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🇮🇳 Hindi · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The lane at the door

Dadi ji's Kitchen in its first week, Raju bhaiya's auto full of the Lajpat Nagar lane and Gupta ji with a box of sweets: the whole lane has come and even the barber, Mummy ji sent the sweets and I've only brought them, you haven't even had chai, only for a minute, you've come for the paneer just like me, don't work till midnight, she's said that to Priya too, I'll just eat and go, and eat first, then we'll see about going.

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THE STORY

The door of Dadi ji's Kitchen in Hauz Khas Village, an evening of its first week; Noah says the polite you to Raju bhaiya and Gupta ji, and they say it back.

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नाई तकnaa-ee takeven the barber
पूरी गली आई है, नाई तक!poo-ree ga-lee aa-ee hai, naa-ee tak!The whole lane has come, even the barber!
मिठाई मम्मी जी ने भेजी, मैं तो बस लाया हूँ.mi-thaa-ee mam-mee jee ne bhe-jee, main to bas laa-yaa hoon.Mummy ji sent the sweets, I've only brought them.
आपने तो चाय तक नहीं पी, बैठिए.aap-ne to chaay tak na-heen pee, bai-thi-e.You haven't even had chai, sit down.
बस एक मिनट के लिए आया हूँ.bas ek mi-nat ke li-e aa-yaa hoon.I've only come for a minute.
एक मिनट? पनीर के लिए आए हैं, मेरी ही तरह.ek mi-nat? pa-neer ke li-e aa-e hain, me-ree hee ta-rah.A minute? You've come for the paneer, just like me.
और कहा, आधी रात तक काम मत करना.aur ka-haa, aa-dhee raat tak kaam mat kar-naa.And she said, don't work till midnight.
यह तो उन्होंने प्रिया से भी कहा है.ye to un-hon-ne pri-yaa se bhee ka-haa hai.That, she has said to Priya too.
ऑटो खड़ा है, मैं तो बस खाकर जाऊँगा.o-to kha-raa hai, main to bas khaa-kar jaa-oon-gaa.The auto is waiting, I'll just eat and go.
पहले खाइए, जाने का फिर देखेंगे.pah-le khaa-i-e, jaa-ne kaa phir de-khen-ge.Eat first, then we'll see about going.