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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Star in the Lane

Gupta ji's store on a Monday morning: look who's here, the radio star, Gupta ji not you too, now you must not be recognising us, Raju bhaiya I ride in your auto every day, my wife heard it and says the boy talks better than Rohan, don't tell Rohan, he'll have heard already and the whole lane is talking, an autograph on the sugar bag, give me the sugar first.

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THE STORY

Gupta ji's general store at the corner of the lane in Lajpat Nagar, a Monday morning in November; Raju bhaiya at the door. Noah says the polite you to Gupta ji and Raju bhaiya, and they say it back.

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अरे, देखो कौन आया. रेडियो स्टार!a-re, de-kho kaun aa-yaa. re-di-yo staar!Look who's here. The radio star!
गुप्ता जी, आप भी?gup-taa jee, aap bhee?Gupta ji, not you too?
चीनी के पैकेट पर ऑटोग्राफ़?chee-nee ke pai-ket par o-to-graaf?An autograph on the sugar bag?
पहचानते नहीं होंगेpeh-chaan-te na-heen hon-geyou must not be recognising, politely
अब तो आप हमें पहचानते नहीं होंगे.ab to aap ha-men peh-chaan-te na-heen hon-ge.Now you must not be recognising us.
राजू भैया, मैं रोज़ आपके ऑटो में बैठता हूँ.raa-joo bhai-yaa, main roz aap-ke o-to men baith-taa hoon.Raju bhaiya, I ride in your auto every day.
मेरी बीवी ने सुना. कहती है, लड़का रोहन से अच्छा बोलता है.me-ree bee-vee ne su-naa. keh-tee hai, lar-kaa ro-han se ach-chhaa bol-taa hai.My wife heard it. She says the boy talks better than Rohan.
रोहन को मत बताइए.ro-han ko mat ba-taa-i-e.Don't tell Rohan.
उसने सुन लिया होगा.us-ne sun li-yaa ho-gaa.he'll have heard already
उसने सुन लिया होगा. पूरी गली बात कर रही है.us-ne sun li-yaa ho-gaa. poo-ree ga-lee baat kar ra-hee hai.He'll have heard already. The whole lane is talking.

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