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Nov 15th, 2006, 15:19
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First hindi words?
What was the first words you learned in hindi and how did that come about? Think this might be fun.
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Nov 15th, 2006, 15:22
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ma means mother
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Nov 15th, 2006, 15:23
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Aircraft Service Engineer, Astronomer & Traveller
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Has to be HINDI for sure!!! You learnt it before you even knew it!!!
Cheers, Aadil.
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Nov 15th, 2006, 15:30
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Maybe this is a better one for the not native hindispeaking people here?
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Nov 15th, 2006, 18:29
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not sure about words but the Hindi head wobble has been quite useful. i learnt that quite quickly and now it's a reflex action.
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Nov 15th, 2006, 18:35
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How do you actually do that? I try and i try and i just look stupid....
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Nov 15th, 2006, 19:47
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Aircraft Service Engineer, Astronomer & Traveller
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If you look stupid then it means that you must be doing it right!!! Just kidding!!!
Cheers, Aadil. |
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Nov 15th, 2006, 19:48
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Not sure if this is the correct English spelling:
"Chalo" (Lets go!) Heard it many times on my first night bus to Goa from Bombay. Off topic a bit - I remeber when I first arrived in India I bought an "Om" T-Shirt. I asked a guy what it meant. He replied "Thursday" which really confused me for a while! Hey - I was 18 young and stupid!  Chris. |
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Nov 15th, 2006, 23:53
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Toda toda chini -- less sugar please
(actually: [very] little sugar)How it came about: my friends who wouldn't shut up about their recent India trip inspired me to go in the end & taught me some handy stuff.
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Nov 16th, 2006, 01:55
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Nov 16th, 2006, 08:55
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My first two words were bahut mahanga or very expensive. An astute Indian colleague taught me that little hindi cum bargaining chip!
 No matter what price the tout/hawker/dealer demanded/suggested/uttered/threatened ................ I just kept repeating that two-word mantra until they asked me angrily to leave their shop or they left their own shoporsteam blew out their ears or they broke down crying and said "as you like sir!"
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Nov 16th, 2006, 11:11
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Us guys down here in Tamil Nadu really object to threads on Hindi language!
 
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Nov 16th, 2006, 11:32
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Nov 17th, 2006, 12:30
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Nov 17th, 2006, 12:42
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"yaar", Indians always seem to use it while chatting online
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