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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Window

The information window of the foreigners' office on a cold morning: the application, on what grounds, the marriage certificate and proof of address, a certificate in plain words, submit means hand in, the charge means the fee, at this very window, at nine sharp.

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THE STORY

The information window of the foreigners' office in R. K. Puram, a December morning, a long queue behind Noah. Noah and the clerk say the polite you to each other.

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आवेदन किस आधार पर?aa-ve-dan kis aa-dhaar par?The application, on what grounds?
शादी के आधार पर, आठ साल से.shaa-dee ke aa-dhaar par, aath saal se.On the grounds of marriage, eight years now.
ठीक. शादी का प्रमाणपत्र और पते का सबूत लाइए.theek. shaa-dee kaa pra-maan-patr aur pa-te kaa sa-boot laa-i-e.Fine. Bring the marriage certificate and proof of address.
प्रमाणपत्र का मतलब, आसान शब्दों में?pra-maan-patr kaa mat-lab, aa-saan shab-don men?Certificate, meaning, in plain words?
जो साबित करता है कि बात सच है.jo saa-bit kar-taa hai ki baat sach hai.which proves that a thing is true
स्टांप वाला कागज़, जो साबित करता है कि बात सच है.staamp vaa-laa kaa-gaz, jo saa-bit kar-taa hai ki baat sach hai.A paper with a stamp, which proves that a thing is true.
और जमा करना? और शुल्क? और कब?aur ja-maa kar-naa? aur shulk? aur kab?And to submit? And the charge? And when?
जमा करना मतलब देना, शुल्क मतलब फ़ीस. इसी खिड़की पर, ठीक नौ बजे.ja-maa kar-naa mat-lab de-naa, shulk mat-lab fees. i-see khir-kee par, theek nau ba-je.Submit means hand in, the charge means the fee. At this very window, at nine sharp.
ठीक नौ बजे. शुक्रिया, मैं समझ गया.theek nau ba-je. shuk-ri-yaa, main sa-majh ga-yaa.At nine sharp. Thank you, I understand.