English Vinglish Page #4

Well we have a 'LSE4'

class that starts today...

an 'LSE6' class starting next week...

and an 'LSE8' class

that starts next month...

LIC..?

Oh...sorry...

'LSE' is Learn to

speak English in 4 weeks...

'LSE6' is Learn to

speak English in 6 weeks...

Madam...sorry...

slow...

Sorry

The 'Learn to Speak English 4' class

is a 4 week class...

and it starts today

Today!

Money?

Oh you mean the fee

it's 400 dollars

for the 4 week class

Hello?

Hello?

Welcome to NYLC...

how can I help you?

I Shashi...

address..?

If you are taking the train...

get off at the 23rd street station

it's near the Flat Iron building...

Wait...

Train...23rd station?

No no...on the other platform.

After street no. 23, comes 24...

which means 16 is on that side...

numbers numbers everywhere...

M.G. Road... Laxmi road...

why can't they just

have names like that

Sir...250 building?

Yes, this is it

English station...tuition?

English class?

Shaaashi..?

Welcome to the

"New York Language Center"

Come in, come in...

take a seat

My name is David...David Fischer...

and I'm your teacher

Hello...

OK...let's continue...

...I Eva...

I...come...Mexico...

I work like nanny

I work like nanny...

to American family

I speak Spanish...

the baby...speak Spanish

The baby mama so worry

baby no speak English

She say to me...go...

English class...

I... go... English class!

Eva my darling...

let's pray for the baby's future,

shall we?

I Queens...

How lovely!

No...no...

I live on the Queens

What is your name?

Salman Khan

I first from Lahore...

second from Pakistan

Drive taxi...

New York cab

But no Pakistani girl

marry taxi driver...

English please!

I here...come...

English learn...

become foreigner

french beard, Johnny Depp...

Salman...

I wish you a beautiful Pakistani

Girl sir...only girl

How boring!

Moving on...

the gentleman from France

Hello

My name is Laurent...

French...

I'm cook...

...in hotel...

and my English not clean...

dirty

I learn English...

good

Good good!

Thank you Laurent...

And now the lady in

the gorgeous sari...

Sit...

Sit and talk?

I Shashi...

from the India

From India...

Yes sir... from the India...

No Shashi...not from 'the' India...

from India!

And what do you do Shashi?

I also cooking...

cooking...selling...

Are you in the catering business?

Small business...

in house only...

making snacks...

Ladoo!

Ladoo..?

Ladoo...round round...

it's a sweet...

We have an entrepreneur in the class!

Entrepreneur...

is a person who runs

his or her own business

Shashi...you are an entrepreneur!

Is that a word or a poem?

What kind of a language is this!

Entre...pre...near

Entrepreneur!

Shashi I'm home...

Where were you?

Just for a walk...

Why are you worrying so much?

You have 3 weeks of freedom left...

make the most of it

You're having to do so much work...

Work? What work?

I'm making all of them work...

the perks of being old

How is it going?

You know what they call me here?

Yes...Shaaashi

No...

Entrepreneur!

Have you been making Ladoos

for everyone there?

I thought we got disconnected

Hello...

You want water?

Thank you...

Welcome

Thank you...

Welcome

That day...

very very bad day

Everything went wrong...

I feel...sorry...

Bad day!

Me not forget your face

Your face

Class..-late!

Oh, yeah..

A...E...l...0...U...

These are called vowels

Eva...Eva!

What are these called?

Vowels

Just like bowels

No Rama...

not like bowels!

Sorry madam...

sir...sorry sir...

I only saying for

remembering purpose...

towels...

bowels...

and...vowels!

Correct?

Now, when a word

begins with a vowel...

like apple...

begins with a vowel 'a'...

we say 'an' apple

'An' orange...

'An' idiot

So I...

an Eva?

No...if it's a name...

or a proper noun...

we just say Eva...

not an Eva...

or the India

Okay?

Just Eva...just Rama

Yes Shashi?

Why India not 'the India'

and why America

"the United States of America"?

That is a very good question Shashi...

and we will come to that once

we do the class on

the various forms of nouns

What a question you asked madam!

David sir had no answer...

full confusion

Good question...

very smart.-.

Sleeping again

We are smarter than these people...

we struggle only because

of this bloody English...

else we would have blown them away

What you say?

I say I come to your parlour...

you give me free hair cut...

and I teach you free Urdu

You come to parlour...

I shave your head!

Spicy noodle...

just like dragon!

Excuse me...

hello...

what is good name?

What did he say?

Strange fellow...weird fellow...

Did you speak in English or in Tamil?

You ask good question

Good?

Very good

Thank you

Ask question...me?

You? Me?

Yes!

OK!

Cup of coffee...

with me...now?

House...

me...coffee...

bile!

- Yeah, bye.

- See you. Bye.

Coffee-Voffee Sugar-Vugar

Paper-Vaper News-Vews

Clock-Vok Time-Vime

Run-Vun Run-Vun

Late-Vate Class-Vass

Friendship-Vendship Bonding-Vending

I've changed my point of view

Everything around is new

I'm happy-vappy why, oh why?

I'm busy-vusy that's why!

Slowly, slowly, steadily

I'm learning-vearning a new language

Slowly, slowly, steadily

I'm learning-vearning a new language

Extraordinary!

This passion!

Morning noon!

Extraordinary!

This passion!

Morning noon!

It's all about English Vinglish!

Morning noon English Vinglish!

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Breakfast is ready!

I've taken the day off

How do I go to class today?

Why did you take the day off for me?

You'll need to take leave

for the wedding too...

What do you mean?

I haven't spent any time with you...

we have so much to catch up on

Remember the necklace

Anil's mother had given me?

I've divided them equally,

one for Meera...

and one for Radha

What a beautiful bracelet I found...

what are you looking for?

Meera says it's too expensive...

Do you remember our aunt in Pune?

She told me to meet the Pandit-ji...

Pandit-ji...

I mean... catering...

you need to meet

the catering people...

they've called so many times

Oh god I totally forgot

Meet them today

Let's go together

Let's get dressed quickly...

we'll meet Radha and

do lunch after that

What's wrong?

Suddenly got a splitting headache...

Need some medicine?

No...I should be fine

if I sleep for a bit...

why don't you go ahead?

But Shashi...

Manu...it's important...

you may not get the time later

Please...you must go...

Only if you promise to sleep.

Say it with me...

who is the star?

I am the star...

No...I'm the star...

Sorry...

sorry sir...late...

What have you been cooking?

No cooking...late...

Come in..?

You may not...

Ask again Shashi

Come in?

I can't see you...

are you asking me to come in?

I can come in?

You can... the door is wide enough...

but you may not!

Why?

Shashi...you need to ask...

'may I come in?'

Sorry...

May I come in?

You may!

May I sit down?

You may

What is May

- May?

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