Part A · Story Narration
Bilal Ki Namkeen Chai (بلال کی نمکین چائے)
Methodology: Pehle aaraam se suniye. Phir dobara sun kar jumlay saath saath boliye.
(First, listen at your own pace. Then listen again and say the sentences along with the tutor.)
📖 Full Story Transcript (Romanised Urdu & English Translation)
Subah ke aath baj rahe the.
It was eight o’clock in the morning.
Bilal ghar par tha aur us ka chai peene ka dil kar raha tha.
Bilal was at home, and he felt like having tea.
Woh chai banane ke liye kitchen mein gaya.
He went into the kitchen to make tea.
Us ne ek bartan mein paani, doodh aur chai ki patti daali.
He put water, milk, and tea leaves into a pot.
Jab chai tayyar ho gayi, to us ne chai ek cup mein daali.
When the tea was ready, he poured it into a cup.
Saamne do dabbay rakhe the. Ek mein cheeni thi aur doosre mein namak.
There were two containers in front of him. One contained sugar, and the other contained salt.
Dono dabbay ek jaise lag rahe the.
Both containers looked alike.
Bilal ne ek dabba khola aur us mein se ek chamach bhar kar chai mein daal diya.
Bilal opened one container and added a spoonful of its contents to his tea.
Phir woh chai le kar apni ammi ke paas aa gaya.
Then he brought his tea over to his mother.
Us ne chai ka pehla ghoont liya aur foran cup mez par rakh diya.
He took his first sip of tea and immediately put the cup down on the table.
“Ammi! Yeh chai itni namkeen kyun hai?”
“Mum! Why is this tea so salty?”
Ammi ne poochha, “Tum ne chai mein kya daala tha?”
His mother asked, “What did you put in the tea?”
Bilal ne kaha, “Cheeni! Bas ek chamach!”
Bilal said, “Sugar! Just one spoonful!”
Ammi us ke saath kitchen mein gayin aur dabba khol kar dekha.
His mother went into the kitchen with him and opened the container to check.
“Aray, yeh to namak hai! Tum ne cheeni ki jagah namak daal diya!”
“Oh, this is salt! You put salt in instead of sugar!”
Bilal hansne laga. “Achha, to aaj namkeen chai ban gayi!”
Bilal began to laugh. “Oh, so today I’ve made salty tea!”
Us ne woh chai phenk di aur dobara chai banayi.
He poured that tea away and made some more.
Is baar us ne pehle dekh liya ke yeh cheeni hai, phir chai mein daali.
This time, he checked that it was sugar before adding it to his tea.
Us ne ek ghoont liya aur kaha, “Haan, ab theek hai!”
He took a sip and said, “Yes, now it’s right!”
Ammi ne hans kar kaha, “Ab mere liye bhi ek cup bana do. Lekin cheeni wali!”
His mother laughed and said, “Now make a cup for me too. But with sugar!”