| manmaana |
adj: agreeable, charming; noun:
sweetheart, darling |
| bahakaana/behkaana |
v.i.: to get carried away, to
lose control of oneself |
| X ko pareshaan karna |
v.i.: to trouble X |
| sapalta/safalta |
f.: success |
| X ko sapalta milaana |
to have/get/achieve success,
as in, "aapko kaafii sapaltaa milii hogii" |
| raay |
f.: opinion, as in, "Yeh
merii apnii raay." That's my own opinion. "Apni raay apne paas
hii rakhe.n." Keep your opinion to yourself! |
| iraada |
m.: intention, as in, "Naa
mai.n ne koii galat hii kii hai, aur naa hii karne ka iraada hai."
I've neither made any mistake, nor do I intend to. |
| tezii se |
adv.: quickly, fast |
| turant & fauran |
advs.: immediately, at once |
| sada |
adv.: always, continuously |
| jaanemaan |
sweetheart |
| jahaaz |
m: ship |
| baar baar |
adv.: repeatedly, constantly,
at every moment |
| aashiirvaad |
m: blessing, as in, "Dadijii
ka aashiirvaad lena" - to get Grandma's blessings |
| meri marzii |
because I want to. Also,
"jaisii torii marzii" - (a deferential) as you wish
|
| X-maala |
collection of X, as in "kitaab-mala"
- book collection |
| bada mazaa jaaega! |
That'll be great fun! |
| X kii zid karna |
to insist on X |
| behad |
adj.: limitless, as in, "behad
khuubsurat" - incredibly beautiful |
| pehli/pahalii baat...aur
duusrii... |
First of all...and secondly... |
| dhokhebaaz |
trickster, conman, scoundrel |
| X se nafarat karna |
to feel disgust/loathing for
X |
| rom rom se |
adv.: with/in/from every fiber/pore
of one's being/body |
| maksad |
m.: intention, purpose, aim,
goal (similar to irada) |
| parinda |
m.: bird |
| kaash ki |
would that, if only - as in,
"kaash ki mai.n vahaa.n ja saktii!" If only I could
go there! |
| X kii taqliid karna |
to imitate x |
| band karna |
to stop |
| jism |
m.: body |
| yo.n to...phir |
first of all...secondly/then |
| apnaana |
v.t.: to make (a person or
thing) one's own |
| X ke siva, siva X ke |
except for X |
| uchit |
appropriate, proper, right,
fitting |
| Main chaltii hun |
I'm going |
| aisa baat nahii.n |
it's not like that |
| tabhii |
that's why |
| asar |
effect, impression, influence,
as in, "X par / me.n asar karna" - to have an effect on x |
| yaad aana |
to miss, as in "Achaanak
mujhe merii ma kii yaad aa gayii" - suddenly I'm missing my mom |
| mezbaan |
host |
| farz |
m., duty |
| mehamaan |
guest |
| lafaRa/lafda |
tiresome, bothersome, bothering |
| shud dosti |
pure(just) friendship |
| hasiin |
beautiful, handsome |
| hasinon.n kii kasam |
I swear by my beauties/women |
| ma.nzuur karna |
to approve or agree, as in,
Mujhe ma.nzuur hai! - (I'm) agreed! |
| galat |
wrong, as in, "Jis raaste
pe ham ja rahe hai.n vo galat hai" - What we're doing is wrong.
|
| sahii.n |
correct |
| niibhana |
(a promise) to be fulfilled,
carried out or through, to last, endure, or be sufficient |
| tumhe.n nahii.n lagata? |
Don't you think so? |
| kabuul karna |
to accept |
| panna |
m.: page |
| ijaazat |
f.: permission, as in "X
ko Y kii ijaazat dena" - to give X permission to do Y |
| ek duusre se |
each other, as in, "Ham
pyar karte hai.n ek dusre se aur ham shaadi kar le.nge" - We
love each other and we're going to get married. |
| anjaan me.n |
ignorantly, superstitiously |
| fikar karna |
to worry, as in, "Mujhe
meri izzat ki koi fikar nahii.n hai" - I'm not worried about /
have no care for my honor. |
| X kii izzat karna |
to respect X, as in, "uskii
main bahut izzat karta huu.n" - I respect her a lot. |
| kaash me.n taurna |
to make one's way ahead while
facing difficulties and uncertainty |
| guzar jaana |
(euphemistically) to die,
to pass on |
| kitne dino.n ke baad tumhe.n
dekha hai mai.n ne! |
colloquial expression, as in,
wow! it's been a long time! |
| chanchal |
fickle, as in, "Mushkil
sirf yeh/yah hai: uska man baDa / bara chanchal hai" - the problem
is, he's very fickle-minded. |
| taariikh |
f.: date (calender date) |
| mauka |
m.: chance, opportunity |
| mumkin / naamumkin |
possible / impossible |
| soch-samajhkar javaab dena |
to answer after having thought
something over very carefully |
| khaamoshii |
silence, calm, quietness |
| kisii bhii vajah se; X ki
vajah se |
for whatever reason; because
of X |
| apna khayal rakhna |
take care of yourself |
| inkaar karna |
to refuse, as in, "Is
ghar ka maalik is se bechne se inkar kar raha tha" - the owner
of this house was refusing to sell. |
| puruuSH |
m.: human being |
| bakwaas |
f.: nonsense, idle chatter,
bullshit |
| manzil milaana |
to reach one's goal or destination |
| ulluu ka paTTa, bevkuuf |
fool |
| ja.ngalii |
wild |
| rozii-roTii |
f.: livelihood |
| kamaaii |
f.: earnings |
| shaitaan |
m.: devil, demon |
| ahasaas |
m.: feeling, as in "ahsaas
karna" - to feel |
| lamha |
m.: a moment, an instant |
| sadma |
m.: shock, blow |
| chitrkaar/chitrakaar |
m. (f., chitrkaari): artist |
| premii hona |
to be in love |
| main tumhaarii ehasaan |
I'm in your debt / I'm obliged
to you |
| muft me.n |
for free |
| naaraaz ho mujhse? |
Are you upset / angry with
me? |
| siva ek chiiz |
except for one thing / save
one thing |
| patr |
m.: letter |
| sharaabi |
adj.: drunk, m.: heavy drinker |
| savere |
adv.: in the early morning |
| bilkul vaisa hai |
yes, just like that
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