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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Road into Town

Rohan drives Noah in from the airport, Priya beside him: this is Delhi, so much traffic, what's that, that's the metro, is this Lajpat Nagar, no it isn't, slowly, again, and now.

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Lesson 2 · The Road into Town

Hindi · 30 minutes

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Rohan's car on the airport road into Delhi, a late October evening, Priya in the front seat. The three are the same age and say the familiar you to each other.

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यह दिल्ली है.ye dil-lee hai.this is Delhi
नोआ, यह दिल्ली है!no-aa, ye dil-lee hai!Noah, this is Delhi!
बहुत ट्रैफ़िक!ba-hut trai-fik!So much traffic!
यह क्या है?ye kyaa hai?What's this?
जी हाँ, यह दिल्ली है.jee haan, ye dil-lee hai.Yes, this is Delhi.
वह क्या है?vo kyaa hai?What's that?
वह मेट्रो है.vo met-ro hai.That's the metro.
क्या वह मेट्रो है?kyaa vo met-ro hai?Is that the metro?
क्या यह लाजपत नगर है?kyaa ye laaj-pat na-gar hai?Is this Lajpat Nagar?
यह धौला कुआँ है.ye dhau-laa ku-aan hai.this is Dhaula Kuan
यह लाजपत नगर नहीं है.ye laaj-pat na-gar na-heen hai.this isn't Lajpat Nagar
नहीं, यह लाजपत नगर नहीं है. यह धौला कुआँ है.na-heen, ye laaj-pat na-gar na-heen hai. ye dhau-laa ku-aan hai.No, this isn't Lajpat Nagar. This is Dhaula Kuan.
धीरे, फिर से?dhee-re, phir se?Slowly, again?
धौला कुआँ.dhau-laa ku-aan.Dhaula Kuan.
और अब लाजपत नगर!aur ab laaj-pat na-gar!And now, Lajpat Nagar!