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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

For the House

The Sharmas' table in Lajpat Nagar, the card on the tablecloth, chai and the shop's laddoo: eight years ago he had one word, to Noah, now you're completely our own, a guest before and a nuisance now, three sentences, this house took in a man who couldn't say roti, it taught him to say everything, even no to Mummy ji, to this house, raise your chai, and that was four sentences.

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THE STORY

The dining table of the Sharmas' house in Lajpat Nagar on a February evening, the card on the tablecloth between the chai and the laddoo. Mummy ji and Papa ji say the familiar you to Noah; he says the polite you to them and to the whole table.

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नोआ के नाम!no-aa ke naam!to Noah
आठ साल पहले इसके पास एक शब्द था, आज मुझसे ज़्यादा कागज़. नोआ के नाम!aath saal pah-le is-ke paas ek shabd thaa, aaj mujh-se zyaa-daa kaa-gaz. no-aa ke naam!Eight years ago he had one word, today more papers than me. To Noah!
अब तुम पूरे अपने हो. पहले मेहमान, अब मुसीबत.ab tum poo-re ap-ne ho. pah-le meh-maan, ab mu-see-bat.Now you're completely our own. A guest before, now a nuisance.
इस घर ने उसे अपनाया, जो रोटी भी नहीं कह पाता था.is ghar ne u-se ap-naa-yaa, jo ro-tee bhee na-heen kah paa-taa thaa.This house took in a man who couldn't even say roti.
इसने उसे सब कहना सिखाया, मम्मी जी को ना भी.is-ne u-se sab kah-naa si-khaa-yaa, mam-mee jee ko naa bhee.It taught him to say everything, even no to Mummy ji.
इस घर के नाम, जो मेरा अपना बन गया. चाय उठाइए!is ghar ke naam, jo me-raa ap-naa ban ga-yaa. chaay u-thaa-i-e!To this house, which became my own. Raise your chai!
बैठो. और मुझे ना, ऐसा कुछ नहीं होता.bai-tho. aur mu-jhe naa, ai-saa kuchh na-heen ho-taa.Sit. And no to me, there's no such thing.
चार वाक्य थे. अब लड्डू.chaar vaa-kya the. ab lad-doo.That was four sentences. Now the laddoo.