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10. Language difficulties
a few words kuchh shabd
interpreter dubhāshiyā
Scenarios
to translate anuvād karna
āpkā kredit kārD inkār hōgayā
your credit card has been refused
Hindi
what, I don’t understand; do you speak English?
kyā, mA nahī samjhī; āp angrezī bolte hĀ?
ye sahī nahī hA
this isn’t valid
could you say that again? slowly
phir kahiye? dhīre dhīre
I understand very little Hindi
mA bahut thoRi hindī samjhtī hū
I speak Hindi very badly
mA hindī Thīk tarah nahī boltī
āp is kārD se pAsā nahī de saktī
you can’t pay with this card
āp samjhī?
do you understand?
sorry, no
ji nahī
is there someone who speaks English?
kyā yahā kōī angrezī bōltā hA?
oh, now I understand
acchhā, ab mA samjhī
is that ok now?
kyā ab ye Thīk hA?
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