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I didn’t know that majhe ye
                mālūm nahī thā
                                       burā
                not that one – this one vō   offensive (language, behaviour)  English
                                      office (place of work) daftar
                nahī ye vālā          officerr (said to policeman)
               note (banknote) nōt     thānedār sāhab       š
               notebook nōtbuk        often aksar
               notepaperr (for letters) chitthī  not often aksar nahī
                kā kāgaz               how often are the buses?  Hindi/Urdu
               nothing kuchh nahī      base kitnī bār ātī hA?
                nothing for me, thanks mere   oil tel
                liye kuchh nahī, shukriyā  ointment marham
                nothing else awr kuchh nahī  OK thīk
               novel nōval, upanyās (H)  are you OK? āp thīk hA?
               November navambar       is that OK with you? kyā ye
               now ab                  thīk ha?
               number nambar           is it OK to ...? kyā ... thīk ha?
                (figure) gintī, sankhyā (H)  that’s OK, thanks ye thīk ha,
                I’ve got the wrong number  shukriyā
                mAne galat nambar lagāyā  I’m OK (nothing for me) mere
                what is your phone number?  liye kāfī ha
                āpkā phōn nambar kyā ha?  (I feel OK) mA thīk hū
               number plate nambar plet  is this train OK for ...? kyā ye
               nurse nars              gārī ... ke liye thīk rahegī?
               nut (for bolt) dhibrī   I said I’m sorry, OK? ma ne   ABCDEFGHIJKLOl
               nuts girīdār mevā       māfī māg lī, thīk ha nā?
                                      old (man/woman) būrhā/
               O                       burhiyā
                                       (thing) purānā
               occupied (toilet, telephone) khālī  dialogue
                nahī
               o’clock* baje           how old are you? āpkī
               October aktūbar         umar kyā ha?
               odd (strange) ajīb      I’m 25 (said by man/woman)
               of* kā                  mA pacchīs sāl kā/kī hū
               off (lights) band       and you? awr āp?
                it’s just off ... ... se satā huā ha
                we’re off tomorrow ham kal   old-fashioned purāne dharre
                chale jāyege           kā
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