In most of India cities, nowadays there are shopping malls with big supermarket or departmental stores where it is not a hassle to do shopping. However, in smaller cities and villages, there are still the traditional markets for everything. You can purchase what you need and there are shops for everything but you have to ask the shop owner for things that you need. So, you need to speak up and most of time, these shop owners don’t know English (particularly in North India)<\/p>\n
It is a big problem for those, who are visiting India and have to go to the store for groceries and other stuff.<\/p>\n
Let me make a sample conversation between a customer and shop owner for you.\u00a0 You can use the same format to carry a conversation besides you’ll find some new vocabulary.<\/p>\n
Shop Owner<\/strong><\/strong> to John <\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>John to Shop Owner<\/strong>:<\/strong> Shop Owner<\/strong><\/strong> to John:<\/strong> <\/strong>John to Shop Owner<\/strong>:<\/strong> Shop Owner <\/strong>to <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>John <\/strong>:<\/strong> John to Shop Owner<\/strong>:<\/strong> Shop Owner <\/strong>to <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>John <\/strong>:<\/strong> John <\/strong>to Shop Owner<\/strong>:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>John <\/strong>to Shop Owner<\/strong>:<\/strong> Shop Owner <\/strong>to Daniel:<\/strong> \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u092d\u093e\u0908\u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c? Daniel to Shop Owner:<\/strong> In most of India cities, nowadays there are shopping malls with big supermarket or departmental stores where it is not a hassle to do shopping. However, in smaller cities and villages, there are still the traditional markets for everything. You can purchase what you need and there are shops for everything but you have to…<\/p>\n
\n\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947 \/ \u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0908\u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c!
\nNamaste \/ Namaskar Bhaisahab!
\nHello \/ Hello (more formal) Sir!<\/p>\n
\n\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947 \/ \u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930!
\nNamaste \/ Namskar!
\nHello \/ Hello!<\/p>\n
\n\u092c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u0947 , \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f ?
\nBataye, aapko kya chahiye?
\nSo, what do you need?<\/p>\n
\n\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b \u091a\u0940\u0928\u0940, \u090f\u0915 \u0936\u092e\u094d\u092a\u0942 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u094b\u0924\u0932, \u090f\u0915 \u091a\u093e\u092f \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0948\u0915\u0947\u091f \u0914\u0930 \u090f\u0915 \u0928\u093e\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u093e\u092c\u0941\u0928 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f .
\nMujhe ek kilo chini, ek shampoo ki botel, ek chai ki patti ka paket aur ek naahne ka sabun chahiye.
\nI need a kg of Sugar, one Shampoo bottle, Tea packet and a bathing Soap.<\/p>\n
\n\u092d\u093e\u0908\u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c, \u0915\u094c\u0928-\u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0902\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f, \u092f\u0939 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0913.
\nBhaisahab, kaun kaun se company ka chahiye, yeh batao.
\nSir, tell me from which company you want your stuff.<\/p>\n
\n\u0939\u0947\u0921 \u090f\u0902\u0921 \u0936\u094c\u0932\u094d\u0921\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0936\u092e\u094d\u092a\u0942…\u091b\u094b\u091f\u093e \u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e , \u0932\u093f\u092a\u094d\u091f\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u0968\u096b\u0966 \u0915\u093e \u0917\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e \u091a\u093e\u092f \u0915\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0915\u0947\u091f \u0914\u0930 \u0932\u0915\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u093e\u092c\u0941\u0928 \u0926\u0947 \u0926\u094b
\nhed end sholder ka shampoo…chota wala, Lipton ka 250 gram ka chai ka paket aur ek Lux ka ek sabun de do.
\nGive me Head and Shoulder’s Shampoo…Small bottle, 250 gram Lipton’s Tea packet and a Lux bathing soap.<\/p>\n
\n\u0939\u0947\u0921 \u090f\u0902\u0921 \u0936\u094c\u0932\u094d\u0921\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0936\u092e\u094d\u092a\u0942 \u0924\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948, \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u093f\u090f\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u091a\u0932\u0947\u0917\u093e?
\nHed end sholder ka shampoo to nahi hai, Garnier ka chalega?
\nWe don’t have Head and Shoulder’S Shampoo, will Garnier do?<\/p>\n
\n\u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0948 .
\nThik hai.
\nOkay.<\/p>\n
\n\u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0928?
\nKitne ka hua sara saaman?
\nHow much all that cost?<\/p>\n
\n\u0938\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0941\u0906…(\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u091c\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f)…105 \u0930\u0941\u092a\u090f!
\nSara saman hua…(pane par jodte hue)…ek so panch rupee!\u00a0\u00a0 (ek so = 100, panch = 5)
\nAll that cost…(summing on a piece of paper)…105 rupee!<\/p>\n
\nAur kuch chahiye bhaisahab?
\nSir, do you need anything else?<\/p>\n
\n\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092c\u0938 \u092f\u0939\u0940. \u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926!
\nNahi aur kuch nahi, bas yahi. Dhaniyavad!
\nNo, nothing else. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"