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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Word

Sunday lunch at Lajpat Nagar in February, rice pudding on the table: she said grandma, never, she said grandpa, I heard it with my own ears, nonsense, she looked at me and said great-grandma, believe it or not, she said nothing, all lies, she said one word clearly, what was it, more, she looked at the pudding and said more, then give her more, the first word is settled.

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THE STORY

Sunday lunch at the Sharmas' house in Lajpat Nagar in February, rice pudding on the table and Meera in Priya's lap; Noah says the polite you to Mummy ji, Papa ji and Dadi ji, who say the familiar you to him, and Priya and Noah say the familiar you to each other.

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इसने बोला! इसने नानी बोला.is-ne bo-laa! is-ne naa-nee bo-laa.She said it! She said grandma.
मैंने अपने कानों से सुना.main-ne ap-ne kaa-non se su-naa.I heard it with my own ears
कभी नहीं. इसने नाना बोला, मैंने अपने कानों से सुना.ka-bhee na-heen. is-ne naa-naa bo-laa, main-ne ap-ne kaa-non se su-naa.Never. She said grandpa, I heard it with my own ears.
रसोइये की बेटी.ra-so-i-ye kee be-tee.A cook's daughter.
कुछ भी! इसने मुझे देखकर पड़नानी बोला.kuchh bhee! is-ne mu-jhe dekh-kar par-naa-nee bo-laa.Nonsense! She looked at me and said great-grandma.
मानो या ना मानो,maa-no yaa naa maa-no,believe it or not
मानो या ना मानो, इसने कुछ नहीं बोला.maa-no yaa naa maa-no, is-ne kuchh na-heen bo-laa.Believe it or not, she said nothing.
झूठ, सब झूठ. इसने एक शब्द बोला, साफ़-साफ़.jhooth, sab jhooth. is-ne ek shabd bo-laa, saaf-saaf.Lies, all lies. She said one word, clearly.
क्या बोला, नोआ? बताओ.kyaa bo-laa, no-aa? ba-taa-o.What did she say, Noah? Tell us.
और. इसने खीर देखकर और बोला.aur. is-ne kheer dekh-kar aur bo-laa.More. She looked at the pudding and said more.

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