Useful Hindi words while travelling to India!! :-)
by 37SingleMaleInDubai1
The word in English and its equivalent in Hindi:
Word Hindi
old purana
new naya
good achcha
bad bura, kharab
wet bhiga, gilaa
dry khushk, sukhaa
long lamba
short chhota
hot garam
cold thanda
right daaye
left baaye
near karib, pass
far door
big bara
small chota
heavy bhari
light halka
above upar
below niche
white safed
black kala
red lal
thread dhaagaa
needle sui
cloth kapra
ring angoothi
village gaon
house ghar
roof chhat
door darwaja
firewood lakdi
broom jharu
mortar mortar
cement cement
masala masala
hammer hathora
knife chaku
axe kulhari
rope rassi
sun suraj
moon chand
sky aasman
star taaraa
rain baris, varsha
water pani
river nadi
cloud badal
lighting bijali
rainbow indra dhanush
wind hawa, vayu
stone patthar
path rasta, path
sand ret
fire aag
smoke dhuan
ash rakh
mud keechar
dust mitti, dhool
gold sona
oil tel
salt namak
Vegetarian shaakahaari
Knowing numbers is usefyl when you want to buy, pay charges or bargain!! :-)
how many kitne
one ek
two do
three teen
four char
five paanch
six chheh
seven saat
eight aath
nine nao
ten das
eleven gyarah
twelve barah
twenty bees
thirty tees
forty chaalees
fifty pachaas
sixty saath
seventy sattar
eighty assi
ninety nabbe
one hundred ek sau
one thousand ek hazaar
hundred thousand ek lakh
one million das lakh
ten million ek crore
one billion ek arab
Verbs:
to eat khana, kha
to bite kaatna
to be hungry bhukh lagna
to drink pina
to be thirsty pyas lagna
to sleep sona
to lie letna
to sit baethna
to give dena
to burn jalaana
to die marna
to kill maarna
to fly udna
to walk chalna
to run daurna
to go jaanaa
to come aanaa
to speak bolna
to hear sunana
to look dekhna
to knock khatkhatana
Time, Weekdays
day din
night raat
morning subah
noon dopaher
evening sham
yesterday beeta hua kal
today aaj
tomorrow aanewala kal
week saptah, hafta
month mah, mahina
year varsh, saal
Sunday Ravivar
Monday Somvar
Tuesday Mangalvar
Wednesday Budhvar
Thursday Guruvar
Friday Shukravar
Saturday Shanivar
Useful words:
who kaun
what kya
where kidhar
when kab
which kaun sa
how many kitne
this yeh
that woh
these ye
those wo
same ek jaisa
different alag
whole puraa
broken tuta
few thora, kuchh
many ziada, kai
all sab
Cows
by keeweechic
Cows are usual sight in big cities as they are in the rural areas and in India they are revered amongst the Hindus as being sacred. They are also protected by law. It has been report recently that there are some 40,000 cows through to be wandering around the streets of Delhi. Most have been left to roam by corrupt dairy farmers. These cows have become such a traffic hazard that rewards have been offered to try and remove them from the roads.
If you have the time try and...
by danwt99
If you have the time try and drive from Jaipur to Udaipur. It took two days but you get to cut through some fascinating areas including Pushkar and Ajmer. Never will I forget ox carts pulling large slabs of marble down dirt streets lined with trees tinged in white marble dust.
Lajpatnagar Market
by srhussaini about Cloths
Lajpat Nagar Market is a very lively market where middle-class locals shop. It's a good place just to stroll around and take in the chaos, as it has pedestrian-only zones -- a rarity in India.
The market is open from about 10:30 AM to 7 PM and closed Mondays. Apart from Clothes you will find lot of gift articles and electronics too. Clothes, Toys & Gift Articles. Reasonably Priced
Being capital city Delhi is...
by Malayanil
Being capital city Delhi is well connected to most of the world and cities within India by air. Almost all the major International airlines to arrive Delhi late evening or mid-night while domestic airlines fly more during the day. Delhi has one airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport where Terminal I is for International Arrivals and Departures and Terminal 2 is for Domestic Arrivals and Departures.
Distance between two terminals is 5 kilometers. Hotels near airport are Radisson and Centaur, while Taj Palace, Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt are approximately 10 to 12 kilometers away.
Rail: Delhi has three major Railway stations
1. New Delhi Railway station near city centre connaught place.
2. Old Delhi Railway Station near walled city, Red Fort and Jama Mosque.
3. Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station near south east Delhi.
Delhi is easily accessible by train from most of the parts in India.
Bus journey is recommended for distance upto 300 kilometers area where train network is not very good. Interstate buses from Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab/Haryana regulary ply to/fro Delhi.
You can get here by train from
Rikshaw is recommended for travelling in walled city though you can also take a walk.
Taxis/Auto Rikshaw (also known as three wheelers) are easily available. All are meterd and now run on CNG. It is advisable to check with the drivers that meter is in correct condition as most of the times the are slightly tampered.
City buses are not recommended as they are very crowded and unconvenient for a foreign traveller.
Local trains are not much in use even by locals.
You can do day trips to Agra, Jaipur, Rishikesh etc.
You can hire/buy a second hand Royal Enfeild or a bicycle to move around.
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