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🇮🇳 Hindi · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Second Floor

A landlady in Kalkaji shows Rohan, Neha and Noah her second floor: no need to take off your shoes, the rent by the fifth, no need to fill the tank, and an eleven-month agreement.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The second floor of a widow's house in Kalkaji, early spring: the landlady on the stairs, Rohan, Neha and Noah looking round; everyone says the polite you, and the couple call her Aunty ji.

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जूते उतारने की ज़रूरत नहीं, अंदर आइए.joo-te u-taar-ne kee za-roo-rat na-heen, an-dar aa-i-e.No need to take off your shoes, come in.
चिंता की ज़रूरत नहीं.chin-taa kee za-roo-rat na-heen.No need to worry.
रसोई बड़ी है, कुछ बदलने की ज़रूरत नहीं.ra-so-ee ba-ree hai, kuchh ba-dal-ne kee za-roo-rat na-heen.The kitchen is big, no need to change anything.
ज़रूरी है कि किराया पाँच तक आ जाए.za-roo-ree hai ki ki-raa-yaa paanch tak aa jaa-e.It's necessary that the rent comes by the fifth.
आंटी जी, टंकी भरने की ज़रूरत है?aan-tee jee, tan-kee bhar-ne kee za-roo-rat hai?Aunty ji, is there any need to fill the tank?
कोई ज़रूरत नहीं. पंप अपने आप चलता है.ko-ee za-roo-rat na-heen. pamp ap-ne aap chal-taa hai.No need. The pump runs by itself.
दो साल का एग्रीमेंट ज़रूरी है?do saal kaa eg-ree-ment za-roo-ree hai?Is a two-year agreement necessary?
ग्यारह महीने. ज़्यादा की ज़रूरत नहीं.gyaa-rah ma-hee-ne. zyaa-daa kee za-roo-rat na-heen.Eleven months. No need for more.
और देखने की ज़रूरत नहीं. हम यह लेंगे.aur dekh-ne kee za-roo-rat na-heen. ham ye len-ge.No need to see more. We'll take it.