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Good Night! Shubh raatri शुभ रात्री। See You Later! Phir milen-gay. फिर मिलेंगे। Good Bye! Alvida! अलविदा। Good Luck! Shubh Kaamnaayein शुभ कामनाएँ Happy Birthday! Janamdin kee shubhaechaen जनमदिन की शुभेच्छाएँ Happy New Year! Naaey saal kee shubhaechaen नए साल की शुभेच्छाएँ Merry Christmas!Christmas kee badhaaeeyaan क्रिसमस की बधाइयाँ Congratulations! Badhaaee ho! बधाई हो

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Hey! Friend! Arrey, Dost! अरे, दोस्त I Missed You So Much! Mujhey aapkee bahut yaad aaee. मुझे आपकी बहुत याद आयी। What’s New? Kyaa chal rahaa hai? क्या चल रहा हैं? Nothing Much Zyaada kuch nahi ज्यादा कुछ नहीं ।

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Vegetable: SUB-ZI सबज़ी * Salad: SA-LAD सलाद * Bread: RO-TEE रोटी * Cheese: PA-NEER पनीर (panir is actually closer to curd. True, cured cheeses are rare in India) * Rice: CHA-WAL चावल * Potato: A-A-LU आलू * Soup: SOUP सूप * Chocolate: CHOCOLATE चाकलेट * Dessert: MIT-HAI मिठाई * Coffee: COFFEE काफ़ी * Tea: CHAI चाय * Milk: DOODH दूध * Water: PAANEE, JAL पानी, जल

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Beef: GAAYE KA GOSHT गाए का गोश्त * Chicken: MURG मुर्ग़ * Fish: MACH-LI मछली * Pork: SUWAR KA GOSHT सुअर का गोश्त * Broil: BHOON-NA भूनना * Bake: SEK-NA (v). सेकना * Boil: U-BA-AL-NA. उबालना * Fry: TAL-NA. तलना

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Review of some words: English अंग्रेज़ी angrezī Help: MA-DAD, SAHAAYATA मदद, सहात्या * Please: KRUP-YA कृप्या * Thanks: DHANYA-VAAD धन्यवाद (extremely formal),AABHAR आभार * Street: SA-DAK सड़क * Left: BA-YAN; To the left: BA-YEN बायाँ, बाएँ * Right: DA-YAN; To the right: DA-YEN दायाँ, दाएँ * Middle: BEECH, MADHYA; बीच, मध्य In the middle: BEECH MEIN, BEECHON-BEECH बीच में, बीचों बीच * Under: NEE-CHE नीचे

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“Please enter.” — PADHARIYE — पधारिये * “Thank you.” — DHAN-YA-VAD, SHUK-RIYA धन्यवाद, शुक्रिया “It is nice to meet you, I felt good meeting you.” — AAP SE MIL KE KHU-SHI HUI,MIL KE ACH-CHA LAGA — आप से मिल के ख़ुशी हुई, आप से मिल के अच्छा लगा। “OK. I’m going..” — ACH-HA, main CHALTA HOON — मैं अच्छा, चलता हूँ। * “See you again.” –PHIR MI-LAN-GAE फिर मिलेंगे

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What Time Is It? Kitney bajey hain? कितने बजे हैं ? It’s 10 o’clock. 07:30pm. Dus bajey hain. Shyaam ke Saat buj kar tees minat hue hain. दस बजे हैं, शाम के सात बज कर तीस मिनट हुए हैं

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Look! Dekkho! देखो Hurry Up! Jaldi karo! जल्दी करो What? Where? Kyaa? Kahaan? क्या? कहां?

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I’d Like To Visit India Mein Bharat jaana chahoongaa [spoken by a man] मैं भारत जाना चाहूँगा। I’d also Like To Visit India Mein bhii Bharat jaana chahoongi (female) [spoken by a woman] मैं भी भारत जाना चाहूँगी । Say Hi To John For me. John ko meri taraf sey namastey kehna. जोन को मेरी तरफ से नमस्ते कहना । Bless you (when sneezing) (No expression) Good Night & Sweet Dreams! Shubh raatri शुभ रात्री ।

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