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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Known by His Voice

The shop at noon: that voice, you're the radio one, yes aunty ji that's him, our American and my brother-in-law, what a thing, I made your laddoos and everyone ate them up, not at all it's all because of Rohan's shop, take a kilo he made these, if they're bad scold Rohan, you've done wonders so give me two kilos, it's your love aunty ji.

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THE STORY

The Sharmas' sweet shop in Chandni Chowk, a Saturday noon in January; a customer at the counter, Rohan behind it. The customer, an older woman, and Noah say the polite you to each other; Rohan calls her aunty ji.

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ये आवाज़! आप रेडियो वाले हैं?ye aa-vaaz! aap re-di-yo vaa-le hain?That voice! You're the radio one?
जी, यही हैं. हमारे अमेरिकी, मेरे जीजा जी.jee, ya-hee hain. ha-maa-re a-me-ri-kee, me-re jee-jaa jee.Yes, that's him. Our American, my brother-in-law.
क्या बात है! मैंने आपके लड्डू बनाए, सब खा गए.kyaa baat hai! main-ne aap-ke lad-doo ba-naa-e, sab khaa ga-e.What a thing! I made your laddoos, everyone ate them up.
रोहन की दुकान की वजह सेro-han kee du-kaan kee va-jah sebecause of Rohan's shop
कहाँ जी. सब रोहन की दुकान की वजह से.ka-haan jee. sab ro-han kee du-kaan kee va-jah se.Not at all. It's all because of Rohan's shop.
एक किलो लीजिए, ये वाले इसने बनाए हैं.ek ki-lo lee-ji-e, ye vaa-le is-ne ba-naa-e hain.Take a kilo, he made these.
जी. खराब हों, तो रोहन को डाँटिए.jee. kha-raab hon, to ro-han ko daan-ti-e.I did. If they're bad, scold Rohan.
कमाल कर दिया. दो किलो दीजिए.ka-maal kar di-yaa. do ki-lo dee-ji-e.You've done wonders. Give me two kilos.
आप लोगों का प्यार है, आंटी जी. शुक्रिया.aap lo-gon kaa pyaar hai, aan-tee jee. shuk-ri-yaa.It's your love, aunty ji. Thank you.