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General Information about Khasi Culture/Stories/Folklore

 

Hindi Terms & Numbers
 

When meeting somebody:

Hello Namashkar
Goodbye or similar on departure

Chalte hain or Phir milenge or Shubh vida
What is your name?

Aapka naam kya hai?
Where do you live?

Aap kahan rahte hain?
Is this your village/town?

Kya yeh aapka gaon hain?
Do you have children?

Kya aap ke bachhe hain?
How many children do you have?

Aap ke kitne bachhe hain?
How many boys do you have?

Aap ke kitne ladke hain?
How many girls do you have?

Aap ke kitne ladkiyan hain?
Yes Haan
No Nahi
Thank you very much Dhanyavad
Please Kripya
You look  very beautiful

Aap bahut sundar hai
You look very handsome

 Aap ka vyaktitva bahut aakarshak hai

Buying things:

How much is this?

Yeh kitne ka hai?
Can you lower the price?

Kya aap iska daam kam karsakte hain?
Where is the main market?

Main bazaar kahan hai?
Where can I get supplies?  
Tea Chai
Rice

Chawal / Bhaat

 How to order Food in restaurant:

 

Please give me a plate of rice

Ek plate chawal do

With vegetables

Tarkari / vegetable ke saath
With meat Maans ke saath
Do you have Fish?

Kya aap ke paas machlee hai?
Beef

Kya aap ke paas beef hai?
Pork

Kya aap ke paas pork hai?
Chicken

Kya aap ke paas chicken hai?
Please give me a cup of tea

Kripya mujhe ek pyala chai dijiye
Milk tea please

Kripya doodh ki chai dena
Milk tea with no sugar

Bina chini ki doodh ki chai       chini/ shakkar
Black tea with no sugar

Kaali chai bina chini ke
Black tea with very little sugar

Kaali chai thodi chini ke saath
PLEASE GIVE TEA WITH MILK AND SUGAR SEPARATE  
I am hungry

Mujhe bhukh lag rahi hai
I am full

Mera pet bhar gaya hai
Can I have more – rice?

Mujhe thoda aur chawal chahiye

Other:

Where does this bus go?

Yeh bus kahan jaati hai?
Which bus/vehicle do I take to get to __________?

Mujhe _________ jaane ke liye kaun si bus/wahan pakadni chahiye?
How far is it to the next village?

Doosra gaon kitni dur hai?
What is the name of this village?

Yeh gaon ka naam kya hai ?
What is the name of that village/town?

Oos gaon/sahar ka naam kya hai?
Where is the Toilet?

Sochalay kahan hai?
Where can I have a bath?

Snan karne ki jagah kahan hai?
Please stop here

Yahan rukh jao
GOOD NIGHT

SUBH RATRI
ON DEPARTURE -

ACHEE KHARID /                        SUBH VIDA

YOU SAY

  

THEY WOULD SAY

 

NUMBERS
One Ek
Two Dui
Three Tin
Four Char
Five Pas
Six Soi
Seven Sar
Eight Att
Nine No
Ten Dos
Twenty Bis
Thirty Tris
Fourty Shalis
Fifty Panshas
Sixty Saiti
Seventy Sotor
Eighty Asi
Ninety Noboi
One Hundred Ek so
One Thousand  
Ten Thousand  
One Hundred Thousand  
One Million  
Ten Million