Page 47 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Hindi & Urdu
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what’s the number? iskā
                 nambar kyā ha?
                 and the expiry date? awr   D               English
                 khatam hōne kī tārīkh?  dad pitā (H), abbā (U)
                                      daily (adverb) rōzānā,   š
               crisps krisp            pratidin (H)
               crockery chīnī ke bartan  (adj) rōzānā kā, pratidin kā
               crocodile magar macchh  dam bādh             Hindi/Urdu
                (freshwater) ghariyāl  damage (verb) bigarnā
               crossing (by sea) samundar pār   damaged bigrī
                karnā                  I’m sorry, I’ve damaged this
               crossroads chawrāhā     māf kījiye, ye mujh se bigar
               crowd bhīr              gayī
               crowded bharā          damn! dhat tere kī!
               crown (on tooth) khōl  damp (adj) gīlā
               cruise pānī ke jahāz kī sar  dance (noun) nāch, nrity (H)
               crutches tek            (verb) nāchnā
               cry (verb) rōnā         would you like to dance? (to
               cucumber khīrā          man/woman) āp dans karege/
               cup pyālā               karegī?
                a cup of ..., please ek   dangerous khatarnāk,
                pyālā ... de dījiye    bhayānak (H)
               cupboard almārī        Danish denish
               cure (verb) ilāj karnā  dark (adj: colour) gahrā  ABCDEFGHIJKLDa
               curly ghughrālā         (hair) kālā
               current lahar           it’s getting dark ab andherā
               curtains parde          hō rahā ha
               cushion gaddā          date*: what’s the date today?
               custom dastūr, prathā (H)  āj kyā tārīkh ha?
               Customs chungī          let’s make a date for next
               cut (noun) kāt          Monday ham agle somvār ko
                (verb) kātnā           mile?
                I’ve cut myself mujhe chōt  dates (fruit) khajūr
                lag gayī              daughter betī
               cutlery chhurī-kāte    daughter-in-law bahū
               cycle shop sāikil kī dukān  dawn bahut subah, ushā
               cycling sāikil chalānā  kāl (H)
               cyclist (man/woman) sāikil   at dawn bahut subah kō
                vālā/vālī             day din
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