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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

How Was the Night?

Seven in the morning, the night express slowing into Varanasi: Noah and Priya tell each other how the night was, with the past of to be, and there was, there were and there was no.

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Lesson 2 · How Was the Night?

Hindi · 30 minutes

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The night express from Delhi, seven in the morning, the first houses of Varanasi outside the window. Noah and Priya are the same age and say the familiar you to each other.

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प्रिया, रात कैसी थी?pri-yaa, raat kai-see thee?Priya, how was the night?
बर्थ बहुत छोटी थीbarth ba-hut chho-tee theethe berth was very small
लंबी. और बर्थ बहुत छोटी थी.lam-bee. aur barth ba-hut chho-tee thee.Long. And the berth was very small.
ट्रेन में बहुत लोग थे.tren men ba-hut log the.There were a lot of people on the train.
तुम्हें ठंड लगी?tum-hen thand la-gee?Were you cold?
तीन बजे तक. फिर मैं सो गई.teen ba-je tak. phir main so ga-ee.Until three. Then I fell asleep.
बगल में एक बच्चा थाba-gal men ek bach-chaa thaathere was a child next to us
बगल में एक बच्चा था. पूरी रात रोया.ba-gal men ek bach-chaa thaa. poo-ree raat ro-yaa.There was a child next to us. He cried all night.
पानी भी नहीं था.paa-nee bhee na-heen thaa.There was no water either.
गरम चाय नहीं थीga-ram chaay na-heen theethere was no hot chai
और ट्रेन में गरम चाय नहीं थी.aur tren men ga-ram chaay na-heen thee.And there was no hot chai on the train.
देखो, वह नदी है!de-kho, vo na-dee hai!Look, that's the river!
और सूरज. हम बनारस में हैं.aur soo-raj. ham ba-naa-ras men hain.And the sun. We're in Varanasi.
रात लंबी थी, पर सुबह सुंदर है.raat lam-bee thee, par su-bah sun-dar hai.The night was long, but the morning is beautiful.