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🇮🇳 Hindi · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The road to Mathura

Papa ji's car on the highway to Dadi ji's village: how long it takes, two hours or three in fog, how far it still is, and a dhaba stop for chai and parathas that come in five minutes.

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THE STORY

The highway from Delhi to Mathura on a December morning, Papa ji at the wheel, then a dhaba by the road. Noah says the polite you to Papa ji and to the waiter; Papa ji says the familiar you to Noah.

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समय लगता हैsa-may lag-taa haitime sticks, it takes
कितना समय लगता है?kit-naa sa-may lag-taa hai?How long does it take?
दो घंटे लगते हैं.do ghan-te lag-te hain.It takes two hours.
दो घंटे. कोहरे में तीन.do ghan-te. ko-ha-re men teen.Two hours. Three in fog.
और कितना दूर है?aur kit-naa door hai?How much farther is it?
एक घंटा. पहले चाय.ek ghan-taa. pa-hle chaay.One hour. Chai first.
नमस्ते जी. क्या चाहिए?na-mas-te jee. kyaa chaa-hi-ye?Hello, ji. What do you need?
दो चाय और दो पराठे.do chaay aur do pa-raa-the.Two chai and two parathas.
पराठे में कितना समय लगता है?pa-raa-the men kit-naa sa-may lag-taa hai?How long does a paratha take?
पाँच मिनट, साहब.paanch mi-nat, saa-hab.Five minutes, sir.

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