| banana: |
kay-laa(aa as in large) |
| big / small: |
burra / chho-taa (chh as in 'atchhoo' ! a sneeze!) |
| chick pea: |
cha-naa |
| clean: |
saaf |
| coffee: |
ka-fee |
| come / go: |
aa-o/jaa-o |
| confirmed, define: |
pucca |
| correct: |
sa-hee or thheek |
| egg: |
un-daa |
| far: |
dhoo-r(dh as in 'the', oo as in moo) |
| yoghurt |
dh-hee (dh as in 'the') |
| near: |
paas |
| your: |
thum-haa-raa(u as in pull) |
| for: |
kaa |
| for drinking/water for drinking: |
pee-nay kaa / pee-ney kaa paa-nee |
| food: |
khaa-naa |
| food and drink: |
khaa-naa pee-naa |
| fruit: |
fal |
| good day: |
na-mas-thay |
| good bye: |
na-mas-thay |
| good / bad: |
a-chaa / bu-raa (u as in pull) |
| hello: |
hull-o jee |
| here / there: |
ya-haan (n nasal) / va-haan |
| here: |
idhar |
| sit: |
bai-tho (ai as in high) |
| solid, firm: |
pucca |
| stop: |
ru-ko (u as in pull) |
| straight / go straight ahead: |
see-dhaa / see-dhaa jaa-o |
| sugar: |
cheenee |
| sweet meat: |
mi-thaa-ee |
| thank you: |
shu-kreeya (u as in pull) |
| this / that: |
yea / woh |
| too much: |
ba-huth zyaa-daa hai(u as in pull) |
| water: |
paa-nee |
| what?: |
kyaa? |
| what is the matter?: |
kyaa baath hai? |
| what is this?: |
yea kyaa hai? |
| what is your name?: |
thum-haa-raa-naam kyaa hai? |
| is: |
hai (as in hair) |
| where is the hotel?: |
hotel ka-haan hai? |
| without milk: |
bi-naa doodh |
| yes: |
haan (n nasal) |
|
| how?/ like this: |
kai-say?/ ai-say |
| how much?/ this much: |
kith-naa?/ ith-naa |
| how far is Agra?: |
Agra kith-naa doo-r hai? |
| how shall we go?: |
kai-say jaa-ain? |
| how shall we go to Agra: |
Agra kai-say jaa-ain? |
| hot / cold: |
garam / thanda |
| how many rupees?: |
kith-naaru-pee-ya? |
| how much rupees?: |
kith-naapai-sa? |
| ice: |
baraf |
| it's fine, it's OK: |
theek hai (as in hair) |
| left hand side: |
baa-ain(n nasal) |
| right hand side: |
dhaa-hee-nay(dh as in 'the') |
| lentil, pulses: |
dhaal (dh as in 'the') |
| milk: |
doodh (dh as in 'the') |
| lime: |
nim-boo |
| money: |
pai-sa (as in pair) |
| near: |
paas |
| near about: |
aas paas |
| no: |
naheen (n nasal) |
| name: |
naam |
| OK: |
atchhaa (chh as in 'atchhoo'! - a sneeze!) |
| Rupee: |
ru-pee-yaa (as in rook) |
| seat: |
seat |
| shall we go?: |
jaa-ain? (n nasal) |
| shop: |
du-kaan(d as in 'the', u as in 'pull') |
| speech or dialect: |
bowl-ee(bowl as in cricket) |
| talk: |
baath |
| tea: |
chaa-ay |
| thank you: |
dhan-nya-vaad |
| thank you: |
mehar-baani |
| time: |
time |
| today / tommorrow: |
aaj / cull |
| vegetable: |
sub-zee |
| water for drinking: |
pee-nay kaa paa-nee |
| what is it?: |
kyaa hai? |
| what is the time?: |
kyaa time hai? |
| what is that?: |
woh kyaa hai? |
| where?/ there: |
ka-haan (n nasal)?/ va-haan |
| where is?: |
ka-haan hai? |
| with: |
kay saath (as in think) |
| without: |
bi-naa (bi as in bit) |
| without sugar: |
bi-naa cheenee |
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