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🇮🇳 Hindi · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A wrong delivery

The back door of the kitchen on the first morning, crates on the step: this isn't what I asked for, fresh from the market an hour ago, the paneer I tasted was soft, the same dairy, as was agreed ten kilos and this is nine, the market scale, take it back and bring what was agreed, by noon, exactly as you said.

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THE STORY

The back door of the new kitchen in Hauz Khas, the first morning of deliveries, crates on the step; Noah and Yadav ji say the polite you to each other.

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जो मैंने माँगा थाjo main-ne maan-gaa thaawhat I asked for
यादव जी, जो मैंने माँगा था, यह वो नहीं.yaa-dav jee, jo main-ne maan-gaa thaa, ye vo na-heen.Yadav ji, this isn't what I asked for.
मंडी से ताज़ा, एक घंटे पहले.man-dee se taa-zaa, ek ghan-te pa-hale.Fresh from the market, an hour ago.
जो पनीर चखा था, वो नरम था.jo pa-neer cha-khaa thaa, vo na-ram thaa.The paneer I tasted was soft.
वही डेयरी, वही पनीर.va-hee de-ree, va-hee pa-neer.The same dairy, the same paneer.
जैसा तय हुआ थाjai-saa tay hu-aa thaaas was agreed
और जैसा तय हुआ था, दस किलो. यह नौ है.aur jai-saa tay hu-aa thaa, das ki-lo. ye nau hai.And as was agreed, ten kilos. This is nine.
जैसा हमने कहा था.jai-saa ham-ne ka-haa thaa.As we said.
मंडी का काँटा ऐसा ही है.man-dee kaa kaan-taa ai-saa hee hai.The market scale is like that.
वापस ले जाइए, जो तय हुआ था वो लाइए.vaa-pas le jaa-i-e, jo tay hu-aa thaa vo laa-i-e.Take it back, and bring what was agreed.

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