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🇮🇳 Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Ring

Noah buys a gold ring with a small diamond at a jeweller's in Dariba Kalan: the finger is thinner than this, we'll size it within two days, ready by Thursday afternoon, thirty-two thousand with the sizing free.

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THE STORY

A jeweller's in Dariba Kalan, the lane of goldsmiths in Chandni Chowk, a December morning. Noah speaks politely to the Shopkeeper, who calls him sir and uses the polite you back.

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नमस्ते. मुझे सोने की अँगूठी चाहिए.na-mas-te. mu-jhe so-ne kee an-goo-thee chaa-hi-ye.Hello. I need a gold ring.
शादी के लिए? यह देखिए, अठारह कैरेट, छोटा हीरा.shaa-dee ke li-ye? ye de-khi-ye, a-thaa-rah kai-ret, chho-taa hee-raa.For a wedding? Look at this, eighteen carat, a small diamond.
सुंदर है. पर उसकी उँगली इससे पतली है.sun-dar hai. par us-kee un-ga-lee is-se pat-lee hai.It's beautiful. But her finger is thinner than this.
एक घंटे में हो जाएगी?ek ghan-te men ho jaa-e-gee?Will it be done within an hour?
कोई बात नहीं. दो दिन के अंदर ठीक कर देंगे.ko-ee baat na-heen. do din ke an-dar theek kar den-ge.No problem. We'll size it within two days.
गुरुवार शाम तकgu-ru-vaar shaam takby Thursday evening
गुरुवार शाम तक हो जाएगी?gu-ru-vaar shaam tak ho jaa-e-gee?Will it be done by Thursday evening?
गुरुवार दोपहर तक, साहब. पाँच बजे आइएगा.gu-ru-vaar do-pa-har tak, saa-hab. paanch ba-je aa-i-ye-gaa.By Thursday afternoon, sir. Do come at five.
और दाम कितना होगा?aur daam kit-naa ho-gaa?And what will the price be?
बत्तीस हज़ार, साइज़ करना मुफ़्त.bat-tees ha-zaar, saa-iz kar-naa muft.Thirty-two thousand, the sizing free.