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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

In the Lane

The Lajpat Nagar lane on a winter afternoon, Raju bhaiya at his auto and Gupta ji at his counter, the file under Noah's arm: papers again, the last ones, the card to stay for good, that's it, done, what's a card for, so that I don't stand in that queue every spring, people go to America and you stay, we'll see, what will be will be seen, and when it comes, sweets for the whole lane.

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THE STORY

The lane of the Sharmas' house in Lajpat Nagar on a winter afternoon, Raju bhaiya's auto at the corner and Gupta ji behind his counter. Both say the polite you to Noah, and he says it back.

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फिर कागज़, नोआ जी?phir kaa-gaz, no-aa jee?Papers again, Noah ji?
आखिरी वाले, उम्मीद है. रहने का कार्ड. बस, हो गया.aa-khi-ree vaa-le, um-meed hai. rah-ne kaa kaard. bas, ho ga-yaa.The last ones, I hope. The card to stay. That's it, done.
कार्ड किसलिए? पत्नी और बेटी तो यहीं हैं.kaard kis-li-e? pat-nee aur be-tee to ya-heen hain.What's a card for? Your wife and daughter are right here.
ताकि हर बसंत में उस लाइन में न लगूँ.taa-ki har ba-sant men us laa-in men na la-goon.So that I don't stand in that queue every spring.
वाह, वाह. लोग अमेरिका जाते हैं, आप यहाँ रहते हैं.vaah, vaah. log a-me-ri-kaa jaa-te hain, aap ya-haan rah-te hain.Well, well. People go to America, and you stay here.
जो होगा, देखा जाएगा.jo ho-gaa, de-khaa jaa-e-gaa.what will be, will be seen
देखते हैं. जो होगा, देखा जाएगा.dekh-te hain. jo ho-gaa, de-khaa jaa-e-gaa.We'll see. What will be, will be seen.
और जब आ जाए, पूरी गली का मुँह मीठा कीजिए. यही चलता है.aur jab aa jaa-e, poo-ree ga-lee kaa munh mee-thaa kee-ji-e. ya-hee chal-taa hai.And when it comes, sweeten the whole lane's mouth. That's how it goes.
ज़रूर, गुप्ता जी. मीरा लड्डू बाँटेगी.za-roor, gup-taa jee. mee-raa lad-doo baan-te-gee.Of course, Gupta ji. Meera will hand out the laddoos.