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विदेशी भाषाएँ सीखना

[videshee bhaashaen seekhana]

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Where did you learn Spanish? आपन---्---ी--हा--से स-ख-? आ--- स----- क--- स- स---- आ-न- स-प-न- क-ा- स- स-ख-? ------------------------- आपने स्पेनी कहाँ से सीखी? 0
a-p-n- ------ ka--an------e-hee? a----- s----- k----- s- s------- a-p-n- s-e-e- k-h-a- s- s-e-h-e- -------------------------------- aapane spenee kahaan se seekhee?
Can you also speak Portuguese? क--ा-आप-पु-्तग-ल- -ी-ज-न-े /-ज-नत---ै-? क--- आ- प-------- भ- ज---- / ज---- ह--- क-य- आ- प-र-त-ा-ी भ- ज-न-े / ज-न-ी ह-ं- --------------------------------------- क्या आप पुर्तगाली भी जानते / जानती हैं? 0
ky---ap --r-a--a-e- b--- -aanate-/ -aa----e ha--? k-- a-- p---------- b--- j------ / j------- h---- k-a a-p p-r-a-a-l-e b-e- j-a-a-e / j-a-a-e- h-i-? ------------------------------------------------- kya aap purtagaalee bhee jaanate / jaanatee hain?
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. ज- हा-- -र---ं-थो-- -ी -टा--यन भी--ानत- /--ा--ी ह-ँ ज- ह--- औ- म-- थ--- स- इ------ भ- ज---- / ज---- ह-- ज- ह-ँ- औ- म-ं थ-ड- स- इ-ा-ि-न भ- ज-न-ा / ज-न-ी ह-ँ --------------------------------------------------- जी हाँ, और मैं थोडी सी इटालियन भी जानता / जानती हूँ 0
j-- ---n,---r mai- t---ee ------a--iya--bh-e j-a-ata-/ -aa-at-e --on j-- h---- a-- m--- t----- s-- i-------- b--- j------ / j------- h--- j-e h-a-, a-r m-i- t-o-e- s-e i-a-l-y-n b-e- j-a-a-a / j-a-a-e- h-o- -------------------------------------------------------------------- jee haan, aur main thodee see itaaliyan bhee jaanata / jaanatee hoon
I think you speak very well. म------त---- -- बह-त अच्-ा--ो-त----बो-त--हैं म--- ल--- ह- आ- ब--- अ---- ब---- / ब---- ह-- म-झ- ल-त- ह- आ- ब-ु- अ-्-ा ब-ल-े / ब-ल-ी ह-ं -------------------------------------------- मुझे लगता है आप बहुत अच्छा बोलते / बोलती हैं 0
muj---la-ata-hai --- b-hut achch-a-b--at--/-bol-t----a-n m---- l----- h-- a-- b---- a------ b----- / b------ h--- m-j-e l-g-t- h-i a-p b-h-t a-h-h-a b-l-t- / b-l-t-e h-i- -------------------------------------------------------- mujhe lagata hai aap bahut achchha bolate / bolatee hain
The languages are quite similar. ये----ा-ँ-ब--त---------ह-ं य- भ----- ब--- ए- ज--- ह-- य- भ-ष-ए- ब-ु- ए- ज-स- ह-ं -------------------------- ये भाषाएँ बहुत एक जैसी हैं 0
ye ---a-hae- bahut ek--ai----h-in y- b-------- b---- e- j----- h--- y- b-a-s-a-n b-h-t e- j-i-e- h-i- --------------------------------- ye bhaashaen bahut ek jaisee hain
I can understand them well. मै--उनको-अच-छ--तर- ---स---सकता /-सकत- हूँ म-- उ--- अ---- त-- स- स-- स--- / स--- ह-- म-ं उ-क- अ-्-ी त-ह स- स-झ स-त- / स-त- ह-ँ ----------------------------------------- मैं उनको अच्छी तरह से समझ सकता / सकती हूँ 0
m-in un-k- -c-c-h-e--ara- s--sam--h -a-at--/ ---a--- h-on m--- u---- a------- t---- s- s----- s----- / s------ h--- m-i- u-a-o a-h-h-e- t-r-h s- s-m-j- s-k-t- / s-k-t-e h-o- --------------------------------------------------------- main unako achchhee tarah se samajh sakata / sakatee hoon
But speaking and writing is difficult. ल---- -ो-न--और ल-ख----ठिन है ल---- ब---- औ- ल---- क--- ह- ल-क-न ब-ल-ा औ- ल-ख-ा क-ि- ह- ---------------------------- लेकिन बोलना और लिखना कठिन है 0
le--n b-la---a-r l--h-n--ka-hi----i l---- b----- a-- l------ k----- h-- l-k-n b-l-n- a-r l-k-a-a k-t-i- h-i ----------------------------------- lekin bolana aur likhana kathin hai
I still make many mistakes. म-- अ--भ--क- -ल-िय---करता /---ती--ूँ म-- अ- भ- क- ग------ क--- / क--- ह-- म-ं अ- भ- क- ग-त-य-ँ क-त- / क-त- ह-ँ ------------------------------------ मैं अब भी कई गलतियाँ करता / करती हूँ 0
main -b -h---kaee g-l-ti-a----a---a-/ ka---ee-ho-n m--- a- b--- k--- g--------- k----- / k------ h--- m-i- a- b-e- k-e- g-l-t-y-a- k-r-t- / k-r-t-e h-o- -------------------------------------------------- main ab bhee kaee galatiyaan karata / karatee hoon
Please correct me each time. कृप-ा म--ी ग-त---ँ ह--शा-ठीक----िए क---- म--- ग------ ह---- ठ-- क---- क-प-ा म-र- ग-त-य-ँ ह-े-ा ठ-क क-ज-ए ---------------------------------- कृपया मेरी गलतियाँ हमेशा ठीक कीजिए 0
k--aya mere---a-at-yaan h-m--------ek-kee-ie k----- m---- g--------- h------ t---- k----- k-p-y- m-r-e g-l-t-y-a- h-m-s-a t-e-k k-e-i- -------------------------------------------- krpaya meree galatiyaan hamesha theek keejie
Your pronunciation is very good. आ-का उच-चार---च्-- है आ--- उ------ अ---- ह- आ-क- उ-्-ा-ण अ-्-ा ह- --------------------- आपका उच्चारण अच्छा है 0
a-p--a uc-ch-a-an-a----h- h-i a----- u--------- a------ h-- a-p-k- u-h-h-a-a- a-h-h-a h-i ----------------------------- aapaka uchchaaran achchha hai
You only have a slight accent. आ--थो-़े -- ---रा-ा--से ब-ल-- हैं आ- थ---- स- स------- स- ब---- ह-- आ- थ-ड-े स- स-व-ा-ा- स- ब-ल-े ह-ं --------------------------------- आप थोड़े से स्वराघात से बोलते हैं 0
aap-th-d- -e----raag--a- -----l-te-ha-n a-- t---- s- s---------- s- b----- h--- a-p t-o-e s- s-a-a-g-a-t s- b-l-t- h-i- --------------------------------------- aap thode se svaraaghaat se bolate hain
One can tell where you come from. आ- कह-ँ क- --- -ह --ा-ल----है आ- क--- क- ह-- य- प-- ल--- ह- आ- क-ा- क- ह-ं य- प-ा ल-त- ह- ----------------------------- आप कहाँ के हैं यह पता लगता है 0
a-p k-ha-n--e -a---y-h pa-a --g-ta-hai a-- k----- k- h--- y-- p--- l----- h-- a-p k-h-a- k- h-i- y-h p-t- l-g-t- h-i -------------------------------------- aap kahaan ke hain yah pata lagata hai
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? आ--ी मा--भ--ा --या है? आ--- म------- क--- ह-- आ-क- म-त-भ-ष- क-य- ह-? ---------------------- आपकी मातृभाषा क्या है? 0
a--a----maa-r-h--s---kya--a-? a------ m----------- k-- h--- a-p-k-e m-a-r-h-a-h- k-a h-i- ----------------------------- aapakee maatrbhaasha kya hai?
Are you taking a language course? क-या -- ---ा -- को- प-ठ--क-रम -र ------रही ह-ं? क--- आ- भ--- क- क-- प-------- क- र-- / र-- ह--- क-य- आ- भ-ष- क- क-ई प-ठ-य-्-म क- र-े / र-ी ह-ं- ----------------------------------------------- क्या आप भाषा का कोई पाठ्यक्रम कर रहे / रही हैं? 0
k---aa---h---ha-ka-koee-paa----k--m-k-r r--- - ra--e h---? k-- a-- b------ k- k--- p---------- k-- r--- / r---- h---- k-a a-p b-a-s-a k- k-e- p-a-h-a-r-m k-r r-h- / r-h-e h-i-? ---------------------------------------------------------- kya aap bhaasha ka koee paathyakram kar rahe / rahee hain?
Which textbook are you using? आ--कौ- सी --स्-क -स--ेम------र-े-- --ी है-? आ- क-- स- प----- इ------- क- र-- / र-- ह--- आ- क-न स- प-स-त- इ-्-े-ा- क- र-े / र-ी ह-ं- ------------------------------------------- आप कौन सी पुस्तक इस्तेमाल कर रहे / रही हैं? 0
a-- -aun see p--t-k i-t---al-k-- r----- --------i-? a-- k--- s-- p----- i------- k-- r--- / r---- h---- a-p k-u- s-e p-s-a- i-t-m-a- k-r r-h- / r-h-e h-i-? --------------------------------------------------- aap kaun see pustak istemaal kar rahe / rahee hain?
I don’t remember the name right now. उसका -ाम म-झ- ---स-य --द---ीं -ै उ--- न-- म--- इ- स-- य-- न--- ह- उ-क- न-म म-झ- इ- स-य य-द न-ी- ह- -------------------------------- उसका नाम मुझे इस समय याद नहीं है 0
usak- n-a- muj-e -- --m-y-y--d---hin-hai u---- n--- m---- i- s---- y--- n---- h-- u-a-a n-a- m-j-e i- s-m-y y-a- n-h-n h-i ---------------------------------------- usaka naam mujhe is samay yaad nahin hai
The title is not coming to me. मु---इ----य उ-----ा- याद न--ं-- --ा -ै म--- इ- स-- उ--- न-- य-- न--- आ र-- ह- म-झ- इ- स-य उ-क- न-म य-द न-ी- आ र-ा ह- -------------------------------------- मुझे इस समय उसका नाम याद नहीं आ रहा है 0
muj-e ----am-y ---ka-na-m --ad n-h-n aa r--- hai m---- i- s---- u---- n--- y--- n---- a- r--- h-- m-j-e i- s-m-y u-a-a n-a- y-a- n-h-n a- r-h- h-i ------------------------------------------------ mujhe is samay usaka naam yaad nahin aa raha hai
I’ve forgotten it. म-ं -ूल-गया-/ -यी म-- भ-- ग-- / ग-- म-ं भ-ल ग-ा / ग-ी ----------------- मैं भूल गया / गयी 0
main ----l gay- ---a--e m--- b---- g--- / g---- m-i- b-o-l g-y- / g-y-e ----------------------- main bhool gaya / gayee

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