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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Corridor Before Dawn

A January morning before six in the corridor of Priya's hospital: the nurse gives Noah the news, Rohan arrives running, and everything has just happened: a daughter is born, she has fallen asleep, Priya has woken up.

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Lesson 1 · The Corridor Before Dawn

Hindi · 30 minutes

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The maternity corridor of Priya's hospital in South Delhi, a cold January morning before six. Noah says the polite you to the nurse and calls her Sister; Rohan and Noah use the familiar you with each other.

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बेटी हुई है. दोनों ठीक हैं.be-tee hu-ee hai. do-non theek hain.It's a daughter. Both are fine.
सिस्टर, क्या मैं प्रिया से मिल सकता हूँ?sis-tar, kyaa main pri-yaa se mil sak-taa hoon?Sister, can I see Priya?
ले गए हैंle ga-e hainthey have taken her
उन्हें अभी-अभी कमरे में ले गए हैं. पाँच मिनट रुकिए.un-hen a-bhee-a-bhee kam-re men le ga-e hain. paanch mi-nat ru-ki-e.She has just been taken to her room. Wait five minutes.
और बच्ची कहाँ है?aur bach-chee ka-haan hai?And where is the baby?
वह सो गई है.vo so ga-ee hai.she has fallen asleep
वज़न तीन किलो सौ ग्राम. वह सो गई है.va-zan teen ki-lo sau graam. vo so ga-ee hai.Three kilos one hundred. She has fallen asleep.
मैं अभी-अभी पहुँचा हूँ. क्या हुआ?main a-bhee-a-bhee pa-hun-chaa hoon. kyaa hu-aa?I've just got here. What's happened?
बेटी, रोहन. सब ठीक हो गया है.be-tee, ro-han. sab theek ho ga-yaa hai.A daughter, Rohan. Everything has gone well.
मैं मामा बन गया हूँ, नोआ!main maa-maa ban ga-yaa hoon, no-aa!I've become an uncle, Noah!
पहले पापा, फिर मामा. वे जाग गई हैं.peh-le paa-paa, phir maa-maa. ve jaag ga-ee hain.The father first, then the uncle. She has woken up.