: کیا (kia) |
| Alisha: meaning "what" |
| Syed: (Slow) کیا (kia) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: کیا (kia) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Syed: آپ کیا (aap kia) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Syed: کر رہے (ker rahay) |
| Alisha: meaning "doing" |
| Syed: (Slow) کر رہے (ker rahay) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: کر رہے (ker rahay) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Syed: ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: meaning "are " |
| Syed: (Slow) ہیں (hain) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: ہیں (hain) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Syed: آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (Aap kia ker rahay hain?) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You’ll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What are you doing?" |
| Syed: میں سوچ رہا ہوں.(mei soch raha hun) |
| Alisha: "I'm thinking." You’ll hear it again, slowly. Then repeat the phrase. |
| Syed: (Slow) میں سوچ رہا ہوں.(mei soch raha hun) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Syed: میں (mei) |
| Alisha: meaning "I" |
| Syed: (Slow) میں (mei) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: میں (mei) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Syed: سوچ رہا (soch raha) |
| Alisha: meaning "thinking." |
| Syed: (Slow) سوچ رہا (soch raha) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: سوچ رہا (soch raha) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Syed: ہوں (hun) |
| Alisha: meaning "am." |
| Syed: (Slow) ہوں (hun) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Syed: ہوں (hun) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I'm thinking." and then repeat. |
| Syed: میں سوچ رہا ہوں.(Mei soch raha hun) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: For a different answer, replace "thinking " with "playing." |
| Syed: کھیل رہا (khail raha) |
| Alisha: "playing" |
| Syed: (slow) کھیل رہا (khail raha) (regular) کھیل رہا (khail raha) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "playing." |
| Syed: میں کھیل رہا ہوں.(Mei khail raha hun) |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, we just replace "thinking " with "playing" Say, "I'm playing." |
| {pause} |
| Syed: میں کھیل رہا ہوں.(Mei khail raha hun) |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace "playing" with "eating." |
| Syed: کھا رہا (kha raha) |
| Alisha: "eating" |
| Syed: (slow) کھا رہا (kha raha) (regular) کھا رہا (kha raha) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "eating." |
| Syed: میں کھا رہا ہوں.(Mei kha raha hun) |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "playing" with "eating." Now say, "I'm eating." |
| {pause} |
| Syed: میں کھا رہا ہوں.(Mei kha raha hun) |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "eating" with "reading." |
| Syed: پڑھ رہا (parh raha) |
| Alisha: "reading" |
| Syed: (slow) پڑھ رہا (parh raha) (regular) پڑھ رہا (parh raha) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "reading." |
| Syed: میں پڑھ رہا ہوں.(Mein parh raha hun) |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "eating" with "reading." Let’s practice. Say "I'm reading." |
| {pause} |
| Syed: میں پڑھ رہا ہوں.(Mei parh raha hun) |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Pakistan and someone asks you what you're doing. You’re thinking. What would you tell them? |
| Syed: آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (Aap kia ker rahay hain?) (five seconds) میں سوچ رہا ہوں (mei soch raha hun). |
| Alisha: Now imagine you’re reading. Respond to the question. |
| Syed: آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (Aap kia ker rahay hain?) (five seconds) میں پڑھ رہا ہوں (Mei parh raha hun). |
| Alisha: Imagine you're eating. How would you answer? |
| Syed: آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (Aap kia ker rahay hain?) (five seconds) میں کھا رہا ہوں (Mei kha raha hun). |
| Alisha: Imagine you're playing. What would you say? |
| Syed: آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (Aap kia ker rahay hain?) (five seconds) میں کھیل رہا ہوں.(Mei khail raha hun) |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone what they are doing. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Syed: آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (Aap kia ker rahay hain?) |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 18. |
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