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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Evening on the Roof

The roof of the shop in Chandni Chowk on a December Saturday, a rope cot and a coal brazier: Papa ji presents his son-in-law, Bhalla ji from the cloth shop next door calls him son and asks if he plays, Sonu brings the chai, and the lane's names for everyone, with the little no at the end that asks for agreement.

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THE STORY

The roof of the Sharmas' shop in Chandni Chowk, a cold Saturday evening in December; Noah says the polite you to Bhalla ji and Papa ji, Bhalla ji says the familiar you and son to him, and Sonu, the shop's helper, says the polite you to Noah, who says the familiar you back.

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मेरा दामाद, रेडियो वालाme-raa daa-maad, re-di-yo vaa-laamy son-in-law, the radio one
भल्ला जी, यह नोआ है, मेरा दामाद, रेडियो वाला.bhal-laa jee, ye no-aa hai, me-raa daa-maad, re-di-yo vaa-laa.Bhalla ji, this is Noah, my son-in-law, the radio one.
रेडियो वाला! बैठो, पुत्तर. खेलते हो?re-di-yo vaa-laa! bai-tho, put-tar. khel-te ho?The radio one! Sit, son. Do you play?
यार, ठंड है.yaar, thand hai.Man, it's cold.
थोड़ा-थोड़ा, भल्ला जी.tho-raa-tho-raa, bhal-laa jee.A little, Bhalla ji.
मतलब हमारी चाय ले जाएगा. सोनू, चाय!mat-lab ha-maa-ree chaay le jaa-e-gaa. so-noo, chaay!Meaning he'll take our chai. Sonu, chai!
आया, अंकल जी. नोआ भैया, चीनी?aa-yaa, an-kal jee. no-aa bhai-yaa, chee-nee?Coming, uncle ji. Noah bhaiya, sugar?
चीनी डाल दो, भाई, ठंड है.chee-nee daal do, bhaa-ee, thand hai.Put sugar in, brother, it's cold.
जो हारेगा, वो चाय देगा, ना?jo haa-re-gaa, vo chaay de-gaa, naa?Whoever loses pays the chai, right?
और पापा जी मेरे पार्टनर हैं, ना?aur paa-paa jee me-re paart-nar hain, naa?And Papa ji is my partner, right?

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