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796  PHR ASEBOOK

Phrase Book

India has 18 major regional languages, many with their own scripts. While Hindi, spoken by 30 per cent of the
people and widely understood throughout India, is the official national language, other languages enjoy
predominance in their respective regions. Our phrase book covers five languages, four of them spoken in
India’s four largest cities and their surrounding regions: Hindi (spoken in Delhi); Bengali (spoken in Kolkata);
Marathi (spoken in Mumbai); and Tamil (spoken in Chennai). The fifth language, Malayalam, is spoken in
Kerala. While Hindi, Bengali and Marathi are Indo-European languages, descended from Sanskrit, Tamil and
Malayalam are Dravidian languages, unrelated to the Indo-European group, though influenced by Sanskrit
over the centuries. English is widely spoken and understood throughout the country and serves as a link
language between the different regions. One can get by with English almost anywhere in India, but most
Indians are delighted and warmly appreciative if a visitor makes an attempt to speak their language.

Hindi How far is …? … Kitni door hai? expensive hai
I don’t know Pata nahin Could you lower Daam thoda kam
In an Emergency All right Achha/Theek hai the price a bit? kariyé
How about
Abhi/Isi waqt
xx rupeye laingé?
Now/Instantly
Help! Bachao! Well done! Shabash! xx rupees?
Stop! Roko! See you Phir milengé I’ll settle for xx rupeye mein
Call a doctor! Doctor ko bulao! Go away! Hat jao/Hato xx rupees dena hai to dijiyé
Where is the Yahan phone kahan I don’t want it Mujhe nahin chahiye
nearest hai? Not now Abhi nahin Staying in a Hotel
telephone?
Useful Words Do you have Aapke hotel mein
Communication any vacant khali kamre hain
Essentials Which? Kaun sa? rooms? kya?
Yes Haan Who? Kaun? What is the Ek raat ka kiraya
kya hai?
Garam
charge per
Hot
No Na/Naheen Cold Thanda night?
Thank you Dhanyavad/Shukria Good Achha Can I see the Kya mein pehle
Please Kripaya/Meharbani Bad Kharaab room first? kamra dekh sakta
sé Enough Bus/Kafi hai hoon?
Excuse me/Sorry Kshama karen/ Open Khula Key Chaabhi
Maaf karen Closed Bundh Soap Sabun
Hello/Goodbye Namasté Left Baayan Towel Tauliya
Stop Rook jao Right Daayan Hot/Cold water Garam/Thanda
Let’s go Chalo Straight on Seedha pani
Straight ahead Seedha Near Paas/Nazdeek
Big/Small Bara/Chhota Quickly Jaldi Eating Out
This/That Yeh/Voh Late Der sé
Near/Far Paas/Door Later Baad mein Breakfast Nashta
Way Raasta Entrance Pravesh Food Khaana
Road Sarak Exit Nikas Water Pani
Yesterday Beeta hua kal Behind Peechhé Ice Baraf
Today Aaj Full Bhara Tea Chai
Tomorrow Aane wala kal Empty Khali Coffee Kaufi
Here Yahaan Toilet Shauchaalaya Sugar Cheeni
There Wahaan Free/No charge Nih shulka/Muft Salt Namak
What? Kya? Direction Disha Milk Doodh
Where? Kahaan? Book Kitaab Yoghurt Dahi
When? Kab? Newspaper Akhbaar Egg Anda
Why? Kyon? Fruit Phal
How? Kaisé? Vegetable Sabzi
Up Upar Shopping Rice Chaawal
Down Neeché How much Iska kya daam hai? Pulses Dal
More Aur zyada does this cost? (lentil, split
A little Thora I would like… Mujhe … chahiye peas etc)
Before Pehlé Do you have…? Kya aap ké paas Fixed Ek daam menu
Opposite/ Saamné … hai? price menu
Facing I am just looking Abhi dekh rahen Is it spicy? Mirch-masala tez
Very Bahut hain hai kya?
Less Kam Does it come Yeh dooserey Make it less Mirch-masala kam,
Louder/Harder Zor sé in other rangon main bhi spicy please theek hai?
Softly/Gently Dheeré sé colours? aata hai kya? Knife Chhuri
Go Jao This one Yeh wala Fork Kanta
Come Aao That one Voh wala Spoon Chammach
Black Kaala Finished Khatam
Useful Phrases Blue Neela
How are you? Aap kaisé hain? White Safed Numbers
What is Aapka naam kya Red Lal 1 Ek
Peela
Yellow
your name? hai? Green Hara 2 Do
My name is … Mera naam … hai Brown Bhura 3 Teen
Do you Angrezi ati hai? 4 Char
speak English? Cheap Sasta 5 Panch
I understand Samajh gaya (male)/ Expensive Mehanga 6 Chhé
Tailor
Darzi
gayi (female) 7 Saat
I don’t Nahin samjha (m)/ 8 Aath
understand samjhi (f) Bargaining 9 Nau
What is the Kya baja hai? How much is Yeh kitne ka hai? 10 Dus
time? this? 11 Gyarah
Where is …? … Kahaan hai? How much Kya logé? 12 Barah
What is this? Yeh kya hai? will you take? 13 Terah
Hurry up Jaldi karo That’s a little Yeh to mehanga 14 Chaudah
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