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🇮🇳 Hindi · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Engagement

The engagement at the Sharmas' house on a Sunday in April, Dadi ji up from the village, Rohan and Neha with the plate of sweets: the blessings an elder says with keep and stay, and how to wish one back.

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THE STORY

The Sharmas' living room in Lajpat Nagar on a Sunday in April, the ring on Priya's hand. Noah says the polite you to Dadi ji and the familiar you to Rohan, Neha and Priya; Dadi ji calls him child.

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जीते रहो, खुश रहोjee-te ra-ho, khush ra-holive long, stay happy
इधर आओ, बेटा. जीते रहो, खुश रहो.i-dhar aa-o, be-taa. jee-te ra-ho, khush ra-ho.Come here, child. Live long, stay happy.
बधाई हो, जीजा जी! अब शादी की बारी है.ba-dhaa-ee ho, jee-jaa jee! ab shaa-dee kee baa-ree hai.Congratulations, brother-in-law! Now it's the wedding's turn.
शुक्रिया. अगली खुशखबरी तुम दोनों की हो.shuk-ri-yaa. ag-lee khush-kha-ba-ree tum do-non kee ho.Thanks. May the next good news be you two's.
धीरे बोलो, दादी जी सब सुनती हैं.dhee-re bo-lo, daa-dee jee sab sun-tee hain.Say it quietly, Dadi ji hears everything.
दादी जी, आशीर्वाद दीजिए.daa-dee jee, aa-sheer-vaad dee-ji-e.Dadi ji, give me your blessing.
हँसी से भरा रहेhan-see se bha-raa ra-hefull of laughter
तुम्हारा घर हमेशा हँसी से भरा रहे.tum-haa-raa ghar ha-me-shaa han-see se bha-raa ra-he.May your house always be full of laughter.
प्लेट पकड़ो और मुस्कुराते रहो, नोआ.plet pa-ka-ro aur mus-ku-raa-te ra-ho, no-aa.Hold the plate and keep smiling, Noah.
खड़े रहो, दादी जी का आशीर्वाद बाकी है.kha-re ra-ho, daa-dee jee kaa aa-sheer-vaad baa-kee hai.Keep standing, Dadi ji's blessing isn't finished.

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