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🇮🇳 Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Flower Seller

Rohan walks Noah to the flower seller at Lajpat Nagar market and tells him what he should have done: you should have called her, asked for the kitchen's phone, left at seven; flowers for someone angry, roses and lots of them, all the red ones.

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THE STORY

Lajpat Nagar market on a weekday evening, at the flower seller's stall. Rohan and Noah are friends of the same age and say the familiar you; the flower seller and Noah say the polite you.

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फ़ोन करना चाहिए थाfon kar-naa chaa-hi-e thaashould have called
तुम्हें उसे फ़ोन करना चाहिए था.tum-hen u-se fon kar-naa chaa-hi-e thaa.You should have called her.
मुझे फ़ोन करना चाहिए था.mu-jhe fon kar-naa chaa-hi-e thaa.I should have called.
यार, मेरा फ़ोन लॉकर में था.yaar, me-raa fon lo-kar men thaa.Mate, my phone was in the locker.
तो किचन का फ़ोन माँगना चाहिए था.to ki-chan kaa fon maang-naa chaa-hi-e thaa.Then you should have asked for the kitchen's phone.
हाँ. मुझे सात बजे निकलना चाहिए था.haan. mu-jhe saat ba-je ni-kal-naa chaa-hi-e thaa.Yes. I should have left at seven.
क्या चाहिए, साहब?kyaa chaa-hi-e, saa-hab?What do you want, sir?
फूल चाहिए. कोई मुझसे नाराज़ है.phool chaa-hi-e. ko-ee mujh-se naa-raaz hai.I need flowers. Someone is angry with me.
तो गुलाब लीजिए, और बहुत सारे.to gu-laab lee-ji-e, aur ba-hut saa-re.Then take roses, and lots of them.
सारे लाल वाले दे दीजिए.saa-re laal vaa-le de dee-ji-e.Give me all the red ones, please.

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