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Our texts in Henglish - Hindi-English dictionary

Henglish is a mixture between words in Hindi and words in English. There are 19 national languages in India. English is the second most important language after Hindi. Mr. and Mrs. Gupta speak both languages, Sita and Sanjay only know some words in Hindi. That is why they sometimes speak Henglish.

Here are our texts in Henglish and our Hindi - English dictionary to help you to understand everything.

Sita`s letter to her friend in England

Dear Debbie,
yesterday we made a little tour with an autorickshaw. We drove next tothe River Ganges for a long time. It's very beautiful! And then we came to the Taj Mahal. The palace is really big. On our way grandma told us many stories about the Maharaja and other interesting things. When we were at home again my aunt cooked a really delicious meal. We ate curry, chapatis and dhal.
Tomorrow we will celebrate the Holi festival. I think it will be really great! Then I can wear my new sari and my choli. On normal days like today I wear my shalwar kameez. It's not so beautiful like a sari but it's pretty, too!

Love,
Sita

 

The Maharaja`s butler tells us a story in Henglish

Yesterday the Maharaja gave me 500 rupees because I had said to him: "You are just like Krishna!" .After that I ate curry, drove with an autorikshaw and went home by the Taj-Mahal-Express .In the Taj-Mahal-Express a man with a turban ate patna rice with dhal and chapatis. He said: "Namaste!" and gave me pyjamas .He continued: "Don't use them when the monsoon comes!" ."Sukriya", I said and gave him a hair colour in indigo and henna. "Sukriya, too ! And if I meet your sister I'll give her a sari." the man said.
When I came home late in the afternoon, I drank a cup of tea and ate some chapatis

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Hindi-English Dictionary

Hindi English
sukriya thank you
autorickshaw rickshaw with a motor
maharaja prince
curry hot meal with rice
chapati bread
dhal lentils
Holi spring
sari dress for girls and women
choli top that women wear under the sari
shalwar kameez simple dress
Rupee coin
Krishna Indian god
turban hat
namaste hello
pyjamas trousers and a jacket that you wear at night
monsoon heavy rain
indigo blue

 

 

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