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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

All's Well That Ends Well

Dadi ji's table in Lajpat Nagar, the film watched twice on Rohan's phone: Noah tells the year as one tale, an American told the crow's story, learned to grate carrots without his fingers, Papa ji asked for a speech, and they lived happily, the story's done, the money's digested, that's the whole story, and all's well that ends well.

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THE STORY

Dadi ji's table at the Sharmas' house in Lajpat Nagar on a winter evening before Holi, the whole family around it; Dadi ji calls Noah son, Noah says the polite you to Dadi ji and Mummy ji and the familiar you to Priya.

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दो बार देखी. मैं बूढ़ी लगती हूँ, पर दुकान जवान.do baar de-khee. main boo-rhee lag-tee hoon, par du-kaan ja-vaan.I watched it twice. I look old in it, but the shop looks young.
अब साल की कहानी. एक अमेरिकी ने कौए की कहानी सुनाई.ab saal kee ka-haa-nee. ek a-me-ri-kee ne kau-e kee ka-haa-nee su-naa-ee.Now the story of the year. An American told the crow's story.
और बिना उँगली के गाजर घिसना सीखा.aur bi-naa un-ga-lee ke gaa-jar ghis-naa see-khaa.And learned to grate carrots without his fingers.
और वे खुशी-खुशी रहने लगे.aur ve khu-shee-khu-shee reh-ne la-ge.and they lived happily
और पापा जी ने भाषण माँगा. और वे खुशी-खुशी रहने लगे.aur paa-paa jee ne bhaa-shan maan-gaa. aur ve khu-shee-khu-shee reh-ne la-ge.And Papa ji asked for a speech. And they lived happily.
अब आखिरी लाइन, जैसे हर कहानी खत्म होती है.ab aa-khi-ree laa-in, jai-se har ka-haa-nee khatm ho-tee hai.Now the last line, the way every tale ends.
कहानी खत्म, पैसा हज़म. बस इतनी सी बात.ka-haa-nee khatm, pai-saa ha-zam. bas it-nee see baat.The story's done, the money's digested. That's the whole story.
अंत भला तो सब भला.ant bha-laa to sab bha-laa.all's well that ends well
दुकान सौ की, दादी जी नब्बे की. अंत भला तो सब भला.du-kaan sau kee, daa-dee jee nab-be kee. ant bha-laa to sab bha-laa.The shop turns a hundred, Dadi ji ninety. All's well that ends well.