The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Hindi & Urdu

... ke ūpar on top of ...
uRān flight
uRān kā nambar flight
number ūpar jānā to go up (the stairs Hindi/Urdu
etc)
uRān ke vakt hāzir standby ūpar kī manzil me upstairs
(flight)
us that v š
use him; her; to him; to her
(further away)
ushā kāl (H) dawn vagArā et cetera English
uskā his; her; hers (further vah great, terrific
away) vahā there; over there
uske bād then, after that vahā ūpar up there
uske liye for her; for him vahī right there
uske sāTh with her; with him vahī the same
uskī his; hers (further away) vakīl lawyer
uskō him; her; to him; to her vaKt time
(further away) is vaKt this time
us taraf over there kyā vaKt hA? what time is it?
ustarā razor varnā otherwise
ustare kā bleD razor blades vasant (H) spring (season)
utarnā to get off vayask (H) adult
uthlā shallow (water) vazan weight
uttar (H) north vazīre-āzam (U) prime
uttarī āyarlAnD (H) Northern minister ABCDEFGHIJKLvā
Ireland vādy manDalī (H) orchestra
uttarīy (H) northern vāKaī really
uttar kī taraf to the north vālā: ye vālā this one
uttar me in the north vālid (U) father
uttar pashchim (H) northwest vālidā (U) mother
uttar pūrvī (H) northeast vāpas ānā to get back (return);
uThnā to get up (in the morning) to come back
ūbāne vālā boring vāpas denā to give back
ūbgayā bored vāpas jānā to go back (return)
ūchā high; tall (building); loud vāpas phōn karnā to ring
ūchāi height (mountain) back
ūche kism kā upmarket vāpsī: ... ke liye ek vāpsī a
ūchī chaTTān cliff return to ...
ūn wool vāpsī TikaT return ticket,
ūpar up; above; up there round trip ticket
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vārD ward (in hospital)
vāshar washer (for bolt etc)
vāskaT waistcoat y
vātar skī waterski yadyapi (H) although
vātānukūlit (H) air-conditioned yahā here
vātāyan small window sunil ke yahā at Sunil’s
Hindi/Urdu
vāTarprūf waterproof yahā par down here
š
vAkum klīnar vacuum cleaner kyā vō yahā hA? is he in?, is
vAn van he here?
vAsā hī the same as this yahūdī Jewish
ve they (further away); those yaKīn karnāKK to believe
English
ve hA they are yā or
ve the they were ... yā ... (either) ... or ...
vels Wales yād: āpkō yād hA? do you
velsh Welsh remember?
vest inDīz kā West Indian mujhe yād nahī I don’t
vibhāg (H) department remember
vichār (H) idea muhje yād hA I remember
videsh abroad yādgār monument
vilāyatītt kājalī eyeliner yādgār nishānī souvenir
vinamr (H) polite yātāyāt (H) traffic
vinD sarfing windsurfing yātrā (H) journey
vinD skrīn windscreen yātrā sukhad rahe! have a
vinD skrīn vāipar windscreen good trip!
wiper yātrī (H) passenger
viruddhh (H) against ye he; she; it; they (nearby);
vishvās karnā (H) to believe this; these
vivran (H) description ye thā/ye thī it was
vīzā visa yōg yoga
ABCDEFGHIJKLvā
vō he; she; it; they (far); that yū As e USA
vō thā he was yūnān Greece
vō thī she was yūnānī Greek
vō vālā that one yūnivarsiTīTT university
vōltej voltage yūrōp Europe
vyakti (H) person yūrōpian European
vyast (H) busy
vyākaran (H) grammar
vyāpār (H) business
vyāyām shālā (H) gym
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z
zabān (U) language Hindi/Urdu
zamānat deposit (as security)
zamīn ground; land š
zamīn ke andar kī rel
underground (railway), (US)
subway English
zamīn par on the ground
zanānā women’s
zanānā Dibbā ladies’
compartment
zanānā gusal Khānā ladies’
toilets, ladies’ room
zarā mahangā a bit expensive
zarā thōRā a little bit
zarūr certainly, definitely
zarūrī important, urgent;
vital; necessary, essential
zāhir (U) clear, obvious
zāyaz reasonable (prices etc)
zāykā (U) taste, flavour
zikr karnā to mention ABCDEFGHIJKLZy
zilā district
zindagī life
zindā alive
zip zip, zipper
zīn saddle (for horse)
zōrdār strong
zukām cold
zummā (U) Friday
zyādā more; most, most
of all
zyāda vakt most of the time
zyādā nahī not much, not a
lot
itnā zyādā nahī not so much
zyādātar mostly
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English




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Contents
General Signs....................................................................... 155
Hindi
Airport, Planes .................................................................... 155
š
Banks, Money ..................................................................... 157
Bus Travel ........................................................................... 157
Days.................................................................................... 157
Health................................................................................. 158
Hiring, Renting................................................................... 158
Hotels ................................................................................. 159
Lifts, Elevators..................................................................... 160
Medicines............................................................................ 160
Months................................................................................ 161
Notices on Doors ................................................................ 161
Numbers............................................................................. 162
Place Names........................................................................ 164
Post Office........................................................................... 165
English: Signs and Notices
Public Buildings .................................................................. 166
Public Holidays ................................................................... 166
Rail Travel ..........................................................................167
Restaurants, Bars................................................................. 167
Road Signs.......................................................................... 168
Sport, Trekking................................................................... 169
















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General Signs
B 3 HXMS* ārTrr gAlarī art gallery Hindi
CT 4 Xµ! bas sTAnd bus stop š
C M Œ” O bāl udyān children’s playground
JTOFN I M sinemā hāl cinema, movie theater
JWEFY* E6U W T videshī dūtāvās embassy
G ZS 4 FYO fire sTeshan fire station
C H bāg garden
S KL*Z QZ3 L rājkīya paryaTan government tourist
L 3Z MZ kāryālay office English: Signs and Notices
TµH<I MZ sangrahālay museum
QVJMT 4 FYO pulis sTeshan police station
TµSJ U tN SU samrakshit imārat protected monuments
S +Z I4ULM rājy hast-kalā state handicraft
&.QPJSZNN empōriyam emporium
S +Z QZ3 L L Z 3MZ rājy paryaTak state tourism office
kāryālay
FM*GPO &,TDFµK Teliphōn exchange telephone exchange
SµHNµD rangmanch theatre
Z > &Wµ QZ3 O yātrā evam paryaTan travel and tour
TµD MLL sanchālak operator

Airport, Planes
EFY*Z JWN OQ5UO deshīya vimānpattan domestic airport
B/US 3Þ?*Z antarrāshTrīya international airport
JWN OQ5UOO Vimānpattan
EFY*Z JN3OM deshīya Tarminal domestic terminal
B/US 3Þ?*Z JN3OM antarrāshTrīya international terminal
tarminal
Œ!™ O T6DO Q<EY3O uRān sūchanā flight
Q pradarshan paTTa information
Œ!™ O T6DO uRān sūchanā flight information
B HNO āgaman arrival
Q<4R O prasthān departure
DXL tO L ȵ S check-in kāunTar check-in desk
B S J !™L* ārakshan khiRākī reservations counter
Q6[U [ pūchhtāchh enquiries

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TVS K µD J !™L* / surakshā jāch khiRkī/ security check
L ȵ S
kāunTar
Q<WFY pravesh way in, entrance
Hindi
JOH3N nirgam way out, exit
š
&ZSQP 3 NXOFKS airport manager airport manager
JYYV Mn C* shishū lawbī baby area
T N O L* ? M* sāmān kī trawlī baggage trolley,
baggage cart
CXµL L ȵ S bAnk kāunTar bank, exchange
JLS ZF QS L S TFW kirāye par kār sevā car rental service
EW É L* EVL O davāī kī dukān drugstore and
shopping plaza
LXJN4 UR EVL OFµ kemist tathā dukāne drugstore and
shopping plaza
JOYV-L EVL OFµ nishulk dukāne duty free shop
Q< RJNL JDJL5T prāthmik chikitsa first aid
IP M B S J !L* hōTal ārakshan hotel reservations
English: Signs and Notices
khiRkī desk
tN*H<FYO immigration immigration
B W9ZL T6DO āvashyak sūchanā important notice
GP P *µDO WJK3U IX phōtō khīchanā photography
varjit hA prohibited
! L TFW ZFµ dāk sevāe postal services
Q6W3E5U XLT* TFW pūrvadatta tAksī sevā prepaid taxi service
T W3KJOL FM*GPO sārvajanik Teliphōn public telephone
(&T * !* / (STD/ISD) (STD/ISD)
( (
B t &T !*)
PKO MZ bhōjanālaya restaurant
JW¥ N L vishrām kaksh resting rooms
T*JNU / Q<JUC‹ F> sīmit/pratibaddh restricted area
kshetra
L0QZ BQO J L kripayā apnā TikaT show your ticket
&Wµ Q TQP 3 JE ZFµµ evam pāspōrTrr
and passport
dikhāye
Q SHNO Z >*ZPµ LF pārgaman yātriy sleeping
JMZF YZOY M 4RM ke liye shayanshālā accommodation
sthal for passengers in
transit
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B-Q I S 4RM
LFWM JWN O
crew only
keval vimān chālakō
QJSD MLPµ LF JMZF alpāhār sthal snack bar Hindi
ke liye
B Q UL M*O JOH3N āpātkālīn nirgam emergency exit š
™US Khatrā danger
Banks, Money
CXµL !? ' / IV !* bAnk draft/hunDī bank drafts
OLE* VHU O nakdī bhugatānī cash payment English: Signs and Notices
OLE* Q WU* nakdī pāvati cash receipt
L<XJ! L !3T kreDit kārDz credit card
JWEFY* NVE< L ȵ S videshī mudrā kāunTar foreign exchange
counter
B K L* JWEFY* NVE< āj kī videshī mudrā dare exchange rate
ESFµ
NXOFKS mAnejar manager
Q<C/ L prabandhak manager
NV Z Q<C/ L mukhya prabandhak senior manager
?XWM3T DXLPµ L TrArr valarz chAk kā traveller’s cheques
VHU O bhugatān cashed
Bus Travel
CT 4 PQ bas sTop bus stop
Q6[U [ L Z3 MZ pūchhtāchh kāryālaya enquiries desk
B/US3 KL*Z CT B³ antarrājkīya bas aDDā interstate bus
terminal
4R O*Z CT B³ sthānīya bas aDDā local bus stop
Q6W3E5U X,T* pūrvadatta tAksī prepaid taxi
Q6W3E5U 4L6 S JS,Y pūrvadatta skūTar prepaid
rikshā auto-rickshaw
J L J !™L* TikaT khiRkī ticket desk

Days
TPNW S sōmvār Monday
NµHMW S mangalvār Tuesday
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CV W S
C0I4QJUW S, HVÅW S
Thursday
brihaspat vār, guruvār
YVL<W S budhvār Wednesday
Friday
shukrvār
Hindi
YJOW S shanivār, shanīchar Saturday
š
tUW S, SJWW S itvār, ravivār Sunday
Health
B4QU M aspatāl hospital
LX+ZV- * k k kAzhualTīT casualty
EµU dant dental
! Ln S DākTar doctor
B 8 MZ awshadhālaya pharmacy
É &O * ī-en-TīT ear nose and throat
āpātkālīn emergency
B É T* Z6 āī sī yū intensive care unit
English: Signs and Notices
D C*T A F VM IX chawbīs ghanTe open 24 hours
khulā hA
C IZ SPH* JW H bāhy rōgī vibhāg outpatients’
department
JDJL5TL chikitsak physician
W !3 Tµ Z vārD sankhyā ward number
&F,T SF Aks-re X-ray
Hiring, Renting
W U OL6JMU M(K™S* vātānukūlit lagzarī air-conditioned
LPD kōch luxury coaches
JLS ZF LF JM& NL O kirāye ke liye makān furnished
apartment for
rent
4L6 S JS,Y LF JLS ZFF skūTar riksha ke kirāye/ auto-rickshaw fare
!™F L D 3 bhāRe kā chārTrr chart
JLS ZF LF JMZF L SFµ kirāye ke liye kāre car rental
D 3!3 CT chartered bus chartered bus
X,T* !™F L* T S * tAksī bhāRe ki sāranī taxi fare chart
JLS ZF LF JMZFX kirāye ke liye to let
M* II khālī hA
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Hotels
IP M hōTal hotel Hindi
BJUJR H0I atithi-grih guesthouse š
4W HU L svāgat kaksh reception
Q<U* L pratīksha kaksh lobby
4W HU svāgat welcome
EP 7ZJ,UZPµ LF JMZF dō vyaktiyō ke liye double room
&L 7ZJ,U LF JMZF ek vyakti ke liye single room
W U OVL6JMU LNS vātānukūlit kamarā air-conditioned
room English: Signs and Notices
JM'™ lifT lift, elevator
UM, NµJKM tal, manjil floor
JOH3N nirgam exit
NJES L madira kaksh bar
O É nāī barber’s shop
7Z Q S LF/E< vyāpār kendra business centre
Ln G* L kāfi kaksh coffee shop
T.NFMO L sammelan kaksh conference
room
PKO L bhōjan kaksh dining room
! tJOµH In M Dāining hāl dining room
J!4LPRFL Diskōthek discotheque
Y D MZ QVˆ8 shawchālay-purush gents’ toilet,
men’s room
Y D MZ 4>* shawchālay-strī ladies’ toilet,
ladies’ room
VM É AS dhulāī gar laundry
M n!?* lawnDrī laundry
W IO !™ O LSFµ vāhan khaRā na kare no parking
PKO MZ bhōjanālay restaurant
EVL OFµ dukāne shops
QZ3 O Z > paryaTan yātrā sightseeing tours
O 9U &Wµ PKO nāshtā evam bhōjan snacks and meals
US U M taran tāl swimming pool
X,T* TAksī taxi
QZ3 O T6DO paryaTan sūchanā tourist information
TFWL, 4 *W!3 sevak, ‘steward’ waiter; steward


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Lifts, Elevators
JM'™ lifT lift, elevator
Hindi
ÈQS ūpar up
š
O*DF nīche down
UM, NµJKM tal, manjil floor
LFWM TN Tµ Z BµL keval sam sankhyā for floors with
W MF UMPµ LF JMZFFZ ank vāle talō ke liye even numbers
LFWM JW8N Tµ Z BµL keval visham sankhyā for floors with
W MF UMPµ LF JMZFFZ ank vāle talō ke liye odd numbers
B5ZJ L S ... atyadhik bhār ... maximum
7ZJ,U vyakti load ... persons
6N<Q O JO8F dhūmrapān nishedh no smoking
FE IX JM'™ L* khed hA lifA T kī sorry, lift/
NVS.NU IP SI* IXI marammat hō elevator under
rahī hA repair
English: Signs and Notices
Medicines
EW É L* EVL O davāī ki dukān drugstore,
pharmacy
Q* paTTīT bandage
TPOF TF QIMF sōne se pahle before going to bed
LX1T6M kApsūl capsules
k k
B 8 JWL<FU awshadh vikretā chemist, pharmacist
tµKX,YO injekshan injection
Q<ZPH L* JWJ prayōg kī vidhī instructions for use
NSIN marham ointment
LXµD* k k kAchī scissors
Q*OF L* EW pīne kī davā syrup
HPJMZ = gōliy tablets
... HPJMZ = Q<JUJEO ... gōliy pratidin ... tablets per day
D.ND chammach teaspoon
JEO NFµ ... C S din me ... bār ... times per day
DFU WO* JO 3JSU chetāvanī: nirdhārit warning: it is
N > TF BJ L mātrā se adhik dangerous to
MFO USO L IX davā lenā khatarnāk exceed the stated
dose

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Months
KOWS* janvarī January Hindi
GSWS* farvarīr February š
N D3 mārch March
BQ<XM aprArr l April
NÉ mayī May
K6O jūn June
KVM É julāi July
BH4U agast August
JTU.CS sitambar September English: Signs and Notices
B,U6CS akTūbar October
OW.CS navambar November
JET.CS disambar December
Notices on Doors
*µJD& kh chiye pull
LFJM& dhakeliye push
Q<WFY pravesh entry
JOH3N nirgam exit
Q<WFY JO8F pravesh nishedh no admission, no entry
LFWM Q< J L0U keval prādhikrit authorized personnel
7ZJ,UZPµ LF JM&& vyaktiy ke liye only
VM IX khulā hA open
C/E IX band hA closed
C IS bāhar out
MµD LF JM& CµE IX lanch ke liye band hA closed for lunch
A/ * ghanTīT bell
4W HU svāgat reception
LV5UF TF T W O kutte se sāvadhān beware of the dog
HF LF T NOF W IO geT ke sāmane no parking in front of
!™ O LSFµµ vāhan khaRā na the gate
kare
L0QZ K6UF ŒU JSZF kripayā jūte utāriye please remove your
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Numbers
JTGS, Y6/Z sifar, shūny (H) 0
Hindi
&L ek 1
š
EP dō 2
U*O tīn 3
D S chār 4
Q =D pāch 5
[: chhA 6
T U sāt 7
B āTh 8
O naw 9
ET das 10
(Z SI giārā 11
C SI bārā 12
UFSI terā 13
D EI chawdā 14
English: Signs and Notices
QµESI pandrā 15
TPMI sōlā 16
TU SI satrā 17
B SI aTThārā 18
Œ/O*T unnīs 19
C*T bīs 20
t,L*T ikkis 21
C ÉT bā-īs 22
UFÉT teis 23
D C*T chawbīs 24
Q$D*T pachchīs 25
[C*T chhabbīs 26
T5U ÉT sattā-īs 27
B ÉT aTThā-īs 28
Œ/U*T unattīs 29
U*T tīs 30
tLU*T ikattīs 31
C5U*T battīs 32
UXµU*T tetīs 33
D µU*T chawtīs 34
QXµU*T pAtīs 35
[5U*T chhattīs 36
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TXµU*T
B!™U*T
38
aRtīs
39
Œ/U M*T sAtīs 37 Hindi
untālīs
D M*T chālīs 40 š
tLU M*T iktālīs 41
CZ M*T bayālīs 42
UµXU M*T tAtālīs 43
D W M*T chavālīs 44
QXµU M*T pAtālīs 45
J[Z M*T chhiālīs 46
TXµU M*T sAtālīs 47 English: Signs and Notices
B!™U M*T aRtālīs 48
Œ/D T unanchās 49
Q$D T pachās 50
&L WO ikyāvan 51
C WO bāvan 52
>FQO trepan 53
D 7WO chavvan 54
QD1QO pachpan 55
[1QO chhappan 56
TU WO sattāvan 57
B WO aTThāvan 58
Œ/T unsaTh 59
T sāTh 60
tLT iksaTh 61
C T bāsaTh 62
>FT tresaTh 63
D T chawsaTh 64
QXµT pAsaTh 65
J[B T chhiāsaTh 66
T!™T saRsaTh 67
B!™T aRsaTh 68
Œ/IUS unhattar 69
T5US sattar 70
&LIUS ikhattar 71
CIUS bahattar 72
JUIUS tihattar 73
D IUS chawhattar 74
QµDIUS pichhattar 75
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J[IUS
T5UIUS
77
sathattar
B IUS chhihattar 76
78
aThattar
Hindi
Œ/O T* unāsī 79
š
B4T* assī 80
&L 4T* ikyāsī 81
CZ IT* bayāsī 82
JUS IT* tirāsī 83
D S T* chawrāsī 84
Q$D T* pachāsī 85
J[I T* chhiāsī 86
T5U T* satāsī 87
B 4T* aTThāsī 88
OW T* navāsī 89
O#CF navve 90
&L /OWFµ ikyānave 91
C OWFµ bānve 92
English: Signs and Notices
J>Z OWF tirānve 93
D S OWF chawrānve 94
Q$D OWF pachānve 95
J[Z OWF chhiānve 96
T5U OWF sattānve 97
B OWF aTThānve 98
JO/Z /WF ninyānave 99
T saw 100
EP T dō saw 200
U*O T tīn saw (etc) 300
&L IK™ S ek hazār 1,000
EP IK™ S dō hazār (etc) 2,000
&L M ek lākh 100,000
EP M dō lākh (etc) 200,000
ET M das lākh 1,000,000
Place Names
B HS āgrā Agra
BN0UTS amritsar Amritsar
CXµHM S banglōr Bangalore
kalkattā Calcutta
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D !*H ™
DF/O É (NE< T((
Chenai (Madras)
chennāī (madrās)
Darjeeling
E JK3JMµH ) T chanDīgaRh Chandigarh Hindi
dārjiling
HµH PL gangtōk Gangtok š
HPB gōā Goa
IXES C E hAdarābād Hyderabad
KZQ6S jApur Jaipur
L/Z LVN S* kanyākumārī Kanniyakumari
L 9N*S kāshmīr Kashmir
KVS IP khajurāhō Khajuraho
M OÈ lakhnawu Lucknow English: Signs and Notices
NV.CÉ (C.CÉ(( ) É É mumbAī (bambA Ai) Mumbai (Bombay)
OÉ JE-M* nayī dillī New Delhi
QVS* (Œ!™*T (( ) purī (ōrīsā) Puri (in Orissa)
JYNM shimlā Simla
ŒEZQVS udaypur Udaipur
W S T* vārānasī Varanasi (Benares)
Post Office
! LAS Dāk ghar post office
NV Z ! LAS mukhy Dak General Post Office
ghar
Q> QFJ L patra peTikā letter box, mailbox
IW É ! L havāī Dāk airmail
L6JSZS kuriyar courier
4Q*! ! L spīD pōsT express mail
Q T3M pārsal parcels
E6S 8 dūrbhāsh phone
JQO LP! pin kōD post code, zip code
NFM C ,T mel baks sankhyā P.O. Box number
! L J L Fµ Dāk tikaTe postage stamps
QP4 N 4 S pōsT māsTar post master
SJK4 !3 ! L rajisTard Dāk registered mail
FM*H< N telīgrām telegrams




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Public Buildings
IW É B!! havāī aDDā airport
Hindi
CXµL bAnk bank
š
L MFK kawlej college
JL<LF L NXE O krikeT kā mAdān cricket ground
JKM /Z Z MZ zilā nyāyālay District Court
E6U W T dūtāvās embassy
Œ$D /Z Z MZ uchcha nyāyālay High Court
B4QU M aspatāl hospital
tµ!PS 4 FJ!ZN inDōōr sTeDium indoor stadium
C K™ S bāzār market
TµTE WO sansad bhawan Parliament House
S Þ?QJU JOW T rāshTrapatdi nivās President’s house
Q< ONµ>* JOW T pradhān mantrī Prime Minister’s house
nivās
FM L NXE O khel kā mAdān stadium
English: Signs and Notices
JW9W JW” MZ vishwa vidyālaya university
Public Holidays
J¾4NT krismas Christmas
JEW M* dīvālī Divali, Festival of Lights
EYIS dashaharā Dussehra (Hindu festival
marking the triumph of good
over evil)
ÉE ŒM JG™US īdulfitar end of Ramadan
HVˆO OL gurūnānak Guru Nanak’s birthday
K/NJEWT janmdivas
IPM* hōlī Holi, Festival of Colours
ÉE & JNM E īdmilād Id-e-Milad (Muslim
festival)
4WUµ>U JEWT svatantratā divas Independence Day
K/N Ã N* janmāshTamī Krishna’s birthday
H µ * KZ/U* gāndhī jayantī Mahatma Gandhi’s
birthday
S C/ O rakshā bandhan Raksha Bandhan (Hindu
festival)
H Uµ> JEWT ganatantra divas Republic Day
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Rail Travel
SFMWF 4 FYO relve sTeshan railway station, Hindi
train station š
B HNO āgaman arrival
Q<4R O prasthān departure
Q<WFY pravesh entrance
JOH3N nirgam exit
B S T S * ārakshan sāranī reservations chart
B S L ȵ S ārakshan kāunTar reservations desk
1MF G N3 pleTfārm platform, track English: Signs and Notices
1MF G N3 J L pleTfārm TikaT platform/track ticket
Q<RN ¥F * pratham shrenī first class
J£U*Z ¥F * dvitīya shrenī second class
W U OVL6JMU LVT*3 vātānukūlit kursī air-conditioned
Z OO yān carriage
B SJ U LPD ārakshit kōch reserved coach
S K O* &F,TQ<FT rājdhānī ekspres Rajdhani Express
YU #E* &F,TQ<FT shatābdī ekspres Shatabadi Express
STPÉ ! S rasōī-bhanDār pantry, buffet car
Lµ!, S kanDakTar conductor
TµW IL samvāhak conductor
J L JOS* L TikaT nirīkshak ticket inspector
LVM* kuli coolie, railway porter
4 FYO N 4 S sTeshan māsTar station master
SFMWF QVJMT relve pulis railway police
BN OU* T N OAS amānatī sāmānghar cloakroom
JW¥ N L vishrām kaksh resting rooms
Y D MZ shawchālaya toilets, rest rooms
Q<T O prasādhan toilets, rest rooms
Y D MZ 4>* shawchālaya-mahilā ladies’ toilet,
ladies’ room
QFZ KM peya jal drinking water
™US Khatrā danger

Restaurants, Bars
PKO MZ bhōjanālaya restaurant
BPQO &ZS SX4 PSµ ōpan eyar resTōrenT open-air restaurant
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NJES L
coffee shop
Ln G™* Y Q
kāfī shawp
B ÉT¾*N Q M3S madirā kaksh bar
ice-cream parlour
āiskrīm pārlar
Hindi
W U OVL6JMU vātānukūlit air-conditioned
š
D C*T A F QJSWF8 chawbīs ghanTe 24-hour service
pariveshan
O 9U nāshtā breakfast
T µZL M*O PKO sāyam kālīn bhōjan evening meal
MµD (EPQIS L (( lanch (dōpahar kā lunch
PKO)O bhōjan)
D ÉO*K™ PKO chāinīz bhōjan Chinese food
Z6SPJQZ yūrōpīya Western European
G 4 G6! fāsT fūD fast food
7ZµKO T6D* vyanjan sūchī menu
NVHM É mugalāī Mughlai cuisine
JWJ /O Q<L S LF vibhinna prakār ke Indian, Chinese,
PKO bhōjan European etc
English: Signs and Notices
cuisine
EJ SU*Z dakshin bhārtīya Southern Indian
PKO bhōjan cuisine
Q O* pānī water
B SJ U ārakshit reserved table
LXJYZS kAshiyar cashier
k k
Road Signs
EVq3A O Tµ JWU F> durgaTanā accident blackspot
sambhāvit kshetra
DFU WO* MPH L N chetāvanī-lōg kām caution, men at work
QS IXµ par hA
DXL 1W µt chAk pōinT checkpoint
K µD LF JM& ˆLFµ jāch ke liye ruke checkpoint
T ÉJLM QR sāikal path cycle path
W IO *SF DM ZFµ vāhan dhīre chalāye drive slowly
BQO* MFO NFµ DMFµ apnī len me chale keep in lane
C Z*µ BPS DMFµ bāī ōr chale keep left
E Z*µ BPS DMFµ dāī ōr chale keep right
W IO !™ O LSFµ vāhan khaRā na kare no parking
Z6 O3 JO8F yū tarn nishedh no U-turns
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QXEM Z >*
do not sound horn
I O3 JO8F F>
hārn nishedh
in this area
pAdal yātrī pedestrian Hindi
kshetra
B HF 4L6M IX āge skūl hA school ahead š
B HF OVL*M NP!™ IX āge nukīlā mōR hA sharp bend ahead
B HF HJU BWSP L IX āge gati avarōdhak hA speed bump ahead
HJU T*N gati sīmā sāTh speed limit 60 kph
JLMPN* S kilōmīTīī ar
ˆLFµ ruke stop
0JNHU Q S QR bhūmigat pār-path subway,
underground English: Signs and Notices
passage
Z6 O3 BOVNU yū tarn anumat U-turns allowed
Sport, Trekking
JG™JYµH fishing fishing
L Z JLµH kayaking kayaking
SXJ'™ µH rA r r fting rafting
S L ,M tJ.CµH rock climbing rock climbing
?XJLµH TrArr king trekking


















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Contents
General Signs....................................................................... 173
Airport, Planes ....................................................................173
Urdu š
Banks, Money ..................................................................... 175
Bus Travel ........................................................................... 176
Days.................................................................................... 176
Health................................................................................. 176
Hiring, Renting................................................................... 177
Hotels ................................................................................. 177
Lifts, Elevators..................................................................... 179
Medicines............................................................................ 179
Months................................................................................ 180
Notices on Doors ................................................................ 180
Numbers............................................................................. 181
Place Names........................................................................184
Post Office........................................................................... 185
English: Signs and Notices
Public Buildings ..................................................................186
Public Holidays ................................................................... 186
Rail Travel ..........................................................................187
Restaurants, Bars................................................................. 188
Road Signs..........................................................................189
Sport, Trekking................................................................... 190

















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General Signs
ārt galarī art gallery Urdu š
basistand bus stop
children pārk children’s
playground
sinemāhāl cinema, movie
theater
safārat khanā embassy
fire sTeshan fire station English: Signs and Notices
bāg garden
government government
tourist office tourist office
museum museum
pulis sTeshan police station
yādgār imarte protected
monuments
istate handicraft state handicraft
emporium emporium
istate tūRism ōffis state tourism office
Teliphōn exchange telephone exchange
ThiyeTar theatre
travel and tour travel and tour
operator operator

Airport, Planes
kavmi havāi aDDā domestic airport
bAnul agvāmī international airport
havāi aDDā
domestic tarminal domestic terminal
international international
tarminal terminal
parvazōnke bare flight information
me mālumāt

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parvazke bare me flight
batanevalī takhTīT information
Urdu
āmad arrival
š
ravāngī departure
check in kāunTar check-in desk
reservation reservations
kāunTar counter
puch tāch enquiries
security check security check
kāunTar
underjāne kā rāsTa way in, entrance
bāhar jane ka rāsTa way out, exit
airport manager airport manager
infant lōbbī baby area
sāmān ke liye baggage trolley,
English: Signs and Notices
thelā baggage cart
bAnk kāuntar bank, exchange
(zare mabadala)
car rental service car rental service
dawakhanā awr drugstore and
bazār shopping plaza
duty-free shop duty-free shop
fawri tibbi imdād first aid
hōTel reservation hotel reservations
kāunTer counter
immigration immigration
zaruri iTTalā important notice
fōtu khAnchna photography
mana hA prohibited
dāk khānā postal services
pirī peid taxi prepaid taxi
service service
(STD/ISD) public public telephone
telephone (STD/ISD)
restōrā restaurant
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ārāmgāh
musāfirōn ke
restricted area
mehdud elakā resting rooms Urdu
š
apna TikeT awr show your ticket
pāsspōrt dikhāyn and passport
theharne kī jagah sleeping
accommodation
for passengers
in transit
isnaks snack bar English: Signs and Notices
sirf amle ke lie crew only
nāgahani zarurat emergency exit
ke vakt istamāl
hōnevala darvāza
khaTra danger
Banks, Money

bAnk draft bank drafts
tadad adāygi cash payment
nakad kī rasīds cash receipt
credit card credit card
gArmulki foreign exchange
zaremabadla counter
kāunTar
sharah exchange rate
zaremabadla
manager manager
chief manager senior manager
safricheck travellers’ cheques
bhunāy jāte hA cashed





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Bus Travel
basistand bus stop
Urdu
puch tāch kī khirki enquiries desk
š
interisTate bas interstate bus
tarminal terminal
local basisTand local bus stop
pirīpayed taxi/ prepaid taxi/
awTō rikshā auto-rickshaw
TikaT kī khirkī ticket desk
Days
pīr Monday
mangalvār Tuesday
English: Signs and Notices
budhvār Wednesday
jumme vāt Thursday
zummā Friday
hafta, shanīchar Saturday
itvār Sunday
Health
aspatāl hospital
kazvalTīT casualty
dandānce (dental) dental
DawkTkk ar doctor
davākhānā drugstore,
pharmacy
kān nāk awr galā ear nose and throat
(ENT)
emergency emergency
intensive care unit intensive care unit
(ICU)
chawbīs ganTe open 24 hours
khulā hA
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(shōbā barāy gā
rihāyshī marīz department
physician
māhirtabīb Ar) outpatient’s Urdu
š
ward number ward number
xray X-ray
Hiring, Renting
tavīl masāfat vāli air-conditioned
air-conditioned luxury English: Signs and Notices
tafrihi base coaches
ārāstā kamre furnished
kirāye par milte apartment for
hA rent
awTō rakshā ke auto-rickshaw
kirāye kā chārTrr fare chart
kār kirāye par car rental
miltī hA
chartered bus chartered bus
taxi ke kirāye kā taxi fare chart
chārTrr
kirāye par dene to let
ke liye

Hotels
hōTel hotel
mehmān khānā guesthouse
istaKbāliā reception
(reception)
lābī lobby
khushāmded welcome
dō afrād ke liye double room
kamrā
ek fard ke liye single room
kamrā
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air-conditioned
double room
lift, elevator
Urdu
lifTff double kamrā air-conditioned
š
manzil floor
bāhar jāne kā exit
rāstā
mAKhānā bar
hajjām kī dukānī barber’s shop
tijārtī markaz business centre
kāfīKhānā coffee shop
kānfrens hāl conference room
tāmKhānā dining room
raksgāh discotheque
bAtul khala gents’ toilet,
mardānā men’s room
English: Signs and Notices
bAtul khala ladies’ toilet,
zanānā ladies’ room
laundry laundry
gāRī kharī karnā R no parking
manā hA
restōrā restaurant
dukāne shops
gābile dīd sightseeing tours
makāmāt ki
sAr ke liye safar
halkā phulkā snacks and meals
khānā awr
khānā
sTuarD steward
swimming pool swimming pool
taxi taxi
mālōmat barāye tourist
sayyah information
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Lifts, Elevators
lifTff lift, elevator Urdu
ūpar up š
nīche down
manzil floor
juft ādvāli for floors with
manzilōn par even numbers
jāne ke liye
tāk ādvāli for floors with English: Signs and Notices
manzilōn par odd numbers
jāne ke liye
ziyada se ziyade maximum load ...
... ashkhash persons
kā bhā
sigreTnōshī no smoking
mana hA
māf kījiye, lifTff kī sorry, lift/
marammat hō elevator under
rahī hA repair
Medicines
dawakhānā drugstore,
pharmacy
paTTīT bandage
sōne se pahle before going to
bed
k k kApsūl capsules
davāfarōsh chemist,
pharmacist
Tīkā injection
T
hidāyat barāyI instructions for use
istamāl
marham ointment

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kAnchī
k k
syrup
sharbat
tablets
Urdu
gōliyā scissors
š
din me ... gōliyā ... tablets per day
chāy kā chamchā teaspoon
bhar
din me ... bār ... times per day
ehtiyat batāi gayī warning: it is
khōrāk zyādā dangerous to
istamāl muzir hA exceed the
stated dose
Months
janvarīr January
English: Signs and Notices
farvarī February
mārch March
aprArr l April
mayī May
jūn June
julāi July
agast August
sitambar September
akTkk ūbar October
navambar November
disambar December
Notices on Doors
khenchiye pull
dhakeliye push
dākhil hōne kā entry
rāstā
bāhar jāne kā rāstā exit
dākhlā manā hA no admission,
no entry
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sirf bā akhtiār
karkunan ke liye personnel only
open
khulā hA authorized Urdu
š
band hA closed
bāhar out
dōphar ke khāne closed for lunch
ke liye band
ganTi bell
istaKbāliā reception
(reception) English: Signs and Notices
kutte se hōshyār beware of the
dog
darvāze ke sāmne no parking in
gāRī khaR Rā front of the
karnā manā hA gate
barāy karam apne please remove
jūte utārdījiye your shoes
Numbers
sifar, shūny (H) 0
ek 1
dō 2
tīn 3
chār 4
pāch 5
chhA 6
sāt 7
āTh 8
naw 9
das 10
giārā 11
bārā 12
terā 13
chawdā 14
pandrā 15
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sōlā
17
satrā
Urdu
18
aTThārā 16
š
unnīs 19
bīs 20
ikkis 21
bā-īs 22
teis 23
chawbīs 24
pachchīs 25
chhabbīs 26
sattā-īs 27
aTThā-īs 28
unattīs 29
tīs 30
English: Signs and Notices
ikattīs 31
battīs 32
tetīs 33
chawtīs 34
pAtīs 35
chhattīs 36
sAtīs 37
aRtīs 38
untālīs 39
chālīs 40
iktālīs 41
bayālīs 42
tAtālīs 43
chavālīs 44
pAtālīs 45
chhiālīs 46
sAtālīs 47
aRtālīs 48
unanchās 49
pachās 50
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ikyāvan
52
bāvan
53
trepan 51 Urdu
š
chavvan 54
pachpan 55
chhappan 56
sattāvan 57
aTThāvan 58
unsaTh 59
sāTh 60 English: Signs and Notices
iksaTh 61
bāsaTh 62
tresaTh 63
chawsaTh 64
pAsaTh 65
chhiāsaTh 66
saRsaTh 67
aRsaTh 68
unhattar 69
sattar 70
ikhattar 71
bahattar 72
tihattar 73
chawhattar 74
pichhattar 75
chhihattar 76
sathattar 77
aThattar 78
unāsī 79
assī 80
ikyāsī 81
bayāsī 82
tirāsīs 83
chawrāsī 84
pachāsī 85
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chhiāsī
87
satāsīs
88
aTThāsī 86
Urdu š
navāsī 89
navve 90
ikyānave 91
bānve 92
tirānve 93
chawrānve 94
pachānve 95
chhiānve 96
sattānve 97
aTThānve 98
ninyānave 99
saw 100
English: Signs and Notices
dō saw 200
tīn saw 300
ek hazār 1,000
dō hazār 2,000
ek lākh 100,000
dō lākh 200,000
das lākh 1,000,000
Place Names
āgrā Agra
amritsar Amritsar
banglōr Bangalore
kalkaTTā Calcutta
chanDīgarh Chandigarh
chenāī (madrās) Chenai (Madras)
dārjiling Darjeeling
gangtōkī Gangtok
gōā Goa
hAdarābād Hyderabad
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jApur
Kanniyakumari
kanyākumārī
Kashmir
kāshmīr Jaipur Urdu š
khajurāhō Khajuraho
lakhnawu Lucknow
mumbaī (bamba Ai) Mumbai (Bombay)
nayī dillī New Delhi
purī (ōrīsā) Puri (in Orissa)
simlā Simla
udaypur Udaipur English: Signs and Notices
vārānasī Varanasi (Benares)
Post Office
Dāk khānā post office
baRa Dāk khānā General Post
Office
letter box letter box,
mailbox
havāi Dāk airmail
pAgām rasōn courier
courier
ispīd post express mail
parsal parcels
Telīphōn phone
pin code post code,
zip code
mail box number P.O. Box number
Dāk TikaT postage stamps
post masTar postmaster
registered Dāk registered mail
tār telegrams




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Public Buildings
havāi aDDā airport
bAnk bank
Urdu š
kālej college
krikeT isteDiam cricket ground
zilāadālat (district District Court
court)
sifārat khānā embassy
adālate āliā High Court
(high court)
aspatāl hospital
indoor isteDiam indoor stadium
bāzār market
parliament house Parliament
English: Signs and Notices
House
sadar kī rihAshgāh President’s
house
vazīre āzam kī Prime Minister’s
rihāishgāh house
isteDiam stadium
jāmiā (university)ā university

Public Holidays
krismas Christmas
dīvālī Divali, Festival
of Lights
dasehrā Dussehra (Hindu
festival marking the
triumph of good
over evil)
īdulfitar end of Ramadan
gurū nānak kā Guru Nanak’s
yōme pAdāish birthday

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hōlī
Colours

Id-e-Milad
īdmilād Holi, Festival of Urdu š
(Muslim festival)
yōme āzādi Independence Day
jan māshTamī Krishna’s birthday
gāndhī jayentī Mahatma Gandhi’s
birthday
rakshā bandhan Raksha Bandhan
(Hindu festival) English: Signs and Notices
yōme jamhūria Republic Day
Rail Travel
relve sTeshan railway station,
train station
āmad arrival
ravāngī departure
dākhlā entrance
bāhar jāne kā exit
rāstā
reservation chart reservations
chart
reservation reservations desk
kāunTar
pletfārum platform, track
pletfārum TikaT platform/
track ticket
darjā avval (first first class
class)
darjā dōyam second class
(second class)
AC chArkar air-conditioned
carriage
reserved coach reserved coach
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rājdhānī express
shatābdi express Shatabadi Express
pantry, buffet car
nemat khānā Rajdhani Express
Urdu š
(pantry)
kanDakTkk ar conductor
TikaT chAkar ticket inspector
kulī coolie, railway
porter
sTeshan master station master
relve pulis railway police
sāmāngāh cloakroom
(cloakroom)
ārāmgāh resting rooms
bAtul khalā toilet, rest rooms
bAtul khalā barāy ladies’ toilet,
English: Signs and Notices
khavātīn ladies’ room
pīne kā pānī drinking water
khaTrā danger
Restaurants, Bars
restōrā restaurant
khulā restōrā open-air
restaurant
mAkhānā (bar) bar
coffee shop coffee shop
ice-cream parlour ice-cream
parlour
air-conditioned air-conditioned
24 ganTe khula 24-hour service
hA nāshtāā breakfast
eshAya (shāmAA evening meal
kā khānā)
zahrana (dōphar lunch
kā khānā)
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chīnī khurāk
(Chinese food)
Western
continental Chinese food Urdu š
European
fast food fast food
menyū menu
muglai Mughlai cuisine
kism kism ke Indian, Chinese,
khāne European etc
cuisine English: Signs and Notices
South Indian Southern Indian
khāne cuisine
pānī water
makhsūs meze reserved table
(reserved table)
cashier cashier
Road Signs
vō ilakā jaha hādse accident
kā khatrā hA blackspot
khabardār amlā caution, men at
kām kar rahā hA work
checkpoint checkpoint
sāikil chalāne kā cycle path
rāstā
gāRi āhistā chalāiye drive
slowly
apnī katār me gāī Ri keep in lane
chalāiye
bāyī taraf chaliye keep left
dāyī taraf chaliyey keep right
R
gāRī khaR Rī karnā no parking
manā hA
muRna manā hA no U-turns
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pAdal chalne vale
noise prohibited
vō ilakā jaha shōr
in this area
karnā manā hA pedestrian
Urdu š
āge iskūl hA school ahead
āge tīkhā mōRe sharp bend
hA ahead
āge ispīD brekar speed bump
hA ahead
muāyna raftār 60 speed limit
kilōmeTer 60 kph
Thahriye stop
zerin rāstā subway,
underground
passage
muRne kī ijāzat hA U-turns allowed
English: Signs and Notices
Sport, Trekking
machhlī kā shikār fishing
(fishing)
kayaking kayaking
rafting rafting
rock climbing rock climbing
Traking trekking














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Essential Terms
bread dabal rōtī
butter makkhan
cup pyālā
dessert mithāi
fish machhlī
fork kātā
glass gilās
knife chākū
Menu Reader: Food
main course khās khānā
meat gōsht, mās (H)
menu menyū
pepper kālī mirch
plate plet
(metal) thālī
salad salād
salt namak
set menu fiks menyū
soup shōrbā
spoon chammach
starter pahlā dawr
table mez
excuse me! suniye!
I’d like ... mujhe ... chāhiye
another ..., please ek awr ... dījiye
could I have the bill? bil lāiye?













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garbanzo biryani (Pakistan)
Basic Words
āTā flour jhīngā biryanī prawn biryani
jhīngā maTar biryanī prawn
chaTnī sauce; ketchup; biryani with peas
chutney kāshmīrī biryanī Kashmiri Menu Reader: Food
chīnī sugar biryani
dahī yoghurt kīma biryanī minced meat
dūdh milk biryani
ghī clarified butter maTar, anDe biryanī peas and
jaggery unrefined sugar egg biryani
makkhan butter meat biryanī lamb biryani
murabbā jam mugal meat biryanī lamb
panīr cheese biryani in a sauce made with
rāī mustard yoghurt
sarsō mustard mugal murg biryanī chicken
sattū flour (Bihar) biryani in a sauce made with
shahad honey yoghurt
shōrbā soup; gravy murg biryanī chicken biryani
sirkā vinegar murg tikkā biryanī biryani
vanaspati makkhan margarine with boneless pieces of
chicken
Beef and Beef sabej biryanī vegetable
biryani
Dishes tikkā meat biryanī biryani
dam gōsht beef baked with with boneless pieces of lamb
yoghurt and black pepper
gāy kā gōsht beef
Hydrabadi masālā beef Bread, Pancakes
Hyderabad spicy beef appam rice pancake, speckled
kāshmīrī dam gōsht with holes, soft in the
Kashmiri beef steamed in a middle (Southern India)
casserole ālū gōbhī parāThā paratha
stuffed with potatoes and
cauliflower
Biryanis ālū parāThā paratha stuffed
bhunā murg biryanī tandoori with potatoes
chicken biryani baTūrā soft deep-fried bread
chanā biryanī chickpea/ made from white flour (Delhi)

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bhājī deep-fried cakes of
mixed with white flour
vegetables in chick-pea flour
(Bengal)
batter makki kī roTīT fried corn bread
bhel pūrī small vegetable- masālā dōsā potato and
stuffed puri with tamarind vegetable curry wrapped in
sauce (Bombay) a crispy rice pancake (Southern
bhūrī Dabal rōTīT brown bread India)
chapātī unleavened bread mughlai parāThā spicy fried
made of wholewheat flour bread with egg
and baked on a griddle nān white leavened bread
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chōkar vālī Dabal rōTīT cooked in a clay oven
wholemeal bread panī pūrī small vegetable-
dōsā deep-fried pancakes stuffed puris dunked in
made from rice flour and peppery and spicy sauce
pulses (Southern India) panīr nān cheese nan
Dabal rōTīT bread; loaf parāThā layered wholewheat
gujrātī pūrīr puri made with bread made with butter or
pulses and peas oil, rolled thin and fried on
idli steamed bread made from a griddle; sometimes stuffed
rice flour and lentils (Southern with meat or vegetables
India) peshāwari nān nan made with
idli sambar lentil and butter and nuts
vegetable sauce with pūrī soft deep-fried bread
steamed bread made from rōtī unleavened bread made
rice flour and lentils (Southern of wholewheat flour and
India) baked on a griddle
kachōRīR small thick cakes of rumali rot ‘handkerchief’
salty deep-fried bread bread (Northern India, Muslim)
kāshmīrī nānr nan made with sabzī vālī nān nan stuffed
dried fruit and nuts with vegetables
kathi rolls kebabs rolled into safed Dabal rōTīT white bread
griddle-fried bread (Calcutta) sāg pūrī spinach puri
katlam paratha stuffed with tandūrī parāThā paratha
minced meat cooked in a clay oven
kīma nān nan stuffed with tandūrī rōTīT flat bread cooked
minced meat in a clay oven
kīma parāThā paratha stuffed TamāTar lahsan nān garlic and
with minced meat tomato nan
loochi delicate puri often uttapam thick rice pancake
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with spinach
often cooked with onions
shahjahāni murgī chicken
(Southern India)
cooked with almonds and
sultanas
Chicken and shakūthi chicken with roasted Menu Reader: Food
Chicken Dishes coconut (Goa)
ālū murgī chicken cooked
with potatoes Chutneys,
kāshmīrī murg Kashmiri Pickles,
chicken Condiments
madrās murg chicken Madras
– chicken pieces with spices, ām kā achār mango pickle
onions, garlic and ginger ām kī chaTnī mango chutney
(Southern India) ām kī mīkk T ī ī hī khaTTī chaT Tnī
masāledar murgī chicken in a sweet and sour mango
red (bell) pepper sauce chutney
methī murgī chicken cooked chaTnī chutney
with fenugreek leaves hare dhaniye kī chakk Tnī fresh
murg dāl chicken cooked coriander chutney
with pulses harī mirch chaTnī green chilli
murgī chicken chutney
murgī rasedār chicken curry kālī mirch black pepper
with gravy khūbāni chaTnī apricot
murg makkhanī, makkhanī chutney
murgī chicken in a rich mirch pepper
butter sauce mīTīī hā khaTTā āchār sweet and
murg musallam whole sour pickle
chicken baked in the oven namak salt
(Mughlai) nimbū kā āchār lime pickle
murg sāg chicken cooked pudīnā chaTnī mint chutney
with spinach sabzī kā āchār mixed
nāriyal murgī chicken cooked vegetable pickle
with coconut cream (Southern seb, āRū awr khūbānī kī
India) chaTnī apple, peach and
pasanda murg chicken with apricot chutney
yoghurt and ground almond sōnth sweet and sour sauce
sauce (Pakistan) made from tamarind
sāg vālī murgī chicken cooked subje white coconut chutney

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Cooking
are generally cooked in any
oven
Methods, Types
of Dish tez strong; hot and spicy
tikkā pieces of boneless
bhājī curry; vegetables meat (usually chicken breast)
bhunā (huā) roasted; grilled marinated in yoghurt, herbs
biryanī rice cooked with and spices and traditionally
meat, chicken or vegetables cooked in a clay oven
and served with a sauce; the tikkā masālā tikka in a
cooked rice is layered over medium-strength sauce
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the meat or vegetables
chaTpaTā spicy
dam steamed Desserts,
garam hot Sweets/Candies,
halka mild, moderately hot Biscuits, Cakes
jalfrezi with tomatoes and
green chilli; medium-hot āiskrīm ice cream
jhal very hot and spicy barfī fudge made from milk
kaRāhī method of cooking which has been boiled down
meat with dry masala; and condensed
indicates dishes of medium besan laDDū sweet chickpea/
strength garbanzo flour balls
kaRva bitter bhāng kulfi hashish ice cream
khaTmīTīī hā sweet and sour chhenā sweet/candy made
khaTTā sour from thick curdled milk
kōrmā meat braised in a mild dudh peRā barfi balls
yoghurt sauce gājar kā halvā halva made
miThāī sweet from carrots and cream
molee hot curry (usually fish) gulab jamun deep-fried
with coconut (Kerala) sponge ball soaked in syrup
mughlai mild, creamy halvā type of sweet/candy
Mughlai recipe made from semolina, fruit
namkīn salty; savoury or vegetables, ghee and
pathia hot thickened curry sugar
with lemon juice jalebī curly-shaped deep-fried
talā huā fried sweet/candy made from
tandūrī traditionally tandoori flour and soaked in syrup
dishes were cooked in a khōyā milk thickened by
clay oven, but nowadays boiling, used in making
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sweets/candies
kulfīff Indian ice cream
Dishes
laDDū sweet/candy made Fish and Fish
from semolina, chickpea/ bōmbay duck dried bummelo
garbanzo flour, raisins and fish Menu Reader: Food
sugar dahī macchī mild fish curry
malāi kulfī cardamom ice with yoghurt, ginger and
cream turmeric (Bengal)
miThāī dessert, pudding; hare masāle vālī macchī
sweets, candies grilled fish with lemon and
peRā type of sweet/candy fresh coriander
(Bengal) jhīngā prawns
rasgullā balls of soft cream kekRā crab
cheese soaked in syrup khaT mīTīī hi macchī sweet and
(Bengal) sour fish
ras malāi balls of cream macchī, machhlī fish
cheese flavoured with masāledār macchī fried spicy
rosewater and soaked in fish
cream (Northern India) mācher jhōl mild fish stew
sandesh type of sweet/candy (Bengal)
made from cream cheese, pōmfret type of flatfish
nuts and sugar (Bengal) tali macchī fried fish with
spices
TamāTar macchī fish in spicy
Eggs and Egg tomato sauce
Dishes
anDā egg Fruit and Nuts
anDe kī bhājī hard-boiled eggs
in a curry akhrōT walnut
anDe vindalū hard-boiled eggs amrūd guava
in a very hot curry anānās pineapple
ekūri spicy scrambled eggs angūr grapes
(Bombay) anjīr figs
Khūb ublā anDā hard-boiled ām mango
egg āRū peach
malāidar anDe hard-boiled bādām almond
eggs in a spicy cream sauce chakōtrā grapefruit
ublā anDā boiled egg chiku type of fruit; resembles
a kiwi in appearance and
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meatballs
tastes a bit like a pear
girīdār mevā nuts
kāgzī nībū lime kāshmīrī rōgan jōsh Kashmiri
red lamb curry
kājū cashew kāshmīrī yakhni Kashmiri
kelā banana; plantain lamb curry
khajūr dates kīmā meat; minced lamb
khūbānī apricot kīmā kōfta meatball curry
Kharbūzā melon kīmā maTar minced lamb
mūngphalī peanuts with peas
nāriyal coconut kōfte meatballs
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nāshpātī pear malāi kōfta meat balls cooked
nībū lemon; lime in creamy sauce
pahāRī bādāmR hazelnuts pudine vālā kīma fried minced
pān chopped or shredded lamb with mint
betel nut wrapped in a leaf, rān masāledar whole leg of
used as an aid to digestion lamb in a spicy yoghurt
pān masālā mix of betel nut, sauce
fennel seeds, sweets/candies rōgan jōsh red lamb curry in
and flavourings a sauce made from spices,
phal fruit onions, garlic, ginger and
pistā pistachio ground almonds
rasbharī raspberry sāg vālā meat lamb curry
santarā orange with spinach
seb apple shabdeg lamb with turnips
sTrābarī strawberry (Mughlai)
supārī betel nut shāhi kōrma ‘royal’ lamb in a
tarbūz water melon rich creamy almond sauce
Meat
Lamb and Lamb bheR kā gōsht lamb
Dishes chawp minced meat or
ālū meat lamb and potato vegetables surrounded by
curry (Delhi) breaded mashed potatoes
bheR kā gōsht lamb cutlet minced meat or
dō piazā lamb curry with vegetable burgers
onions dam meat steamed meat
gōsht meat, usually mutton gāy kā gōsht beef
kāshmīrī kōfte Kashmiri gōsht meat, usually mutton
kīmā meat; minced lamb
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