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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Holi in the Lane

Holi at the shop's door in Chandni Chowk in March, colour everywhere, sweet pastries and the cold almond milk: don't mind, it's Holi, that was my ear, let me put colour on you too, put it on, everything's pink already, Rohan is filming the shop's hundred years, the book club wants Noah to read a story aloud, a story, in Hindi, with a punch, stay happy, live long, eat a sweet pastry.

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THE STORY

The shop's door in Chandni Chowk on the morning of Holi, colour on every face, sweet pastries and the cold almond milk on a tray; Bhalla ji says the familiar you and son to Noah, Noah the polite you to him, Sonu the polite you to Noah, and Noah, Rohan and Priya the familiar you to each other.

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बुरा ना मानो,bu-raa naa maa-no,don't mind
बुरा ना मानो, होली है!bu-raa naa maa-no, ho-lee hai!Don't mind, it's Holi!
भल्ला जी, वो मेरा कान था.bhal-laa jee, vo me-raa kaan thaa.Bhalla ji, that was my ear.
नोआ भैया, मुझे भी रंग लगाने दीजिए.no-aa bhai-yaa, mu-jhe bhee rang la-gaa-ne dee-ji-ye.Noah bhaiya, let me put colour on you too.
मुझे भी रंग लगाने दो.mu-jhe bhee rang la-gaa-ne do.Let me put colour on you too.
लगाओ, सोनू. सब कुछ पहले से गुलाबी है.la-gaa-o, so-noo. sab kuchh peh-le se gu-laa-bee hai.Put it on, Sonu. Everything's pink already.
सुनो! दुकान के सौ साल पर मैं फ़िल्म बना रहा हूँ.su-no! du-kaan ke sau saal par main film ba-naa ra-haa hoon.Listen! I'm making a film about the shop's hundred years.
चाहता है कि तुम कहानी सुनाओ.chaah-taa hai ki tum ka-haa-nee su-naa-o.wants you to read a story aloud, to a friend
मेरी दोस्त का बुक क्लब चाहता है कि तुम कहानी सुनाओ.me-ree dost kaa buk klab chaah-taa hai ki tum ka-haa-nee su-naa-o.My friend's book club wants you to read a story aloud.
कहानी? सबके सामने? हिंदी में?ka-haa-nee? sab-ke saam-ne? hin-dee men?A story? In front of everyone? In Hindi?

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