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Which Film Shall We See?

Two friends choose a film: a love story with good songs, or something funny?

A conversation about plans. क्या करें? and चलें? use the subjunctive to make suggestions; ख़रीदूँगा and होगी are the future.

Simran

आज शाम क्या करें? फ़िल्म देखने चलें?

Arjun

हाँ, चलो! पर किस फ़िल्म को देखें?

Simran

एक नई प्यार की कहानी लगी है। सब कहते हैं कि उसके गाने बहुत अच्छे हैं।

Arjun

प्यार की कहानी? मुझे तो मज़ेदार फ़िल्में पसंद हैं।

Simran

यह फ़िल्म मज़ेदार भी है। मेरी सहेली ने कल देखी और बहुत हँसी।

Arjun

अच्छा। फ़िल्म कितने घंटे की है?

Simran

ढाई घंटे की। सात बजे शुरू होगी और साढ़े नौ बजे ख़त्म होगी।

Arjun

ठीक है। पर टिकट मैं ख़रीदूँगा। पिछली बार तुमने ख़रीदे थे।

Simran

ठीक है, तो चाय मेरी तरफ़ से!

More sentences on this in “Language in use”: Hindi through films and film songs

Words
89
Sentences
18
Words per sentence
4.9
in the vocabulary
100 %
measured level
A2
Reading time
1 min

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Comprehension questions

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1. Why does Simran suggest this film?

2. When does the film start?

3. How long is the film?

4. Why does Arjun want to buy the tickets?