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🇮🇳 Hindi · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Sunday Lunch

The Sharmas' table in Lajpat Nagar: a baby is coming in December, stay happy always, come here, live long, both of you, I'll be a grandfather, I knew it, she's been eating sour things for two weeks, I'll be the uncle who spoils, you'll be a great-grandmother, you've grown thin, eat first, talk later.

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Sunday lunch at the Sharmas' house in Lajpat Nagar, the whole family at the table. Noah says the polite you to Dadi ji; the parents and Dadi ji say the familiar you to the young; Priya, Rohan and Noah say it to each other.

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मम्मी जी, पापा जी, दिसंबर में बच्चा आने वाला है.mam-mee jee, paa-paa jee, di-sam-bar men bach-chaa aa-ne vaa-laa hai.Mummy ji, Papa ji, a baby is coming in December.
सदा खुश रहोsa-daa khush ra-hostay happy always, a blessing
मेरी बेटी, सदा खुश रहो. इधर आओ.me-ree be-tee, sa-daa khush ra-ho. i-dhar aa-o.My daughter, stay happy always. Come here.
सदा सुखी रहो, बेटा.sa-daa su-khee ra-ho, be-taa.Stay blessed always, child.
जीते रहो, दोनों. तो मैं नाना बनूँगा.jee-te ra-ho, do-non. to main naa-naa ba-noon-gaa.Live long, both of you. So I'll become a grandfather.
दो हफ़्ते से खट्टा खा रही हैdo haf-te se khat-taa khaa ra-hee haishe's been eating sour things for two weeks
मुझे पता था. दो हफ़्ते से खट्टा खा रही है.mu-jhe pa-taa thaa. do haf-te se khat-taa khaa ra-hee hai.I knew it. She's been eating sour things for two weeks.
और मैं मामा बनूँगा, बिगाड़ने वाला.aur main maa-maa ba-noon-gaa, bi-gaar-ne vaa-laa.And I'll become the uncle, the one who spoils.
और दादी जी, आप परदादी बनेंगी.aur daa-dee jee, aap par-daa-dee ba-nen-gee.And Dadi ji, you'll become a great-grandmother.
बेटा, पतले हो गए. दो रोटी ज़्यादा खाओ.be-taa, pat-le ho ga-e. do ro-tee zyaa-daa khaa-o.Son, you've grown thin. Eat two more rotis.

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