Page 38 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Hindi & Urdu

beginnerr (man/woman) sīkhne
vālā/vālī
mubārak!, shubh
janmdin! (H)
beginning: at the beginning happy birthday! sālgirah
shuru me biscuit biskut
English
behind pīchhe bit: a little bit zarā thōrā
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behind me mere pīchhe a big bit thōrā barā
Belgian beljiyan a bit of ... thōrā sā ...
Belgium beljiyam a bit expensive zarā
believe yakīn karnā, vishvās mahangā
karnā (H) bite (noun) kāt
Hindi/Urdu
below nīche (verb) kātnā
belt petī bitterr (taste etc) karvā
bend (in road) mōr black kālā
Bengali bangālī black market kālā bāzār
berth (on ship) barth blanket kambal
beside: beside the ... ... ke pās bleach (for toilet) blīch
best sab se acchhā bless you! bhagvān āpkā
betel nut supārī bhalā kare! (H), allāh kā
better behtar shukr ha!(U)
are you feeling better? (kyā) blind andhā
āpkī tabiyat behtar ha? blinds jhilmilī pardā
between bīch me blister chhālā
beyond ke pare blocked (road, sink etc) band
bicycle sāikil blond (adj: man/woman) chitte
bicycle pump sāikil pamp bālō vālā/vālī
big barā blood khūn
too big bahut barā high blood pressure khūn kā
it’s not big enough ye kam dabāv, raktchāp (H)
barā ha blouse blāwz, chōlī
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bike sāikil blow-dry sukhāna-savārnā
(motorbike) mōtar sāikil I’d like a cut and blow-dry
bikini bikinī mujhe bāl banvāne hA
bill bil blue nīlā
(US: from bank) nōt blue eyes nīlī ākhe
could I have the bill? bil blusher lālī singār
lāiye? boarding house rahne awr
bin kūredān khāne kī jagah
bird chiriyā boarding pass bording pās
birthday sāl girah, janmdin (H) boat kishtī, nāv (H)
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