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Dictionary Fix — Gujarati Language

That night, Kabir looked up how to say how he felt. Dukhi (દુઃખી) – Sad. And then he found the opposite: Khushee (ખુશી) – Happiness.

He searched for the snack’s name. Mitho (મીઠો) – Sweet. Masala khaja – a crispy, spicy, sweet snack. The boy next to him wasn’t teasing him with strange food. He was sharing. gujarati language dictionary

He looked up the word from class. Swagat (સ્વાગત) – Welcome. His teacher had said, “Your welcome is here.” She wasn’t scolding him. She was greeting him. That night, Kabir looked up how to say how he felt

On his first day, the teacher said, “Tamaru swagat che.” Kabir had no idea what that meant. When the boy next to him offered a “Mitho masala khaja,” Kabir stared at the snack like it was from another planet. He felt a lump in his throat. He couldn’t understand, and worse, he couldn’t make himself understood. He searched for the snack’s name

For the first time, someone laughed with him, not at him.

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