"मैं एक खेल खेल रही हूँ।"

Translation: I am playing a game.

[JamesTWils]

In the listening exercise, can anyone hear "ek" at full speed, or is it fully elided?

[duolingopeep7]

Yeah I didn't hear it

[JerryCurry3]

I'm with you, sort of. I answered "I am playing games" and was marked wrong because I was focused on the audio and missed the "ek".

After reading your post and playing the audio back, yes, I can hear the "ek".

But only because I was listening for it.

IMO it's a good question because it's good ear training. The "ek" was there, and I imagine a more fluent speaker than I would've picked it up on the first try. Hopefully next time I listen to audio like this and don't bother reading the text, I'll get it right.

[juggledean]

I didn’t hear it even after reading here and going back. reported.

[ShomariML]

Does खेल both mean "game" and "play", or is there a different word that means "game" in Hindi? I find it a bit weird that a word in Hindi is directly translated to be either a noun or a verb in English.

[Zerenei]

Yes, it's both! This happens sometimes in Hindi, it's the same with खाना meaning both "food" and "eat"

[edwardlr4]

You gotta walk the walk and talk the talk. :-)

[sriram301296]

It doesn't sound that weird though. Game is also used as a verb in english (I'm gaming) - though we dont say I'm gaming the game

[EmanuelAro945792]

What the difference between खेलता हे and खेल रहा हे ?

[vinay92]

वह खेलता है - ' He plays' - as in, he generally plays
वह खेल रहा है - 'He is playing - as in, he is playing right now

[ddanack]

does the use of "rahee" imply that this is a woman speaking?

[vinay92]

Yes. For a man speaking, it would be 'rahaa'.

[Sandra669766]

Why my translation is wrong? I am playing one game. Ek means one!

[Roger423959]

I cannot hear ek??

[asokan]

Would "I'm playing one game" (as in"... and not two") translate to this same sentence in Hindi?

[vinay92]

Yes.