{"id":6573,"date":"2017-10-10T04:27:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T04:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=6573"},"modified":"2017-10-10T04:27:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T04:27:13","slug":"asking-for-small-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/asking-for-small-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking for Small Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In many large towns in India, small change or\u00a0\u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e (<i>chutta)\u00a0<\/i>is coveted and guarded currency that people part with sparingly and reluctantly. It is the currency of daily business with the autorickshaw driver, the vegetable vendor, the bus conductor, and even grocery shopping in supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please give me exact change,&#8221; \u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e \u0926\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947 (Madam<i> chutta dijiye<\/i>)<i>\u00a0<\/i>is a common refrain that not only irritates me, but also turns on some subconscious alerts that I hear from my parents all the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t give <em>chutta\u00a0<\/em>as soon as they ask for it. &#8230; First, say you don&#8217;t have change. Let THEM give change.&#8221; I roll my eyes. How can a vendor, businessman, small-shop owner have that much change for his daily business? &#8220;They do,&#8221; my parents assure me knowingly. \u00a0And every time I get ready to step out for errands, I hear &#8220;Do you have change? 1 rupee, 2 rupee coins, 5 rupee coins, &#8230; &#8221; and a fistful of coins is scooped from a coin jar and spooned into my hands.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>For all the eye-rolling I do, I&#8217;m glad they insist on giving me this little lesson every time. For if you go to Mumbai, you will find that small change is not only in demand but also hoarded by many people in the fear that you will be refused services for failing to provide small change. In Bangalore, my stop rolled in before the conductor could &#8220;collect&#8221; enough change for my large bill.<\/div>\n<p><div>It&#8217;s a vicious cycle.<\/div>\n<p><div>In fact, there is such a shortage of small change that many stores will return your change in kind. For e.g., 1 candy in lieu of Re. 1, and so forth. This \u00a0is not only irksome, but unfair. Bollywood actor Nana Patekar features in a popular a video that criticizes and discourages this practice of &#8220;kind&#8221; currency that leaves the consumer with no choice but to keep consuming &#8220;chocolates\/candy&#8221; or forfeit the change.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Give Me My Change - Nana Patekar [Tum Milo To Sahi (2010)]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_75HK5VBSFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Here are some handy phrases to use if you find yourself caught with(out) change \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clerk: <\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"shortcode-highlight\">\u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e \u0926\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947\u0964<\/span><!--\/.shortcode-highlight--><br \/>\n(<em>Madam, chutta dijiye.<\/em>)<br \/>\nMa&#8217;am, please give me exact change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> (pretending to rummage feverishly through your purse while steering clear of the &#8220;change pouch&#8221;:<br \/>\n<span class=\"shortcode-highlight\">\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <\/span><!--\/.shortcode-highlight--><br \/>\n(<em>Arre, mere paas chutta nahin hai.<\/em>)<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t have any change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clerk:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"shortcode-highlight\">\u0968 \u0930\u0941 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e ?<\/span><!--\/.shortcode-highlight--><br \/>\n(<em>Do rupaiye chutta hoga?<\/em>)<br \/>\nWould you happen to have Rs. 2 change?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me:\u00a0<\/strong>(exasperated)<br \/>\n<span class=\"shortcode-highlight\">\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u092d\u0948\u092f\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0964 <\/span><!--\/.shortcode-highlight--><br \/>\n(<em>Nahin hai, bhaiyya.<\/em>)<br \/>\nNo, I don&#8217;t have any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clerk:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"shortcode-highlight\">\u0938\u0949\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u091f\u0949\u095e\u0940 \u091a\u0932\u0947\u0917\u093e? <\/span><!--\/.shortcode-highlight--><br \/>\n(<em>Sorry madam, mere paas chutta nahin hai. Toffee chalega?<\/em>)<br \/>\nSorry \u00a0ma&#8217;am, I don&#8217;t have change (either). Will a toffee\/candy work as change?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me :<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"shortcode-highlight\">\u0930\u0941\u0915\u094b \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092b\u093f\u0930\u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0901\u0964 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u091a\u0932\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0932\u094b\u0964 <\/span><!--\/.shortcode-highlight--><br \/>\n(<em>Ruko, main phirse dekhti hoon. Accha chalo mil gaya. Yeh lo.<\/em>)<br \/>\nHold on, let me check again. Oh here, I found some change. )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<div class=\"woo-sc-hr\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<span class=\"shortcode-highlight\">VOCABULARY<\/span><!--\/.shortcode-highlight--><\/div>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"737\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e<\/td>\n<td><em>chutta<\/em><\/td>\n<td>change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u0926\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/td>\n<td><em>dijiye<\/em><\/td>\n<td>please give;\u00a0<em>dena =\u00a0<\/em>to give<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938<\/td>\n<td><em>mere paas<\/em><\/td>\n<td>with me<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948<\/td>\n<td><em>nahin hai<\/em><\/td>\n<td>not there\/don&#8217;t have<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e<\/td>\n<td><em>hoga<\/em><\/td>\n<td>would\/could be; might have<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u091a\u0932\u0947\u0917\u093e<\/td>\n<td><em>chalega<\/em><\/td>\n<td>will walk (lit.)<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s fine\/that works (fig.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u0930\u0941\u0915\u094b<\/td>\n<td><em>ruko<\/em><\/td>\n<td>stop (lit.)<br \/>\nhold on\/wait (fig.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u092b\u093f\u0930\u0938\u0947<\/td>\n<td><em>phirse<\/em><\/td>\n<td>again<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u0926\u0947\u0916\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0901<\/td>\n<td><em>dekhti hoon<\/em><\/td>\n<td>let me see<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"240\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/22223162630_b7ae1a3798_m.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>In many large towns in India, small change or\u00a0\u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e (chutta)\u00a0is coveted and guarded currency that people part with sparingly and reluctantly. It is the currency of daily business with the autorickshaw driver, the vegetable vendor, the bus conductor, and even grocery shopping in supermarkets. &#8220;Please give me exact change,&#8221; \u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093e \u0926\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947 (Madam chutta dijiye)\u00a0is&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/asking-for-small-change\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":6577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3792],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6573","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hindi-language"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6573"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6602,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6573\/revisions\/6602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}