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which platform is it for
                                        call the police! pulis bulāō!
                  Jaipur? japur ke liye kawnsā
                  pletfāram ha?         policeman pulis kā sipāhī
                                        police station thānā
                 play (verb) khelnā     policewoman pulis kī mahilā
              English
                  (noun: in theatre) nātak  sipāhī (H)
              š
                 playground khel kā madān  polish (noun) pālish
                 pleasant suhāvnā       polite vinamr (H), salīkedār (U)
                 please meharbānī karke,   polluted malā, dūshit (H)
                  kripayā (H)           pony tattū
                  yes, please jī hā     pool (for swimming) tarne kā
              Hindi/Urdu
                  could you please ...?  tālāb
                  meharbānī karke ...   poor (not rich) garīb
                  please don’t ye mat kījiye  (quality) ghatiyā
                  can I have some ..., please?  pop music pawp sangīt
                  mujhe ..., chāhiye    pop singerr (man/woman) pawp
                  two beers, please dō bīyar,   gānā gānevālā/gānevālī
                  dījiye                popular lōkpriy (H), ām
                 pleased: pleased to meet you  pasand (U)
                  āp se milkar barī khushī huī  population ābādī
                 pleasure: my pleasure koī   pork sūar kā gōsht
                  bāt nahī              port (for boats) bandargāh
                 plenty: plenty of ... kāfī ...  (drink) pōrt sharāb
                  there’s plenty of time kāfī   porter (in hotel) darbān
                  vakt ha               portrait tasvīr
                  that’s plenty, thanks bas, ye   posh (restaurant, people) shāndār
                  kāfī ha, shukriyā     possible mumkin, sambhav
                 pliers chimtī          (H)
                 plug (electrical) bijlī kā plag  is it possible to ...? kyā ...
                  (for car) injan kā plag  mumkin ha?
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                  (in sink) dāt         as ... as possible jitnā ...
                 plumber nalsāz         hōsake
                 pm dōpahar ke bād      post (noun: mail) dāk
                 pocket jeb             (verb) dāk me dālnā
                 point: two point five do   could you post this for me?
                  dashamlav pāch        ye dāk me dāl dege?
                  there’s no point is me kōī tuk   postbox dāk baks
                  nahī                  postcard pōstkard
                 poisonous jahrilā      postcode dāk kā kōd
                 police pulis           poster pōstar
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