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Today
Daśāvatāra







chai - tea
aai - mother in Marathi language
chaiwala - one who sells tea
'mirchi chalegi kya - Will chilli be okay?
'aur newspaper' - And newspaper ?
'kya baat hai' - Wow!
'Pareshan na ho, aa jao chai pee lo' - Do not be worried, come have some tea.
tapri - small shop
aamchi - my in Marathi langauge
'Chai ,Chai Garam, Chai Le Lo' - Tea! Hot Tea! have some tea!
autowalas - on who drives an auto rickshaw
The excerpts are from a diary of an unknown person, who is certainly fond of his Chai, and sure remembers to acknowledge his Chaiwala.
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