Levis 5 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 On the popular demand of Kevin, I am offering my services as a Hindi-to-English and English-to-Hindi translator. Free of Charge (sigh). Longer documents translated @ 50 cents/word. Kevin's start-me-off question was to translate 'He's a dog' to hindi. All righty, Woh (ek) kutta hai [ Woh (ache) kut (like 'put' but a soft 't') -ta hai (like 'hare' without the 'r') ] 'ek' means 'one'. Utilisation is optional and depends on emphasis required Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 Yay ! Does one say it with the same disgust as in English ? Woh -Kutta- Hey ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 5 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 Even more! Best results (and painful ones too) when used with dripping contempt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 Lovely . Woh -kutta-hey ! Stand back ! ( if that's the right pronunciation ... ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 5 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 Emphasise the 'kutta'. That means 'dog' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 Gottcha ! Whoa ---KUTTA --hey ! Huh ? Huh ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 How about ... "This isn't fresh ! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edna 6 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 And how do you say "I love you honey but I hate your brother"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxy 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 How about...'Does my bum look big in this?' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_jr_ 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2005 Dork. How do you say dork? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 5 Report post Posted November 20, 2005 Oh, 'dork' is easy! 'Ullu'! ull (like 'pull' without a 'p') - oo It means 'owl', but carries roughly the same connotation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 5 Report post Posted November 20, 2005 I should really take fees for this... Foxy, yours is: Kya mera peechha iss mein bada dikhta hai? kya may-ra peecch-aa iss may ba - ra dikh-ta hai? (I don't think there's an exact translation for 'bum' so expect some amazed looks... either because of your Hindi prowess or the Hindi vocabulary usage the word I've used means 'behind' ) All this is being done in installments because I'm currently at my paying job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxy 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2005 Kinda catchy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 5 Report post Posted November 20, 2005 Oooo, I want to translate Edna's! So she can put it to use Jaaneman, main tumse pyaar karti hoon, lekin tumhare bhai se mujhe sakht nafrat hai! (it comes out so sweetly! Say it, Neda!) [ Jaa-nay-munn, may (pronounced like french 'main') tum-say pyaar kar-tee hoon (nasal n), lay-kin tum-ha-ray bha-ee say mujh-ay suckh-t naf-rath hay ] Whew... learn it up by heart now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edna 6 Report post Posted November 20, 2005 Oh, thank you, Radh! I wrote it on my agenda!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted November 23, 2005 " Nice to meet you , and how are you .. ?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 5 Report post Posted November 23, 2005 Are you making a list, Kevin? Or a table? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted November 23, 2005 Never mind ! Did Rumsfeld's cheque bounce , or what ... !?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 5 Report post Posted November 23, 2005 Column 1: English phrase Column 2: In Japanese (hang on, I already know that - *scratch, scratch*) New column 2: In Hindi Column 3: In Greek . . . . And: Nice to meet you. And how are you? Aap say mill kar khushi hoo-ee. Or kai-say hai? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
