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🇮🇳 Hindi · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The wedding coat

A cloth shop in Chandni Chowk, then Papa ji's tailor of thirty years: cream silk for the groom, let me measure you, keep the coat a little longer, let the trousers stay narrow, make him a groom and not a chef, and leave the price to Papa ji.

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THE STORY

A cloth shop in Chandni Chowk, then the tailor's shop of Papa ji's tailor of thirty years: Papa ji, the tailor and Noah; Noah says the polite you to the tailor, the tailor says the polite you and sir to Noah and the familiar you with his name and ji to Papa ji.

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यह क्रीम सिल्क, दूल्हे के लिए.ye kreem silk, dool-he ke li-e.This cream silk, for the groom.
तीन मीटर काफ़ी होंगे, पापा जी?teen mee-tar kaa-fee hon-ge, paa-paa jee?Will three metres be enough, Papa ji?
रखने दोrakh-ne dolet him keep
चार. दर्ज़ी को थोड़ा रखने दो.chaar. dar-zee ko tho-raa rakh-ne do.Four. Let the tailor keep a little.
नापने दीजिए, सर.naap-ne dee-ji-e, sar.Let me measure, sir.
कोट थोड़ा लंबा रखिए, मैं लंबा हूँ.kot tho-raa lam-baa ra-khi-e, main lam-baa hoon.Keep the coat a little longer, I'm tall.
रहने दीजिएreh-ne dee-ji-elet it stay
पैंट पतली रहने दीजिए, सर.paint pat-lee reh-ne dee-ji-e, sar.Let the trousers stay narrow, sir.
इसे दूल्हा बनाओ, शेफ़ नहीं.i-se dool-haa ba-naa-o, shef na-heen.Make him a groom, not a chef.
मुझ पर छोड़ोmujh par chho-roleave it to me

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