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🇮🇳 Hindi · Beginner Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Rain

The first rain of the monsoon on the Sharmas' roof, with Mummy ji's fritters and Dadi ji's chair: the rain has come, it's turned cool, you got wet, the heat has gone, the chai is made.

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THE STORY

The roof of the Sharmas' house in Lajpat Nagar, a Sunday afternoon in July, the first rain of the monsoon. Mummy ji and Dadi ji say the familiar you to Noah; he says the polite you to them.

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बेटा, बारिश आ गई!be-taa, baa-rish aa ga-ee!My child, the rain has come!
ठंडा हो गया! और यह खुशबू!than-daa ho ga-yaa! aur ye khush-boo!It's become cool! And the smell!
मैं भीग गई.main bheeg ga-ee.I got wet. (as a woman)
तुम भीग गए. पकौड़े तैयार हैं.tum bheeg ga-e. pa-kau-re tai-yaar hain.You got wet. The fritters are ready.
पकौड़े! मैं दिल्ली वाला हो गया.pa-kau-re! main dil-lee vaa-laa ho ga-yaa.Fritters! I've become a Delhi man.
चली गईcha-lee ga-eehas gone, about the heat
गर्मी चली गई. अब अच्छी नींद आएगी.gar-mee cha-lee ga-ee. ab ach-chhee neend aa-e-gee.The heat has gone. Now you'll sleep well.
चाय बन गई. बैठो.chaay ban ga-ee. bai-tho.The chai is made. Sit.
अच्छा हुआ, मैं आज आ गया.ach-chhaa hu-aa, main aaj aa ga-yaa.Good thing I came today.
आज सब खुश हैं.aaj sab khush hain.Today everyone is glad.

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