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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Noah's First Joke

The roof of the shop on a Saturday evening, the card table as the jury: may I tell a joke in Hindi, tell it, son, we're listening, an American tells an auto driver to go by the meter, the driver says the meter is running, the auto isn't, that one's cold, I laughed a little, it went over my head, what's the punch, the punch was fine, the timing late, next week a hotter one.

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THE STORY

The roof of the shop in Chandni Chowk on a Saturday evening in February, the cards face down; Bhalla ji says the familiar you and son to Noah, Noah the polite you to him and to Raju bhaiya, and Sonu says the polite you and bhaiya to Noah.

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एक जोक हिंदी में सुनाऊँ?ek jok hin-dee men su-naa-oon?May I tell a joke in Hindi?
सुनाओ, बेटा. हम सुन रहे हैं.su-naa-o, be-taa. ham sun ra-he hain.Tell it, son. We're listening.
मीटर से चलिए.mee-tar se cha-li-ye.go by the meter, politely
एक अमेरिकन ऑटो वाले से कहता है, मीटर से चलिए.ek a-me-ri-kan o-to vaa-le se keh-taa hai, mee-tar se cha-li-ye.An American says to an auto driver, go by the meter.
मीटर चल रहा है. ऑटो नहीं.mee-tar chal ra-haa hai. o-to na-heen.the meter is running, the auto isn't
ड्राइवर कहता है, साहब, मीटर चल रहा है. ऑटो नहीं.draa-i-var keh-taa hai, saa-hab, mee-tar chal ra-haa hai. o-to na-heen.The driver says, sir, the meter is running. The auto isn't.
ये तो ठंडा जोक है, बेटा.ye to than-daa jok hai, be-taa.That one's cold, son.
ये तो पीजे है, भैया.ye to pee-je hai, bhai-yaa.That's a poor joke, bhaiya.
मुझे हँसी आई, थोड़ी. लोटपोट नहीं.mu-jhe han-see aa-ee, tho-ree. lot-pot na-heen.I laughed, a little. Not rolling on the floor.
मेरे सिर के ऊपर से गया. पंच क्या है?me-re sir ke oo-par se ga-yaa. panch kyaa hai?It went over my head. What's the punch?

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