(un)arranged marriage- bali rai

Chapter 1 (p.13-20)

summary:
we find out that the story is about a PUNJABI family
It is set in England (Leicester?)
the characters are introduced.
Striking facts: * Manny gets hit by his father
* appears to be aggressive
*sees his family traditions in a very critical way

the characters:
Manjit (manny)--> is the protagonist
he introduces his family

Ranjit- his older brother- is married and his wife moved in after their marriage
Manny has 2 sisters: Balbir and Dalbir, who don' life with the family anymore

the father: has a drinking problem,hits his son, is a worker
the mother: doesn't help him with his homework
--> both are introduced as "odd"

Ady- is Manny's best buddy

vocabulary:
*to provoke-= to challenge
*exertion (n)- the state of physical exhaustion - Erschöpfung
*embarrassing- peinlich
*to tease- ärgern, pisacken
*reply (n)=answer
*to be engaged to- mit jemandem verlobt/liiert sein
business agreement- geschäftliche Vereinbarung
*unless= if not - bevor
*to bother s.o.= to care for s.o./s.th.
*daring to say- es wagen etwas zu sagen
*to be influenced by= von etwas beeinflusst sein
*to move in- einziehen
*to pretend- vorgeben, vortäuschen
*privacy- Privatsphäre
*to pass ou= if you drink a lot of alcohol, you'll pass out


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