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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Hundred Years

The shop's counter in Chandni Chowk after closing, Papa ji and Noah plan the day in March: with your permission, as you think right, leave that to me, absolutely not, we'll do just that, and a speech from this counter.

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The shop's counter in Chandni Chowk after closing, a winter evening; Papa ji says the familiar you and Noah to his son-in-law, Noah the polite you to Papa ji.

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मार्च में, होली के बाद, दुकान सौ साल की हो जाएगी.maarch men, ho-lee ke baad, du-kaan sau saal kee ho jaa-e-gee.In March, after Holi, the shop turns a hundred.
आपकी इजाज़त हो तो,aap-kee i-jaa-zat ho to,with your permission
आपकी इजाज़त हो तो, उस दिन हम दादी जी की पुरानी रेसिपी बनाएँ.aap-kee i-jaa-zat ho to, us din ham daa-dee jee kee pu-raa-nee re-si-pee ba-naa-en.With your permission, we would cook Dadi ji's old recipes that day.
जैसा तुम ठीक समझो. पर लड्डू मुझ पर छोड़ दो.jai-saa tum theek sam-jho. par lad-doo mujh par chhor do.As you think right. But leave the laddoo to me.
वो मुझ पर छोड़ दीजिए, पापा जी.vo mujh par chhor dee-ji-ye, paa-paa jee.Leave that to me, Papa ji.
और नया बोर्ड?aur na-yaa bord?And a new board?
इस काउंटर से तुम्हारा भाषण.is kaa-un-tar se tum-haa-raa bhaa-shan.your speech from this counter
बिल्कुल नहीं. पुराना बोर्ड, और इस काउंटर से तुम्हारा भाषण.bil-kul na-heen. pu-raa-naa bord, aur is kaa-un-tar se tum-haa-raa bhaa-shan.Absolutely not. The old board, and your speech from this counter.
जैसा आप ठीक समझें.jai-saa aap theek sam-jhen.as you think right, politely
जैसा आप ठीक समझें. हम ऐसा ही करेंगे.jai-saa aap theek sam-jhen. ham ai-saa hee ka-ren-ge.As you think right. We'll do just that.