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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Photographs

The Lajpat Nagar house: Neha brings the old albums down, Rohan cuts them with his shop film into a slideshow for Dadi ji's ninetieth, first the wedding photo and last a clip of her singing, and after the kheer Noah can breathe.

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THE STORY

The Sharmas' sitting room in Lajpat Nagar, a Sunday evening in September, albums open on the floor. Noah, Rohan and Neha say the familiar you to one another.

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पहले फ़ोटो स्कैन करो, फिर मैं फ़िल्म काटता हूँ.peh-le fo-to skain ka-ro, phir main film kaat-taa hoon.First scan the photos, then I cut the film.
स्कैन करके भेजो.skain kar-ke bhe-jo.Scan it and send it.
सबसे पहले शादी वाली फ़ोटो. वे बीस की थीं.sab-se peh-le shaa-dee vaa-lee fo-to. ve bees kee theen.First of all the wedding photo. She was twenty.
फिर दुकान, फिर पापा जी बचपन में, फिर मीरा.phir du-kaan, phir paa-paa jee bach-pan men, phir mee-raa.Then the shop, then Papa ji as a boy, then Meera.
दुकान के बाद, दादी जी चूल्हे पर. मम्मी रोएँगी.du-kaan ke baad, daa-dee jee chool-he par. mam-mee ro-en-gee.After the shop, Dadi ji at the stove. Mummy will cry.
आखिर में, गाती हुई दादी जी की क्लिप.aa-khir men, gaa-tee hu-ee daa-dee jee kee klip.Last, the clip of Dadi ji singing.
तुमने चुपके से फ़िल्माया? वे मुँह छिपा लेंगी.tum-ne chup-ke se fil-maa-yaa? ve munh chhi-paa len-gee.You filmed her secretly? She'll hide her face.
फ़िल्म एक बार देखकर, वे नहीं छिपाएँगी.film ek baar dekh-kar, ve na-heen chhi-paa-en-gee.Having seen the film once, she won't hide.
खीर के बाद, साँस लो.kheer ke baad, saans lo.after the kheer, breathe
भाषण के बाद खीर. खीर के बाद, साँस लो.bhaa-shan ke baad kheer. kheer ke baad, saans lo.After the speech, the kheer. After the kheer, breathe.