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ballpoint pen bālpōint pan
               bamboo bās
                                       saktā/saktī hū?
               banana kelā             man/woman) kyā mA nahā   English
                                       see hotel
               band (musical) band    bathroom gusalkhānā
               bandage pattī           with a private bathroom nijī   š
               Bandaid® palastar       gusalkhānā
               Bangladesh banglādesh  bath towel nahāne kā tawliyā
               Bangladeshi banglādeshī  bathtub nahāne kā tab  Hindi/Urdu
               bank (money) bank      battery batarī
               bank account khāta     bay khārī
               bar sharāb-khānā, baar  be* hōnā
                a bar of chocolate chāklet kī   beach samandar kā kinārā
                dandī                  on the beach samandar ke
               barber’s nāi kī dukān, hajjām   kināre par
                (U)                   beach mat bīch kī chatāi
               bargaining             beach umbrella bīch kā chātā
                                      beans sem (phalī)
               dialogue                French beans chhōtī sem
                                       broad beans barī sem
                 how much is this? is kī kyā   beard dārhī
                 kīmat ha?            beautiful sundar
                 200 rupees dō saw rupaye  because kyōki
                 that’s too expensive ye tō  because of ... ... kī vajah se
                 bahut mahangā ha     bed bistar            ABCDEFGHIJKLBe
                 how about 100 rupees?  I’m going to bed now (said
                 ek saw rupaye me kasā  by man/woman) mA ab sōne jā
                 rahegā?               rahā/rahī hū
                 I’ll let you have it for 150  bed and breakfast rāt kī
                 rupees āp ke liye sirf   rihāish awr nāshtā
                 dedh saw rupaye      bedroom sōne kā kamrā
                 can you reduce it a bit   beer bīyar
                 more? jarā awr kam kare?  two beers, please dō bīyar,
                 OK, it’s a deal acchhā, ye   dījiye
                 pakkā rahā           before pahle
                                      beggar bhikhārī
               basket chhawrī         begin shuru hōnā
                (in shop) tōkrī        (doing something) shuru karnā
               bath snān (H), gusal (U)  when does it begin? kab
                can I have a bath? (said by   shuru hōtā ha?
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