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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Reporter

A young reporter from a Delhi food magazine at the shop's counter: a hundred years, what's the secret, no secret, my father's hard work and the same ghee, an American cook in your kitchen, I just write down the recipes, all the credit goes to Dadi ji's notebook, whom should one praise, the customers, thanks to them the shop runs, it's all your blessing.

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THE STORY

The shop in Chandni Chowk on a weekday afternoon, a reporter from a Delhi food magazine with a notebook at the counter; she and Papa ji and Noah say the polite you to one another.

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शर्मा जी, सौ साल! राज़ क्या है?shar-maa jee, sau saal! raaz kyaa hai?Sharma ji, a hundred years! What's the secret?
कोई राज़ नहीं. पिता जी की मेहनत, और वही घी.ko-ee raaz na-heen. pi-taa jee kee meh-nat, aur va-hee ghee.No secret. My father's hard work, and the same ghee.
और आपकी रसोई में एक अमेरिकी कुक?aur aap-kee ra-so-ee men ek a-me-ri-kee kuk?And an American cook in your kitchen?
सब आपका आशीर्वाद है, पापा जी.sab aap-kaa aa-sheer-vaad hai, paa-paa jee.It's all your blessing, Papa ji.
काउंटर पर आप तीनों की एक फ़ोटो?kaa-un-tar par aap tee-non kee ek fo-to?A photo of the three of you at the counter?
सारा श्रेय दादी जी की कॉपी को जाता है.saa-raa shrey daa-dee jee kee kaw-pee ko jaa-taa hai.all the credit goes to Dadi ji's notebook
मैं तो बस रेसिपी लिखता हूँ. सारा श्रेय दादी जी की कॉपी को जाता है.main to bas re-si-pee likh-taa hoon. saa-raa shrey daa-dee jee kee kaw-pee ko jaa-taa hai.I just write down the recipes. All the credit goes to Dadi ji's notebook.
तो तारीफ़ किसकी करें, शर्मा जी?to taa-reef kis-kee ka-ren, shar-maa jee?So whom should one praise, Sharma ji?
उन्हीं की बदौलतun-heen kee ba-dau-latthanks to them
ग्राहकों की. उन्हीं की बदौलत दुकान चलती है.graa-ha-kon kee. un-heen kee ba-dau-lat du-kaan chal-tee hai.The customers'. Thanks to them the shop runs.