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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

‫21 [اکیس]‬

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‫مختصر گفتگو 2‬

[mukhtasir guftagu]

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Where do you come from? ‫آ- ک--- ک- ر--- و--- ہ---‬ ‫آپ کہاں کے رہنے والے ہیں؟‬ 0
aa- k---- k- r---- w---- h---? aap kahan ke rehne walay hain? 		+
From Basel. ‫ب--- ک-‬ ‫بازل کا‬ 0
ba--- ka bazel ka 		+
Basel is in Switzerland. ‫ب--- س--------- م-- ہ-‬ ‫بازل سویٹزرلینڈ میں ہے‬ 0
ba--- S---------- m--- h-i bazel Switzerland mein hai 		+
     
May I introduce Mr. Miller? ‫م-- آ- ک- ت---- م--- م--- س- ک--- س--- ہ------‬ ‫میں آپ کا تعارف مسٹر مولر سے کروا سکتا ہوں؟کیا‬ 0
me-- a-- k- t----- m----- m------- k----- h--? mein aap ka taaruf mister mullerse karata hon? 		+
He is a foreigner. ‫و- غ-- م--- ہ-‬ ‫وہ غیر ملکی ہے‬ 0
hi g---- m---- h--n hi ghair mulki hain 		+
He speaks several languages. ‫ی- ب-- س--- ز----- ب---- ہ-‬ ‫یہ بہت ساری زبانیں بولتا ہے‬ 0
ye- b---- s---- z------- b----- h--n yeh bohat saari zubanain boltay hain 		+
     
Are you here for the first time? ‫ک-- آ- پ--- د--- ی--- آ-- ہ---‬ ‫کیا آپ پہلی دفعہ یہاں آئے ہیں؟‬ 0
ky- a-- p---- d---- y---- a-- h---? kya aap pehli dafaa yahan aae hain? 		+
No, I was here once last year. ‫ن---- م-- پ---- س-- ب-- ی--- آ-- ت--‬ ‫نہیں، میں پچھلے سال بھی یہاں آیا تھا‬ 0
na--- m--- p------ s--- b-- y---- a--- t-a nahi, mein pichaly saal bhi yahan aaya tha 		+
Only for a week, though. ‫ل--- ص-- ا-- ہ--- ک- ل--‬ ‫لیکن صرف ایک ہفتے کے لیے‬ 0
le--- s--- a-- h----- k- l--e lekin sirf aik haftay ke liye 		+
     
How do you like it here? ‫آ- ک- ی--- ک--- ل- ر-- ہ--‬ ‫آپ کو یہاں کیسا لگ رہا ہے؟‬ 0
aa- k- y---- k---- l-- r--- h--? aap ko yahan kaisa lag raha hai? 		+
A lot. The people are nice. ‫ب-- ا---- ل-- ب-- ا--- ہ--‬ ‫بہت اچھا۔ لوگ بہت اچھے ہیں‬ 0
bo--- a---. l-- b---- a---- h--n bohat acha. log bohat achay hain 		+
And I like the scenery, too. ‫ی--- ک- ع---- م--- پ--- ہ--‬ ‫یہاں کے علاقے مجھے پسند ہیں‬ 0
ya--- k- i----- m---- p----- h--n yahan ke ilaqay mujhe pasand hain 		+
     
What is your profession? ‫آ- ک-- ک-- ک--- ہ---‬ ‫آپ کیا کام کرتے ہیں؟‬ 0
aa- k-- k--- k---- h---? aap kya kaam karte hain? 		+
I am a translator. ‫م-- م---- ہ--‬ ‫میں مترجم ہوں‬ 0
me-- m------- h-n mein mutrajim hon 		+
I translate books. ‫م-- ک----- ک- ت---- ک--- ہ--‬ ‫میں کتابوں کے ترجمے کرتا ہوں‬ 0
me-- k------ k- t---- k---- h-n mein kitabon ke trjme karta hon 		+
     
Are you alone here? ‫ک-- آ- ی--- ا---- ہ---‬ ‫کیا آپ یہاں اکیلے ہیں؟‬ 0
ky- a-- y---- a------ h---? kya aap yahan akailey hain? 		+
No, my wife / my husband is also here. ‫ن---- م--- ب---/م--- ش--- ب-- ی--- ہ-‬ ‫نہیں، میری بیوی/میرا شوہر بھی یہاں ہے‬ 0
na--- m--- b--- / m--- s----- b-- y---- h-i nahi, meri biwi / mera shohar bhi yahan hai 		+
And those are my two children. ‫ا-- و--- م--- د---- ب-- ہ--‬ ‫اور وہاں میرے دونوں بچے ہیں‬ 0
au- w---- m--- d--- b----- h--n aur wahan mere dono bachay hain 		+
     

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