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🇮🇳 Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Every Summer

The house of Neha's grandmother near Assi Ghat: the welcome, and the summers Neha used to spend here, with used to, the everyday present followed by was.

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THE STORY

An old house near Assi Ghat in Varanasi, mid-morning. Neha's grandmother says the familiar you to the young people; Noah and Priya answer her with the polite you, and say the familiar you to Neha.

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आओ, बच्चों. कमरे तैयार हैं.aa-o, bach-chon. kam-re tai-yaar hain.Come in, children. The rooms are ready.
यहाँ आती थीya-haan aa-tee theeshe used to come here
नानी जी, नेहा हर गर्मी यहाँ आती थी?naa-nee jee, ne-haa har gar-mee ya-haan aa-tee thee?Grandmother, Neha used to come here every summer?
मैं पोर्टलैंड में रहता था.main port-laind men rah-taa thaa.I used to live in Portland.
घाट पर दौड़ती थीghaat par daur-tee theeshe used to run on the ghat
हर गर्मी. पूरा दिन घाट पर दौड़ती थी.har gar-mee. poo-raa din ghaat par daur-tee thee.Every summer. She used to run on the ghat all day.
और तुम क्या खाती थी, नेहा?aur tum kyaa khaa-tee thee, ne-haa?And what did you use to eat, Neha?
लस्सी, हर सुबह. और नदी में तैरती थी.las-see, har su-bah. aur na-dee men tair-tee thee.Lassi, every morning. And I used to swim in the river.
नेहा, तुम तैरती थी?ne-haa, tum tair-tee thee?Neha, you used to swim?
नाना जी ले जाते थे, सुबह छह बजे.naa-naa jee le jaa-te the, su-bah chhe ba-je.Grandfather used to take me, at six in the morning.

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