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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Tent House

A phone call to a tent house in Mathura: a canopy, fifty chairs and lights for a birthday in a village courtyard on a Saturday in October, an advance and the rest on the day, and the boys will find the house.

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THE STORY

A phone call from Noah's restaurant in Hauz Khas to a tent house in Mathura, a weekday in September. Noah says the polite you to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper says it back.

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टेंट और कुर्सियाँ चाहिए, मथुरा के पास. अक्टूबर का एक शनिवार.tent aur kur-si-yaan chaa-hi-ye, ma-thu-raa ke paas. ak-too-bar kaa ek sha-ni-vaar.I need a canopy and chairs, near Mathura. A Saturday in October.
कितने लोग होंगे?kit-ne log hon-ge?How many people will there be?
कोई पचास, बच्चों के साथ. आँगन छोटा है.ko-ee pa-chaas, bach-chon ke saath. aan-gan chho-taa hai.About fifty, with children. The courtyard is small.
सब हो जाएगा.sab ho jaa-e-gaa.it'll all get done
सब हो जाएगा: टेंट, कुर्सियाँ, मेज़, दरी.sab ho jaa-e-gaa: tent, kur-si-yaan, mez, da-ree.It'll all get done: canopy, chairs, tables, a carpet.
बुकिंग हो गई?bu-king ho ga-ee?Is the booking done?
और लाइट? शाम तक चलेगा.aur lait? shaam tak cha-le-gaa.And lights? It goes on till the evening.
बाकी उसी दिन.baa-kee u-see din.the rest on the day
लाइट छह तक लग जाएगी. दो हज़ार एडवांस, बाकी उसी दिन.lait chhah tak lag jaa-e-gee. do ha-zaar ed-vaans, baa-kee u-see din.Lights up by six. Two thousand in advance, the rest on the day.
एडवांस आज भेज देता हूँ. पता?ed-vaans aaj bhej de-taa hoon. pa-taa?I'll send the advance today. The address?

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