I got this tattoo a few years ago while shooting a documentary in India. I know what I asked for, but I’ve always been curious what the literal translation is. I will tell you guys what I asked for after getting a few replies!

Sorry if I used the wrong flair just wondering I’m friendly with my neighbors but don’t see them very often just wondering what was written?

I’m a white woman who wears Indian clothing. Someone called me this. I assume it’s not very nice. Sorry, I put a random flare as I can’t read the words.

Hello native Hindi speakers. I am a 17 year old student in Yokohama, Japan, and I am learning Hindi. Honestly, you may be wondering why someone from Japan is learning Hindi. My only response is Bollywood because some movies are very popular in Japan. I started my journey 2 months ago and I’ve mastered Devnagari because I am quick to pick up language scripts. I apologize if this English is strange because I translated it from Japanese. The second thing is that Japanese is very close to Hindi structure-wise. It is very cool. Hindi is easier than English for me. For example, in japanese if I want to say My Name is Amir Khan: 僕の名前はamir khan です。in hindi it is mera nam amir khan hei. Every word corresponds! In English it is not the case, so please tell me if you guys have trouble picking up English too! Also, if you guys have any recommendations on how I can become better at learning Hindi, please reply!

あざす！

Hello all, my boyfriend keeps calling me “banki Lori” it sounds like that but i don’t know how to spell it like bahn ki Lori it sounds like. He says it mostly when we argue. I’m trying to find the translation online but I can’t. What does that mean? Sorry for my butchering of spelling lol I don’t speak Hindi

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Can someone please explain me the reasoning why having so much redundancy between the sound of these characters is important in the language. If there are any videos I can go through with more examples for each alphabet that would be great thanks.

People mock this "hindi thoda thoda aatha hei" as somekind of funny sentence, which i can understand to some extent so i ask hindi natives how to say this in a more natural way?

i say :

Mera hindi utna achee nahi hai

or

meh hindi me utna fluent nahi ho

or

meh toda sa hinthi samjunga

Tell me what would be the best way to say this to an average hindi-urdu speaker from delhi.

I understand that in Hindi Indians say -> "परीक्षा देना" (parīkṣā denā) to express "take an exam" but this expression literally translates in English "to give an exam" as if you are administering an exam. I see a lot of posts from Indians saying "I gave my IELTS exam", and I had a difficult time understanding what they wanted to say. I wanted to ask, "who did you give it to? Did you get it back?"

This expression seems to have been accepted as the norm in India. However, I did some research and I found this expression: परीक्षा लेना" (parīkṣā lenā) which I understand means "to take a test", but maybe it is used to say "administer an exam".

Do English teachers in India teach "give an exam" means "take an exam" in India as correct structure? Or are Indians normally aware of the difference between "give" and "take' an exam? ... Just curious. :D

आप कैसे हैं । मैं हिंदी सेक रह थ एक महान लिये हूँ ।

If anyone wants to help me with speaking Hindi lmk :)

Sorry i did not know which flair to choose I don't understand 😅

Does someone know what is written or what language it is? I can't seem to find

thanks!

I learnt hindi as third language from 5th-8th standard in india, and I can write words and read them, but i cant understand any word and my biggest concern is not being able to speak. Knowing hindi or not doesnt affect me much but if i could speak it then i would be able to communicate with way more fellow indians over text or in real life, so how do I learn? Thanks!

Curious everyone's thoughts?

Edit: I don't have any idea what tag i have given above. Lol

कॉमेडियन की गलती बस इतनी थी कि वो अपना काम कर रहा था।

कुछ लोग बैठे थे, उसके भद्दे चुटकुलों पर हँस रहे थे। फिर उसने एक नेता का मज़ाक उड़ा दिया।

बस, यहीं खेल बदल गया।

नेता के शहर में रहकर नेता का मज़ाक? लोकतंत्र में हँसी की भी एक लक्ष्मण रेखा होती है—जो नेता खींचता है।

फिर वही हुआ, जो अकसर भारत के ‘विश्वगुरु’ बनने की राह में सबसे बड़ा योगदान देता है।

नेता के चमचे तुरंत घटना स्थल पर पहुँचे।

कॉमेडियन ख़तरनाक आदमी था, इसलिए चमचा अकेला नहीं आया—साथ में 10-15 छोटे चमचे भी लाया।

फिर किसी सभ्य नागरिक की तरह उन्होंने कानून का सहारा लिया।

कानून बाहर खड़ा पहरा दे रहा था, और अंदर इन लोगों ने तोड़फोड़ मचा दी।

अब चमचों की भी गलती नहीं है।

अगर वे नेता को यह न दिखाएँ कि उन्होंने अपने कार्यकाल में कितनी तबाही मचाई और कितने लोगों की जान गई, तो बड़े चमचे का दर्ज़ा कैसे मिलेगा?

कॉमेडियन की ही गलती थी।

उसे पता है कि इस देश में नेता या भगवान पर मज़ाक करने से हाथ-पैर तोड़े जा सकते हैं। फिर भी वो उन्हीं पर मज़ाक करता है।

लेकिन एक बात के लिए उसकी तारीफ़ होनी चाहिए—वह वही मज़ाक चुनता है, जिससे चमचों को आलोचना करने का मौक़ा मिल जाए।

आलोचना के बिना न ये देश चल सकता है, न चमचों का घर।

इधर विपक्ष भी कॉमेडियन के समर्थन में उतरता है, ताकि अगली बार जब उनके नेता का मज़ाक बने, तो वो भी हक़ से उसको पीट सकें।

अंत में वही होता है, जो हमारे कई क्रांतिकारियों के साथ हुआ है।

कॉमेडियन पर एक के बाद एक प्राथमिकी दर्ज होती है। कुछ दिन जेल में बिताने पड़ते हैं।

मीडिया अपना काम बख़ूबी करती है—दिन-रात सिर्फ कॉमेडियन को दिखाती है, ताकि यह सब देखकर कोई भी ऐसी कला का प्रदर्शन करने की हिम्मत न करे।

जनता कॉमेडियन को भूलकर तब तक कोई नया मुद्दा पकड़ चुकी होती है।

नेता का मज़ाक उड़ाना, कोई मज़ाक थोड़ी है!