Scene: A bustling marketplace in India. A small shop lined with colorful kurtis. The shopkeeper, a man in his late 30s, stands behind the counter. An Indian aunty, wearing a vibrant saree, walks in with a confident air.


Aunty: Namaste beta, yeh kurtis dikhaiye zara. (Namaste, dear, show me these kurtis.)

Shopkeeper: Ji madam, bilkul. Kis range mein chahiye? (Yes, madam. What price range are you looking for?)

Aunty: Range-vange toh dekha jayega. Pehle yeh wala nikal ke dikhaiye. (Forget the price range for now. Show me this one first.)

Shopkeeper: Yeh lijiye, bohot popular design hai. Pure cotton, aur colors bhi bohot ache hain. (Here you go, very popular design. Pure cotton, and the colors are also very nice.)

Aunty: Haan, acchi lag rahi hai. Wrap karke rakh do. Main thodi der mein le jaungi. (Yes, it looks nice. Wrap it up for me. I'll come back and take it soon.)

Shopkeeper: Madam, agar le hi rahi hain toh abhi le lijiye. Aise toh baad mein sab customers ke liye reserve karna mushkil ho jata hai. (Madam, if you're taking it, please take it now. It gets hard to reserve for everyone like this.)

Aunty: Arey beta, ek baar agle shop se dekhke aati hoon. Par alag karke rakh dena, haan? (Oh dear, I'll just check the next shop once. But keep it aside for me, okay?)

Shopkeeper: Theek hai, par jaldi aaiyega. (Okay, but please come back soon.)

(Aunty leaves. After a while, she returns.)

Aunty: Theek hai beta, woh doosri shop waali toh pasand nahi aayi. Yeh waali pack kardo. (Alright dear, I didn't like the ones at the other shop. Pack this one.)

Shopkeeper: Ji madam, abhi pack kar deta hoon. (Alright madam, I'll pack it now.)

Aunty: Ek minute, ek minute! Ek baar aur try kar leti hoon. (One minute, one minute! Let me try it on again.)

(She tries it on again, inspecting herself in the mirror.)

Aunty: Hmm… shaayad fit thoda tight lag raha hai. Waise theek hai, par abhi toh mat pack karo. Main thodi der mein aati hoon. (Hmm… maybe it feels a little tight. It’s fine, though. But don’t pack it just yet. I’ll come back in a while.)

Shopkeeper: Madam, yeh waise dusri customer ne bhi dekhi thi abhi. Aapko agar chahiye toh abhi le lijiye. (Madam, another customer just saw this. If you want it, take it now.)

(As soon as Aunty notices another customer enquiring about the kurti, she rushes back.)

Aunty: Nahi, nahi! Yeh toh main le rahi hoon. Mujhe yeh waise bhi chahiye hi tha! (No, no! I’m taking this. I’d already decided on it!)

Customer: Par maine toh isse abhi reserve karne ko bola tha. (But I just asked him to reserve it for me.)