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