LESSON TRANSCRIPT

Absolute Beginner S1 #19

Talking Likes and Dislikes in Hindi

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
LESSON CONVERSATION
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
VOCAB LIST
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
LESSON FOCUS

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INTRODUCTION
Neha: "Namaste," I'm Neha. and welcome to the Absolute Beginner Series, Lesson 19, Likes and Dislikes.

Maya: "Namaste," I'm Maya In this lesson you'll learn how to talk about your likes and dislikes in Hindi.

Neha: The conversation takes place in an office.

Maya: It's between Emily and Anita who are colleagues deciding on what to eat for lunch.

Neha: Since they are colleagues they will be using formal Hindi.

Maya: Let's listen to their conversation.

LESSON CONVERSATION
अ नता: या आपको भारतीय करी पसंद है?

ए मली: हाँ, मुझको भारतीय करी पसंद है। और आपको?

अ नता: हाँ ब कु ल पसंद है! ले कन मुझको ब त तीखा खाना पसंद नह है।

ए मली: सच म?

Neha: Now let's listen to the same conversation at a slow speed.

Anitaa: Kyaa aapko bhaarateea karee pasand hai?

Emilee: Haan, mujhko bhaarateea karee pasand hai. Aur aapko?

Anitaa: Haan, bilkul pasand hai! Lekin mujhko bahut teekhaa khaanaa pasand naheen hain.

Emilee: sac men?

Maya: Let's now listen to the conversation with English translation.

अ नता: या आपको भारतीय करी पसंद है?

Neha: "Do you like Indian curries?"

ए मली: हाँ, मुझको भारतीय करी पसंद है। और आपको?

Maya: "Yes, I like Indian curries. And what about you?"

अ नता: हाँ ब कु ल पसंद है! ले कन मुझको ब त तीखा खाना पसंद नह है।

Neha: "Yes, I absolutely love them! But I don't like very hot food."

ए मली: सच म?

Maya: "Really?"

POST CONVERSATION BANTER

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Neha: How about you "B," do you like Indian curries?

Maya: Absolutely. I love that they are filled with spices and herbs and what not. I also am a big fan of
"naan."

Neha: Of course! This "oven-baked flat bread" is delicious whether you have it plain, or with some
butter, or even with butter and garlic.

Maya: You know "rotis" are also very popular, not only in India but also throughout South Asia, mostly
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Neha: It makes sense because it's similar to "naan" but much smaller and thinner and so can be easily
made at home. But my favorite is "paratha."

Maya: What's that?

Neha: Well, it's almost like a "roti" but usually "filled with vegetable stuffing like potatoes, cauliflowers,
and sometimes also cheese and minced meat."

Maya: Sounds delicious!

Neha: They are! If you haven't tried them, you should!

VOCAB LIST
Maya: Well, before getting lost in food talk let's continue with our lesson.

Neha: You're right. Okay, let's look at the words that came up in the conversation.

Maya: We'll first say the words at natural speed, then a bit slower, and finally we'll give you the meaning.

Neha: Our first word is आपको, "aapko," "aap-ko," "aapko."

Maya: Which means "to you."

Neha: Next, we have भारतीय करी, "bhaarateeya karee," "bhaa-ra-teeya karee," "bhaaratiya karee."

Maya: Which means "Indian curry."

Neha: Then is पसंद, "pasand," "pa-sand," "pasand."

Maya: Which means "like."

Neha: Next is हाँ, "haan," "ha-an," "haan."

Maya: Which means "yes."

Neha: Then is मुझको, "mujhko," "mujh-ko," "mujhko."

Maya: Which means "to me."

Neha: Next is ब कु ल "bilkul," "bil-kul," "bilkul."

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Maya: Which means "absolutely."

Neha: Then we have ले कन, "lekin," "le-kin," "lekin."

Maya: Which means "but."

Neha: Next is तीखा खाना, "teekhaa khaanaa," "tee-khaa khaa-naa," "teekhaa khaanaa."

Maya: Which means "spicy" or "hot food."

Neha: And finally, we have सच म, "sac men," "sac- men," "sac men."

Maya: Which means "really."

KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES

Neha: Let's now look at some of these words in more detail.

Maya: को is a postposition in Hindi and it means "to," so आपको means "to you."

Neha: Actually आपको can be used in so many ways. The most literal use is when giving something to
somebody.

Maya: For example, in the sentence "I want to give an apple to you," the "to you" part is आपको.

Neha: Yes, म आपको सेब दे ना चाहती ँ।.

Maya: You say this only if you are a female speaker. If you are a male speaker, you say…

Neha: म आपको सेब दे ना चाहता ँ।.

Maya: But besides this literal use, आपको can be used in other ways, like…

Neha: आपको या चा हये?

Maya: Which literally means, "to you what need?" but translates as, "What do you need?"

Neha: In the same way, "to me" in Hindi is मुझको.

Maya: You might be wondering why we don't say म को since "I" in Hindi is म. Well, that's because
whenever pronouns are used with postpositions, some of them turn into their oblique cases.

Neha: To put it simply, they change forms. So, मुझ, "mujh," is the oblique case of म.

Maya: And "to me" in Hindi is मुझको.

Neha: "To us" is हमको. In this case, हम remains the same and doesn't change.

Maya: What about "to him" or "to her"?

Neha: Well, "he," "her," "it," and "this" all are denoted by the same word, यह, and in its oblique case, यह
changes into इस . So, "to her," "to him," "to it," or "to this" all become इसको.

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LESSON FOCUS
Maya: Let's now learn how to say "I like" and "I don't like" in Hindi.

Neha: But before that, we'll learn how to ask the question, "Do you like...?"

Maya: Okay, so if you wanted to ask, "Do you like bananas?" you say…

Neha: या आपको के ले पसंद है?

Maya: Here, आपको means "to you," के ले means "bananas," and पसंद means "like," and you're literally
asking, "Are bananas liked by you?"

Neha: The या in the beginning is just an indication of a question. And you insert any subject after आपको.

Maya: Let's look at another example."Do you like big houses?".Let's listen and repeat.

Neha: या आपको बड़े घर पसंद है?

Maya: Now, to say "I like apples," or any other thing, you use the format…

Neha: मुझको सेब पसंद है। where मुझको means "to me," सेब means "apples," पसंद means "like," and है means
"is."

Maya: Literally you're saying "to me apples are liked." Let's hear another example. "I like everything" in
Hindi is…

Neha: मुझको सबकु छ पसंद है।.

Maya: Now, how do you say, "I don't like."

Neha: Do you remember the word for "not" in Hindi? It's नह and you insert it after the word पसंद.

Maya: So the sentence, "I don't like Indian curries" would be…

Neha: मुझको भारतीय करी पसंद नह है।.

Maya: And the sentence "I like Indian curries " would be…

Neha: मुझको भारतीय करी पसंद है.

Maya: Final example.

Neha: Okay. आपको भारत पसंद है?

Maya: "Do you like India?"

Neha: हाँ, मुझको भारत ब त पसंद है।.

Maya: "Yes, I like India very much."

Neha: Okay, that's all we have for this lesson. Please make sure you read the lesson notes for more
explanations and examples on this topic!

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Maya: Thank you for listening. Until next time!

Neha: "Shukriyaa aur fir milenge!"

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