{"id":6172,"date":"2017-06-03T04:58:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T04:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=6172"},"modified":"2017-06-03T04:58:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T04:58:11","slug":"slangs-and-colloquialisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/slangs-and-colloquialisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Slangs and Colloquialisms"},"content":{"rendered":"
Language, life, and culture are inextricably entwined in a way that they can be exprienced in their richest forms when one is immersed in them, all at once.<\/div>\n
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The point I’m trying to make is that learning a language is never as simple as grammar, syntax, vocabulary, or literature. The culture and locals often infuse their own flavors and unique traits into a language and how it is used.\u00a0Here are a few such colloquialisms and slangs you will definitely hear if you are in Mumbai.
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1. \u091b\u094b\u095c \u0928\u093e<\/strong> <\/span>(chod na)\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n
Literally,\u00a0chod\u00a0<\/i>\u091b\u094b\u095c means “to leave.” Here, the phrase means, “Let it go” or “Forget it.”<\/div>\n
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Ex: \u0906\u091c \u091b\u094b\u095c \u0928\u093e, \u0915\u0932 \u092a\u095d\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/strong><\/span>

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Aaj chod na, kal padhaai karte hain.
\n<\/i>Let’s forget about studying today. We’ll study tomorrow.

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2, \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0947<\/strong><\/span>\u0964<\/b>(rehne de<\/i>)<\/div>\n
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Literally, \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0947 \u00a0(rehne de<\/i>) means to let something be or leave something behind. In this sentence, however, it’s a way of admonishing someone for not keeping a promise by saying, “Let your promises be, … you had promised the same thing yesterday.”<\/div>\n
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Ex: \u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0947, \u0924\u0942\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0932 \u092d\u0940 \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0949\u092e\u093f\u0938 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0964<\/strong><\/span>
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Haan rehne de, tune kal bhi yehi promise kiya tha.
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3. \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092d\u0940 !\u00a0\u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915 \u092e\u0924\u0964<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(Kuch bhi! Phenk mat.)<\/i><\/div>\n
Literally,\u00a0\u0915\u0941\u091b \u092d\u0940 (kuch bhi)\u00a0<\/i>means something, and \u092b\u0947\u0915 \u092e\u0924 (phek mat)<\/i>\u00a0means don’t\u00a0\u092e\u0924\u00a0throw\u00a0\u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915.<\/div>\n
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However, here, put together it means “Stop telling me ridiculous things!”\u00a0\u092b\u0947\u0915 \u092e\u0924 can also used be used by itself when you think someone is not telling you the truth.<\/div>\n
[Please note that these are extreme colloquialisms to be used with someone very familiar to you. ]<\/div>\n
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Ex. When your friend tells you that he is just returning from tea with the president, you would respond by saying: \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092d\u0940 !\u00a0\u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915 \u092e\u0924\u0964<\/strong><\/span>
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4. \u091a\u0932 \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u0930\u00a0\u0964<\/strong><\/span>(chal neeche utar<\/i>)<\/div>\n
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Quite literally, this phrase means “Get down.” \u00a0\u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947 = down\/below and \u0909\u0924\u0930 = get down<\/div>\n
However it’s often used to jestingly bring back to earth a friend who is riding high from a compliment or self adulation.<\/div>\n
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Ex. When you have had enough of a friend’s bragfest about his recent felicitation for outstanding sales you would say: “\u091a\u0932 \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u0930\u0964<\/strong><\/span>”\u00a0
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YOUR TURN:<\/strong> Did you get it?\u00a0Which of the above colloquialisms or slangs would you use in the following scenarios?\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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1. If your high-school going brother told you that he had just landed a job at a Fortune 500 company, you would say …<\/div>\n
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2. When your neighbor’s annoying kid goes on about how many medals he got at school that year …<\/div>\n
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3. When your girlfriend wants to go shopping at the end of a long tiring day …<\/div>\n
(Hint:\u00a0jaana = to go; jaate hain = we’ll go\/let’s go<\/em>)<\/div>\n
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4. When your brother promises to give you $50 for doing his laundry …<\/div>\n
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Did you get them all right? We’ll look at some more next week.<\/div>\n
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Language, life, and culture are inextricably entwined in a way that they can be exprienced in their richest forms when one is immersed in them, all at once. The point I’m trying to make is that learning a language is never as simple as grammar, syntax, vocabulary, or literature. The culture and locals often infuse…<\/p>\n

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