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Etiquette conversation
Etiquette conversation
Today we will cover a basic conversation that occurs when two people meet for the first time! Mark : Hi, who are you? Lisa : Good morning, I am Jane Jane : I am an Indian Mark : I am Mark Mark : I am an American Jane : Nice to meet you! Mark : Nice to meet you too!
Etiquette conversation
Lets look at some of the new forms of sentences needed for this conversation!
Etiquette conversation
Etiquette conversation
Etiquette conversation
I am an Indian
Mai k bhratya hm
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I am Mark
Mai Mrk hm
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I am an American
Mai k amrikan hm
Etiquette conversation
Etiquette conversation
Nice to meet you can be literally translated to 'Felt nice meeting with you' to explain its translation in Hindi
Grammar tip
Here are the building blocks of the sentence were learning Felt = Lag Nice = Ach With = S You = p
Etiquette conversation
Felt Lag
nice ach
meeting miln
with s
you p
Grammar tip
with = s you = p But : 'with you' = 'p s' The preposition with becomes 's' But unlike English, prepositions come after the 'subject (or object)' in Hindi, hence they are called 'postpositions'
Etiquette conversation
Felt Lag
nice ach
with you ps
Grammar tip
To meet = miln in the present tense However, since the meeting has happened already, we use the past tense form of 'meet' = 'milkar'
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Felt Lag
nice ach
with you ps
'Lag' translates to felt, therefore, one is literally saying, it 'felt' nice to meet you To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi
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The order indicates that the meeting happened first (ps milkar) and then it felt nice(ach lag) To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Hindi
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Grammar tip
The sentence 'Nice to meet you too' , is not translated literally in Hindi Rather, we use a phrase that roughly translates in English as 'Me too'! Me = Mujh Too = Bh
Mujh bh
Culturally speaking
Nice to meet you too = Mujh bh is the commonly used reply to the sentence 'nice to meet you'
Etiquette conversation
English Nice to meet you (formal) Nice to meet you too (common reply)
Today's conversation!
Name Mark Jane Mark Jane Mark Jane Mark English Hi, who are you? Good morning, I am Jane I am an Indian I am Mark I am an American Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you too! Hindi Namast, p kauna hain? Suprabht, mai Jane h Mai k bhratya hm Mai Mrk hm Mai k amrikan hm ps milkar khu hu'! Mujh bh!
1
Ach lag
2
ps
3
Mujh bh
Solution
1
Ach lag
2
ps
3
Mujh bh
Try yourself
Hi! I am Maria I am Hispanic/ British It was nice to meet you Hi! I am Joe I am an African Nice to meet you too!
Solution
English Hi! I am Maria Im Hispanic/British Nice to meet you! Hi! I am Joe I am an African Nice to meet you too!
Hindi Namast mai Mri h Mai Hispanic / Briia hm ps milkar ach lag Namast mai Je h Mai ka Afrk hm Mujh bh
English Nice to meet you (formal) Nice to meet you too (common reply)
Revision
English Hi! I am Maria Im Hispanic/British Nice to meet you! Hi! I am Joe I am an African Nice to meet you too!
Hindi Namast mai Mri h Mai Hispanic / Briia hm ps milkar ach lag Namast mai Je h Mai ka Afrk hm Mujh bh
Culture Leaf
The postal network of India is the worlds largest postal network It has a total of 155,618 post offices and over 566,000 employees
The worlds highest post office is situated in Hikkim, a district of Himachal Pradesh, India It is located at height of 15,500 feet
What's next?
Next time we will learn some fun conversations like asking and telling names!
Credits
Content Culture Alley Culture leaf http://www.amazingfacts.co.in/2010/08/02/facts-aboutpost-office/