Hindi & Urdu: A Rough Guide Dictionary PhrasebookHindi-English and English-Hindi translations arranged in dictionary style throughout, make this one of the more accessible guides to the Hindi language. Together with pertinent and contemporary travel tips, combined with useful basic grammar and a menu reader, the Rough Guide to Hindi is an essential tool for anybody contemplating visiting the subcontinent. |
Contents
Introduction | 5 |
EnglishHindiUrdu | 39 |
HindiUrdu English | 138 |
Signs and Notices | 183 |
Signs and Notices Contents | 185 |
Months | 191 |
Rail Travel | 197 |
Signs and Notices Contents | 203 |
Lifts Elevators | 209 |
Post Office | 215 |
Menu Reader | 221 |
Common terms and phrases
abhi acchha air-conditioned airport ālū andar apke apkō bahar bahut baje batul biryani chahiye Chandigarh chicken curry Dabal Dāk davā dege denā dialogue dijiye dōpahar drink dukān English Hindi/Urdu gārī ghar gōsht havai Hindi Hindi/Urdu English hōnā hōtal India jagah jahāz jānā jāne kāfi kahā kaksh kamrā kamre kapre karna karō kauntar ke liye khānā kijiye kiraye kism kitne kōi kuchh liye man/woman masc meat Menu Reader meri mirch mujhe murg nahī nām noun o'clock pahle pānī pās phir phōn rahi Raksha Bandhan rāstā rāt restaurant saikil saktā/saktī hū sāmān saRak sāt sath sauce Shatabadi Express shikayat shukriya Signs and Notices spices spicy sTeshan tandūrī taraf taxi Thik thōRā TikaT toilet tourist Urdu Urdu English vakt vālā vālī verb yahā yoghurt zyādā کا کی کے لئے है