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🇮🇳 Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Road Back

A jam at the Delhi border in the dark: let me go through the village, let Dadi ji sleep, no horn, Dad wants to sit in front, let him, let that truck pass first, Mom says don't let her watch, tell her to close her eyes, and an hour, sir, and dinner at home.

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THE STORY

The van at the Delhi border after dark on the way back from Agra, a jam, a truck ahead, Dadi ji asleep in the back. Noah and Rohan use the polite you with the driver, and the familiar you with each other.

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मुझे गाँव से जाने दीजिए.mu-jhe gaanv se jaa-ne dee-ji-e.let me go through the village
साहब, बॉर्डर पर जाम है, मुझे गाँव से जाने दीजिए.saa-hab, baur-dar par jaam hai, mu-jhe gaanv se jaa-ne dee-ji-e.Sir, a jam at the border, let me go through the village.
मुझे देखने दीजिए.mu-jhe dekh-ne dee-ji-e.Let me see.
पर दादी जी को सोने दीजिए, हॉर्न नहीं.par daa-dee jee ko so-ne dee-ji-e, haurn na-heen.But let Dadi ji sleep, no horn.
डैड आगे बैठना चाहते हैं.daid aa-ge baith-naa chaah-te hain.Dad wants to sit in front.
उन्हें बैठने दो, और आंटी को मेरा शॉल.un-hen baith-ne do, aur aan-tee ko me-raa shaul.Let him sit, and my shawl for aunty.
पहले उस ट्रक को जाने देते हैं, साहब.pah-le us trak ko jaa-ne de-te hain, saa-hab.Let's let that truck pass first, sir.
उन्हें देखने मत दो.un-hen dekh-ne mat do.don't let her watch
मॉम कहती हैं कि उन्हें देखने मत दो.maum kah-tee hain ki un-hen dekh-ne mat do.Mom says don't let her watch.
उनसे कहो, आँखें बंद कर लें.un-se ka-ho, aan-khen band kar len.Tell her to close her eyes.

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