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🇮🇳 Hindi · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Moving In

A January morning at the S Block gate, boxes on the pavement: the guard offers to take them up, the books first, the fridge hauled up by a rope, don't lift the mirror like that, and chai for everyone by evening: the verbs of carrying.

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THE STORY

The gate of the building in S Block, Greater Kailash Two, on a January morning, the couple's boxes on the pavement; the guard says the polite you and sir to Noah, Noah says the polite you back, and Rohan and Priya say the familiar you to each other.

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ऊपर ले जाऊँ?oo-par le jaa-oon?shall I take up
आइए, सर. डिब्बे ऊपर ले जाऊँ?aa-i-e, sar. dib-be oo-par le jaa-oon?Welcome, sir. Shall I take the boxes up?
पहले किताबें ऊपर ले जाइए, भारी हैं.peh-le ki-taa-ben oo-par le jaa-i-e, bhaa-ree hain.Take the books up first, they're heavy.
और कुर्सियाँ ऊपर ले आइए.aur kur-si-yaan oo-par le aa-i-e.And bring the chairs up.
फ़्रिज दरवाज़े से अंदर नहीं जाएगा.frij dar-vaa-ze se an-dar na-heen jaa-e-gaa.The fridge won't go in through the door.
ऊपर चढ़ाते हैंoo-par cha-rhaa-te hainwe haul up
फ़्रिज रस्सी से ऊपर चढ़ाते हैं, सर.frij ras-see se oo-par cha-rhaa-te hain, sar.We haul the fridge up with a rope, sir.
आईना ऐसे मत उठाओ, रोहन!aa-ee-naa ai-se mat u-thaa-o, ro-han!Don't lift the mirror like that, Rohan!
छोटे डिब्बे अभी यहीं रखिए, सर.chho-te dib-be a-bhee ya-heen ra-khi-e, sar.Put the small boxes right here for now, sir.
शाम तक सब ऊपर, फिर हमारे साथ चाय.shaam tak sab oo-par, phir ha-maa-re saath chaay.Everything up by evening, then chai with us.

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