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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Dadi ji's Answer

After the kheer: Rohan's slideshow, Dadi ji hears herself singing over the pot, forgives the cameraman, and the ninety-year-old speaks: thank you all for coming, from my heart, because of this one the house has music, and a big tree gives shade for a hundred years.

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THE STORY

Dadi ji's courtyard after lunch on her ninetieth birthday, Rohan's slideshow on a white sheet. Noah says the polite you to Dadi ji and the familiar you to Rohan; Dadi ji speaks to the whole courtyard at once.

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और अब एक फ़िल्म. सब चुप!aur ab ek film. sab chup!And now a film. Quiet, everyone!
ये कौन गा रहा है? ये तो मैं हूँ!ye kaun gaa ra-haa hai? ye to main hoon!Who's that singing? That's me!
मैंने फ़िल्माया, खीर पर. माफ़ कीजिए.main-ne fil-maa-yaa, kheer par. maaf kee-ji-ye.I filmed it, over the kheer. Forgive me.
माफ़ किया. तस्वीरें सुंदर हैं.maaf ki-yaa. tas-vee-ren sun-dar hain.Forgiven. The pictures are pretty.
खीर के लिए धन्यवाद.kheer ke li-ye dhan-ya-vaad.Thank you for the kheer.
आने के लिए आप सब का धन्यवाद, दिल से.aa-ne ke li-ye aap sab kaa dhan-ya-vaad, dil se.Thank you all for coming, from my heart.
इसकी वजह से घर में संगीत है. प्रिया की वजह से मीरा.is-kee va-jah se ghar men san-geet hai. pri-yaa kee va-jah se mee-raa.Because of this one, music in the house. Because of Priya, Meera.
बड़ा पेड़ सौ साल छाया देता है.ba-raa per sau saal chhaa-yaa de-taa hai.a big tree gives shade for a hundred years
कहते हैं, बड़ा पेड़ सौ साल छाया देता है. नब्बे साल मुझे आप सब से मिले.keh-te hain, ba-raa per sau saal chhaa-yaa de-taa hai. nab-be saal mu-jhe aap sab se mi-le.They say a big tree gives shade for a hundred years. Ninety years I got from you all.
कट! नहीं, नहीं, फ़िल्माते रहो.kat! na-heen, na-heen, fil-maa-te ra-ho.Cut! No, no, keep filming.