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THE ROUGH GUIDE
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C Credits
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Compiled by Lexus with Dharam Pal
Lexus Series Editor: Sally Davies
Rough Guides Reference Director: Andrew Lockett
Rough Guides Series Editor: Mark Ellingham
First edition published in 1997.
Revised in 2001.
This updated edition published in 2006 by
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CONTENTS




Introduction 5
Basic Phrases 8
Scenarios 13
English - Hindi/Urdu 31
Hindi/Urdu - English 108
Signs and Notices
Hindi - English ................................................................................... 155
Urdu - English .................................................................................... 173
Menu Reader
Food ........................................................................................................... 192
Drink .......................................................................................................... 206
How the Language Works
Pronunciation ..................................................................................... 211
Abbreviations; Notes ................................................................... 212
Word Order; Articles; Nouns .................................................. 214
Adjectives .............................................................................................. 216
Demonstratives ................................................................................ 217
Possessives ......................................................................................... 218
Postpositions ..................................................................................... 219
Pronouns ................................................................................................ 220
Verbs ......................................................................................................... 222
Interrogatives ..................................................................................... 231
Dates; Days; Months ................................................................... 232
Time ........................................................................................................... 233
Numbers ................................................................................................. 235
Conversion Tables .......................................................................... 237

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Introduction
he Rough Guide Hindi/Urdu dictionary phrasebook is a
Thighly practical introduction to the contemporary language. BASICS
Laid out in clear A-Z style, it uses key-word referencing to lead
you straight to the words and phrases you want – so if you need to
book a room, just look up ‘room’. The Rough Guide gets straight N
to the point in every situation, in bars and shops, on trains and
buses, and in hotels and banks.
The main part of the Rough Guide is a double dictionary:
English-Hindi/Urdu then Hindi/Urdu-English. Before that, there’s
a section called Basic Phrases and to get you involved in two-way Intr oduction
communication, the Rough Guide includes, in this new edition, a
set of Hindi Scenario dialogues illustrating questions and responses
in key situations such as renting a car and asking directions. You can
hear these and then download them free from www.roughguides.
com/phrasebooks for use on your computer or MP3 player.
Forming the heart of the guide, the English-Hindi/Urdu
section gives easy-to-use transliterations of the Hindi/Urdu words
wherever pronunciation might be a problem. Throughout this
section, cross-references enable you to pinpoint key facts and
phrases, while asterisked words indicate where further information
can be found in a section at the end of the book called How the
Language Works. This section sets out the fundamental rules
of the language, with plenty of practical examples. You’ll also
find here other essentials like numbers, dates, telling the time
and basic phrases. The Hindi/Urdu-English section is in two
parts: a dictionary, arranged phonetically, of all the words and
phrases you’re likely to hear (starting with a section of slang and
colloquialisms); then a compilation, arranged by subject, of various
signs, labels, instructions and other basic words you may come
across in print or in public places.
Near the back of the book too the Rough Guide offers an
extensive Menu Reader. Consisting of food and drink sections
(each starting with a list of essential terms), it’s indispensable
whether you’re eating out, stopping for a quick drink, or brows-
ing through a local food market.
yātrā sukhad rahe! (H) KhAriyat se jāye!
have a good trip! have a good trip!
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Basic




Phrases






























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yes
meharbānī karke, kripayā (H)
hā
no please
yes, please
nahī jī hā
OK thank you
thīk shukriyā, dhanyvād (H)
thanks
shukriyā
hello
BASIC PHRASES
namaste (H), salām (U) no, thanks
(on phone) jī nahī
halō
thank you very much
good morning bahut shukriyā
namaste (H), assalam
ālekam (U) don’t mention it
kōī bāt nahī
good evening
namaste (H), assalam
ālekam (U) how do you do?
kyā hāl ha?
good night
namaste (H), khudā hāfiz (U) how are you? (to man/woman)
āp kase/kasī hA?
goodbye
namaste (H), khudā hāfiz (U) I’m fine thanks
thīk hū, shukriyā
hi!
halō nice to meet you
āp se milkar barī khushī huī
cheerio!
phir milege!
see you!
phir milege!




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excuse me (to get past, to say
sorry)
mujhe ... chāhiye
māf kījiye I’d like a ...
I’d like to ... (said by man/woman)
(to get attention)
mA ... chāhtā/chāhtī hū
suniye BASIC PHRASES
can I have a ...? (said by man/
sorry: (I’m) sorry woman)
māf kījiye
kyā mA ... le saktā/saktī hū?
sorry? (didn’t understand)
do you have ...?
kyā kahā?
āpke pās ... ha?
what?
how much is it?
kyā?
is kī kīmat kyā ha?
what did you say?
āpne kyā kahā?
cheers! (toast)
I see (I understand) chīyars!
mA samjhā
I don’t understand
it is ...
mA nahī samjhā
ye ... ha
do you speak English? (to
where is it?
man/woman)
āp angrezī bōlte/boltī hA? ye kahā ha?
where is ...?
I don’t speak-...-(said by man/
woman) ... kahā ha?
mA ...-nahī bōltā/boltī is it far from here?
kyā yahā se dūr ha?
could you speak more
slowly? what’s the time?
dhīre dhīre boliye kyā vakt ha?, kitne baje ha?
could you repeat that?
phir kahiye
could you write it down?
ise likh de
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1. Accommodation
is there an inexpensive hotel you can recommend? Scenarios
kyā āp kisī saste hōTal ke bāre mē batā saktī hA?
māf kījiye ye sabhī pūre bhare lagte hA š
I’m sorry, they all seem to be fully booked
can you give me the name of a good middle-range hotel? Hindi
kyā āp kisī bīch darje ke hōTal kā nām batā saktī hA?
mujhe dekhne dījiye, kyā āp shahar ke bīch me chāhte hA
let me have a look; do you want to be in the centre?
if possible
agar hosake
āp shahar se thōRā bāhar rahnā chāhege?
do you mind being a little way out of town?
not too far out
bahut dūr nahī
where is it on the map?
ye nakshe par kahā hA?
can you write the name and address down?
kyā āp iskā nām awr patā likh saktī hA?
I’m looking for a room in a private house
mA ek nijī makān me kamrā khōj rahā hū












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2. Banks
bank account bAnk akāunT
to change money pAse badalnā
Scenarios
cheque chAk
to deposit jamā karnā
š
pin number pin nambar
pound pawnD
rupee rupaye
Hindi
to withdraw pAse nikālnā
can you change this into rupees?
kyā āp ise rupaye me badal saktī hA?
āpkō rupaye kAse chāhiye?
how would you like the money?
small notes big notes
chōTe nōT baRe nōT
do you have information in English about opening an account?
āpke pās akāunT khōlne kī jānkārī angrezī me hA?
jī hā, kis kism kā akāunT chāhiye?
yes, what sort of account do you want?
I’d like a current account
mujhe karanT akāunT chāhiye
your passport please
apnā pāspōrT dikhāiye
can I use this card to draw some cash?
kyā mA is kārD se pAse nikāl saktā hū?
kAshiyar ki DAsk par jāiye

I want to transfer this to my account at Charter Bank
mujhe ye apne chārTar bAnk ke akāunT mē badalnā hA
acchhā, magar āpkō phōn kāl ke pAse lagege
OK, but we’ll have to charge you for the phone call
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3. Booking a room
shower shāvar Scenarios
telephone in the room kamre me phōn
payphone in the lobby lābi me pAsā lagne vālā phōn š
do you have any rooms? Hindi
kyā āpke pās kōī kamrā khālī hA?
kitne lōgō ke liye?
for how many people?
for one/for two
ek ke liye/dō ke liye
jī hā, hamāre pās kamre khālī hA
yes, we have rooms free
kitnī rāt ke liye?
for how many nights?
just for one night
sirf ek rāt ke liye
how much is it?
kirāyā kitnā hA?
800 rupees with bathroom and 500 rupees without bathroom
800 rupaye gusalKhāne valā awr 500 rupaye binā gusalKhāne vālā
does that include breakfast?
kyā is mē nāshtā shāmil hA?
can I see a room with bathroom?
mujhe gusalKhāne vālā kamrā dikhāiye
OK, I’ll take it
acchha, mA ise lelūgā
when do I have to check out?
mujha kamrā kab khāli karnā hōgā?
is there anywhere I can leave luggage?
mA kahī apnā sāmān chōR saktā hū?
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4. Car hire
automatic apne āp chalne vālī kār
full tank bharā TAnk
Scenarios
manual hāth se chalne vāle gīyar
š
rented car kirāye kī kār
I’d like to rent a car
Hindi
mujhe kirāye par kār chāhiye
kitnī der ke liye?
for how long?
two days
dō din ke liye
I’ll take the ...
mA ... le lūgā
is that with unlimited mileage?
kyā ham jitnī dūr chāhe ise le jā sakte hA?
jī hā
it is
apnā Drāiving lāisens dikhāiye
can I see your driving licence, please?
awr apnā pāspōrT
and your passport
is insurance included?
kyā isme bīmā shāmil hA?
jī hā, par pahle āpko saw rupaye dene hōge
yes, but you have to pay the first 100 rupees
kyā āp saw rupaye kī jamānat de sakte hA?
can you leave a deposit of 100 rupees?
and if this office is closed, where do I leave the keys?
agar ye āfis band hō tō chābī kahā chhōRū?
us bakse mē Dāl dījiye
you drop them in that box
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5. Communications
ADSL modem A.Dī.As.Al mōDam Scenarios
at AT
dial-up modem Dāyal vālā mōDam š
dot DāT
Internet inTarneT Hindi
mobile (phone) mōbāil phōn
password pāsvarD
telephone socket adaptor phōn ka sāket aDAptar
wireless hotspot vāyarlAs hāT spāT
is there an Internet café around here?
yahā kōī inTarneT kāfīghar hA?
can I send email from here?
kyā mA yahā se ī-mel bhej saktī hū?
where’s the at sign on the keyboard?
kībōrD me AT sāin kahā hA?
can you switch this to a UK keyboard?
kyā āp ise yū-ke kībōrD mē lagā sakte hA?
can you help me log on?
āp merī lāg karne mē madad kar sakte hA?
I’m not getting a connection, can you help?
mujhe kanekshan nahī mil rahā jarā āp merī madad karēge?
where can I get a top-up card for my mobile?
mobāil phōn ke liye Tāp-ap kārD kahā milegā?
can you put me through to...?
kyā āp ... se phōn milā sakte hA?

zero shūny five pāch
one ek six chhA
two dō seven sāt
three tīn eight āTh
four chār nine naw

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6. Directions
hi, I’m looking for Sadar Bazaar
namaste, mA sadar bāzār DhūDh rahā hū hi, Sadar
Bazaar, do
Scenarios
māf kijiye, mAne is ke bāre me kabhī nahī you know
sunā where it
š
is?
namaste,
hi, can you tell me where Sadar Bazaar is? sadar
Hindi
namaste, āp batā saktī hA ki sadar bāzār bāzār,
kahā hA?
āpkō
mA bhī yahā nahī rahtī mālūm hA
ki ye kahā
hA?
where? which direction?
kahā? kis taraf?
bagal me
around the corner
dūsrī Trafik lāiT par bāyī taraf
left at the second traffic lights
Tab dāyī taraf ye pahlī saRak hA
then it’s the first street on the right
āge ... ke bād pīchhe sīdhe
next; further past the ... back straight
ahead
bāyī taraf ke sāmne sāmne
on the left in front of opposite vahā
over there
dāyī taraf mōR saRak
on the right turn off street
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7. Emergencies
accident durghaTnā Scenarios
ambulance AmbulAns
consul Rājdūt š
embassy dūtāvās
fire brigade damkal Hindi
police pulis

help!
madad kījiye!
can you help me?
āp jarā merī madad dege?
please come with me! it’s really very urgent
kripayā mere sāth āiye! ye bahut zarūrī hA
I’ve lost (my keys)
(merī chābī) khō gayī hA
(my car) is not working
(merī kār) nahī chal rahī hA
(my purse) has been stolen
(merā pars) chorī hogayā hA
I’ve been mugged
mujhe lūT liyā
āpkā nām kyā hA?
what’s your name?
mujhe āpkā pāspōrT dekhnā hōga
I need to see your passport
I’m sorry, all my papers have been stolen
māf kijiye mere sab zarūrī kāgaz chōrī hōgaye hA



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8. Friends
hi, how’re you doing?
namaste, tumhārā kyā hāl hA?
Scenarios
Thīk hA, awr tumhārā?
š
OK, and you?
yeah, fine not bad
Hindi
hā, Thik hA burā nahī hA
d’you know Mark?
tum mark ko jāntī hō?
and this is Hannah
awr ye hānā hA
hā, ham ek dūsre kō jānte hA
yeah, we know each other
where do you know each other from?
tum ek dūsre ko kahā se jāntī hō?
ham dōnō sunil ke yahā mile
we met at Sunil’s place
that was some party, eh?
vo bhī kōī pārTī thī, hA?
sab se acchhī
the best
are you guys coming for a beer?
kyā tum lōg bīyar pīne ārahe hō?
kūl, chalō chale nahī, mA prīti se milne jā rahī hū
cool, let’s go no, I’m meeting Priti
see you at Sunil’s place tonight
mA tumkō āj rāt sunil ke yahā milūgā
phir milege
see you
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9. Health
I’m not feeling very well Scenarios
merī tabiyat kharāb hA
can you get a doctor? š
DakTar ko bulāiye!
kahā dard hōtā hA? Hindi
where does it hurt?
it hurts here
yahā dard hotā hA
kyā dard lagātār hA?
is the pain constant?
it’s not a constant pain
dard lagātār nahī hA
can I make an appointment?
kyā mA milne kā samay tay kar saktī hū?
can you give me something for ...?
āp ... ke liye kuchh davā de sakte hA?
yes, I have insurance
jī hā, merā bīmā hA

antibiotics AnTībāyōTik
antiseptic ointment AnTīseptīk marham
cystitis mūtrāshay ka infekshan
dentist dāt kā DākTar
diarrhoea dast
doctor DākTar
hospital aspatāl
ill bīmār
medicine davā
painkillers dard kī davā
pharmacy davāKhānā
to prescribe nuskhā likhnā
thrush thrash

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10. Language difficulties
a few words kuchh shabd
interpreter dubhāshiyā
Scenarios
to translate anuvād karna
š
āpkā kredit kārD inkār hōgayā
your credit card has been refused
Hindi
what, I don’t understand; do you speak English?
kyā, mA nahī samjhī; āp angrezī bolte hĀ?
ye sahī nahī hA
this isn’t valid
could you say that again? slowly
phir kahiye? dhīre dhīre
I understand very little Hindi
mA bahut thoRi hindī samjhtī hū
I speak Hindi very badly
mA hindī Thīk tarah nahī boltī
āp is kārD se pAsā nahī de saktī
you can’t pay with this card
āp samjhī?
do you understand?
sorry, no
ji nahī
is there someone who speaks English?
kyā yahā kōī angrezī bōltā hA?
oh, now I understand
acchhā, ab mA samjhī
is that ok now?
kyā ab ye Thīk hA?

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11. Meeting people
hello Scenarios
namaste
hello, my name’s Sunita š
namaste, merā nām Sunitā hA
Graham, from England, Thirsk Hindi
mA grāham, tharsk se, inglAnD me
mujhe nahī mālūm, ye kahā hA?
don’t know that, where is it?
not far from York, in the North; and you?
yārk se bahut dūr nahī, uttar me; awr āp?
mA jaypur se hū; yahā apne āp hA?
I’m from Jaipur; here by yourself?
no, I’m with my wife and two kids
jī nahī, merī patnī awr dō bacche bhī yahā hA
what do you do?
āp kyā kām kartī hA?
mA kampūTar ke kām mē hū
I’m in computers
me too
mA bhī
here’s my wife now
meri patnī ab yahā hA
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nice to meet you






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12. Post offices
airmail havāī Dāk
post card pōsT kārD
Scenarios
post office Dāk Khānā
š
stamp TikaT
what time does the post office close?
Hindi
Dāk Khānā kitne baje band hōtā hA?
hafte me pāch baje
five o’clock weekdays
is the post office open on Saturdays?
kyā Dāk Khānā shanivār kō khultā hA?
dōpahar tak
until midday
I’d like to send this registered to England
mA ise rajisTarī Dāk se inglAnD bhejnā chāhtī hū
zarūr, is me das rupaye lagege
certainly, that will cost 10 rupees
and also two stamps for England, please
awr dō TikaT inglAnD ke liye de dījiye
do you have some airmail stickers?
kyā āpke pās havāī Dāk ke chipakne vāle lebal hA?
do you have any mail for me?
kyā mere liye kōī Dāk hA?









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13. Restaurants
bill bil menu menyū table mez Scenarios

can we have a non-smoking table? š
mujhe ek mez buk karnī hA, jahā sigreT pīnā manā hō? Hindi
there are two of us there are four of us
ham dō lōg hA ham chār lōg hĀ
what’s this? ye ek kism kī machhlī hA
ye kyā hA? it’s a type of fish
ye yahā kī khās chīz hA
it’s a local speciality
andar āiye, mA apko dikhātī hū
come inside and I’ll show you
we would like two of these, one of these, and one of those
hame in mē se dō chāhiye, in mē se ek, awr un mē se ek
awr pīne ke liye?
and to drink?
red wine white wine
rAD vāin vāiT vāin
a beer and two orange juices
ek bīyar awr do santare ke ras
some more bread please
thōRī awr Dabal rōTī chāhiye
āpkā khānā kAsā thā?
how was your meal?
excellent!, very nice!
baRhiyā!, bahut acchhā!
awr kuchh chāhiye? just the bill thanks
anything else? bas! bil lāiye, shukriyā

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14. Shopping
can I help you?
bōliye, kyā chāhiye?
Scenarios
can I just have a look around? yes, I’m looking for ...
š
kyā mA sirf dekh saktī hū? mA ... kī talāsh me hū
how much is this?
Hindi
iskā dām kyā hA?
battīs rupaye
thirty-two rupees
OK, I think I’ll have to leave it; it’s a little too expensive for me
acchha, rahne dījiye; ye mere liye jarā mahangā hA
ye kAsā rahegā?
how about this?
can I pay by credit card?
kyā mA kredit kārD se pAse de saktī hū?
it’s too big it’s too small
ye bahut baRa hA ye bahut chhōTā hA
it’s for my son – he’s about this high
ye mere laRke ke liye hA - vo itnā lambā hA
awr kuchh chāhiye?
will there be anything else?
that’s all thanks
bas, shukriyā
make it twenty rupees and I’ll take it
bīs rupaye lagāiye tō mA ise le lūgī
fine, I’ll take it
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15. Sightseeing
art gallery ārt gAlrī Scenarios
bus tour bas tūr
city centre shahar kā bīch š
closed band
guide gāiD Hindi
museum ajāyab ghar
open khulā
I’m interested in seeing the old town
purānā shahar dekhne mē mujhe dilchaspī hA
are there guided tours?
kōī gāiD vālī Tūr hA?
māf kījiye, sab pūrī bharī hA
I’m sorry, it’s fully booked
how much would you charge to drive us around for four hours?
āp chār ghanTe tak kār mē ghumāne ke kitne pAse lege?
can we book tickets for the concert here?
kyā ham sangīt sammelan ke TikaT yahā buk kar saktī hA?
ji hā, kis nām par? kawn sā kredit kārD?
yes, in what name? which credit card?
where do we get the tickets?
Tikat kahā milege?
just pick them up at the entrance
pravesh dvār par uThā lījiye
is it open on Sundays?
kyā ye itvār ko khulā rahtā hA?
how much is it to get in?
andar jāne me kitne pAse lagege?
are there reductions for groups of 6?
kyā chhA logō ke grup ke liye kōī riyāyat hA?
that was really impressive!
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16. Trains
to change trains gāRī badalnā
platform pleTfāram
Scenarios
return vāpsī
single singal
š
station sTeshan
stop sTāp
ticket TikaT
Hindi
how much is ...?
... kā kirāyā kitnā hA?
a single, second class to ...
... ke liye ek singal sekanD klās TikaT
two returns, second class to ...
... ke liye dō vāpsī sekanD klās TikaT
for today for tomorrow for next Tuesday
āj ke liye kal ke liye agle mangal vār ke liye
Dāk gāRī ke liye awr pAsā lagegā
there’s a supplement for the express
āpkō sīT rijarv karānī hA?
do you want to make a seat reservation?
āpkō kānpur me gāRi badalnī hōgī
you have to change at Kanpur
what time is the last train to Benaras?
banāras ke liye ākhirī gāRī kab hA?
is this seat free?
kyā ye sīT khālī hA?
excuse me, which station are we at?
suniye, ham kis sTeshan par hA?
is this where I change for Benaras?
kyā isī Jagah mujhe banāras ke liye gaRī badalnī hōgī?

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aeroplane havāi jahāz
A
Afghanistan afgānistān
Africa afrīkā English
a, an* ek African afrīkī
about: about 20 karīb bīs, after (ke) bād š
lagbhag bīs (H) after you pahle āp
it’s about 5 o’clock pāch baje after lunch dōpahar ke khāne
ke karīb ke bād Hindi/Urdu
a film about India bharat ke afternoon dōpahar
bāre me ‘film’ in the afternoon dōpahar me
above ūpar this afternoon āj dōpahar
abroad pardesh aftershave āftarshev
absolutely (I agree) bilkul aftersun cream dhūp sekne ke
absorbent cotton ruī bād lagāne vālī krīm
accelerator akselaretar afterwards bād me
accept kabūl karnā again phir
accident durghatnā (H), against ke khilāf, viruddh (H)
hādasā (U) age umar, āyu (H)
(collision) takkar ago: a week ago ek hafte
there’s been an accident ek pahle
durghatnā hōgai an hour ago ek ghante pahle
accommodation thaharne kī agree: I agree (said by man/
jagah woman) mA māntā/māntī hū
accurate sahī AIDS edS bīmārī ABCDEFGHIJKLAi
ache dard air havā
my back aches merī pīth me by air havāi jahāz se
dard ha air-conditioned eyar
across: across the road sarak kandīshan, vātānukūlit (H)
ke pār air-conditioned room eyar
adapter adaptar kandīshan kamrā
address patā air-conditioning eyar
what’s your address? āpkā kandīshan karnā
patā kyā ha? airmail: by airmail havāi dāk se
address book pate kī kitāb airmail envelope havāi lifāfā,
admission charge dākhilā, havāi patr (H)
pravesh shulk (H) airplane havāi jahāz
adult bālig, vayask (H) airport havāi addā
advance: in advance peshgī, to the airport, please havāi
agrim (H) adde chaliye
Key: (H) = Hindi only (U) = Urdu only
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airport bus havāi adde kī bas
I’m American mA amrīkī hū
aisle seat galiyāre kī sīt
amount tādād
alarm clock alāram (ghantī among me
vālī) gharī (money) rakam, rāshī (H)
English
alcohol sharāb amp: a 13-amp fuse terah
š
alcoholic nashīlā, mādak (H) ampiyar kā fyūz
all sab and awr
all of it sārā angry nārāz
all of them sāre animal jānvar
that’s all, thanks bas, ankle takhnā
Hindi/Urdu
shukriyā anniversary (wedding) shādī ki
allergic: I’m allergic to ... sālgirah
mujhe ... se alarjī ha annoy: this man’s annoying
allowed: is it allowed? (kyā) is me ye ādmī mujhe pareshān
kī ijāzat ha? kar rahā ha
all right thīk annoying pareshānī bharā
I’m all right mA thīk hū another dūsrā
are you all right? āp thīk hA? can we have another room?
almond bādām kyā āp hame dūsrā kamrā
almost lagbhag (H), dege?
takriban (U) another beer, please ek awr
alone akelā bīyar dījiye
already pahle se hī antibiotics antibāyōtik davā
also bhī antifreeze jamne se rōkne
although hālāki, yadyapi (H) vālī chīz
altogether kul milākar antihistamine antihistāmin
always hameshā antique: is it an antique? kyā
am*: I am mA hū ye purāne zamāne kī chīz
am: at seven am subah sāt ha?
ABCDEFGHIJKLAi
baje antique shop purāne zamāne
amazing (surprising) ke chīzō kī dukān
āshcharyajanak (H), antiseptic antisaptic
haratangez (U) any: have you got any bread/
(very good) tājjub kā tomatoes? āpke pās dabal
ambulance ambulans rōtī/tamātar hA?
call an ambulance! ambulans do you have any ...? kyā āpke
bulāō! pās ... hA?
America amrīkā sorry, I don’t have any jī nahī,
American amrīkī nahī ha
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anybody kōī
three o’clock tīn baje
does anybody speak English?
kōī angrezī bōltā ha? milnā chāhte/chāhtī hA? English
I’m afraid that’s not
there wasn’t anybody there possible, is four o’clock
vahā kōī nahī thā all right? māf kījiye, ye š
anything kuchh tō mumkin nahī ha, kyā
chār baje thīk rahegā?
dialogues yes, that will be fine jī hā, Hindi/Urdu
thīk ha
anything else? awr kuchh? the name was ...? āpkā
nothing else, thanks awr nām ...?
kuchh nahī, shukriyā
apricot khūbānī
would you like anything April apral
to drink? (to man/woman) āp are*: we are ham hA
kuchh pīyege/pīyegī? you are āp hA
I don’t want anything, (fam) tum hō
thanks jī nahī, mujhe they are ve hA
kuchh nahī chāhiye, area ilākā
shukriyā area code ilāke kā kōd
arm bāh
apart from ke alāvā arrange: will you arrange it for
apartment flat us? kyā āp hamāre liye is kā
apartment block bilding intzām kar dege? ABCDEFGHIJKLAs
aperitif aparitīf arrival pahuch
apology māfī, kshamā (H) arrive pahuchnā
appendicitis apandisātis when do we arrive? ham kab
appetizer pahlā dawr pahuchege?
apple seb has my fax arrived yet? kyā
appointment mulākāt merā faks āgayā?
we arrived today ham āj
dialogue pahuche
art kalā (H), fan (U)
can I help you? bōliye art gallery chitr-shālā (H),
I’d like to make an tasvīr khānā (U)
appointment with ... artist kalākār (H), fankār (U)
mujhe ... se milnā ha as: as good as itnā hī
what time would you like? acchhā
(to man/woman) āp kis vakt as big as itnā hī barā
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as soon as possible jitnī jaldī
is it far away? kyā vō bahut
hōsake
dūr ha?
ashtray rākhdānī awful bahut burā
ask pūchhna axle dhurī
English
ask for māgnā
š
I didn’t ask for this mAne ye B
nahī māgā
could you ask him to ...? in se
kahiye ki ...? baby (male/female) bacchā/
asleep: she’s asleep vō sōī bacchī
huī ha baby food bacche kā khānā
Hindi/Urdu
aspirin aspirin baby’s bottle bacche kī bōtal
asthma damā baby-sitter bebī sitar
astonishing tājjub kā back (of body) pīth
at*: at the hotel hōtal me (back part) pichhlā hissā
at the station steshan par at the back pīche
at six o’clock chha baje can I have my money back?
at Sunil’s sunil ke yahā merā pasā vāpas kar dījiye
attractive khūbsūrat to come/go back anā/vāpas
aubergine bAgan jānā
August agast backache pīth dard
aunt (paternal) chāchī bacon sūar kā mās
(maternal) māsī, khālā (U) bad burā
Australia āstreliyā a bad headache tez sirdard
Australian āstreliyan badly burī tarah (se)
I’m Australian mA āstreliyan bag thalā
hū (handbag) handbag
automatic (adj) ātomatik (suitcase) sūtkes, baksā
(car) apne āp chalne vālī kār baggage sāmān, asbāb (U)
ABCDEFGHIJKLAs
automatic teller nakdī kī baggage checkroom chhute
mashīn sāmān kā daftar
autumn patjhar (H), khizā (U) baggage claim sāmān kī māg
in the autumn patjhar me (H), asbāb kī māg (U)
avenue chawrī sarak bakery dabal rōtī kī dukān
average (not good) māmūlī balcony chhajjā
on average awsatan a room with a balcony
awake: is he awake? kyā vō chhajje vālā kamrā
jāgā huā ha? bald ganjā
away: go away! jāō! ball ged
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ballpoint pen bālpōint pan
bamboo bās
saktā/saktī hū?
banana kelā man/woman) kyā mA nahā English
see hotel
band (musical) band bathroom gusalkhānā
bandage pattī with a private bathroom nijī š
Bandaid® palastar gusalkhānā
Bangladesh banglādesh bath towel nahāne kā tawliyā
Bangladeshi banglādeshī bathtub nahāne kā tab Hindi/Urdu
bank (money) bank battery batarī
bank account khāta bay khārī
bar sharāb-khānā, baar be* hōnā
a bar of chocolate chāklet kī beach samandar kā kinārā
dandī on the beach samandar ke
barber’s nāi kī dukān, hajjām kināre par
(U) beach mat bīch kī chatāi
bargaining beach umbrella bīch kā chātā
beans sem (phalī)
dialogue French beans chhōtī sem
broad beans barī sem
how much is this? is kī kyā beard dārhī
kīmat ha? beautiful sundar
200 rupees dō saw rupaye because kyōki
that’s too expensive ye tō because of ... ... kī vajah se
bahut mahangā ha bed bistar ABCDEFGHIJKLBe
how about 100 rupees? I’m going to bed now (said
ek saw rupaye me kasā by man/woman) mA ab sōne jā
rahegā? rahā/rahī hū
I’ll let you have it for 150 bed and breakfast rāt kī
rupees āp ke liye sirf rihāish awr nāshtā
dedh saw rupaye bedroom sōne kā kamrā
can you reduce it a bit beer bīyar
more? jarā awr kam kare? two beers, please dō bīyar,
OK, it’s a deal acchhā, ye dījiye
pakkā rahā before pahle
beggar bhikhārī
basket chhawrī begin shuru hōnā
(in shop) tōkrī (doing something) shuru karnā
bath snān (H), gusal (U) when does it begin? kab
can I have a bath? (said by shuru hōtā ha?
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beginnerr (man/woman) sīkhne
vālā/vālī
mubārak!, shubh
janmdin! (H)
beginning: at the beginning happy birthday! sālgirah
shuru me biscuit biskut
English
behind pīchhe bit: a little bit zarā thōrā
š
behind me mere pīchhe a big bit thōrā barā
Belgian beljiyan a bit of ... thōrā sā ...
Belgium beljiyam a bit expensive zarā
believe yakīn karnā, vishvās mahangā
karnā (H) bite (noun) kāt
Hindi/Urdu
below nīche (verb) kātnā
belt petī bitterr (taste etc) karvā
bend (in road) mōr black kālā
Bengali bangālī black market kālā bāzār
berth (on ship) barth blanket kambal
beside: beside the ... ... ke pās bleach (for toilet) blīch
best sab se acchhā bless you! bhagvān āpkā
betel nut supārī bhalā kare! (H), allāh kā
better behtar shukr ha!(U)
are you feeling better? (kyā) blind andhā
āpkī tabiyat behtar ha? blinds jhilmilī pardā
between bīch me blister chhālā
beyond ke pare blocked (road, sink etc) band
bicycle sāikil blond (adj: man/woman) chitte
bicycle pump sāikil pamp bālō vālā/vālī
big barā blood khūn
too big bahut barā high blood pressure khūn kā
it’s not big enough ye kam dabāv, raktchāp (H)
barā ha blouse blāwz, chōlī
ABCDEFGHIJKLBe
bike sāikil blow-dry sukhāna-savārnā
(motorbike) mōtar sāikil I’d like a cut and blow-dry
bikini bikinī mujhe bāl banvāne hA
bill bil blue nīlā
(US: from bank) nōt blue eyes nīlī ākhe
could I have the bill? bil blusher lālī singār
lāiye? boarding house rahne awr
bin kūredān khāne kī jagah
bird chiriyā boarding pass bording pās
birthday sāl girah, janmdin (H) boat kishtī, nāv (H)
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(for passengers) pānī kā jahāz
man/woman) mA unnis saw
body sharīr (H), jism (U)
boiled egg ublā andā I was born in 1960 (said by English
sāth me padā huā thā/thī
boiled water ublā pānī borrow māgnā
bone haddī (money) udhār lenā š
bonnet (of car) bānet may I borrow ...? (said by man/
book (noun) kitāb woman) kyā mA ... māg saktā/
(verb) buk karānā saktī hū? Hindi/Urdu
can I book a seat? (said by both dōnō
man/woman) kyā mA sīt buk bother: sorry to bother you
karā saktā/saktī hū? taklīf dene ke liye māf kījiye
bottle bōtal
dialogue bottle-opener bōtal khōlne
kī chābī
I’d like to book a table for bottom (of person) kūlhā
two dō lōgō ke liye mez at the bottom of ... (hill) ... ke
buk kar dege? nīche
what time would you like it (street) ... ke ākhir me
booked for? kitne baje ke box baks
liye buk karū? box office tikat ghar
half past seven sārhe sāt boy larkā
baje boyfriend bawy frend
that’s fine thīk ha bra chōlī, brā
and your name? awr apkā bracelet kangan ABCDEFGHIJKLBr
nām? brake brek
brandy brāndī
bookshop, bookstore kitābō brass pītal
kī dukān bread dabal rōtī
boot (footwear) būt white bread safed dabal rōtī
(of car) sāman rakhne kī petī brown bread bhūrī dabal rōtī
borderr (of country) sarhad, wholemeal bread chōkar vālī
sīmā (H) dabal rōtī
bored: I’m bored (said by man/ break: I’ve broken the ... mujh
woman) mA ūb gayā/gayī hū se ... tūt gayā
boring boring I think I’ve broken my wrist
born: I was born in lagtā ha merī kalāi tūt gayī
Manchesterr (said by man/ break down bigarnā
woman) mA manchestar me I’ve broken down merī gārī
padā huā thā/thī bigar gayī
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breakdown kharāb
(for cleaning) jhārū
breakfast nāshtā
Buddhist (adj) bawddh
break-in: I’ve had a break-in bucket bāltī
mere yahā chōrī hōgayī buffet car khāne-pīne kā
English
breast chhātī dibbā
š
breathe sās lenā buggy (for child) bacchā gārī
breeze havā building makān
bridge (over river) pul bulb (light bulb) bijlī kā balb
brief chhōtā bumper bampar
briefcase brīf kes bunk takhtā
Hindi/Urdu
bright (light etc) tez bureau de change sikke
bright red chatkīlā lāl badalne kā daftar
brilliant (idea) bahut barhiyā burglary chōrī
(person) kamāl kā Burma barmā
bring lānā Burmese barmī
I’ll bring it back laterr (said by burn (noun) jale kā dāh
man/woman) mA ye bād me (verb) jalnā
vāpas lāūgā/lāūgī burnt: this is burnt ye jalā
Britain bartāniyā, briten huā ha
British bartānvī, british burst: a burst pipe phatā
brochure pustikā (H), risālā (U) nal
broken tūtī huī bus bas
(leg etc) tūtī what number bus is it
it’s broken ye tūt gayā ha to ...? ... ke liye kawnse
bronze kāsā nambar kī bas ha?
brooch jarāū pin when is the next bus to ...? ...
broom jhārū ke liye aglī bas kab ha?
brother bhāi what time is the last bus?
brother-in-law (wife’s brother) ākhirī bas kis vakt ha?
ABCDEFGHIJKLBr
sālā
(husband’s older brother) jethh dialogue
(husband’s younger brother) devar
(sister’s husband) bahnōī does this bus go to ...? kyā
brown bhūrā ye bas ... jātī ha?
brown hair bhūre bāl no, you need a number ...
brown eyes bhūrī ākhe jī nahī, āp ... nambar kī
bruise chōt bas le
brush (for hair) burush
(artist’s) kūchī business kārōbār, vyāpār (H)
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bus station bas kā addā, bas
steshan
he is called ... inkā nām ...
ha
bus stop bas stāp kahte hA? English
bust chhātī please call the doctor dāktar
busy (restaurant etc) kām me kō bulāiye š
lage hue, vyast (H) please give me a call at 7.30
I’m busy tomorrow ma kal am tomorrow (kripayā) sārhe
vyast hū (H), ma kal masrūf sāt baje mujhe phōn kījiye Hindi/Urdu
hū (U) please ask him to call me
but lekin kripayā unkō kahiye ki
butcher’s kasāi kī dukān mujhe phōn kare
butter makkhan call back: I’ll call back later
button batan (said by man/woman) ma phir
buy kharīdnā vāpas āūgā/āūgī
where can I buy ...? (said (phone back) mA phir phōn
by man/woman) mA ... kahā karūgā/karūgī
kharīd saktā/saktī hū call round: I’ll call round
by*: by bus/car bas/kār se tomorrow (said by man/woman)
written by ... ... ne likhā mA kal phir āūgā/āūgī
by the window khirkī ke pās camcorder kam kardar
by the sea samundar ke camera kamrā
kināre camera shop kamre kī
by Thursday brihaspativār dukān
tak (H), jumme rāt tak (U) camp (verb) kamp lagānā ABCDEFGHIJKLCa
bye namaste (H), khudā can we camp here? kyā ham
hāfiz (U) yahā kamp lagā sakte hA?
camping gas kamp kī gas
C campsite kamp kī jagah
can (tin) dibbā
a can of beer bīyar kā kan
cabbage pattā gōbhī can*: can you ...? (to man/
cabin (on ship) kabin woman) kyā āp ... sakte/
cable car tār par chalne vālī saktī hA?
gārī can I have ...? (said by man/
café chāy-pānī kī dukān woman) kyā mA ... le saktā/
cake kek saktī hū?
call (verb) bulānā I can’t ... (said by man/woman)
(to phone) phōn karnā mA nahī ... saktā/saktī
what’s it called? is kō kyā Canada kanādā
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Canadian kanādiyan
will you cash this for me? is
kō bhunā dege?
I’m Canadian mA kanādiyan
hū cash desk nakdī kā kāuntar
canal nahar cash dispenser nakdī kī
English
cancel radd karnā mashīn
š
candle mōmbattī cashier (cash desk) kash
candy mithāī kāuntar
can-opener tin khōlne kī cashew kājū
chābī cassette kasat
cap (hat) tōpī cassette recorder kasat
Hindi/Urdu
(of bottle) dhakkan rikārdar
car kār, mōtar castle kilā
by car kar se casualty department
caravan kārvā durghatnā vibhāg (H), hādse
caravan site kārvā kī jagah ka mahakmā (U)
card (birthday etc) kard cat billī
here’s my (business) card ye catch (verb) pakarnā
merā bijnes kard ha where do we catch the bus
cardigan ūnī jāket to ...? ... ke liye ham bas
cardphone phōn kā kard kahā pakre?
careful hōshiyār, sāvdhān (H) cathedral khās girjā
be careful! hōshiyār rahe! Catholic (adj) kathōlik (īsāi)
caretaker (man/woman) cauliflower gōbhī
rakhvālā/rakhvālī cave gufā
car ferry kār le jāne vālā jahāz ceiling chhat
carnival melā celery selerī (danthal)
car park kār Pārk cemetery kabristān
carpet galīchā centigrade sentigred
car rental kirāye kī kar centimetre sentimītar
ABCDEFGHIJKLCa
carriage (of train) dibbā central bīch kā, kendrīy (H)
carrier bag kharīdārī rakhne centre bīch, kendra (H)
kā thalā how do we get to the city
carrot gājar centre? ham shahar ke
carry le jānā bīchō-bīch kase jāe?
carry-cot bacche kī bichhawnī cereal nāshte kā anāj
carton dibbā certainly zarūr
case (suitcase) sūtkes, baksā certainly not bilkul nahī
cash (noun) nakdī chair kursī
(verb) bhunānā champagne shampen
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change (noun: small change)
rezgārī
in? hame kahā darj karānā
(money back) bākī pase where do we have to check English
hōgā?
(verb) badalnā check-in chak in
can I change this for ...? kyā cheekk (on face) gāl š
is kō mA ... me badal sakte hA? cheerio! phir milege!
I don’t have any change mere cheers! (toast) chīyars!
pās kōī rezgārī nahī ha cheese panīr Hindi/Urdu
can you give me change of a chemist’s davākhānā
10-rupee note? āp das rupaye cheque chak
kī rezgārī de sakte hA? chess shatranj
chest chhātī
dialogue chewing gum chuing gam
chicken (meat) murgī
do we have to change chickenpox chhōtī mātā
(trains)? kyā hame gārī child (male/female) bacchā/
badalnī paregī? bacchī
yes, change at Kanpur/no children bacche
it’s a direct train jī hā, āp child minder bacche kī
kānpur me gārī badle/jī dekhbhāl karne vālā
nahī ye sīdhī gārī ha children’s pool bacchō ke
nahāne kā pūl
changed: to get changed children’s portion baccho ke
kapre badalnā liye ABCDEFGHIJKLCh
charge (noun: fee, cost) kīmat chilli mirch
(verb) pase lagnā green chilli harī mirch
charge card chārj kārd red chilli lāl mirch
cheap sastā with chillies mirch vālā
do you have anything without chillies binā mirch kā
cheaper? āpke pās is se chin thōdī
kuchh sastā ha? China chīn
checkk (verb) dekhnā Chinese chīnī
could you check it? ise jarā chips tale ālū ke katle
dekh lege? (US) krisp
check (US) chak chocolate chāklet
(US: in restaurant etc) bil milk chocolate dūdhvālī
could I have the check? bil chāklet
lāiye? plain chocolate sādī chāklet
check in darj karānā (binā dūdh kī)
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a hot chocolate garam
chāklet
choose chunnā dialogue
what time do you close?
Christmas barā din, krismas āp kis vakt band karte hA?
English
Christmas Eve krismas se we close at 8pm on
š
pahlā din weekdays and 6pm
merry Christmas! barā din on Saturdays sōm se
mubārak! shukrvār tak āth baje
church girjā shām kō awr shanīchar kō
cider seb kī sharāb chha baje band karte hA
Hindi/Urdu
cigar churut do you close for lunch? āp
cigarette sigret dōpahar ke khāne ke liye
cigarette lighter lāitar band karte hA?
cinema sinemā yes, between 1 and
circle gōlā 3.30pm jī hā, ek awr sārhe
(in theatre) bālkanī tīn baje ke bīch
city shahar
city centre shahar kā bīch closed band
clean (adj) sāf cloth (fabric) kaprā
can you clean these for me? (for cleaning etc) sāf karne kā
mere liye sāf kar dege? kaprā
cleaning solution (for contact clothes kapre
lenses) sāf karne kā ghōl clothes line kapre phalāne
cleansing lotion safā karne kā kī rassī
lōshan clothes peg kapre tāgne kī
clear sāf chimtī
(obvious) spasht (H), zāhir (U) cloud bādal
clever hōshiyār cloudy dhudhlā
cliff ūchī chattān clutch klach
ABCDEFGHIJKLCh
climbing charhnā coach (bus) bas
cling film chipchipī (on train) dibbā
parat coach station bas kā addā
clinic klinik coach trip bas kī sar
cloakroom kōt rakhne kā coast samandar kā kinārā,
kamrā samudra tat (H)
clock gharī on the coast samandar ke
close (verb: shop, suitcase etc) kināre par
band karnā coat (overcoat) kōt
( (
(of shop etc) band hōnā (jacket) jāket
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coathanger kōttāngne kī
khūtī
cobbler mōchī dialogue English
where do you come from?
cobra phaniyar sāp, nāg (H) āp kahā se hA?
cockroach tilchattā I come from Edinburgh mA š
cocoa kōkō edinbarā se hū
coconut nāriyal
code (for phoning) kōd come back vāpas ānā Hindi/Urdu
nambar I’ll come back tomorrow (said
what’s the (dialling) code for by man/woman) mA kal vāpas
Kanpur? kānpur kō dāyal āūgā/āūgī
karne kā kōd kyā ha? come in andar āiye
coffee kahvā, kāfī comfortable ārām deh
two coffees, please dō kāfī compact disc kāmpectdisk
dījiye company (business) kampanī
coin sikkā compartment (on train) dibbā
Coke® kōkā kōlā® compass kampās
cold (adj) thandā complain shikāyat karnā
I’m cold mujhe thand lag complaint shikāyat
rahī ha I have a complaint mujhe ek
I have a cold mujhe zukām shikāyat ha
ha completely pūrī tarah se
collapse: he/she has computer kampūtar
collapsed vō behōsh hōgayā/ concert sangīt sammelan ABCDEFGHIJKLCo
hōgayī concussion chōt
collar kālar conditioner (for hair)
collect lenā kandīshanar
I’ve come to collect ... (said by condom kandōm
man/woman) mA ... lene āyā/ conference kānfrens,
āyī hū sammelan (H)
collect call rivars chārj kawl confirm pakkā karnā
college kālej congratulations!
colour rang mubārakbād!, badhāi! (H)
do you have this in other connecting flight milānevālī
colours? āpke pās ye dūsre flāit
rang me hA? connection (in travelling) mel
colour film rangīn ‘film’ conscious hōsh me ha
comb (noun) kanghī constipation kabz
come ānā consulate up-dūtāvās (H),
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sifārat khānā (U)
saktī hū?
contact (verb) sampark karnā
contact lenses kōntact lans woman) kyā mA ... le saktā/
I couldn’t ... (said by man/
contraceptive garbh nirodhak woman) mA nahī ... sakā/sakī
English
golī country (nation) mulk, desh (H)
š
convenient suvidhā janak (H), (countryside) dehāt
mākul (U) countryside dehāt
that’s not convenient ye couple (two people) jōrā
suvidhā janak nahī ha a couple of ... dō ...
cookk (verb) pakānā courier harkārā
Hindi/Urdu
not cooked (underdone) adhpakā course (main course etc) dawr
cooker kukar of course beshak
cookie biskut of course not bilkul nahī
cooking utensils pakāne ke cousin (male/female) chacherā
bartan bhāi/chacherī bahan
cool thandā cow gāy
cork dāt cracker tartarā biskut
corkscrew kāgpech craft shop dastkārī kī dukān
corner: on the corner kōne par crash (noun) takkar
in the corner kōne me I’ve had a crash merī takkar
cornflakes kārn flex hōgayī
correct (right) thīk crazy pāgal
corridor galiyārā cream (in cake) krīm
cosmetics sāj-singār kī chīze (lotion) marham
cost (verb) kīmat lagnā (colour) krīm ke rang kā
how much does it cost? is kī creche krach, shishu grih (H)
kīmat kyā ha?, kitne pase credit card kredit kārd
lagege? do you take credit cards? kyā
cot khatiyā āp kredit kārd lete hA?
ABCDEFGHIJKLCo
cotton sūt
cotton wool ruī dialogue
couch (sofa) sōfā
couchette barth, shāyikā (H) can I pay by credit card?
cough (noun) khāsī kyā āp kredit kārd lege?
cough medicine khāsī ki davā which card do you want to
could: could you ...? (to man/ use? (to man/woman) kawnsā
woman) kyā āp ... sakte/saktī kārd dege/degī?
hA? Mastercard/Visa
could I have ...? (said by man/ yes, sir jī hā
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what’s the number? iskā
nambar kyā ha?
and the expiry date? awr D English
khatam hōne kī tārīkh? dad pitā (H), abbā (U)
daily (adverb) rōzānā, š
crisps krisp pratidin (H)
crockery chīnī ke bartan (adj) rōzānā kā, pratidin kā
crocodile magar macchh dam bādh Hindi/Urdu
(freshwater) ghariyāl damage (verb) bigarnā
crossing (by sea) samundar pār damaged bigrī
karnā I’m sorry, I’ve damaged this
crossroads chawrāhā māf kījiye, ye mujh se bigar
crowd bhīr gayī
crowded bharā damn! dhat tere kī!
crown (on tooth) khōl damp (adj) gīlā
cruise pānī ke jahāz kī sar dance (noun) nāch, nrity (H)
crutches tek (verb) nāchnā
cry (verb) rōnā would you like to dance? (to
cucumber khīrā man/woman) āp dans karege/
cup pyālā karegī?
a cup of ..., please ek dangerous khatarnāk,
pyālā ... de dījiye bhayānak (H)
cupboard almārī Danish denish
cure (verb) ilāj karnā dark (adj: colour) gahrā ABCDEFGHIJKLDa
curly ghughrālā (hair) kālā
current lahar it’s getting dark ab andherā
curtains parde hō rahā ha
cushion gaddā date*: what’s the date today?
custom dastūr, prathā (H) āj kyā tārīkh ha?
Customs chungī let’s make a date for next
cut (noun) kāt Monday ham agle somvār ko
(verb) kātnā mile?
I’ve cut myself mujhe chōt dates (fruit) khajūr
lag gayī daughter betī
cutlery chhurī-kāte daughter-in-law bahū
cycle shop sāikil kī dukān dawn bahut subah, ushā
cycling sāikil chalānā kāl (H)
cyclist (man/woman) sāikil at dawn bahut subah kō
vālā/vālī day din
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the day after kal
the day after tomorrow parsō
the day before kal dialogue
it’s this one here yahā
the day before yesterday par ha
English
parsō this one? ye?
š
every day har rōz no, that one jī nahī, vō
all day sāre din dūsrā
in two days’ time dō din me here? yahā?
day trip din bhar kī sar yes jī hā
dead (man/woman) marā huā/
marī huī dentures naklī dāt
Hindi/Urdu
deaf bahrā deodorant diodarent
deal (business) sawdā department mahakmā,
it’s a deal sawdā pakkā vibhāg (H)
death mawt department store dipārtment
decaffeinated coffee binā stōr
kafīn kī kawfī departure ravāngī,
December disambar prasthān (H)
decide tay karnā departure lounge dipārchar
we haven’t decided yet lawnj
hamne abhī ye tay nahī depend: it depends ye nirbhar
kiyā ha (H), ye munhasir ha (U)
decision faslā, nirnay (H) it depends on ... ... par
deckk (on ship) dak nirbhar kartā ha (H), ... par
deckchair dak kursī munhasir kartā ha (U)
deep gahrā deposit (as security) zamānat
definitely zarūr (as part payment) jamā
definitely not bilkul nahī dessert mithāi
degree (qualification) digrī destination jāne kī jagah
ABCDEFGHIJKLDa
delay (noun) der develop barhānā
deliberately jān būjh kar
delicious mazedār, dialogue
svādisht (H)
deliver de denā could you develop these
delivery (of mail) bāt films? āp ye filme dhō
Denmark denmārk dege?
dental floss dāt sāf karne kā yes, certainly jī hā, zarūr
reshā when will they be ready?
dentist dātōō kā dāktar kab tayār hō jāyegī?
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tomorrow afternoon kal
kathināyī (H)
dōpahar kō
dinner (evening meal) shām kā
how much is the four-hour dining room khāne kā kamrā English
service? chār ghante me khānā
tayār karne ke kitne pase to have dinner khānā khāne š
lagege? direct (adj) sīdhā
is there a direct train? kōī
diabetic (noun) madhumeh kā sīdhī gārī ha? Hindi/Urdu
bīmār direction taraf
dial (verb) dāyal karnā which direction is it? kis taraf
dialling code dāyal karne kā ha?
kōd is it in this direction? kyā is
diamond hīrā taraf ha?
diaper bacche kā pōtrā directory enquiries pūchh
diarrhoea pechish tāchh kī phōn lāin
do you have something for dirt gandagī
diarrhoea? āp ke pās pechish dirty gandā
kī kōī davā ha? disabled apāhij
diary dāyrī is there access for the
dictionary shabdkōsh (H), disabled? kyā apāhijō ke liye
lugat (U) āne jāne kī sahūliyate hA?
didn’t* nahī gāyab hōnā
see not it’s disappeared ye gāyab
die marnā hōgayā ABCDEFGHIJKLDi
diesel dīzal disappointed māyūs, nirāsh
diet khurāk disappointing nirāshājanak
I’m on a diet merī khurāk disaster musībat
bandhī ha disco diskō
I have to follow a special diet discount katawtī
mujhe ek khās khurāk lenī is there a discount? kīmat
partī ha me koī katawtī ha?
difference fark disease bīmārī
what’s the difference? kyā disgusting kharāb
fark ha? dish (meal) khānā
different alag, mukhtalif (U) (bowl) pyālā
this one is different ye alag ha dishcloth bartan pōchhne kā
a different table dūsrī mez kaprā
difficult mushkil, kathin (H) disinfectant kīre mārne kī
difficulty mushkilāt, davā
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disk (for computer) disk
tea, do you want to join
disposable nappies,
us? ham chāy-pānī ki
disposable diapers napī we’re going out for some
distance dūrī liye bāhar jāyege, kyā āp
English
in the distance dūr se hamāre sāth āyege?
š
district zilā
disturb pareshān karnā do you want milk? āpkō
diversion (detour) dūsrā rāstā dūdh chāhiye?
diving board gōtā lagāne kā I do, but she doesn’t jī hā
phattā mujhe chāhiye, magar
Hindi/Urdu
divorced talākshudā ise nahī
dizzy: I feel dizzy muje
chakkar ārahā ha doctorr (man/woman) dāktar/
do (verb) karnā dāktarnī
what shall we do? ham kyā we need a doctor hame
kare? dāktar kī zarūrat ha
how do you do it? (to man/ please call a doctor dāktar
woman) ye kase karte/kartī kō bulāiye
hA?
will you do it for me? kyā ye dialogue
mere liye kar dege?
where does it hurt? kahā
dialogues dard kartā ha?
right here yahī
how do you do? kyā hāl does that hurt now? kyā
ha? abhī bhī dard ha?
nice to meet you āp se yes jī hā
milkar barī khushī huī take this to the pharmacy
ABCDEFGHIJKLDi
what do you do? (to man/ ye davā kī dukān par
woman) āp kyā kām karte/ lejāiye
kartī hA?
I’m a teacher, and you? mA document dastāvez
tīchar hū, awr āp? dog kuttā
I’m a student mA student doll guriyā
hū domestic flight domestik
what are you doing this flāit, antardeshīy urān (H)
evening? (to man/woman) āj donkey gadhā
shāmkō āp kyā kar rahe/ don’t!* mat!
rahī hA? don’t do that! ye mat kījiye!
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