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🇮🇳 Hindi · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Flat Hunt

At the shop's back table, Rohan reads Noah an advert for a room with a kitchen and a roof in Hauz Khas Village: how much is the rent, a month, a deposit, I have to call, you'll have to pay, we have to see it, Thursday at five.

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THE STORY

The back table of the family's shop in Chandni Chowk on a Tuesday evening in April; Rohan has the adverts on his phone. Rohan and Noah are friends of the same age and use the familiar you.

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देखो. एक कमरा, किचन और छत.de-kho. ek kam-raa, ki-chan aur chhat.Look. One room, a kitchen and a roof.
किराया कितना है?ki-raa-yaa kit-naa hai?How much is the rent?
बाईस हज़ार महीना.baa-ees ha-zaar ma-hee-naa.Twenty-two thousand a month.
देना है?de-naa hai?have to pay
बहुत है. डिपॉज़िट भी देना है?ba-hut hai. di-paa-zit bhee de-naa hai?That's a lot. Do I have to pay a deposit too?
मुझे फ़्लैट ढूँढना है.mu-jhe flait dhoondh-naa hai.I have to find a flat.
देना पड़ेगा.de-naa pa-re-gaa.will have to pay
हाँ, दो महीने का. पहले देना पड़ेगा.haan, do ma-hee-ne kaa. pah-le de-naa pa-re-gaa.Yes, two months'. You'll have to pay in advance.
तो आज फ़ोन करना है. हमें देखना है.to aaj fon kar-naa hai. ha-men dekh-naa hai.Then I have to call today. We have to see it.
मैं करूँगा. गुरुवार पाँच बजे.main ka-roon-gaa. gu-ru-vaar paanch ba-je.I'll call. Thursday at five.

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