Learn the question Do you like Pakistani food? in Urdu and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Urdu Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 9: "Do you like Pakistani food?" 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 "Do you like Pakistani food?" In Urdu this is... |
| Hamza: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے؟ |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Hamza: کیا |
| Alisha: meaning "do" in English. |
| Hamza: (Slow) کیا |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Hamza: کیا |
| {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: آپ کو |
| Alisha: meaning "you" |
| Hamza: (Slow) آپ کو |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: آپ کو |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Hamza: کیا آپ کو |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that we have |
| Hamza: پاکستانی |
| Alisha: meaning "Pakistani" |
| Hamza: (Slow) پاکستانی |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: پاکستانی |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Hamza: کھانا |
| Alisha: meaning "food" |
| Hamza: (slowly) کھانا |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: کھانا |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Hamza: پسند ہے (pasand hai) |
| Alisha: meaning "like" |
| Hamza: (slowly) پسند ہے |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: پسند ہے |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Hamza: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے؟ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You’ll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Do you like Pakistani food?" |
| Hamza: جی، مجھے خاص طور پر بریانی پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: "Yes, I especially like biryani." You’ll hear it again, slowly. Then repeat the phrase. |
| Hamza: (Slow) جی، مجھے خاص طور پر بریانی پسند ہے۔ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Hamza: جی |
| Alisha: meaning "yes" |
| Hamza: (slowly) جی |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: جی |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Hamza: مجھے |
| Alisha: meaning "I" |
| Hamza: (slowly) مجھے |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: مجھے |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Hamza: خاص طور پر (khas tor per) |
| Alisha: meaning "especially" |
| Hamza: (Slow) خاص طور پر |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: خاص طور پر |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Hamza: بریانی |
| Alisha: which is a Pakistani national dish called "biryani" |
| Hamza: (Slow) بریانی |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: بریانی |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And last, |
| Hamza: پسند ہے |
| Alisha: which is "like" |
| Hamza: (Slow) پسند ہے |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Hamza: پسند ہے |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "Yes, I especially like biryani." and then repeat. |
| Hamza: جی، مجھے خاص طور پر بریانی پسند ہے۔ |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "biryani" with "qorma ." |
| Hamza: قورمہ |
| Alisha: "qorma " |
| Hamza: (slow) قورمہ (regular) قورمہ |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "qorma ." |
| Hamza: جی، مجھے خاص طور پر قورمہ پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, simply replace "biryani" with "qorma ." Now you try. Say "Yes, I especially like qorma." |
| {pause} |
| Hamza: جی، مجھے خاص طور پر قورمہ پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: Let’s try another and replace "qorma " with "nehari ." |
| Hamza: نہاری |
| Alisha: "nehari " |
| Hamza: (slow) نہاری (regular) نہاری |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "nehari ." |
| Hamza: جی، مجھے خاص طور پر نہاری پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: Again, it mostly stays the same, we just replace "qorma " with "nehari ." Now say, "Yes, I especially like nehari." |
| {pause} |
| Hamza: جی، مجھے خاص طور پر نہاری پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace "nehari " with "haleem." |
| Hamza: حلیم |
| Alisha: "haleem" |
| Hamza: (slow) حلیم (regular) حلیم |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "haleem." |
| Hamza: جی، مجھے خاص طور پر حلیم پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "nehari " with "haleem." Now let’s practice. Say "Yes, I especially like haleem." |
| {pause} |
| Hamza: جی، مجھے خاص طور پر حلیم پسند ہے۔ |
| Hamza: If you don’t like Pakistani food, you can say "no" in a simple way by saying |
| Hamza: نہیں، مجھے نہیں پسند۔ |
| Hamza: This is like saying "No, I don't. " in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Hamza: (Slowly) نہیں، مجھے نہیں پسند۔ |
| Hamza: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Hamza: نہیں، مجھے نہیں پسند۔ |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Pakistan and someone asks if you like Pakistani food. You want to answer that you like biryani. How can you answer? |
| Hamza: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے؟ (five seconds) جی، مجھے خاص طور پر بریانی پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: Now you want to say that you like haleem. What do you say? |
| Hamza: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے؟ (five seconds) جی، مجھے خاص طور پر حلیم پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: You want to say that you like nehari . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Hamza: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے؟ (five seconds) جی، مجھے خاص طور پر نہاری پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: You want to say that you like qorma . Respond to the question. |
| Hamza: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے؟ (five seconds) جی، مجھے خاص طور پر قورمہ پسند ہے۔ |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask someone if they like Pakistani food. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Hamza: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے؟ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Now it's time for you to answer the question. |
| Hamza: کیا آپ کو پاکستانی کھانا پسند ہے؟ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 9. |
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