{"id":7774,"date":"2018-06-24T19:21:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T19:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=7774"},"modified":"2018-06-24T19:28:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T19:28:02","slug":"catching-the-local-lingo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/catching-the-local-lingo\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching the Local Lingo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>While grammar, sentence construction, and vocabulary have their place in learning a new language, they often fall short during actual experiences in the country. Local slang, dialect, and idiomatic phrases play a good part in shaping understanding of fleeting encounters or local conversations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In previous blogs (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/idiomatic-phrases\/\">Idiomatic Phrases<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/more-idiomatic-phrases\/\">More Idiomatic Phrases<\/a>) we\u00a0took a look at idiomatic phrases. Here are some local slang phrases that you might hear, and are good to be aware of. They are almost never used in polite conversation with a stranger, but can be used in extremely informal conversations with really good friends. On the flip side, they could also be used in somewhat confrontational or impolite exchanges.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><b>1. <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u092a\u0924\u0932\u0940 \u0917\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u0928\u093e\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><i>(patli gali se nikalna)<\/i><\/div>\n<div>to make an unseen exit\/escape<\/div>\n<div>[literally, it means to leave via the narrow path\/alley]<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Scenario:<\/span> Let&#8217;s say you are trying to get bus tickets to a destination and a tout is trying to sell you scalped tickets. Despite your repeated refusal, he insists that you should buy the &#8220;first class&#8221; tickets from him at &#8220;half price.&#8221; In such a situation, you can say:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>\u092a\u0924\u0932\u0940 \u0917\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932 \u091c\u093e \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0941\u0932\u0940\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u090a\u0901\u0917\u0940\u0964<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7774-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/06\/PatliGali.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/06\/PatliGali.mp3\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/06\/PatliGali.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><i>(Patli gali se nikal ja varna police ko bulaaoongi)<br \/>\n<\/i>Better make a quick exit or I&#8217;ll call the police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u092a\u0924\u0932\u0940\u00a0<\/b><\/span>(<i>patli<\/i>) = narrow\/thin<\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"color: #339966\">\u0917\u0932\u0940<\/span><\/b>(<i>gali<\/i>) = path\/alley<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u0928\u093e<\/b><\/span>\u00a0(<i>nikalna<\/i>) = to get out of; to leave from (somewhere)<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0928\u093e<\/b><\/span>\u00a0(<i>varna<\/i>) = or else!<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u090a\u0901\u0917\u0940<\/b><\/span>\u00a0(<i>bulaaoongi<\/i>) = I will call (fem.)<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>2. <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u0926\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0917 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u0928\u093e<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div>(<i>Dimaag ka dahi ban-naa)<\/i><\/div>\n<div>to get very frustrated<\/div>\n<div>[literally, it means that the brain has become yogurt]<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Scenario:<\/span>\u00a0You are working on a very challenging problem. You have a test in a couple of days and you need to be prepared. You have tried calling friends for help, and tried every trick in the book. You turn to your friend, frustrated, and say:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><b><b>\u0926\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u0939\u0940 \u0917\u0923\u093f\u0924 \u092a\u0947 \u0905\u091f\u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0901 &#8212; \u0926\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0917 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0928 \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964<br \/>\n<\/b><\/b><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7774-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/06\/DimaagKaDahi.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/06\/DimaagKaDahi.mp3\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/06\/DimaagKaDahi.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>(<i>Do din se main ek hi gaNit pe atki hoon &#8212; dimaag ka dahi ban gaya.)<\/i><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been stuck on the same problem for 2 days &#8212; I&#8217;m really frustrated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"color: #339966\">\u0905\u091f\u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0901<\/span><\/b>(<i>atki hoon<\/i>) = I am stuck (fem.);<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u0905\u091f\u0915\u0928\u093e\u00a0<\/b><\/span>(<i>atakna<\/i>) = to be stuck at (something\/somewhere)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u0926\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0917 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0928 \u0917\u092f\u093e\u00a0<\/b><\/span>= literally means &#8220;my brain has become yogurt&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u0926\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0917<\/b><\/span>\u00a0(<i>dimaag) =\u00a0<\/i>brain<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u0926\u0939\u0940<\/b><\/span>\u00a0(<i>dahi<\/i>) = yogurt<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>3.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092a\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u0915\u093e\u0932 \u0928 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div>(<i>chaar paise ki akal na hona<\/i>)<\/div>\n<div>to be a dimwit or do something stupid<\/div>\n<div>[literally, it means to not have 4 paise worth of brain\/sense]<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Scenario:<\/span> You send your little brother out to buy a tub of ice-cream on a hot day. On his way back, he stops by his friend&#8217;s house for a quick game of street cricket. When he gets home, the ice-cream has melted. Really annoyed, you scold him:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b><b>\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0924\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092a\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u0915\u0932 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e &#8212; \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0906\u0907\u0938 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e \u091b\u094b\u095c\u0915\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7774-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/06\/ChaarPaiseKi.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/06\/ChaarPaiseKi.mp3\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/06\/ChaarPaiseKi.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<div>(<i>Arre tujhe chaar paise ka akal nahin hai kya &#8212; garmi mein koi ice-cream chodke jaata hai kya?<\/i>)<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Do you have any sense? Who leaves ice-cream out in the heat?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092a\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0940<\/b><\/span>\u00a0(<i>chaar paise ki<\/i>) = worth 4 paise<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u0905\u0915\u0932<\/b><\/span>\u00a0(<i>akal<\/i>) = sense<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #339966\"><b>\u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940<\/b><\/span>\u00a0(<i>garmi<\/i>) = heat<\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"color: #339966\">\u091b\u094b\u095c\u0915\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e<\/span><\/b>(<i>chodke jaana<\/i>) = to leave (out)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While grammar, sentence construction, and vocabulary have their place in learning a new language, they often fall short during actual experiences in the country. Local slang, dialect, and idiomatic phrases play a good part in shaping understanding of fleeting encounters or local conversations. 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