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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Top 25 Urdu Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: "Where did you learn Urdu?" 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 "Where did you learn Urdu?" In Urdu this is... |
| Hamza: آپ نے اردو کہاں سیکھی؟ |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Hamza: آپ |
| Alisha: meaning "you" in English. |
| Hamza: (Slow) آپ |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Hamza: آپ |
| {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: نے |
| Alisha: meaning "did" |
| Hamza: (Slow) نے |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: نے |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Hamza: آپ نے |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Hamza: اردو |
| Alisha: meaning "Urdu" |
| Hamza: (Slow) اردو |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: اردو |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Hamza: کہاں |
| Alisha: meaning "where" |
| Hamza: (Slow) کہاں |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: کہاں |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Hamza: سیکھی |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: meaning "learn" |
| Hamza: (slowly) سیکھی |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: سیکھی |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Hamza: آپ نے اردو کہاں سیکھی؟ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You’ll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Where did you learn Urdu?" |
| Hamza: .میں نے یہ ہائی سکول میں سیکھی |
| Alisha: "I learned it in high school." Listen as we say it again, slowly. Then repeat the phrase. |
| Hamza: (Slow) میں نے یہ ہائی سکول میں سیکھی |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Hamza: میں |
| Alisha: meaning "I" |
| Hamza: (slowly) میں |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: میں |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Hamza: نے |
| Alisha: meaning "did." |
| Hamza: (slowly) نے |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: نے |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Hamza: یہ |
| Alisha: meaning "it." |
| Hamza: (Slow) یہ |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: یہ |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Hamza: ہائی سکول میں |
| Alisha: which is "in high school" |
| Hamza: (Slow) ہائی سکول میں |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: ہائی سکول میں |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I learned it in high school." and then repeat. |
| Hamza: میں نے یہ ہائی سکول میں سیکھی. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, let's replace "in high school" with "at home." |
| Hamza: گھر میں |
| Alisha: "at home" |
| Hamza: (slow) گھر میں (regular) گھر میں |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "at home." |
| Hamza: میں نے یہ گھر میں سیکھی. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, just replace "in high school" with "at home." Now say "I learned it at home." |
| {pause} |
| Hamza: میں نے یہ گھر میں سیکھی. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "at home" with "at school." |
| Hamza: سکول میں |
| Alisha: "at school" |
| Hamza: (slow) سکول میں (regular) سکول میں |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "at school." |
| Hamza: میں نے یہ سکول میں سیکھی. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "at home" with "at school." Now say, "I learned it at school." |
| {pause} |
| Hamza: میں نے یہ سکول میں سیکھی. |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "at school" with "while I was living in Islamabad." |
| Hamza: جب میں اسلام آباد میں رہ رہا تھا |
| Alisha: "while I was living in Islamabad" |
| Hamza: (slow) جب میں اسلام آباد میں رہ رہا تھا (regular) جب میں اسلام آباد میں رہ رہا تھا |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "while I was living in Islamabad." |
| Hamza: میں نے یہ سیکھی جب میں اسلام آباد میں رہ رہا تھا۔ |
| Alisha: Again, just replace "at school" with "while I was living in Islamabad." Now you try. Say "I learned it while I was living in Islamabad." |
| {pause} |
| Hamza: میں نے یہ سیکھی جب میں اسلام آباد میں رہ رہا تھا۔ |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Pakistan and someone asks you where you learned Urdu. You learned Urdu in high school. How will you answer? |
| Hamza: آپ نے اردو کہاں سیکھی؟ (five seconds) میں نے یہ ہائی سکول میں سیکھی. |
| Alisha: Now, imagine you learned while you were living in Islamabad. Respond to the question. |
| Hamza: آپ نے اردو کہاں سیکھی؟ (five seconds) میں نے یہ سیکھی جب میں اسلام آباد میں رہ رہا تھا۔ |
| Alisha: Imagine you learned it at school. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Hamza: آپ نے اردو کہاں سیکھی؟ (five seconds) میں نے یہ سکول میں سیکھی. |
| Alisha: Imagine you learned it at home. How will you respond? |
| Hamza: آپ نے اردو کہاں سیکھی؟ (five seconds) میں نے یہ گھر میں سیکھی. |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Urdu. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Hamza: آپ نے اردو کہاں سیکھی؟ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 7. |
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