Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Road to Mathura

The hired van on the highway at dawn, a box of the shop's sweets on Papa ji's knees: eight years since Noah first took this road, Dadi ji came as a bride seventy years ago, ninety said three ways, and the speech cut again.

Audio instruction: English

Report a problem with this lesson

This lesson needs a subscription.

The first 2 lessons of each level are free. One subscription unlocks every other lesson, in the app and on the website.

See the plans

Already subscribed? Sign in. Or listen to lesson 1 for free.

THE STORY

A hired van on the highway to Mathura at dawn on a Saturday in October, Meera asleep. Noah says the polite you to Papa ji, and Papa ji the familiar you to him.

Flashcards

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

Create your account.

Create a free account and confirm your email to keep the cards you like and the decks you make.

Already have an account? Sign in

Words and phrases

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.
इस रास्ते पर आठ साल हो गए, न?is raas-te par aath saal ho ga-e, na?Eight years since this road, right?
मुझे दिल्ली में आठ साल हो गए.mu-jhe dil-lee men aath saal ho ga-e.I've been in Delhi eight years.
इसी सर्दी में आठ. और मीरा का पहला सफ़र.i-see sar-dee men aath. aur mee-raa kaa peh-laa sa-far.Eight this winter. And Meera's first trip.
दुल्हन बनकर आई थीं.dul-han ban-kar aa-ee theen.she came as a bride
दादी जी सत्तर साल पहले दुल्हन बनकर आई थीं.daa-dee jee sat-tar saal peh-le dul-han ban-kar aa-ee theen.Dadi ji came as a bride seventy years ago.
भाषण में नब्बे: कौन सा शब्द?bhaa-shan men nab-be: kaun saa shabd?Ninety in the speech: which word?
गिनो तो नब्बे. जन्मदिन नब्बेवाँ. वे नब्बे की.gi-no to nab-be. jan-ma-din nab-be-vaan. ve nab-be kee.Counting, ninety. The birthday, the ninetieth. She, of ninety.
और भाषण? प्रिया ने काटा.aur bhaa-shan? pri-yaa ne kaa-taa.And the speech? Priya cut it.
छोटा रखो, वे थक जाती हैं. फिर काटो.chho-taa ra-kho, ve thak jaa-tee hain. phir kaa-to.Keep it short, she tires. Cut it again.
डिब्बा मुझे दीजिए, सड़क खराब है.dib-baa mu-jhe dee-ji-ye, sa-rak kha-raab hai.Give me the box, the road is bad.