The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Hindi & Urdu

see not
door darvāzā
liye kuchh lāū?
doorman darbān can I get you a drink? pīne ke English
what would you like (to
double dabal drink)? āp kyā lege (pīne ke
double bed dabal bistar liye)? š
double room dabal kamrā no thanks, I don’t drink jī
down nīche nahī, mA sharāb nahī pītā
down here yahā par I’ll just have a drink of water Hindi/Urdu
put it down over there vahā mujhe sirf pānī chāhiye
rakh dījiye see bar
it’s down there on the right ye drinking water pīne kā pānī
vahā dāyī taraf ha is this drinking water? kyā ye
it’s further down the road isī pīne kā pānī ha?
sarak par thōrā āge drive (verb) kār chalānā
downmarket (restaurant etc) we drove here ham yahā kār
bāzārū me āye
downstairs nīche kī ōr I’ll drive you home (said by
dozen darzan man/woman) mA āpko kār me
half a dozen ādhā darzan le jāūgā/jāūgī
drain (in sink, road) nāli driver drāivar
draught beer pīpe kī bīyar driving licence kār chalāne kā
draughty: it’s draughty ye lāisens
havādār ha drop: just a drop, please (of
drawer darāz drink) bahut thōrā dījiye ABCDEFGHIJKLDu
drawing khākā, rekhā chitr (H) drug davā
dreadful bahut burā drugs (narcotics) nashīlī davā
dream (noun) sapnā drunkk (adj) nashe me chūr
dress (noun) pōshāk dry (adj) sūkhā
dressed: to get dressed kapre dry-cleaner drāiklīnar kī
pahannā dukān
dressing (for cut) marham- duck (meat) battakh kā gōsht
pattī due: he was due to arrive
(for salad) salād chatnī yesterday vō kal ānevālā thā
dressing gown chōgā when is the train due? gārī
drinkk (noun: alcoholic) sharāb ke āne kā vakt kyā ha?
(non-alcoholic) pīne kō kuchh dull (pain) bejān
(verb) pīnā (weather) dhudhlā
a cold drink pīne kō kuchh dummy (baby’s) bacche kī chūsnī
thandā during ke dawrān
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dust dhūl
dustbin kūredān
eggplant bAgan
either: either ... or ... ... yā ...
dusty dhūl bharā egg andā
Dutch dach either of them dōnō me se
English
duty-free (goods) binā mahsūl ek
š
kā (sāmān) elastic (noun) lachīlā
duty-free shop binā mahsūl elastic band lachīlā fītā
kī dukān elbow kōhnī
duvet razāi electric bijlī kā
dysentery pechish electrical appliances bijlī kā
Hindi/Urdu
sāmān
E electric fire bijlī kī angīthī
electrician bijlī kā mistrī
electricity bijlī
each har ek elephant hāthī
how much are they each? har elevator lift
ek kā dām kyā ha? else: something else awr
ear kān kuchh
earache: I have earache mere somewhere else awr kahī
kān me dard ha
early jaldī dialogue
early in the morning savere-
savere would you like anything
I called by earlierr (said by else? āpkō awr kuchh
man/woman) mA pahle bhī āyā chāhiye?
thā/thī no, nothing else, thanks jī
earrings bālī nahī, kuchh nahī
east pūrab (H), mashrik (U)
in the east pūrab me e-mail īmel
ABCDEFGHIJKLDu
Easter īstar embassy dūtāvās (H), sifārat
eastern pūrabī (H), mashrikī khānā (U)
(U) emerald pannā
easy āsān emergency khatre kī hālat
eat khānā this is an emergency! ye
we’ve already eaten, thanks khatre kī hālat ha!
ham khā chuke hA, emergency exit khatre me
shukriyā bāhar jāne kā rāstā
eau de toilette itar empty khālī
economy class sastī klās end (noun) ākhir
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(verb) khatm hōnā
rāstā, pravesh (H)
at the end of the street galī
epileptic mirgī kā bīmār
ke ākhir me envelope lifāfā English
when does it end? ye kab equipment sāmān
khatm hōtā ha? error galtī š
engaged (toilet, telephone) especially khāskar
istemāl me ha essential zarūrī
(to be married) sagāi hō chukī it is essential that ... ye zarūrī Hindi/Urdu
ha ha ki ...
engine (car) injan Europe yūrōp
England ingland European yūrōpian
English angrezī even (even the ...) bhī
I’m English mA angrez hū even if ... chāhe ...
do you speak English? (to evening shām
man/woman) āp angrezī bōlte/ this evening āj shām kō
bōltī hA? in the evening shām kō
enjoy: to enjoy oneself mazā evening meal shām kā khānā
lenā eventually ākhir kār
ever kabhī
dialogue
dialogue
how did you like the film?
āpkō ‘film’ kasī lagī? have you ever been to
I enjoyed it very much, did Jaipur? (to man/woman) āp ABCDEFGHIJKLEx
you enjoy it? mujhe bahut kabhī japur gaye/gayī hA?
acchhī lagī, āpkō acchhī yes, I was there two years
lagī? ago (said by man/woman) jī
hā, mA vahā dō sāl pahle
enjoyable mazedār thā/thī
enlargement (of photo) barā
banānā every har ek
enormous bahut barā every day har rōz
enough kāfī everyone har ek
there’s not enough ye kāfī everything har chīz
nahī everywhere har kahī
it’s not big enough ye kam exactly! bilkul!
barī ha example misāl, udāharan (H)
that’s enough ye kāfī ha for example misāl ke tawr
entrance (noun) andar āne kā par
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excellent barhiyā
excellent! bahut khūb!
do you charge extra for that?
kyā iskā dām alag ha?
except ke sivā one? hame ek awr chāhiye
excess baggage had se zyādā extraordinary ajīb
English
sāmān extremely bahut
š
exchange rate sikke badalne eye ākh
kī dar will you keep an eye on my
exciting mazedār suitcase for me? mere sūtkes
excuse me (to get past, to say kī nigrānī rakhe
sorry) māf kījiye eyebrow pencil bhawhō kō
Hindi/Urdu
(to get attention) suniye savārne kī pansil
exhausted (man/woman) thakā eye drops ākh me dālne kī
huā/thakī huī davā
exhibition numāish, eyeglasses (spectacles)
pradarshinī (H) chashmā
exit bāhar jāne kā rāstā, nikās eyeliner vilāyatī kājal
(H) eye make-up remover ākh ka
where’s the nearest exit? sab mekap hatāne kī chīz
se nazdīk bāhar jāne kā rāstā eye shadow ākh ke nīche
kahā ha? lagāne kā pāwdar
expect (wait for) rāh dekhnā
(hope) ummīd karnā F
expensive mahangā
experienced anubhavī (H),
tajrabā kār (U) face chehrā
explain batlānā factory kārkhānā
can you explain that? (to man/ Fahrenheit fāranhāit
woman) kyā āp batlā sakte/ faint (verb) behōsh hō jānā
saktī hA? she’s fainted vō behōsh
ABCDEFGHIJKLEx
express (mail) akspres dāk hōgayī
(train) dāk gārī I feel faint mujhe chakkar
extension (telephone) phōn kā ārahe hA
akstanshan fairr (funfair) melā
extension 221, please (trade) hāt-bāzār
akstanshan do saw ikkīs (adj) gōrā
dījiye fairly īmāndārī se
extension lead bijlī ke tār kā fake (imitation) naklī
akstanshan (forgery) jālī
extra: can we have an extra fall (verb) girnā
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(US: noun) patjhar (H),
fax (noun) faks
khizā (U)
(verb: person) faks karnā
in the fall patjhar me favourite dilpasand English
she’s had a fall vō gir parī (document) faks kar denā
false jhūthā February farvarī š
family parivār (H), kunbā (U) feel: I feel hot mujhe garmī
famous mashhūr lag rahī ha
fan (electrical) bijlī kā pankhā I feel unwell merī tabiyat Hindi/Urdu
(handheld) hāth kā pankhā thīk nahī ha
(sport etc) shaukīn I feel like going for a walk
fantastic (good) bahut barhiyā (said by man/woman) mA
far dūr ghūmne jānā chāhtā/chāhtī
hū
dialogue how are you feeling? (to man/
woman) āp kase/kasī hA?
is it far from here? kyā I’m feeling better mA behtar
yahā se dūr ha? hū
no, not very far jī nahī, felt-tip (pen) reshe ke nōk vālī
bahut dūr nahī kalam
well, how far? acchhā, fence bārā
kitnī dūr? fender bampar
it’s about 20 kilometres ferry kishtī
karīb bīs kilōmītar ha festival tyōhār
fetch le ānā ABCDEFGHIJKLFi
fare (for bus etc) kirāyā I’ll fetch him (said by man/
farm khet woman) mA use le āūgā/āūgī
fashionable fashan parast will you come and fetch me
fast tez later? āp ākar bād me mujhe
fat (person) mōtā le jāye
(noun: on meat) charbī feverish harārat
father pitā (H), vālid (U) few: a few thōrā
father-in-law sasur a few days thōre din
faucet tōtī fiancé/fiancée mangetar
fault galtī field madān
sorry, it was my fault māf fight (noun) larāi
kījiye, ye merī galtī thī figs anjīr
it’s not my fault merī galtī fill in bharnā
nahī ha do I have to fill this in? kyā
faulty (equipment) nuks vālā mujhe ye bharnā paregā?
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fill up bhar denā
thīk ha
fill it up, please ise bhar
dījiye that’s fine thanks jī hā, yi
filling (in cake, sandwich) bharne finger unglī
English
kī chīz finish khatm hōnā
š
(in tooth) dāt me bharne kā (doing something) khatm karnā
masālā I haven’t finished yet mAne
film ‘film’ abhī khatm nahī kiyā
when does it finish? ye kab
dialogue khatm hōtā ha?
fire āg
Hindi/Urdu
do you have this kind of (blaze) tez āg
film? āpke pās is kism kī fire! āg lagī ha!
‘film’ ha? can we light a fire here? (said
yes, how many exposures? by man/woman) kyā ham yahā
jī hā, kitne phōtō khīchne āg jalā sakte/saktī hA?
vālī? it’s on fire is me āg lagī ha
36 chhattīs fire alarm āg lagne ke khatre
kī ghantī
film processing ‘film’ dhōnā fire brigade damkal
filthy (room etc) gandā fire escape āg se bachne kā
find (verb) milnā rāstā
I can’t find it mujhe nahī mil fire extinguisher āg bujhāne
rahā kā purzā
I’ve found it mujhe mil gayā first pahlā
find out patā karnā I was first (said by man/woman)
could you find out for me? āp mA sabse pahle thā/thī
mere liye patā kar le? at first pahle
fine (weather) acchhā the first time pahlī bār
ABCDEFGHIJKLFi
(punishment) jurmānā first on the left bāyī taraf
pahlā
dialogues first aid fast ed
first-aid kit fast ed kā baksā
how are you? (to man/woman) first class (travel etc) pahlā darjā
āp kase/kasī hA? first floor pahlī manzil;
I’m fine thanks thīk hū, (US) nichlī manzil
shukriyā first name shuru kā nām
fish (noun) machhlī
is that OK? kyā ye thīk ha? fishmonger’s machhlī vālā
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fit (attack) dawrā
fog kuhrā
it doesn’t fit me ye mujhe
foggy: it’s foggy kuhrā chhāyā
thīk nahī bathtā fly out havāi jahāz se jānā English
fitting room kapre ājmāne kā ha
kamrā folk dancing lōk nritya š
fix (verb: arrange) pakkā karnā folk music lōk sangīt
can you fix this? (repair) is kī follow pīchhe ānā
marammat kar sakte hA? follow me mere pīchhe āye Hindi/Urdu
fizzy tharre vālā food khānā
flag jhandā food poisoning kharāb khāne
flannel (facecloth) chhōtā se padā huī bīmārī
tawliyā food shop/store khāne kī
flash (for camera) kamre kī chīzō kī dukān
flash foot (of person) par
flat (noun: apartment) flat (measurement) fut
(adj) chaptā on foot padal
I’ve got a flat tyre mere football futbāl
pahiye kī havā nikal gayī football match futbāl mach
flavour zāykā (U), svād (H) for: do you have something for
flea pissū ...? (headache, diarrhoea etc) āpke
flight urān pās ... ke liye kuchh ha?
flight number urān kā nambar
flippers flipar dialogues
flood bārh, salāb (U) ABCDEFGHIJKLFo
floor (of room) farsh who’s the sag gosht for?
(storey) manzil ye sāg gōsht kiske liye ha?
on the floor farsh par that’s for me ye mere
florist phūl vālā liye ha
flour ātā and this one? awr ye?
flower phūl that’s for her ye iske liye
flu flū
fluent: he speaks fluent Hindi where do I get the bus
vō pharrāte se hindī bōlta ha for Chandigarh? mujhe
fly (noun) urān chandīgarh ke liye bas
(verb) havāi jahāz se jānā kahā milegī?
can we fly there? kyā ham the bus for Chandigarh
vahā havāi jahāz se jā sakte leaves from Sadar Bazar
hA? chandīgarh ke liye bas
fly in havāi jahāz se ānā sadar bāzār se chhūttī ha
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how long have you been
here? āp yahā kitne din
freezer frīzar
se hA? freeway khulī sarak
French frānsīsī
I’ve been here for two French fries tale ālū ke katle
English
days, how about you? mA frequent bār bār
š
yahā dō din se hū, awr āp? how frequent is the bus to
I’ve been here for a week Agra? āgrā ke liye bas kab
mA yahā ek hafte se hū kab jātī ha?
fresh tāzā
forehead māthā fresh orange juice santare kā
Hindi/Urdu
foreign pardesh tāzā ras
foreigner pardeshī Friday shukr vār (H), zummā (U)
forest jangal fridge friz
forget bhūl jānā fried talā huā
I forget mA bhūl jātā hū fried egg talā huā andā
I’ve forgotten (said by man/ friend dōst
woman) mA bhūl gayā/gayī friendly dōstānā
forkk (for eating) kātā from se
(in road) rāstā bat jānā when does the next train from
form (document) fāram Amritsar arrive? amritsar se
formal (dress) pōshāk aglī gārī kab ātī ha?
fortnight dō hafte from Monday to Friday
fortunately khush kismatī se sōmvār se shukrvār tak (H),
forward: could you forward my pīr se zumme tak (U)
mail? āp merī dāk āge bhej from next Thursday agle
dege? brihaspativār se (H), agle
forwarding address āge zumme rāt se (U)
bhejne kā patā
foundation cream fāundeshan dialogue
ABCDEFGHIJKLFo
krīm
fountain (ornamental) fuvvārā where are you from? āp
(for drinking water) chashmā kahā se hA?
foyer dyawdhī I’m from Slough mA
fracture (noun) tūtī haddī Slough se hū
France frāns
free āzād, svatantra (H) front (part) aglā hissā
(no charge) muft in front sāmne
is it free (of charge)? kyā ye in front of the hotel hōtal ke
muft ha? sāmne
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at the front bilkul sāmne
frost pālā
frozen jamā huā G English
frozen food jamā huā khānā gallon galan
fruit phal game (match, cards etc) khel š
fruit juice phal kā ras (meat) shikār
frying pan karhāi garage (for fuel) petrōl stashan
full bharā (for repairs, parking) garāj Hindi/Urdu
it’s full of ... ye ... se garden bāg
bharā ha garlic lahsan
I’m full merā pet bharā ha gas gas
full board sab khāne gas can petrōl kā
fun: it was fun ye hasī-mazāk kanastar
thī gas cylinder gas silandar
funeral antyeshti sanskār (H), gasoline (US) petrōl
janāzā (U) gas permeable lenses gas
funny (strange) ajīb parmiebal lans
(amusing) mazākiyā gas station petrōl stashan
furniture mez kursī vagarā gate phātak
further āge (at airport) rāstā
it’s further down the road isī gay (homosexual) samlingī (H)
sarak par awr āge ha gearbox giyar baksā
gear lever giyar badalne kī
dialogue chhar ABCDEFGHIJKLGe
gears giyar
how much further is it to general (adj) ām,
Chandni Chauk? chādnī sādhāran (H)
chawk awr kitnī dūr ha? general delivery chitthī jamā
about 5 kilometres karib karne vālā dākkhānā
pāch kilōmītar gents’ toilet purush
shawchālay (H), mardānā
fuse (noun) bijlī kā fyuz pākhānā (U)
the lights have fused battī genuine (antique etc) aslī
chalī gayī German jarman
fuse box fyūz kā baksā Germany jarmanī
fuse wire fyūz kī tār get (fetch) lānā
future bhavishya (H), could you get me another
mustakbil (U) one, please? mere liye ek
in future āge awr lāiye
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how do I get to ...? mA ...
de diyā
kase jāu?
will you give this to ...? āp ye
do you know where I can get I gave it to him mane ye use
them? āpkō mālūm ha ki ye ... kō dege?
English
mujhe kahā milege?
š
dialogue
dialogue
how much do you want for
can I get you a drink? pīne this? āp iske kitne pase
ke liye kuchh lāu? lege?
Hindi/Urdu
no, I’ll get this one, what 60 rupees sāth rupaye
would you like? (to man/ I’ll give you 50 rupees (said
woman) jī nahī, ye mere par by man/woman) mA pachās
ha, āp kyā lege/legī? rupaye dūgā/dūgī
a glass of red wine ek gilās
rad vāin give back vāpas denā
glad khush, prasann (H)
get back (return) vāpas ānā glass (material) kāch
get in (arrive) pahuchnā (for drinking) gilās
get off utarnā a glass of red wine ek gilās
where do I get off? (off bus etc) rad vāin
mA kahā utrū? glasses (spectacles) chashmā
get on (to train etc) charhnā gloves dastāne
get out (of car etc) bāhar glue (noun) gōd
nikalnā go jānā
get up (in the morning) uthnā we’d like to go to the Taj
gift tōhfā Mahal hame tājmahal jānā ha
gift shop tōhfe ke chīzō kī where are you going? (to man/
dukān woman) āp kahā jā rahe/jā rahī
ABCDEFGHIJKLGe
gin jin hA?
a gin and tonic, please jin where does this bus go? ye
awr tawnik lāiye bas kahā jātī ha?
girl larkī let’s go! chalō chale!
girlfriend (sweetheart) mahbūbā she’s gone vō chalī gayī
(woman’s female friend) sahelī where has he gone? vō kahā
give denā gayā ha?
can you give me some I went there last weekk (said by
change? mujhe kuch rezgārī man/woman) mA vahā pichhle
dege? hafte gayā/gayī
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samosa to go samōse bāhar
gradually dhīre dhīre, āhistā
le jāne ke liye
go away chale jānā government sarkār English
āhistā (U)
go away! chale jāō! grammar vyākaran (H),
go backk (return) vāpas jānā kavāyad (U) š
go down (the stairs etc) nīche gram(me) grām
jānā granddaughter pōtī
go in (enter) andar jānā grandfather dādā Hindi/Urdu
go out (in the evening) bāhar jānā grandmother dādī
do you want to go out grandson pōtā
tonight? (to man/woman) āj grapefruit chakōtrā
shām kahī bāhar jānā chāhte/ grapefruit juice chakōtre kā ras
chāhtī hA? grapes angūr
go through ... ... se hō kar jānā grass ghās
go up (the stairs etc) ūpar jānā grateful ehsānmand
goat bakrī gravy shōrbā
god devtā great (excellent) barhiyā
God īshvar (H), allah (U) that’s great! bahut barhiyā!
goddess devī a great success barī
goggles dhūp kā chashmā kāmyābī
gold sōnā Great Britain briten
golf gōlf Greece yūnān
golf course gōlf kā madān greedy lālchī
good acchhā Greek yūnānī ABCDEFGHIJKLGu
good! bahut acchhā! green harā
it’s no good ye bekār ha greengrocer’s sabzī vālā
goodbye namaste (H), khudā grey bhūrā
hāfiz (U) grilled sikā huā
good evening namaste (H), grocer’s pansārī
assalam ālekam (U) ground zamīn
good morning namaste (H), on the ground zamīn par
assalam ālekam (U) ground floor nichlī manzil
good night namaste (H), group tōlī, dal (H)
khudā hāfiz (U) guarantee (noun) gārantī
goose batakh is it guaranteed? kyā iskī
got: we’ve got to leave hame gārantī ha?
jānā ha guest mehmān
have you got any ...? āpke guesthouse thaharne kī jagah
pās kōī ... ha? guide (noun) gāid
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guidebook gāid buk
guided tour gāid ke sāth sar
vālā sāmān
guitar gitār hand luggage hāth me le jāne
hangover khumār
Gujarati gujrātī I’ve got a hangover mujhe
English
gum (in mouth) masūrā khumār charhī ha
š
gun bandūk happen hōnā
gym kasrat kī jagah, vyāyām what’s happening? kyā hō
shālā (H) rahā ha?
what has happened? kyā
H hōgayā?
Hindi/Urdu
happy khush
I’m not happy about this
hair bāl mujhe is se tasallī nahī ha
hairbrush bālō kā burush harbour bandargāh
haircut bāl katāi hard sakht
hairdresser’s (men’s) nāi, (difficult) mushkil
hajjām (U) hard-boiled egg khūb ublā
(women’s) heyar dresar andā
hairdryer heyar drāyar hard lenses mazbūt lans
hair gel heyar jal hardly shāyad hī
hairgrips heyar pin hardly ever shāyad hī kabhī
hair spray heyar spre hardware shop lōhe ke sāmān
half* ādhā kī dukān
half an hour ādhā ghantā hat tōp
half a litre ādhā litar hate (verb) nafrat karnā
about half that is kā ādhā have* hōnā
half board ek vakt kā khānā (take) lenā
half-bottle ādhī bōtal can I have a ...? (said by man/
half fare ādhā kirāyā woman) kyā mA ... le saktā/
ABCDEFGHIJKLGu
half-price ādhī kīmat saktī hū?
ham sūar kā ublā gōsht do you have ...? āpke pās ...
hamburger hambargar ha?
hammer hathawrā what’ll you have? (drink: to man/
hand hāth woman) āp kyā lege/legī?
handbag hand bag I have to leave now mujhe ab
handbrake hand brek jānā hōgā
handkerchief rumāl do I have to ...? kyā mujhe ...
handle (on door) hatthā hōgā?
(on suitcase etc) handal can we have some ...? hame
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kuchh ... milegā?
(on phone) halō
hayfever mawsamī bukhār
helmet (for motorcycle) hifāzat
hazelnuts pahārī bādām hello namaste (H), salām (U) English
he* (person nearby) ye kā tōp
(person further away) vō help (noun) madad š
head sir (verb) madad karnā
headache sir dard help! bachāō!
headlights āge kī barī battī can you help me? (to man/ Hindi/Urdu
headphones hadphōn woman) kyā āp merī madad
healthy (person) svasth (H), karege/karegī?
tandurast (U) thank you very much for your
(food, climate) svāsthyprad (H), help āp kī madad ke liye
sehat bakhsh (U) bahut shukriyā
hear sunnā helpful madad gār
hepatitis heptāitis
dialogue her* (direct object: nearby) ise
(further away) use
can you hear me? āpkō (possessive: person nearby) inkā
sunāi detā ha? (person further away) unkā
I can’t hear you, could you I haven’t seen her mane ise
repeat that? mujhe sunāi nahī dekhā ha
nahī detā, āp phir kahiye to her iskō
with her iske sāth
hearing aid sunne me madad for her iske liye ABCDEFGHIJKLHi
dene kī mashīn that’s her ye vahī ha
heart dil herbal tea jarī būtī kī chāy
heart attack dil kā dawrā herbs jarī būtiyā
heat garmī here yahā
heater hītar here is/are ... ye ha/hA ...
heating hīting here you are (offering) ye lījiye
heavy bhārī hers* (referring to person nearby)
heel (of foot) erī iskā
(of shoe) jūte kī erī (referring to person further away)
could you heel these? jūte uskā
me erī lagā dō that’s hers ye iskā ha
heelbar erī lagāne kā hey! are!
kāwntar hi! halō!
height (of person) kad hide chhipnā
(of mountain) ūchāi (something) chhipānā
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high ūchā
mulk jāyege/jāyegī
highchair bacche kī ūchī
honey shahad
kursī honest īmāndār
highway khulī sarak honeymoon suhāgrāt
English
hill pahārī hood (US: of car) bānet
š
him* (person nearby) ise hope ummīd, āshā (H)
(person further away) use I hope so mujhe asī ummīd
to him iskō ha
with him iske sāth I hope not mujhe ummid ha
for him iske liye asā nahī hōgā
Hindi/Urdu
I haven’t seen him mAne ise hopefully ummīd ha
nahī dekhā ha horn (of car) bhōpū
that’s him ye vahī ha horrible bahut burā
Himalayas himālay pahār horse ghōrā
Hindi hindī horse-drawn carriage ghōrā
Hindu hindū gārī, tāgā
hip kūlhā horse riding ghur savārī
hire kirāye par lenā hospital aspatāl
for hire kirāye ke liye hospitality mehmāndārī
where can I hire a bike? thank you for your hospitality
kirāye par sāikil kahā milegī? āpkī mehmāndārī ke leye
his* (referring to person nearby) shukriyā
iskā hot garam
(referring to person further away) (curry etc) tez
uskā I’m hot mujhe garmī lag rahī
that’s his ye iskā ha ha
hit (verb) mārnā it’s hot today āj garam ha
hitch-hike muft savārī karnā is it very hot? (curry etc) kyā is
hobby shawk me tez mirch ha?
ABCDEFGHIJKLHi
hold (verb) pakarnā not too hot (curry etc) zyādā
hole chhed tez nahī
holiday chhuttī hotel hōtal
on holiday chhuttī par hotel room hōtal kā kamrā
home ghar hour ghantā
at home (in my house etc) ghar house (home) ghar
par (building) makān
(in my country) apne ghar jasā how kase
we go home tomorrow (said how many? kitne?
by man/woman) ham kal apne how do you do? kyā hāl ha?
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dialogues
idea khayal, vichār (H)
idiot buddhū
how are you? (to man/ ice lolly chūsne vālī āiskrīm English
woman) āp kase/kasī hA? if agar
fine, thanks, and you? mA ill bīmār š
thīk hū, shukriyā, awr āp I feel ill merī tabiyat thīk nahī
thīk hA? illness bīmārī
imitation (leather etc) naklī Hindi/Urdu
how much is it? is kī kīmat immediately fawran, turant (H)
kyā ha? important zarūrī
100 rupees sau rupaye it’s very important ye bahut
I’ll take it (said by man/woman) zarūrī ha
mA ise le lūgā/le lūgī it’s not important ye zarūrī
nahī
humid sīlā impossible nāmumkin,
hungry bhūkhā asambhav (H)
are you hungry? (kyā) āpkō impressive rōbdār, prabhāv
bhūkh lagī ha? shālī (H)
hurry (verb) jaldī karnā improve behtar banānā
I’m in a hurry mujhe jaldī ha I want to improve my Hindi
there’s no hurry jaldī kī kōī mA apnī hindī behtar banānā
bāt nahī chāhtā/chāhtī hū
hurry up! jaldī karō! in: it’s in the centre ye bīch
hurt (injure) chōt lagnā me ha ABCDEFGHIJKLIn
it really hurts ye dard kartā in my car merī kār me
ha in Kanpur kānpur me
husband pati (H), khāvind (U) in two days from now dō din
bād
I in five minutes pāch minat
me
in May mayī me
I mA in English angrezī me
ice barf in Hindi hindī me
with ice barf ke sāth is he in? kyā vō yahā ha?
no ice, thanks barf nahī, inch ‘inch’
shukriyā include shāmil
ice cream āiskrīm does that include meals?
ice-cream cone āiskrīm kōn (kyā) is me khānā bhī shāmil
iced tea barfīlī chāy ha?
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is that included? kyā ye bhī
shāmil ha?
andar
inconvenient nāmunāsib, inside the hotel hōtal ke
let’s sit inside chaliye, andar
asuvidhā janak (H) bathe
English
incredible (very good) tājjub kā insist āgrah (H), isrār (U)
š
India bhārat I insist merā āgrah (H)/isrār
Indian bhārtīy (U) ha
Indian Ocean hind mahāsāgar insomnia nīd na ānā
indicatorr (on car) indikatar instant coffee fawran banne
indigestion badhazmī vālī kāfī, ‘instant’ kāfī
indoor pool bhītar kā tālāb instead kī bazāy
Hindi/Urdu
indoors makān ke andar give me that one instead iskī
inexpensive sastā bazāy vō dījiye
infection phalne vālī bīmārī instead of ... kī bazāy ...
infectious phalne vālā insulin ‘insulin’
inflammation sūjan insurance bīmā
informal sādā, anōpchārik (H) intelligent tez
information jānkārī, sūchnā (H) interested: I’m interested in ...
do you have any information merī ... me dilchaspī ha
about ...? āpkō ... ke bare me interesting dilchasp
kōī jānkārī ha? that’s very interesting ye
information desk jānkārī kī bahut dilchasp ha
jagah international antar-rāshtrīy
injection injekshan (H), banul akvāmī (U)
injured ghāyal Internet intarnet
she’s been injured vō ghāyal interpret anuvād karnā (H),
hōgai tarzumā karnā (U)
in-laws sasurāl vāle interpreter dubhāshiyā
inner tube tāyar kī tyūb intersection chawrāhā
ABCDEFGHIJKLIn
innocent (not guilty) begunāh, interval (at theatre) intarval
nirdōsh (H) into ke andar
insect kīrā I’m not into ... merā ... me
insect bite kīrā kātnā rujhān nahī ha
do you have anything for introduce milānā, parichay
insect bites? āpke pās kīre kī karānā (H)
kāt ke liye kōī davā ha? may I introduce ...? ... se
insect repellent kīre mārne miliye
kī davā invitation dāvat, nimantran (H)
inside andar invite dāvat denā, nimantran
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denā (H)
Ireland āyarland
jeweller’s jawharī
jewellery javāhirāt
Irish āyarish jetty ghāt English
I’m Irish (said by man/woman) Jewish yahūdī
mA āyarland kā rahne vālā/ job kām š
vālī hū jogging dhīre dhīre dawrnā
iron (for ironing) istarī to go jogging dawrne kī
can you iron these for me? kasrat karnā Hindi/Urdu
(to man/woman) kyā mere liye joke mazāk
inpar istarī kar dege/degī? journey safar, yātrā (H)
is* ha have a good journey!
island tāpū khariyat se jāye!
it ye jug jag
it is ... ye ... ha a jug of water pānī kā jag
is it ...? kyā ye ... ha? juice ras
where is it? ye kahā ha? July julāi
it’s him ye vahī ha jump (verb) kūdnā
it was ... ye ... thā jumper jampar
Italian itāliyan junction jankshan
Italy italī June jūn
itch: it itches is me khujlī just (only) sirf
hōtī ha
just two sirf dō
just for me sirf mere liye
J just here yahī ABCDEFGHIJKLKe
not just now abhī nahī
we’ve just arrived ham abhī
jacket jāket
Jainism jan dharm āye hA
jam murabbā
jammed: it’s jammed ye dab K
gayā
January janvarī keep rakhnā
jar martbān keep the change rezgārī
jaw jabrā rakhiye
jazz jāz sangīt can I keep it? (said by man/
jealous shakkī woman) kyā mA ise rakh saktā/
jeans jīn saktī hū?
jellyfish jelī fish please keep it āp ise rakh
jersey jarsī
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lījiye
ketchup chatnī
nīche ānā
he’s been knocked down vō
kettle ketlī knock down (in road accident) ke
key chābī gārī ke nīche āgayā
English
the key for room 201, please knock over (object) takrā jānā
š
kamrā nambar do so ek kī know jānanā
chābī I don’t know mujhe mālūm
keyring chābī kā chhallā nahī, mujhe pata nahī
kidneys gurdā I didn’t know that mujhe ye
kill mārnā mālūm nahī thā
Hindi/Urdu
kilo kilō do you know ...? kyā āp
kilometre kilōmītar jānate ha ...?
how many kilometres is it to
...? ... kitne kilōmītar ha? L
kind (generous) meharbān,
udār (H)
(helpful) dayālu (H), madadgār label lebal
(U) ladies’ compartment (on train)
that’s very kind āpkī barī janānā dibbā
meharbānī ladies’ room, ladies’ toilets
janānā gusal khānā, mahilā
dialogue shawchālay (H)
ladies’ wear awrtō ke kapre
which kind do you want? lady mahilā (H), khātūn (U)
āpkō kis kism kā chāhiye? lager lāgar bīyar
I want this kind mujhe is lake jhīl
kism kā chāhiye lamb (meat) bher kā gōsht
lamp battī
king rājā lane (of motorway) rāstā
ABCDEFGHIJKLKe
kiosk būth (alley) galī
kiss (noun) chummā language bhāshā (H), zabān (U)
(verb) chūmnā language course bhāshā pāthy
kitchen rasōī kram (H), langvez kōrs
kitchenette chhōtī rasōī large barā
Kleenex® kāgaz ke rumāl last ākhirī
knee ghutnā (previous) pichhlā
knickers nikar last week pichhle hafte
knife chākū last Friday pichhle shukrvār
knockk (verb) thōknā kō (H), jumme kō (U)
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where does this lead to? kis
last night kal rāt
ōr le jātā ha?
what time is the last train to
Varanasi? vārānasī ke liye leaf pattā English
ākhirī gārī kitne baje jāyegī? leaflet pannā
late der leak (noun) chhed š
sorry I’m late māf kījiye, (verb) chūnā
mujhe der hōgayī the roof leaks chhat chū rahī
the train was late gārī der se ha Hindi/Urdu
āyī learn sīkhnā
we must go — we’ll be late least: not in the least hargiz
hame chalnā chāhiye nahī tō nahī
der hōjāyegī at least kam se kam
it’s getting late ab der hō rahī leather chamrā
ha leave (go away) chhūtnā
later bād me (leave behind) chhōrnā
(again) phir I am leaving tomorrow (said
I’ll come back laterr (said by by man/woman) mA kal jā rahā/
man/woman) mA phir āugā/āugī jārahī hū
later on bād me he left yesterday vō kal chalā
see you later on bād me gayā
milege when does the bus for Shimla
latest ākhirī leave? shimlā ke liye bas kab
by Wednesday at the latest chhuttī ha?
zyādā se zyādā budhvār tak may I leave this here? (said by ABCDEFGHIJKLLe
laugh (verb) hasnā man/woman) kyā mA ise yahā
launderette, laundromat chhōr saktā/saktī hū?
dhulāi kī dukān I left my coat in the bar merā
laundry (clothes) dhulāi ke kot bār me chhūt gayā
kapre leeks gandanā
(place) dhulāi ghar left bāyā
lavatory shawchālay (H), on the left bāyī taraf
pākhānā (U) to the left bāyī taraf
law kānūn turn left bāyī taraf mure
lawn ghās kā madān there’s none left kuchh nahī
lawyer vakīl bachā
laxative julāb left-handed khabbā
lazy sust left luggage (office) chhute
lead (electrical) bijlī kā tār sāmān kā daftar
(verb) āge le jānā leg tāg
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lemon nībū
lift (in building) lift
lemonade lemaned
lemon tea nībū vālī chāy life jacket jān bachāne kī jāket
could you give me a lift?
lend udhār denā mujhe savārī dege?
English
will you lend me your ... ? āp would you like a lift? āpkō
š
mujhe āpnā ... udhār dege? savārī karnī ha?
lens (of camera) lans light (noun) rōshnī
lesbian lasbiyan (not heavy) halkā
less kam do you have a light? (for
less than se kam cigarette) āpke pās māchis ha?
Hindi/Urdu
less expensive kam mahangā light green halkā harā
lesson sabak, pāth (H) light bulb bijlī kā lattū
let (allow) karne denā I need a new light bulb mujhe
will you let me know? (to man/ nayā lattū chāhiye
woman) āp mujhe batā dege/ lighterr (cigarette) lāitar
degī? lightning bijlī
I’ll let you know (said by man/ like (things) pasand karnā
woman) mA āpkō batā dūgā/ (people and things) acchhā lagnā
dūgī I like it mujhe ye pasand ha
let’s go for something to eat I like going for walks mujhe
chaliye, kuchh khāne chale ghūmne jānā pasand ha
let off: will you let me off at ...? I like you (to a man) mujhe āp
āp mujhe ... par chhōr dege? acche lagate hA
letter chitthī, patr (H) (to a woman) mujhe āp acchī
do you have any letters for lagtī hA
me? mere liye kōī chitthī I don’t like it mujhe ye
ha? pasand nahī
letterbox dāk baks do you like ...? āpkō ...
lettuce salād pasand ha?
ABCDEFGHIJKLLe
leverr (noun) kamānī I’d like a beer mujhe bīyar
library laibrerī, pustakālay (H) chāhiye
licence lāisans I’d like to go swimming (said
lid dhaknā by man/woman) mA tarne jānā
lie (verb: tell untruth) jhūth bōlnā chāhtā/chāhtī hū
lie down letnā would you like a drink? āpkō
life zindagī, jīvan (H) pīne ke liye kuchh chāhiye?
lifebelt jān bachāne kī petī would you like to go for
lifeguard (man/woman) jān a walk? (to man/woman) āp
bachāne vālā/vālī ghūmne jānā chāhte/
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(town) chahalpahal vālā
chāhtī hA?
what’s it like? ye kasā ha?
(food) kalejī
I want one like this mujhe asā liver (in body) jigar English
hī chāhiye loaf dabal rōtī
lime kāgzī nībū lobby (in hotel) barāmdā š
lime cordial nībū kā sharbat lobster barī jhīngā machhlī
line (on paper) lakīr local sthānīy (H), mukāmī (U)
(phone) phōn kī lāin can you recommend a local Hindi/Urdu
could you give me an outside restaurant? ās-pās me kōī
line? mujhe bāhar kī lāin acchhā restarā ha?
dege? lock (noun) tālā
lips ōth (verb) tālā band karnā
lip salve ōth par lagāne kī it’s locked tālā band ha
marham lock in andar band kar dena
lipstick lipstik lock out bāhar se tālā na
liqueur likyōr khulnā
listen sunnā I’ve locked myself out merī
litre litar chābī andar chhūt gayī ha
a litre of white wine ek litar lockerr (for luggage etc) tālevālī
vāit vāin almārī
little thōrā lollipop lawli pāp mithāi
just a little, thanks thōrā sā, London landan
shukriyā long lambā
a little milk thōrā dūdh how long will it take to fix it? ABCDEFGHIJKLLo
a little bit more thōrā awr is kī marammat me kitnī der
live (verb) rahnā lagegī?
we live together ham sab sāth how long does it take? kitnī
rahte hA der lagegī?
a long time bahut der
dialogue one day/two days longer ek
din/dō din awr zyādā
where do you live? (to long-distance call dūr kī
man/woman) āp kahā rahte/ telīphōn kāl
rahtī hA? look: I’m just looking, thanks
I live in London (said by (said by man/woman) mA sirf
man/woman) mA landan me dekh rahā/rahī hū, shukriyā
rahtā/rahtī hū you don’t look well āp thīk
nahī lagte
lively (person) zindādil look out! dekhte rahnā!
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can I have a look? (said by man/
woman) kyā mA dekh saktā/
low (prices) kam
saktī hū? lovely sundar
(bridge) nīchā
look after dekhbhāl karnā luck kismat, bhāgy (H)
English
look at kō dekhnā (good fortune) achhī kismat,
š
look for talāsh karnā achhā bhāgy (H)
I’m looking for ... ma ... kī good luck! merī duā!
talāsh me hū luggage sāmān
look forward to intzār karnā luggage trolley sāmān le jāne
I’m looking forward to it (said vālī trālī
Hindi/Urdu
by man/woman) mA is kā intzār lump (on body) gumtā
kar rahā/rahī hū lunch dōpahar kā khānā
loose (handle etc) dhīlā lungs phephre
lorry lārī luxurious ash-ārām deh
lose khōnā luxury ash-ārām
I’ve lost my way (said by man/
woman) mA rastā khō gayā/ M
khō gayī
I’m lost, I want to get to ...
(said by man/woman) ma bhatak machine mashīn
gayā/gayī mujhe ... jānā ha mad (insane) pāgal
I’ve lost my bag merā jhōlā (angry) āgbabūlā
khō gayā magazine patrikā (H), risālā
lost property (office) khōye (U)
sāmān kā daftar maid (in hotel) nawkrānī
lot: a lot, lots bahut zyādā maiden name shādī se pahle
not a lot zyādā nahī kā nām
a lot of people bahut lōg mail (noun) dāk
a lot bigger kāfī barā (verb) dāk me dālnā
ABCDEFGHIJKLLo
I like it a lot mujhe ye bahut is there any mail for me?
pasand ha merī kōī dāk ha?
lotion lōshan could you mail this for me?
loud ūchā ye dāk me dāl dege?
lounge (in house, hotel) bathak mailbox dāk baks
(in airport) ārāmghar main sabse barā, khās
love (noun) pyār, prem (H) main course khās khānā
(verb) pyār karnā main post office barā dāk
I love India mujhe bhārat khānā
bahut acchhā lagtā ha main road barī sarak
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mains switch barā svich
make (brand name) mek
may: may I have another one?
(verb) banānā May mayī English
ek awr dījiye
I make it ... (amount) mere may I come in? ma andar āū?
hisāb se ... bante hA may I see it? (said by man/ š
what is it made of? ye kis woman) ma ise dekh saktā/
chīz kā banā ha? saktī hū?
make-up banāv-singār may I sit here? (said by man/ Hindi/Urdu
malaria maleriyā woman) mA yahā bath saktā/
man ādmī saktī hū?
manager manejar maybe shāyad
can I see the manager? mayonnaise mayōnez
mujhe manejar se milnā ha? me* mujhe
manageress manezarānī that’s for me ye mere liye ha
mango ām send it to me ye mujhe bhej
manual (with manual gears) hāth denā
se chalne vāle gīyar me too mujhe bhī
many bahut meal khānā, bhōjan (H)
not many bahut nahī
map (city plan) khākā dialogue
(road map, geographical) nakshā
network map sarkō kā nakshā did you enjoy your meal?
March mārch āpkō khānā acchhā lagā?
margarine marjarīn it was excellent, thank you ABCDEFGHIJKLMe
market bāzār bahut barhiyā, shukriyā
marmalade marmled
married: I’m married mA mean (verb) matlab hōnā
shādīshudā hū what do you mean? is sab kā
are you married? āp kyā matlab ha?
shādishudā hA?
mascara maskārā dialogue
match (football etc) mach
matches māchis what does this word
material (fabric) kaprā mean? is shabd kā kyā
matter: it doesn’t matter kōī matlab ha? (H), is lafz kā
bāt nahī kyā matlab ha? (U)
what’s the matter? kyā bāt it means ... in English is kō
ha? angrezī me ... kahte hA
mattress gaddā
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measles khasrā
metre mītar
German measles khasrā
meat gōsht, mās (H) metal dhāt
microwave (oven) māikrōvev
mechanic mistrī midday dōpahar
English
medicine davā at midday dōpahar ko
š
medium (adj: size) bīch kā middle: in the middle bīch me
medium-sized bīch ke māp kā in the middle of the night
meet milnā ādhī rat kō
nice to meet you āp se milkar the middle one bīch vālā
barī khushī huī midnight ādhī rāt
Hindi/Urdu
where shall I meet you? āpse at midnight ādhī rāt kō
kahā milū? might: I might shāyad
meeting mulakāt I might not shāyad nahī
meeting place milne kī jagah I might want to stay another
melon kharbūzā day shāyad ek din awr
men ādmī thaharnā chāhūgā
mend marammat karnā migraine ādhāsīsī
could you mend this for me? mild (taste: not hot) kam mirch
is kī marammat kar dege? vālā
men’s room purush (weather) suhāvnā
shawchālay (H), mardānā mile mīl
pākhānā (U) milk dūdh
menswear mardāne kapre millimetre milīmītar
mention (verb) zikr karnā mind: never mind! jāne dījiye!
don’t mention it! bas, rahne I’ve changed my mind merā
dījiye! irādā badal gayā
menu menyū
may I see the menu, please? dialogue
mujhe menyū dikhāiye
ABCDEFGHIJKLMe
see menu reader page 192r do you mind if I open the
message sandesā (H), pagām window? āpkō kōī etrāj na
(U) hō tō mA khirkī khōl dū?
are there any messages for no, I don’t mind jī nahī,
me? mere liye kōī sandesā mujhe kōī etrāj nahī
ha?
I want to leave a message for mine* merā
... (said by man/woman) mA ... ke it’s mine ye merā ha
liye ek sandesā denā chahtā/ mineral water bōtal vālā pānī
chāhtī huī mints piparmint
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minute minat
more* zyādā, awr
in a minute ek minat me
just a minute! ek minat rukō! moped chhōtī mōtar sāikil English
can I have some more water,
mirror āīnā please? mujhe kuchh awr
Miss kumārī (H), muhtarmā pānī chāhiye š
(U) more expensive/interesting
miss: I missed the bus bas zyādā mahangā/dilchasp
chhūt gayī more than 50 pachās se zyādā Hindi/Urdu
missing gāyab more than that is se zyādā
one of my ... is missing merā a lot more awr zyādā
... gāyab hōgayā
there’s a suitcase missing dialogue
baksa gāyab hōgayā
mist kuhrā would you like some
mistake galtī more? (to man/woman) āp
I think there’s a mistake mere thōrā awr lege/legī?
khyāl me kahī galtī ha no, no more for me, thanks
sorry, I’ve made a mistake bas, awr nahī, shukriyā
māf kījiye, mujh se galtī how about you? awr āpkō?
hōgayī I don’t want any more,
misunderstanding galatfahmī thanks mujhe awr nahī
mix-up: sorry, there’s been a chāhiye, shukriyā
mix-up māf kījiye, kuchh
garbarī hōgayī morning subah ABCDEFGHIJKLMo
mobile phone mōbāil phōn this morning āj subah
modern ājkal kā, ādhunik (H) in the morning subah kō
modern art gallery ādhunik mosque masjid
chitrshālā mosquito macchhar
moisturizer namī dene vālā mosquito net macchhardānī
moment: I won’t be a moment mosquito repellent macchhar
(said by man/woman) mA abhī mārne ki davā
āyā/āyī most: I like this one most of
Monday sōmvār (H), pīr (U) all mujhe ye sabse zyādā
money pasā pasand ha
monkey bandar most of the time zyāda vakt
monsoon barsāt kā mawsam most tourists zyādā salānī
month mahīnā mostly zyādātar
monument yādgār, smārak (H) mother mā, matā (H), vālidā
moon chād (U)
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mother-in-law sās
I don’t want very much
motorbike mōtar sāikil
mujhe zyādā nahī chāhiye
motorboat injan se chalnevālī mud kīchar
kishtī mug (for drinking) pyālā
English
motorway khulī sarak I’ve been mugged mujhe lūt
š
mountain pahār liyā
in the mountains pahār par mum mā
mountaineering pahār kī mumps mamps
charhāī karnā, parvatārōhan museum ajāyab ghar
(H) mushrooms khumbī
Hindi/Urdu
mouse chūhā music sangīt
moustache mūchh musician (man/woman) gāne
mouth muh vālā/vālī, sangīt kār (H)
mouth ulcer muh kā chhālā Muslim (adj) ‘muslim’,
move (remove) hatānā musalmān
(go away) chalā jānā mussels sīp kā jhīngar
he’s moved to another room must*: I must do it mujhe
vō dūsre kamre me chalā karnā chāhiye
gayā I mustn’t drink alcohol mujhe
could you move your car? sharāb nahī pīnī chāhiye
apnī kār hatā lījiye mustard sarsō
could you move up a little? my* merā
āge barh jāiye it’s my car ye merī kār ha
where has it moved to? yahā that’s my towel ye merā
se badalkar kahā chalā gayā? tawliyā ha
where has it been moved to? myself: I’ll do it myself (said
ise kahā le gaye? by man/woman) mA ise khud
movie ‘film’ karūga/karūgī
movie theater sinemā by myself khud
ABCDEFGHIJKLMo
Mr shrī (H), janāb (U)
Mrs shrīmatī (H), muhtarmā N
(U)
much bahut
much better/worse zyādā nail (finger) nākhūn
behtar/zyādā kharāb (metal) kīl
much hotter zyādā garam nailbrush nākhūn sāf karne
not much zyādā nahī kā burush
not very much bahut zyādā nail varnish nākhūn kī pālish
nahī name nām
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my name’s John merā nām
neither ... nor ... na ... na ...
Jōhn ha
what’s your name? āpkā nām Nepal napāl English
Nepali napālī
kyā ha? nephew (brother’s son) bhatījā
what is the name of this (sister’s son) bhānjā š
street? is galī kā nām kyā ha? net (in sport) jāl
napkin napkin Netherlands hālend
nappy bacche kā pōtrā never kabhī nahī Hindi/Urdu
narrow (street) tang
nasty bahut burā dialogue
national rāshtrīy (H), kawmī
(U) have you ever been to
nationality rāshtrīytā (H), Goa? (to man/woman) āp
kawmiat (U) kabhī goā gaye/gayī ha?
natural kudratī, prākritik (H) no, never, I’ve never been
nausea matlī there (said by man/woman) jī
navy (blue) gahrā nīlā nahī, kabhī nahī gayā/gayī
near nazdīk, ke pās
is it near the city centre? kyā new nayā
ye bīch shahar ke pās ha? news (radio, TV etc) khabar,
do you go near the Kutub samāchār (H)
Minar? kyā āp kutub mīnār newsagent’s akhbār vālā
ke nazdīk jāte hA? newspaper akhbār
where is the nearest ...? sab newspaper kiosk akhbār kā ABCDEFGHIJKLNe
se nazdīk ... kahā ha? stāl
nearby pās me New Year nayā sāl
nearly lagbhag (H), takrīban (U) Happy New Year! nayā sāl
necessary zarūrī mubārak!
neck gardan New Year’s Eve nav varsh ki
necklace gale kā hār purv sandhyā (H)
necktie tāī New Zealand nyuzīland
need: I need ... mujhe ... New Zealander: I’m a New
chāhiye Zealander (said by man) ma
do I need to pay? kyā mujhe nyuzīland kā rahnevālā hū
pasā denā hōgā? (said by woman) ma nyuzīland
needle suī ki rahnevālī hū
negative (film) negativ next aglā
neither: neither (one) of them (after that) ke bād
dōnō me se kōī nahī the next turning/street on the
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left bāyī taraf aglā mōr/aglī
there’s nobody there vahā kōī
nahī ha
galī
at the next stop agle stāp par noise shōr
next week agle hafte noisy: it’s too noisy ye bahut
English
next to ke pās shōr bharā ha
š
nice acchhā non-alcoholic binā sharāb vālā
niece (brother’s daughter) bhatījī none kōī nahī
(sister’s daughter) bhānjī nonsmoking compartment
night rāt bīrī sigret manāhī vālā
at night rāt kō dibbā
good night namaste (H), noon dōpahar
Hindi/Urdu
khudā hāfiz (U) at noon dōpahar kō
no-one kōī nahī
dialogue nor: nor do I mA bhī nahī
normal sādhāran
do you have a single room north uttar (H), shumāl (U)
for one night? āpke pās ek in the north uttar me
rāt ke liye singal kamrā to the north uttar kī taraf
ha? north of Delhi dillī ke uttar me
yes, madam jī hā, northeast uttar pūrvī (H),
memsāhib shumāl mashrīkī (U)
how much is it per night? northern uttarīy (H), shumālī
ek rāt kā kyā kirāyā ha? (U)
it’s 100 rupees for one Northern Ireland uttarī
night ek rāt ke saw rupaye āyarland (H), shumālī
thank you, I’ll take it āyarland (U)
shukriyā, mA ise le lūgī northwest uttar pashchim (H),
shumāl magribī (U)
nightclub nāit klab Norway nārve
ABCDEFGHIJKLNe
nightdress rāt kī pōshāk Norwegian nārvejian
night porter rāt kā darbān nose nāk
no nahī not* nahī
I’ve no change mere pās no, I’m not hungry jī nahī,
rezgārī nahī mujhe bhūkh nahī lagī
there’s no ... left kōī ... nahī I don’t want any, thank you
rahā mujhe kuchh nahī chāhiye,
no way! hargiz nahī! shukriyā
oh no! (upset) hāy re! it’s not necessary ye zarūrī
nobody kōī nahī nahī
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I didn’t know that majhe ye
mālūm nahī thā
burā
not that one – this one vō offensive (language, behaviour) English
office (place of work) daftar
nahī ye vālā officerr (said to policeman)
note (banknote) nōt thānedār sāhab š
notebook nōtbuk often aksar
notepaperr (for letters) chitthī not often aksar nahī
kā kāgaz how often are the buses? Hindi/Urdu
nothing kuchh nahī base kitnī bār ātī hA?
nothing for me, thanks mere oil tel
liye kuchh nahī, shukriyā ointment marham
nothing else awr kuchh nahī OK thīk
novel nōval, upanyās (H) are you OK? āp thīk hA?
November navambar is that OK with you? kyā ye
now ab thīk ha?
number nambar is it OK to ...? kyā ... thīk ha?
(figure) gintī, sankhyā (H) that’s OK, thanks ye thīk ha,
I’ve got the wrong number shukriyā
mAne galat nambar lagāyā I’m OK (nothing for me) mere
what is your phone number? liye kāfī ha
āpkā phōn nambar kyā ha? (I feel OK) mA thīk hū
number plate nambar plet is this train OK for ...? kyā ye
nurse nars gārī ... ke liye thīk rahegī?
nut (for bolt) dhibrī I said I’m sorry, OK? ma ne ABCDEFGHIJKLOl
nuts girīdār mevā māfī māg lī, thīk ha nā?
old (man/woman) būrhā/
O burhiyā
(thing) purānā
occupied (toilet, telephone) khālī dialogue
nahī
o’clock* baje how old are you? āpkī
October aktūbar umar kyā ha?
odd (strange) ajīb I’m 25 (said by man/woman)
of* kā mA pacchīs sāl kā/kī hū
off (lights) band and you? awr āp?
it’s just off ... ... se satā huā ha
we’re off tomorrow ham kal old-fashioned purāne dharre
chale jāyege kā
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old town shahar kā purānā
hissā
khōlte hA?
I can’t get it open mujh se ye
in the old town shahar ke when do you open? āp kab
purāne hisse me nahī khultā
English
omelette āmlet in the open air khule madān
š
on* par me
on the street galī par opening times khulne kā vakt
on the beach samandar ke open ticket khulā tikat
kināre par opera āperā, gīt nāty (H)
is it on this road? kyā ye isī operation (medical) āpreshan
Hindi/Urdu
sarak par ha? operatorr (telephone) āpretar
on the plane havāī jahāz me opposite: the opposite
on Saturday shanivār kō direction sāmne kī taraf
on television telīvizan par the bar opposite sāmne kā
I haven’t got it on me mere bār
pās nahī ha opposite my hotel mere
this one’s on me (drink) ab hōtal ke sāmne
merī bārī ha optician anak banāne vālā
the light wasn’t on battī nahī or yā
jal rahī thī orange (fruit) santarā
what’s on tonight? āj rāt kō (colour) nārangī
kyā chal rahā ha? fizzy orange gas vālā santare
once (one time) ek bār kā ras
at once (immediately) fawran orange drink santare kā sharbat
one* ek orange juice santare kā ras
the white one safed vālā orchestra awrkestrā, vādy
one-way ticket singal tikat mandalī (H)
see ticket order: can we order now? (in
onion pyāj restaurant) āp khāne kā ārdar
ABCDEFGHIJKLOl
only sirf, keval (H) lege?
only one sirf ek I’ve already ordered, thanks
it’s only 6 o’clock sirf chha mAne ārdar de diyā,
baje hA shukriyā
I’ve only just got here (said I didn’t order this mAne ye
by man/woman) mA abhī yahā nahī māgā
āyā/āyī hū out of order thīk-thāk nahī
open (adj) khulā ordinary māmūlī, sādhāran (H)
(verb: something) khōlnā other dūsrā
(of shop etc) khulnā the other one dūsrā
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I’m on my own (said by man/
the other day hāl hī me
woman) mA akelā/akelīa hū
I’m waiting for the others mA
awr lōgō kī intzār me hū ownerr (man/woman) mālik/ English
do you have any others? mālkin
āpke pās awr kōī hA? š
otherwise varnā P
our* hamārā
ours* hamārā Hindi/Urdu
it’s ours ye hamārā ha packk (verb) sāmān bādhnā
out: he’s out vō bahar gayā ha a pack of ... ... kā bandal
three kilometres out of town package (parcel) pārsal
shahar se tīn kilō mītar dūr package holiday pakej hōlide
outdoors bāhar khule me packed lunch dibbe me band
outside ke bāhar dōpahar kā khānā
can we sit outside? chaliye, packet: a packet of cigarettes
bāhar bathe? sigret kā paket
oven bhattī padlock kunde me lagāne
over: over here idhar vālā tālā
over there udhar page (of book) pannā, prishth
over 500 pāch saw se zyādā (H)
it’s over ye khatm hōgayā could you page Mr ...?
overcharge: you’ve meharbānī karke janāb ... kō
overcharged me āpne zyādā bulāiye?
pase liye hA pain dard ABCDEFGHIJKLPa
overcoat ōvarkōt I have a pain here mujhe
overlooking: I’d like a room yahā dard ha
overlooking the courtyard painful dardnāk
mujhe asā kamrā chāhiye painkillers dard mitāne kī davā
jahā se āngan dīkh sake paint (noun) rōgan
overnight (travel) rāt bhar kā painting tasvīr, chitr (H)
safar pair: a pair of ... ... kā jōrā
overtake bagal se āge nikal Pakistan pākistān
jānā Pakistani pākistānī
owe: how much do I owe you? palace mahal
mujhe āpko kitne pase dene pale pīlā
ha? pale blue halkā nīlā
own: my own ... merā apnā ... pan patīlā
are you on your own? (to man/ panties jāghiyā
woman) kyā āp akele/akelī ha? pants (underwear) jāghiyā
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(US) patlūn
pantyhose tāits
de diye hA
paper kāgaz it’s already paid for iske pase
(newspaper) akhbār dialogue
English
a piece of paper kāgaz kā
š
pannā who’s paying? kawn pase
paper handkerchiefs kāgaz degā?
ke rumāl I’ll pay (said by man/woman)
parcel parsal ma dūgā/dūgī?
pardon me? (didn’t understand) no, you paid last time, I’ll
Hindi/Urdu
phir kahiye? pay (said by man/woman) nahī
parents mābāp nahī, āpne pichhli bār diye
parents-in-law sās sasur the, ab mA dūgā/dūgī
parkk (noun) pārk
(verb) gārī kharī karnā payphone sikke lene vālā
can I park here? (said by sārvajanik phōn
man/woman) kyā mA yahā gārī peaceful shānt (H), pur-aman
kharī kar saktā/saktī hū? (U)
parking lot kār pārk peach ārū
part (noun) hissā peanuts mūngphalī
partner (boyfriend, girlfriend etc) pear nāshpātī
sāthī pearl mōtī
party (group) tōlī peas matar
(celebration) dāvat peculiar (taste, custom) ajīb
pass (in mountains) darrā pedestrian crossing padal pār
passengerr musāfir, yātrī (H) karne kā rāstā
passport pāspōrt peg (for washing) kaprō kī
past*: in the past gujre chimtī
jamāne me (for tent) khūtī
ABCDEFGHIJKLPa
just past the information office pen kalam
jānkārī ke daftar ke pare pencil pansil
path rāstā penfriend panfrand
pattern dhāchā penicillin pansilin
pavement patrī penknife chōtā chākū
on the pavement patrī par pensionerr (man/woman)
pay (verb) pase denā penshan pāne vālā/vālī
can I pay, please? (said by people lōg
man/woman) kyā mA pasa de the other people in the hotel
saktā/saktī hū? hōtal me dūsre lōg
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to pick me up? āp vahā se
too many people bahut lōg
mujhe le jāyege?
pepperr (spice) kālī mirch
(vegetable) shimlā mirch picnic piknik English
peppermint (sweet) piparmint picture tasvīr, chitr (H)
per: per night ek rāt kā pie pakvān š
how much per day? har rōz piece tukrā
(kā) kitnā? a piece of ... ... kā ek
per cent fī sadī tukrā Hindi/Urdu
perfect bilkul sahī pill gōlī
perfume itar I’m on the pill mA gōlī khā
perhaps shāyad rahī hū
perhaps not shāyad nahī pillow takiyā
period (of time) muddat, avdhi pillow case takiye kā gilāf
(H) pin (noun) ālpin
(menstruation) māhvārī, māsik pineapple anānās
dharm (H) pineapple juice anānās
perm parm kā ras
permit (noun) parmit pink gulābī
person vyakti (H), shakhs (U) pipe (for smoking) pāip
personal stereo nijī stīriō (for water) nalī
petrol petrōl pistachio pistā
petrol can petrōl kā kanastar pity: it’s a pity! bare afsōs kī
petrol station petrōl stashan bāt ha!
pharmacy davākhānā pizza pītzā ABCDEFGHIJKLPl
phone (noun) telīphōn place jagah
(verb) teliphōn karnā at your place āp ke yahā
phone book telīphōn kī kitāb at his place uske yahā
phone box teliphōn būth plain (not patterned) sādā
phonecard telīphōn kārd plane havāī jahāz
phone number phōn namber by plane havāī jahāz se
photo phōtō plant pawdhā
excuse me, could you take a plaster cast palastar kī dhāl
photo of us? suniye, kyā āp plasters palastar
hamārī phōtō khīch dege? plastic plāstik
phrase book fikrō kī kitāb (credit cards) bank kārd
piano piyānō plastic bag plāstik kā thalā
pickpocket (man/woman) jeb plate plet
katrā/katrī (metal) thālī
pick up: will you be there platform pletfāram
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which platform is it for
call the police! pulis bulāō!
Jaipur? japur ke liye kawnsā
pletfāram ha? policeman pulis kā sipāhī
police station thānā
play (verb) khelnā policewoman pulis kī mahilā
English
(noun: in theatre) nātak sipāhī (H)
š
playground khel kā madān polish (noun) pālish
pleasant suhāvnā polite vinamr (H), salīkedār (U)
please meharbānī karke, polluted malā, dūshit (H)
kripayā (H) pony tattū
yes, please jī hā pool (for swimming) tarne kā
Hindi/Urdu
could you please ...? tālāb
meharbānī karke ... poor (not rich) garīb
please don’t ye mat kījiye (quality) ghatiyā
can I have some ..., please? pop music pawp sangīt
mujhe ..., chāhiye pop singerr (man/woman) pawp
two beers, please dō bīyar, gānā gānevālā/gānevālī
dījiye popular lōkpriy (H), ām
pleased: pleased to meet you pasand (U)
āp se milkar barī khushī huī population ābādī
pleasure: my pleasure koī pork sūar kā gōsht
bāt nahī port (for boats) bandargāh
plenty: plenty of ... kāfī ... (drink) pōrt sharāb
there’s plenty of time kāfī porter (in hotel) darbān
vakt ha portrait tasvīr
that’s plenty, thanks bas, ye posh (restaurant, people) shāndār
kāfī ha, shukriyā possible mumkin, sambhav
pliers chimtī (H)
plug (electrical) bijlī kā plag is it possible to ...? kyā ...
(for car) injan kā plag mumkin ha?
ABCDEFGHIJKLPl
(in sink) dāt as ... as possible jitnā ...
plumber nalsāz hōsake
pm dōpahar ke bād post (noun: mail) dāk
pocket jeb (verb) dāk me dālnā
point: two point five do could you post this for me?
dashamlav pāch ye dāk me dāl dege?
there’s no point is me kōī tuk postbox dāk baks
nahī postcard pōstkard
poisonous jahrilā postcode dāk kā kōd
police pulis poster pōstar
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poste restante chitthī jamā
no problem! kōī dikkat nahī!
karne vālā dāk-khānā
post office dāk-khānā program(me) (noun) prōgrām, English
kārykram (H)
potato ālū promise: I promise (said by
potato chips krisp man/woman) mA vādā kartā/ š
pots and pans bhānde-bartan kartī hū
pottery mittī ke bartan pronounce: how is this
pound (money) pawnd (pasā) pronounced? iskō kase bōlte Hindi/Urdu
(weight) pawnd (vazan) hA?
power cut bijlī kī katawtī properly (repaired, locked etc)
power point bijlī kā saket thīk tarah se
practise: I want to practise Protestant prōtastant īsāī
my Hindi (said by man/woman) public convenience
mA apnī hindī istemāl karnā shawchālay (H), pākhānā (U)
chāhtā/chāhtī hū public holiday sarkārī chhuttī
prawns jhīngā pudding (dessert) mithāī
prefer: I prefer ... mujhe ... pull khīchnā
jyādā pasand ha pullover svetar
pregnant garbhvatī (H), hāmilā puncture panchar
(U) Punjabi panjābī
prescription (for medicine) purple bAjnī
nuskhā purse (for money) batuā
present (gift) tōhfā (US) hand bag
president (of country) rāshtrpati push dhakkā denā ABCDEFGHIJKLQu
(H), sadar (U) pushchair bacchā gārī
pretty khūbsuarat put rakhnā
it’s pretty expensive ye kāfī where can I put ...? (said by
mahangā ha man/woman) mA ... kahā rakh
price kīmat saktā/saktī hū?
priest purōhit (H), imām (U) could you put us up for
prime minister pradhān the night? āpke pās ek rāt
mantrī (H), vazīre-āzam (U) thaharne ke liye jagah hōgī?
printed matter chhapī huī chīz pyjamas pāyjāmā
prison jel
private nijī Q
private bathroom nijī
gusalkhānā
probably shāyad quality khāsiyat, gun (H)
problem maslā, samasyā (H) quarantine kvārantīn
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quarter chawthāi hissā
rape (noun) balātkār (H),
quayside: on the quayside
zabardastī (U)
jahāz kī gōdī par raincoat barsātī
question savāl, prashn (H) rare (uncommon) birlā
English
queue (noun) katār, pankti (H) rash (on skin) khārish
š
quick jaldī raspberry rasbharī
that was quick ye bahut jaldī rat chūhā
kar liyā rate (for changing money) dar
what’s the quickest way rather: it’s rather good ye tō
there? vahā bahut jaldi kase acchā ha
Hindi/Urdu
jāye? I’d rather ... acchhā hō ki mA ...
fancy a quick drink? thōrī razor ustarā
der ke liye kuchh pīne razor blades ustare kā bled
chalege? read parhnā
quickly jaldī se ready tayyār
quiet (place, hotel) shānt are you ready? āp tayyār hA?
quiet! chup rahō!, khāmōsh! I’m not ready yet ma abhī
(U) tayyār nahī
quite (fairly) kuchh had tak
(very) kāfī dialogue
that’s quite right ye bilkul
thīk ha when will it be ready? ye
quite a lot kāfī sārā kab tayyār hōgā?
it should be ready in a
R couple of days dō din me
tayyār hō jāyegā
rabbit khargōsh real aslī
race (for runners, cars) dawr really vākai
ABCDEFGHIJKLQu
racket (tennis, squash) ballā I’m really sorry mujhe bahut
radiatorr (of car, in room) afsōs ha
rediyetar that’s really great bahut
radio rediō barhiyā
on the radio rediō par really? (doubt) sachmuch!
rail: by rail gārī se (polite interest) acchhā tō!
railway relve rear lights pichhlī battiyā
rain bārish rearview mirror pīchhe dekhne
in the rain bārish me kā āinā
it’s raining bārish hō rahī ha reasonable (prices etc) zāyaz
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could you repeat that? phir
receipt rasīd
kahiye
recently hāl hī me
reception (in hotel) risepshan reservation rizarveshan English
dask I’d like to make a reservation
(party) dāvat kyā mere liye rizarv kar dege? š
at reception risepshan me
reception desk risepshan dialogue
receptionist risepshanist Hindi/Urdu
recognize pahchānnā I have a reservation merā
recommend: could you rizarveshan ha
recommend ...? āp yes sir, what name please?
batāyege ...? jī hā, āpkā nām?
record (music) rikārd
red lāl reserve rizarv karnā
red wine rad vāin
refund (noun) pase kī vāpsī dialogue
can I have a refund? merā
pasā vāpas kar de can I reserve a table for
region ilākā tonight? mere liye āj shām
registered: by registered mail kō ek mez rizarv kar
rajistrī dāk se dege?
registration number yes madam, for how many
rajistreshan nambar people? jī hā, kitne lōgō
relative (noun) rishtedār ke liye? ABCDEFGHIJKLRe
religion dharm (H), mazhab (U) for two dō ke liye
remember: I don’t remember and for what time? kitne
mujhe yād nahī baje ke liye?
I remember mujhe yād ha for eight o’clock āth baje
do you remember? āpkō yād ke liye
ha? and could I have your
rent (noun: for apartment etc) name please? āpkā nām
kirāyā kyā ha?
(verb: car etc) kirāye par lenā
for rent kirāye ke liye rest: I need a rest mujhe ārām
rented car kirāye kī kār karnā ha
repairr (verb) marammat karnā the rest of the group bākī lōg
can you repair it? āp iskī restaurant restōrā
marammet kar dege? restaurant car restōrā kā
repeat phir kahnā dibbā
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rest room shawchālay (H),
to the right dāyī taraf
pāKhānā (U)
turn right dāyī taraf mure
where is the rest room? right-hand drive dāyī taraf ke
shawchālay kahā ha? stīyring vālī kār
English
I have to go to the rest room ring (on finger) angūthī
š
mujhe shawchālay jānā ha I’ll ring you (said by man/woman)
(politer) mujhe bāth rūm jānā mA āpkō phōn karūgā/karūgī
ha ring back vāpas phōn karnā
retired: I’m retired (said by man/ ripe (fruit) pakā
woman) mA ritāyar hogayā/ rip-off: it’s a rip-off chūnā lagā
Hindi/Urdu
hogayī diyā
return: a return to ... ... ke liye rip-off prices man-māne dām
ek vāpsī risky jōkhim bharā
return ticket vāpsī tikat river nadī
see ticket road sarak
reverse charge call rivars is this the road for ...? kyā ...
chārj kawl ke liye yahī rāsta ha?
reverse gear rivars gīyar down the road thōrā āge
revolting ghinōnā roadsign rāstā batāne kā
rib paslī takhtā
rice chāval rob: I’ve been robbed mujhe
(cooked) bhāt lūt liyā
rich (person) amīr rock chattān
(food) charbī vālā (music) rāk sangīt
rickshaw rikshā on the rocks (with ice) barf
cycle rickshaw sāikil rikshā dālkar
ridiculous betukā roll (bread) gōl dabal rōtī
right (correct) thīk roof chhat
(not left) dāyā roof rack kār ke ūpar kā
ABCDEFGHIJKLRe
you were right āpne thīk janglā
kahā room kamrā
that’s right ye thīk ha in my room mere kamre me
this can’t be right ye thīk room service rūm sarvis
nahī mālūm hōtā rope rassā
right! thīk! rosé (wine) rōze vāin
is this the right road for ...? roughly (approximately) lagbhag
kyā ... ke liye ye sahī rāstā (H), takrīban (U)
ha? round: it’s my round ab merī
on the right dāyī taraf bārī ha
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roundabout (for traffic) gōl
chakkar
salad salād
round trip ticket vāpsī tikat sail (noun) pāl English
salad dressing salād kā masālā
see ticket sale: for sale bikrī ke liye
route rāstā salmon sāman machhlī š
what’s the best route? sabse salt namak
acchhā rāstā kawnsā ha? same: the same vahī
rubber rabar the same as this vasā hī Hindi/Urdu
rubber band rabar kā chhallā the same again, please vahī
rubbish (waste) kurā karkat phir dījiye
(poor quality goods) ghatiyā māl it’s all the same to me mere
rubbish! (nonsense) ye sab liye sab ek jasā ha
bakvās ha! sand ret
ruby rūbī sandals chāppal
rucksack pitthā sandwich sandvich
rude gustākh sanitary napkins/towels
ruins khandhar awratō ke sanitarī tāvel
rum ram sapphire nīlam
rum and Coke® ram awr kōkā Saturday shanīchar, hafta (U)
kōlā® sauce chatnī
run (verb: person) dawrnā saucepan degchī
how often do the buses run? saucer tashtarī
base kitnī kitnī der me jātī sauna sawnā
hA? sausage sāsej ABCDEFGHIJKLSc
I’ve run out of money mere say kahnā
pās kuchh pasā nahī bachā how do you say ... in Hindi?
rush hour bhīr ke vakt ... ko hindī me kyā kahte hA?
Russia rūs what did he say? usne kyā
Russian rūsī kahā?
she said ... usne kahā ki ...
S could you say that again?
phir kahiye
scarff (for neck) maflar
sad udās (for head) sāfā
saddle (for bike) gaddī scenery nazārā
(for horse) zīn schedule (US) tāim tebal
safe (not in danger) sahī salāmat scheduled flight fehrisht me
(not dangerous) khatarnāk nahī dī gayī flāit
safety pin seftī pin school skūl
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scissors: a pair of scissors
kanchī
can I see? mujhe dikhāiye
scooter skūtar see dekhnā
have you seen ...?
scotch viskī āpne ... dekhā ha?
English
Scotch tape® selōtep® I saw him this morning mane
š
Scotland skātland use āj subah dekhā
Scottish skātland kā see you! phir milege!
I’m Scottish (man/woman) ma I see (I understand) mA samjhā
skātland kā rahne vālā/ self-catering apartment khud
vālī hū khānā banāne ke bandōbast
scrambled eggs phete ande vālā makān
Hindi/Urdu
scratch (noun) kharōch self-service khud-bakhud
screw (noun) pech lenā
screwdriver pechkash sell bechnā
sea samandar do you sell ...? kyā
by the sea samandar ke āp ... bechte hA?
kināre Sellotape® selōtep®
seafood daryāyī khānā send bhejnā
search (verb) khōjnā I want to send this to England
seasick: I feel seasick mujhe mujhe ye ingland bhejnā ha
matlī ārahī ha senior citizen buzurg
I get seasick mujhe jahāz me separate alag
matlī ātī ha separated: I’m separated mA
seaside: by the seaside judā hū
samandar ke kināre separately (pay, travel) alag se
seat sīt September sitambar
is this seat taken? kyā is sīt septic pīp parā ha
par kōī bathā ha? serious gambhīr (H), sangīn (U)
seat belt sīt par lagī petī service charge sarvis chārj
ABCDEFGHIJKLSc
seaweed daryāyī ghāspāt service station sarvis kī jagah
secluded ekānt serviette napkin
second (adj) dūsrā set menu fiks mīnu
(of time) sekand several kaī
just a second! zarā thahrō! sew sīnā
second class (travel etc) sekand could you sew this back on?
klās is kī silāī kar dege?
second floor dūsrī manzil sex (gender) ling (H), jins (U)
(US) pahlī manzil sexy saksī
second-hand purānā shade: in the shade chāh me
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shake: let’s shake hands
acchha, hāth milāye
shopping: I’m going shopping
shallow (water) uthlā shop dukān English
(said by man/woman) mA
shame: what a shame! ye kharīdārī ke liye jā rahā/rahī
afsōs kī bāt ha! hū š
shampoo shampū shopping centre bāzār
shampoo and set bāl dhōnā shore kinārā
awr bathānā short (person) chhōtā Hindi/Urdu
share (verb: room, table etc) sāth (time, journey) thōrā
lenā shortcut chhōtā rāstā
sharp (knife, taste) tez shorts jāghiyā
shattered (very tired) bahut should: what should I do? mA
thakā kyā karū?
shaver bijlī kā ustarā you should ... āp ... kare
shaving foam hajāmat kī you shouldn’t ... āp ... mat
jhāgvālī krīm kare
shaving point bijlī ke ustare he should be back soon vō
kā plag jaldī vāpas ājāyegā
she* (person nearby) ye shoulder kandhā
(person further away) vō shout (verb) chillānā
sheet (for bed) chādar show (in theatre) shō
shelf tāk could you show me? kyā
shellfish ghōnghā mujhe dikhā dege?
sherry sharī sharāb showerr (of rain) bawchhār ABCDEFGHIJKLSh
ship jahāz (in bathroom) shāvar
by ship jahāz se with shower shāvar ke sāth
shirt kamīz shower gel shāvar krīm
shit! bakvās! shut (verb: of shop etc) band
shockk (noun) dhakkā hōnā
(electric) jhatkā (something) band karnā
I got an electric shock from when do you shut? āp kab
the ... mujhe ... se bijlī kā band karte hA?
jhatkā lagā when does it shut? ye kab
shocking nā-gavār band hōtā ha?
shoe jūtā the shop is shut dukān band
a pair of shoes ek jōrī jūtā hA
shoelaces tasme I’ve shut myself out merā
shoe polish jūte kī pālish darvājā band hōgayā
shoe repairer mōchī shut up! chup!
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shutterr (on camera) shatar
(on window) jhilmilī
vālā/vālī
shy sharmīlā singer (man/woman) gāne
single: a single to ... ... ke liye
sickk (ill) bīmār singal
English
I feel sick merī tabiyat thīk I’m single (said by man/woman)
š
nahī mA akelā/akelī hū
I’m going to be sick (vomit) single bed singal bistar
mujhe matlī ā rahī ha single room singal kamrā
side taraf single ticket singal tikat
the other side of the street sinkk (in kitchen) ‘sink’
Hindi/Urdu
sarak kī dūsrī taraf sister bahan
side lights bāzū kī battiyā sister-in-law (wife’s sister) sālī
side salad sāth kā salād (brother’s wife) bhābhī
side street sāth kī galī (husband’s sister) nanad
sidewalk patrī sit: can I sit here? (kyā) mA
on the sidewalk patrī par yahā bath saktā/saktī hū?
sight: the sights of ... ... kā is anyone sitting here? yahā
nazārā kōī bathā ha?
sightseeing: we’re going sit down bathnā
sightseeing ham sar ke liye sit down! bath jāō!
jā rahe hA size māp
sightseeing tour sar skin chamrī
sign (roadsign etc) rāste kā skin-diving skin dāiving
nishān skinny dublā
signature hastākshar (H), skirt skart
dastkhat (U) sky āsmān
signpost nishān kā takhtā sleep (verb) sōnā
Sikh sikh did you sleep well? āp thīk
silence khāmōshī se sōye?
ABCDEFGHIJKLSh
silk resham sleeperr (on train) slīpar
silly nāsamajh sleeping bag slīping bag
silver chāndī sleeping car slīpar
similar ke jasā sleeping pill nīd kī gōlī
simple (easy) āsān sleepy: I’m feeling sleepy
since: since last week pichhle mujhe nīd ārahī ha
hafte se sleeve āstīn
since I got here (said by man/ slide (photographic) phōtō
woman) jab se mA yahā āyā/āyī slāid
sing gānā slippery fisalne vālā
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slow dhīmā
sock mōzā
slow down! raftār kam kījiye!
socket bijlī kā sāket
slowly dhīre dhīre (H), āhistā sober (not drunk) hōsh me English
āhistā (U) soda (water) sōda vātar
very slowly bahut dhīre sofa sōfā š
small chhōtā soft (material etc) mulāyam
smell: it smells (smells bad) is soft-boiled egg halkā ublā
me badbū ārahī ha andā Hindi/Urdu
smile (verb) muskarānā soft drink thandā
smoke (noun) dhuā soft lenses sawft lans
do you mind if I smoke? mere sole (of shoe, of foot) talī
sigret pīne me āpkō kōī could you put new soles on
etrāz hA? these? in me nayī talī lagā
I don’t smoke mA sigret nahī dege?
pītā some: can I have some water/
do you smoke? āp sigret pīte rolls? mujhe thōrā pānī/
ha? thōrī gōl dabal rōtī
snack: just a snack sirf halkā chāhiye
khānā can I have some? (said by
snake sāp man/woman) kyā mA thōrā le
sneeze (noun) chhīk saktā/saktī hū?
snorkel pānī ke andar sās lene somebody, someone kōī
kī nalī something kuchh
snow (noun) barf something to eat khāne ke ABCDEFGHIJKLSo
it’s snowing barf gir rahī ha liye kuchh
so: it’s so good ye bahut sometimes kabhī kabhī
acchhā ha somewhere kahī
it’s so expensive ye bahut son betā
mahangā ha song gānā
not so much itnā zyādā nahī son-in-law dāmād
not so bad itnā burā nahī soon jaldī
so am I mA bhī asā hī hū I’ll be back soon (said by man/
so do I (said by man/woman) mA woman) mA jaldī vāpas āūgā/
bhī ase hī kartā/kartī hū āūgī
so-so asā-vasā as soon as possible jitnī jaldī
soaking solution (for contact hōsake
lenses) bhigōne kā ghōl sore: it’s sore is me dard ha
soap sābun sore throat galā kharāb ha
soap powder chūredār sābun sorry: (I’m) sorry māf kījiye
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sorry? (didn’t understand) kyā
kahā?
rahā ha?
sort: what sort of ...? kis kism who’s calling? kawn bōl
it’s Patricia mA Patricia hū
kā ...? I’m sorry, he’s not in, can
English
soup shōrbā I take a message? māf
š
sour (taste) khatta kījiye, vō yahā nahī hA,
south dakshin (H), janūb (U) āpkō kuchh kahnā ha?
in the south dakshin me no thanks, I’ll call back
South Africa dakshin afrīkā later jī nahī, mA phir phōn
(H), janūb afrīkā (U) karūgī
Hindi/Urdu
South African dakshin afrīkā please tell him I called
kā (H), janūb afrīkā kā (U) unse kah dījiye ki mAne
I’m South African (man/woman) phōn kiyā thā
mA dakshin afrīkā kā/kī hū
southeast dakshin-pūrv (H), spectacles chashmā
janūb-mashrik (U) speed (noun) raftār
southern dakshinī (H), janūbī speed limit raftār kī had
(U) spell: how do you spell it? is
southwest dakshin-pashchim ke hijje kase karte hA?
(H), janūb-magrib (U) spend kharch karnā
souvenir yādgār nishānī spice masālā
Spain spen spicy masāle dār
Spanish spenī (hot) mirch masāle vālā
spanner pānā spider makrī
spare part purjā splinter tukrā
spare tyre phāltū tāyar spoke (in wheel) spōk
speak: do you speak English? spoon chammach
(to man/woman) āp angrezī sport khel
bōlte/boltī hA? sprain: I’ve sprained
ABCDEFGHIJKLSo
I don’t speak ... (said by man/ my ... mere ... me mōch
woman) mA ... nahī bōltā/boltī āgayī
can I speak to ...? (said by man/ spring (of car, seat) ‘spring’
woman) kyā ma ... se bāt kar (season) vasant (H), bahār (U)
saktā/saktī hū? in the spring vasant/bahār
me
dialogue square (in town) chawk
Sri Lanka shrī lankā
can I speak to Ashok? Sri Lankan shrī lankā kā
Ashōk jī se bāt karnī ha stairs sīrhiyā
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steal churānā
stale bāsī
stamp (noun) tikat
my bag has been stolen merā
thalā chōrī hōgayā English
dialogue steep (hill) dhalvā
step: on the steps sīrhī par š
a stamp for England, stereo stīriō
please ingland ke liye sterling british pāund
dāk kā tikat dījiye steward (on plane) stuard Hindi/Urdu
what are you sending? āp stewardess stuardes,
kyā bhej rahe hA? parichārikā (H)
this postcard ye pastkārd still: I’m still here mA abhī bhī
yahā hū
standby (flight) urān ke vakt is he still there? kyā vō abhī
hāzir bhī vahā ha?
star tārā keep still! hilō dulō nahī!
(in film) filmī sitārā sting: I’ve been stung mujhe
start (noun) shuruāt dank mār diyā
(verb: film, play etc) shuru hōnā stockings mōzā
(doing something) shuru karnā stomach pet
when does it start? ye kab stomach ache pet dard
shuru hōtā ha? stone patthar
the car won’t start kar nahī stop (verb) ruknā
chaltī please, stop here (to taxi driver
starterr (food) pahlā dawr etc) yahā rukiye ABCDEFGHIJKLSt
starving: I’m starving mujhe do you stop near ...? āp ... ke
bhūkh lagī ha pās rukege?
state (country) desh (H), mulk (U) stop it! band karō!
the States (USA) amrīkā stopover parāv
station steshan storm tūfān
statue mūrti (H), but (U) straight (whisky etc) khālis
stay: where are you staying? it’s straight ahead yahā se
āp kahā thahre hA? sīdhe jāiye
I’m staying at ... (said by man/ straightaway fawran
woman) ma ... me thahrā/ strange (odd) ajīb
thahrī hū stranger ajanbī
I’d like to stay another two I’m a stranger here mA yahā
nights (said by man/woman) mA ajanbī hū
dō rāt awr thaharnā chāhtā/ strap pattā
chāhtī hū strawberry strābarī
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stream dhārā
suntan santan
street galī
on the street sarak par sunstroke lū lagnā
suntan lotion santan lōshan
streetmap sarkō kā nakshā suntanned dhūp se chamrī kā
English
string rassī badlā huā rang
š
strong zōrdār suntan oil santan tel
stuck phasā super barhiyā
it’s stuck ye phasā ha supermarket supar mārket
student studant supper shām kā khānā
stupid bevkūf supplement (extra charge) awr
Hindi/Urdu
suburb muhallā kharchā
suddenly achānak sure: are you sure? āpkō
suede sved pakkā mālūm ha?
sugar chīnī sure! sach!
suit (noun) sūt surname dūsrā nām
it doesn’t suit me (jacket etc(( ) swearword gālī
ye mujhe thīk nahī bathtā sweater svatar
it suits you ye thīk lagtā ha sweatshirt svatshart
suitcase sūtkes Sweden svīdan
summer garmī Swedish svīdan kā
in the summer garmiyō me sweet (taste) mīthā
sun sūraj (noun: dessert) mithāī
in the sun dhūp me sweets mithāī
out of the sun chhāh me swelling sūjan
sunbathe dhūp seknā swim (verb) tarnā
sunblock dhūp se bachne kī I’m going for a swim (said by
krīm man/woman) mA tarne jā rahā/
sunburn dhūp me jhulasnā rahī hū
sunburnt dhūp me jhulsā let’s go for a swim chalō,
ABCDEFGHIJKLSt
Sunday itvār tarne chale
sunglasses dhūp kā chashmā swimming costume tarne kī
sun lounger dhūp me bathne pōskāk
ke liye ārām kursī swimming pool tarne kā tālāb
sunny: it’s sunny dhūp niklī ha swimming trunks tarne kā
sunroof khulne vālī chhat jāghiyā
sunset sūraj dūbne kā vakt, switch (noun) svich
sūryāst (H) switch off band karnā
sunshade chhāyā (H), sāyā (U) switch on (engine, TV) chalū
sunshine dhūp karnā
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(building) ūchā
(lights) jalānā
tampons tampān
swollen sūjā huā
tan (noun) sāvlā rang English
T to get a tan sāvlā karnā
tap tōtī š
tape (cassette) tep
table mez tape measure nāpne kā fītā
a table for two dō lōgō ke tape recorder tep rikārdar Hindi/Urdu
liye ek tebal taste (noun) svād (H), zāykā (U)
tablecloth mezpōsh can I taste it? (said by man/
table tennis tebal tanis woman) mA ise chakh saktā/
table wine tebal vāin saktī hū?
tailor darjī taxi taksī
take (verb: lead) le jānā will you get me a taxi? mere
(accept) lenā liye taksī bulā dege?
can you take me to the ...? where can I find a taxi?
mujhe āp ... le jāyege? mujhe taksī kahā milegī?
do you take credit cards? āp
kredit kārd lete hA? dialogue
fine, I’ll take it (said by man/
woman) thīk ha, mA ise le to the airport/to the Ashok
lūgā/lūgī Hotel, please havāi adde/
can I take this? (leaflet etc: said ashōk hōtal le chaliye
by man/woman) mA ise le saktā/ how much will it be? kitne ABCDEFGHIJKLTe
saktī hū? pase lagege?
how long does it take? kitnā 500 rupees pāch saw
vakt lagegā? rupaye
it takes three hours tīn that’s fine right here,
ghante lagege thanks bas yahī par thīk
is this seat taken? kyā ye sīt ha shukriyā
khālī ha?
samosa to take away samōse taxi-driver taksī drāivar
bāhar le jāne ke liye taxi rank taksī addā
can you take a little off here? tea (drink) chāy
(to hairdresser) yahā par se zarā tea for one/two please ek
bāl chāt dījiye chāy/dō chāy dījiye
talcum powder talkam pāudar teabags tī bag
talkk (verb) bātchīt karnā teach: could you teach me?
tall (person) lambā mujhe sikhā dege?
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teacherr (man/woman) māstar/
mastarānī
tea house chāy kī dukān dialogue
thanks shukriyā
team tīm that’s OK, don’t mention it
English
teaspoon chāy kī thīk ha, kōī bāt nahī
š
chammach
tea towel rasōī kā tawliyā that: that boy vō larkā
teenager nawjavān that girl vō larkī
telephone telīphōn that one vō vālā
see phone I hope that ... mujhe ummīd
Hindi/Urdu
television telivizan, dūr ha ki ...
darshan (H) that’s nice bahut khūb
tell: could you tell him ...? unse is that ...? kyā vō ...?
kah de ki ... that’s it (that’s right) ye thīk ha
temperature (weather) the*
temprechar, tāpmān (H) theatre thiyetar
(fever) bukhār their* (referring to people nearby)
temple (Sikh) gurdvārā inkā
(Hindu, Jain) mandir (referring to people further away)
tennis tanis unkā
tent tambū it’s their car ye inkī kār ha
term (at university, school) tarm theirs* (referring to people nearby)
terminus (rail) rel kā ākhirī inkā
steshan (referring to people further away)
terrible bahut burā unkā
terrific bahut barhiyā them* (referring to people nearby)
text (message) takst inhe
Thai thāiland kā (referring to people further away)
Thailand thāiland unhe
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than* se for them inke liye
smaller than se chhōtā with them inke sāth
thank: thank you shukriyā, to them inkō
dhanyvād (H) who? – them kawn? – ye
thanks shukriyā then (at that time) tab
thank you very much bahut (after that) uske bād
bahut shukriyā there vahā
thanks for the lift lift ke liye over there vahā
shukriyā up there ūpar
no, thanks jī nahī is there ...? kyā ...?
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are there ...? kyā ...?
kawnse? — ve
there is ... ek ...
there are ... kul ... thread (noun) dhāgā English
throat galā
there you are (giving something) throat pastilles gale ke liye
ye lījiye chūsne kī gōlī š
thermometer tharmāmītar through (via) hōkar
Thermos® flask tharmas bōtal (by means of) ke zariye
these*: these men ye ādmī does it go through ...? (train, Hindi/Urdu
these women ye awrate bus) kyā ye ... hōkar jātī ha?
I’d like these mujhe ye throw pheknā
chahiye throw away phek denā
they* (nearby) ye thumb angūthā
(further away) ve thunderstorm garaj karak kā
thick mōtā tūfān
(stupid) mōtī akl kā Thursday brihaspat vār (H),
thief chōr jumme rāt (U)
thigh jāgh ticket tikat
thin patlā
thing chīz dialogue
my things merī chīze
think sōchnā a return ticket to Rishikesh
I think so merā asā hī khyāl rishikesh kā ek vāpasī
ha tikat
I don’t think so mere khyāl coming back when? kab ABCDEFGHIJKLTi
me asā nahī vāpas ānā ha?
I’ll think about it (said by man/ today/next Tuesday āj/agle
woman) mA is par sōch vichār mangal vār kō
karūgā/karūgī that will be 300 rupees tīn
thirsty: I’m thirsty mujhe pyās saw rupaye lagege
lagī ha
this: this boy ye larkā ticket office tikat ghar
this girl ye larkī tie (necktie) tāī
this one ye vālā tiger bāgh
this is my wife ye merī bībī tight (clothes etc) tang
ha it’s too tight ye bahut tang ha
is this ...? kya ye ... ha? tights tāits
those: those men ve ādmī till (cash desk) kash kāuntar
those women ve awrate time* vakt, samay (H)
which ones? — those what’s the time? kyā vakt
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ha?, kitne baje ha?
tomato juice tamātar kā ras
this time is vakt
tomato ketchup tamātar kī
last time pichhlī bār tomato tamātar
next time aglī bār chatnī
English
three times tīn bār tomb makbarā
š
timetable tāim tebal tomorrow kal
tin (can) tin tomorrow morning kal subah
tinfoil tin kī patrī the day after tomorrow parsō
tin-opener tin khōlne kī chābī tonerr (cosmetic) tōnar
tiny bahut chhōtā tongue jībh
Hindi/Urdu
tip (to waiter etc) bakhshīsh tonic (water) tānik vātar
tired thakā tonight āj rāt
I’m tired (said by man) mA tonsillitis tānsil
thakā huā hū too (excessively) bahut adhik
(said by woman) mA thakī huī (also) bhī
hū too hot bahut garam
tissues kāgaz ke rumāl too much bahut zyādā
to: to Delhi/London dillī/ me too mujhe bhī
landan (kō) tooth dāt
to India/England bhārat/ toothache dāt me dard
ingland (kō) toothbrush dāt sāf karne kā
to the post office dāk-khāne brash
(kō) toothpaste tūth pest
toast (bread) tōst top: on top of ... ... ke ūpar
tobacco tambākū at the top sabse ūpar
today āj top floor sabse ūpar kī manzil
toe par kā angūthā topless nangī
together ek sāth torch batarī vālī tārch
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we’re togetherr (in shop etc) total (noun) kul
ham ek sāth hA tourr (noun) sar
toilet shawchālay (H), pākhānā is there a tour of ...? kyā ... ke
(U) liye tūr ha?
where is the toilet? tour guide (man/woman) tūr kā
shawchālay kahā ha? gāid/tūr kī gāid
I have to go to the toilet tourist salānī
mujhe shawchālay jānā ha tourist information office
(politer) mujhe bāth rūm jānā tūrist jānkārī kā daftar,
ha paryatan kāryālaya (H)
toilet paper tāylet pepar tour operator tūr chalāne vālā
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