These phrases are very popular during daily life conversations, phone conversations, misunderstandings, fights and, of course, movies.
I do not intend to promote the bad behavior and verbal fights, however I thought it would be fun to introduce rude informal phrases that are not in textbooks. When living or traveling in India, majority of the people that you will meet will be uneducated and not very soft spoken. This post will serve as a reference to reader’s curiosity.
Chay-valaa at the Dilli Haath, Delhi |
1. PHRASES ABOUT “Getting Out and Stop Doing Something”
जाओ यहाँ से! | Jaao yahaan se! | Get out of here! |
निकलो यहाँ से! | Niklo yahaan se! | Get out of here! |
भाड़ में जा! | Bhaar men jaa! | Go to hell! |
जाओ, अपना काम करो! | Jaao, apnaa kaam karo! | Go, do your work! |
चुप करो! | Chup karo! | Shut up! |
बकवास मत करो! | Bakwaas mat karo! | Do not talk nonsense! |
मैं पुलिस बुलाउंगा! | Main pulis bulaaungaa! | I will call the police! (m) |
मैं पुलिस बुलाऊंगी! | Main pulis bulaaungee! | I will call the police! (f) |
भीख मांगते हो! | Bheekh maangte ho!? | Are you begging? |
बस करो! | Bas karo! | Stop it! |
ऐसा मत करो! | Aisaa mat karo! | Do not do it! |
खबरदार! | Khabardaar! | Watch it! Beware! |
पागल है क्या? | Paagal hai kyaa? | Are you crazy? |
ढक्कन! | Dhakkan! | Stupid, dumb (lit. "lid") |
यह क्या कर रहे हो? | Yah kyaa kar rahe ho? | What are you doing? |
2. PHRASES ABOUT “Surprise And Not Believing in Someone”
क्या बात है! | Kyaa baat hai! | Wow! |
शाबाश! | Shabaash! | Well done! |
सच में? | Sach men? | Really? |
सचमुच? | Sachmuch? | Really? |
तो क्या हुआ? | To kyaa huaa? | So what? |
तो? | To? | So? |
एक बात बताऊँ? | Ek baat bataaoon? | Guess what? |
अरे यार! | Are yaar! | Oh man! |
अबे यार! | Abe yaar! | Hey man! |
झूठ बोल रहे हो! | Jhooth bol rahe ho! | You're lying! |
क्या यह सच है? | Kyaa yah sach hai? | Is it true? |
मैं सच बोल रहा हूँ। | Mein sach bol rahaa hoon. | I am telling the truth. |
सही कहा। | Sahee kahaa. | That's right. |
ऐसा नहीं हो सकता। | Aisaa naheen ho saktaa. | This can not happen. |
मत पूछो! | Mat puuchho! | Do not ask! |
मैं विशवास नही कर सकता। | Main vishvaas naheen kar saktaa. | I can not believe. |
ऐसा नहीं हो सकता। | Esaa naheen ho saktaa. | This can not happen. |
उम्मीद करो। | Umeed karo. | Do expect. |
विशवास करो। | Vishvaas karo. | Believe it. |
भरोसा करो। | Bharosaa karo. | Trust. |
क्या बात है! | Kyaa baat hai! | What's up? |
3. PHRASES ABOUT “Asking About What Happened and Not Believing It”
Girls at the Dilli Hath |
बोलो! | Bolo! | Speak up! |
सुनो! | Suno! | Listen! |
क्या हुआ? | Kya huaa? | What happened? |
कुछ हुआ? | Kuchh huaa? | Did something happen? |
क्या कहना चाहतें हो? | Kyaa kahnaa chaahten ho? | What do you want to say? |
चुप क्यों है? | Chup kyon hai? | What is up? |
कुछ तो बोलो! | Kuchh to bolo! | Say something! |
चुप चाप बैठो! | Chup chaap baiTho! | Sit quietly! |
क्या है? | Kyaa hai? | What? |
गलत बात है! | Galat baat hai! | That's wrong! |
गन्दी बात है! | Gandee baat hai! | It's dirty! |
क्या बात कर रहे हो? | Kyaa baat kar rahe ho? | What are you talking about? |
यह क्या बेवकूफी है? | Yah kyaa bewakoofee hai? | What stupidity is this? |
यह कैसे हुआ था? | Yah kaise huaa thaa? | How did this happen? |
साफ़ साफ़ बताओ! | Saaf saaf bataao! | Tell me clearly! |
...नहीं तो... | …naheen to…. | If not, then... |
क्या मतलब? | Kyaa matlab? | What do you mean? |
4. PHRASES ABOUT “Saying “Oh My God” and Knowing or not Knowing Something”
हे भगवान! | He Bhagwaan! | Oh my god! |
हे राम! | He Raam! | Oh my god! |
तोबा तोबा! | Toba toba! | Oh god! (lit. I will not do it again!) |
माफ़ करदो! | Maaf kardo! | I'm sorry! |
माफ़ कीजिएगा! | Maaf kijiegaa! (very polite) | Sorry! |
मैं मानता हूँ. | Main mantaa hoon. | I agree. |
मैं नहीं मानता हूँ। | Main naheen maantaa hoon. | I do not agree. |
मुझे मालुम है। | Mujhe maalum hai. | I know. |
मुझे नहीं मालूम। | Mujhe naheen maalum. | I do not know. |
मुझे पता है। | Mujhe pataa hai. | I know. |
मुझे पता नहीं है। | Mujhe naheen pataa. | I do not know. |
अजीब-सी बात है। | Ajeeb-see baat hai. | It's strange. |
5. PHRASES ABOUT “Getting Very Angry, Denial and Threatening”
Construction workers |
बदतमीज़ कहीं की! | Badtameez kaheen kee! | What kind of rascal! |
मारूंगा! | Maaroongaa! | I will kill (you)! |
थापर खाएगा! | Thapar khaaegaa! | (You) will get a slap! |
अब क्या करेगा? | Ab kyaa karega? | What will you do now? |
मैं तेरे को सबक सिखाऊंगा। | Main tere ko sabak sikhaaoonga! | I will teach you a lesson. |
नखरे मत दिखाओ। | Nakhre mat dikhaao! | Do not show tantrums. |
अभी तो मैं बदला ज़रूर लूंगा। | Abhee to main badlaa zaroor loongaa! | Now, I will take revenge. |
माफ़ी मांगो! | Maafee maango! | Apologize! |
बचके रहना। | Bachke rahnaa. | Be careful. |
बच गया! | Bach gayaa! | Survived! |
रोको! | Roko! | Stop! (When going) |
मुझे इसके साथ कोई लेना-देना नहीं है। | Mujhe iske saath koee lenaa-denaa naheen hai. | I don't have anything to do with him/her. |
मैंने क्या किया? | Maine kyaa kiyaa? | What did I do? |
मेरे पास कुछ काम है। | Mere paas kucch kaam hai. | I'm a little busy./ I have some work. |
6. PHRASES ABOUT “Asking Questions About Anger, Need and Scolding Someone"
क्या चाहिए? | Kyaa chaahiye? | What do you need? |
जल्दी करो! | Jaldee karo! | Hurry up! |
फायदा उठाना | Faydaa uThaanaa… | To benefit (from someone/something)… |
संभालो अपने आपको | Sanbhaalo apnee aapko… | Control yourself... |
बिलकुल सही कहा... | Bilkul sahee kahaa… | Absolutely right … |
मुझसे गलती हो गयी थी... | Mujhse galatee ho gayee thee… | I made a mistake ... |
मुझसे भूल हो गयी थी... | Mujhse bhool ho gayee thee… | I did this mistake ... |
अभी तो देख! | Abhee to dekh! | You'll see now…You better watch… |
गुस्सा क्यों है? | Gussa kyon hai? | Why are you angry? |
नाराज़ क्यों है? | Naaraaz kyon hai? | Why are you angry? |
नाराज़ हो गया... | Naaraaz ho gayaa… | (He) became angry |
धमका देना.. | Dhamkaa denaa… | To threaten .. |
मैं किसी से नहीं डरता हूँ… | Main kisee se naheen Dartaa hoon… | I'm not afraid of anyone… |
पीछा मत करो! | Peechhaa mat karo! | Do not follow! |
अगर ऐसा करेगा, तो मैं पुलिस को फोन करूंगा... | Agar aisaa karegaa, to main pulis ko fon karoongaa… | If you do this, then I'll call the police ... |
कुछ गर्बर है… | Kucch garbar hai… | Something's wrong… |
जल्दी आओ! | Jaldee aao! | Come quickly! |