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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Teasing and Comebacks

Three hands lost on the roof, and the table turns on Noah: so you've turned out a big player, oh really, let it be, the cards were just bad, the player was fine was he, look who's talking, is that so, then deal again, and the chai is on you anyway, son.

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THE STORY

The roof of the Sharmas' shop in Chandni Chowk on a December Saturday, three hands into the evening; Noah says the polite you to Raju bhaiya, Bhalla ji and Papa ji, Raju bhaiya says the polite you to him, Bhalla ji and Papa ji the familiar you and son.

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बड़े खिलाड़ी निकलेba-re khi-laa-ree ni-ka-leturned out a big player
नोआ जी, आप तो बड़े खिलाड़ी निकले!no-aa jee, aap to ba-re khi-laa-ree ni-ka-le!Noah ji, so you've turned out a big player!
अच्छा जी?ach-chhaa jee?Oh, really?
तीन हाथ हारे, पुत्तर!teen haath haa-re, put-tar!Three hands lost, son!
पत्ते ही खराब थेpat-te hee kha-raab thethe cards were just bad
रहने दीजिए, भल्ला जी. पत्ते ही खराब थे.reh-ne dee-ji-ye, bhal-laa jee. pat-te hee kha-raab the.Let it be, Bhalla ji. The cards were just bad.
रहने दो, यार.reh-ne do, yaar.Let it be, man.
पत्ते खराब थे, खिलाड़ी तो ठीक था?pat-te kha-raab the, khi-laa-ree to theek thaa?The cards were bad; the player was fine, was he?
बड़े आए! रंग तो आपने गलत बोला.ba-re aa-e! rang to aap-ne ga-lat bo-laa.Look who's talking! You called the wrong trump.
ऐसा क्या? तो फिर से बाँटो, पुत्तर.ai-saa kyaa? to phir se baan-to, put-tar.Is that so? Then deal again, son.

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