{"id":9335,"date":"2021-04-02T00:29:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T00:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=9335"},"modified":"2021-04-02T02:19:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T02:19:36","slug":"bandra-hindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/bandra-hindi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandra Hindi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bandra Hindi<\/h1>\n

What is Bandra Hindi? Bandraites, the residents of Bandra speak a combination<\/em> \u092e\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0923\u00a0 of Hindi and English with colloquial phrases. This language is a mixture of Hindi words that are anglicized or butchered, slang, and Marathi words.<\/p>\n

Where did Bandra Hindi come from?<\/h2>\n

Bandra Hindi evolved<\/em> \u0935\u093f\u0915\u0938\u093f\u0924 from Marathi, Konkani, and English which most Bandra residents speak.<\/p>\n

It is similar<\/em> \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0928 in nature to Bambaiyya or Tapori Hindi<\/a> but it is not the same as Hinglish which is another byproduct<\/em> \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092b\u0932 of modernization, the internet, and multinational<\/em> \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u200d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f trade.<\/p>\n

Bandra Residents<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Bandra Worli Sea Link<\/p><\/div>\n

Bandra is a coastal suburb<\/em> \u0924\u091f\u0940\u092f \u0909\u092a\u0928\u0917\u0930 of Mumbai and is now regarded<\/em> \u092e\u093e\u0928\u093e as the hippest suburb<\/a> of India. It was predominantly <\/em>\u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u200d\u092f\u0924\u0903 Catholic, home to the many Goans, Mangloreans and East Indians (mostly converts from Hinduism to Catholicism) and Anglo Indians.<\/p>\n

Most residents<\/em> \u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 of Bandra used to be either Mangalorean, Goan, East Indian, or Anglo Indian. The Mangloreans are originally <\/em>\u092e\u0942\u0932\u0924\u0903 from Mangalore, Karnataka while the Goans hail from Goa. The East Indians are native<\/em> \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0940\u092f \u00a0to Maharashtra and the Anglo Indians have British, Italian, Dutch and Indian ancestors <\/em>\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935\u091c\u094b\u0902.<\/p>\n

Bandra has her own rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bandra Hindi usually gets the gender wrong. Not sure why, but it is predictable<\/em> \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0928. For example, instead of saying, \u201c\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0928\u093f\u0915\u094b\u0932 \u0939\u0941\u0901\u0964 \u201cThey would say, \u201c\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0928\u093f\u0915\u094b\u0932 \u0939\u0941\u0901\u0964\u201c<\/p>\n

Since most English language schools, even Catholic-run Convent schools, require Hindi as a second language, it is taught<\/em> \u0938\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e from second grade onwards. However<\/em>, \u0939\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0902\u0915\u093f, due to lack of practice at home, most do not retain<\/em> \u092c\u0928\u093e\u090f \u0930\u0916\u0928\u093e the language. Therefore, most students must hire private<\/em> \u0928\u093f\u091c\u0940 tutors. Their only real-world practice of the language is when communicating<\/em> \u0938\u0902\u0935\u093e\u0926 with vendors at the local markets or other service providers<\/em> \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0913\u0902 such as mailmen, electricians<\/em> \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940\u0917\u0930, security<\/em> \u0938\u0941\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e guards, etc. And even at that, the language is not in its pure<\/em> \u0936\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0918 form but a mix of the many dialects<\/em> \u092c\u094b\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 that one carries from the village into Mumbai.<\/p>\n

Bandraite street speak<\/h2>\n

An example of how a Bandraite would say \u201cHurry up and finish your work<\/em>\u201d is \u201c\u091a\u0932\u094b \u091d\u091f\u092a\u091f \u0915\u0930\u094b\u0964\u201cinstead of \u201c\u091a\u0932\u094b \u091c\u0932\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u094b\u0964\u201c They would also add the phrase, \u201c\u092b\u091f\u093e \u092b\u091f!\u201d which means quickly<\/em> in colloquial. So, while waiting for the street bhel puri<\/em> \u092d\u0947\u0932 \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0940 (an Indian street food) man to make up a plate of bhel puri, a Bandraite would say, \u201c\u092d\u093e\u0908 \u091a\u0932\u094b \u091c\u0932\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u094b \u092b\u091f\u093e \u092b\u091f!\u201d<\/p>\n

Questions and Adverbs<\/h2>\n

Another instance is the transformation of the question word why<\/i>\u00a0– instead of saying \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094c\u0902\u00a0\u00a0 people say, \u0915\u0948\u092f\u0915\u0941. \u00a0The sentence, \u201cWhy are you going in that direction<\/em>?\u201d is \u0906\u092a \u0909\u0938 \u0926\u093f\u0936\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902? However, in Bandra Hindi it is, \u201c\u0906\u092a \u0909\u0927\u0930 \u0915\u0948\u092f\u0915\u0941 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902.\u201d Clearly butchered but so endearing and nostalgic to those who enjoy speaking it.<\/p>\n

Bandraites use the phrase \u0932\u092b\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e meaning Do not fight<\/em>, or Do not cause trouble<\/em>, instead of \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0928\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 when trouble brews anywhere. Or alternatively when used to win a bargain at the street vendor’s stall.<\/p>\n

When talking about location and referring to something downstairs<\/em>, it is \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0941 instead of \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947. When referring to something behind<\/em> it is \u092a\u0940\u091a\u0941 instead of \u092a\u0940\u091a\u0947.<\/p>\n

Bandra Hindi and Romance<\/h2>\n

There are certain words associated with romance in the Paris of India which is Bandra. The word \u092b\u093e\u0932\u0924\u0941 is used to mean useless<\/em> instead of odd<\/em>. For example, the correct standard Hindi for He is useless<\/em> is \u0935\u0939 \u092c\u0947\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u0948. However, a Bandra Catholic person would say, \u0935\u0939 \u092b\u093e\u0932\u0924\u0941 \u0939\u0948 indicating that they like the person but think he\/she is useless. A clear tactic to deflect attention on the budding romance.<\/p>\n

If a guy wants to ask a girl out he will preempt the request with\u00a0 \u201cPlease don’t make \u0928\u093e\u091f\u0915\u00a0 drama <\/em>(pronounced naatak) men?\u201d A mix of Hindi and English, meaning Please don’t be dramatic and refuse<\/em>. They use word \u2018men\u2019 in the same way one would use \u2018man\u2019 as in \u2018oh man!\u2019 Alternatively, they say, \u201cWhat \u0928\u093e\u091f\u0915 \u092f\u093e\u0930!\u201d (pronounced naa-tak yaar) where \u2018\u092f\u093e\u0930\u2019\u00a0 is friend<\/em>. Finally, the word \u0928\u0915\u0930\u093e means protesting in a lighthearted flirtatious way<\/em>. So a \u091a\u093e\u0932\u0942 player, flirtatious and easy<\/em>\u00a0guy would say that a girl who resists his advances would be making \u0928\u0915\u0930\u093e protesting much<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Hindi as a language is flexible enough to mold into different forms. Some argue that these words take away the purity. However, including these words and phrases in the language adds flavor and color to an already vibrant scene.<\/p>\n

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