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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Two Hindis, One Delhi

Saturday at the club, the book's first line read as written and turned into the kitchen's Hindi: once upon a time in a certain town there lived an exceedingly clever boy, that's the book's Hindi, now say it Dadi ji's way, long ago in a city there lived a very clever boy, the book's town is our city, in the book a reward is obtained and in the kitchen you get it, the book's word for but is long and ours is short, two Hindis one Delhi, as the land so the dress.

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THE STORY

Upstairs at the bookshop-cafe in Hauz Khas Village, Saturday at six, the book open at its first page; the Announcer reads the book's line as written. Kavita ji says the familiar you to Noah, and he says the polite you to her and to Verma ji.

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एक समय की बात हैek sa-may kee baat haionce upon a time, the book's way
एक समय की बात है, किसी नगर में एक अत्यंत बुद्धिमान बालक रहता था.ek sa-may kee baat hai, ki-see na-gar men ek at-yant bud-dhi-maan baa-lak reh-taa thaa.Once upon a time, in a certain town, there lived an exceedingly clever boy.
अब दादी जी की तरह बोलो.ab daa-dee jee kee ta-rah bo-lo.Now say it Dadi ji's way.
बहुत पहले, एक शहर में एक होशियार बच्चा रहता था.ba-hut peh-le, ek sha-har men ek ho-shi-yaar bach-chaa reh-taa thaa.Long ago, in a city there lived a clever boy.
किताब का नगर, हमारा शहर.ki-taab kaa na-gar, ha-maa-raa sha-har.The book's town, our city.
किताब में इनाम प्राप्त होता है. रसोई में मिलता है.ki-taab men i-naam praapt ho-taa hai. ra-so-ee men mil-taa hai.In the book a reward is obtained. In the kitchen you get it.
और किताब का किंतु लंबा, हमारा लेकिन छोटा.aur ki-taab kaa kin-tu lam-baa, ha-maa-raa le-kin chho-taa.And the book's word for but is long, ours is short.
बिल्कुल. दो हिंदी, एक दिल्ली.bil-kul. do hin-dee, ek dil-lee.Exactly. Two Hindis, one Delhi.
जैसा देस वैसा भेस.jai-saa des vai-saa bhes.As the land, so the dress.