Fultoo Hyderabadi

In my previous post I said that there are different ways Hindi is spoken in different parts of India... but the spoken Hindi at it's best is - Hyderabadi Hindi!!!

Don't believe me!!?

"Kya mamu, kya baataan karte tum" (Dude, what are you talking), says me, "tumku maloom nahi kaisa twistaa dete wordaa mei yaha" (nowhere in India could you match the hillarious twist in words that comes here - watch the extra As) ..."aage kuch bhi nakko poocho miyan!" (don't ask anything more dude)

Yesterday I was enjoying a spicy "vegitable soft nudle" with onion and lemons on a "chinese bundi" (roadside stall of Chinese fast food - Thela, Khomcha etc.) with my friend when some "howla" (idiot) asked for directions ... the typical answer you get in such situations is "seedha chale jao" even if "tumhaareku pachhees turnaa lena padta" (you have to take 25 turns) to reach your destination... "hau re, Hyderabad me to aisa hi hota" (Yes buddy, this is how it happens in Hyderabad).

Now the best part is when you go to a shop and the shopkeeper asks, "kya hona?" (meaning 'need something?' as if doing some 'ehsaan' to us Northeners) ... my friends, who are Northeners like me, use to whine to this "dimag kharab" (annoying person), "arre, kuch hona nahi hai bhai! ek biskut ka packet chahiye!" (Hindi - need a pack of biscuit buddy! - watch hona versus chahiye) ... "accha to biscut ka packet hona!", Shopkeeper grumbles, "pata nai kaiku dimag kharab karre subah subah"

"Yaaro, unne dhakkan logaan hai, unno kya maalum ki Hyderabadi hindi aisai bolte" (Pal, what should I say about those jerks, we speak Hindi like this only in Hyderabad) .

I met an old collegue today and he asked "kya mamu, kaise hain tum... aaj kal dikhraich nai?" (Hey dude! how are you... long time no see) ... then "hona bol ke" we asked an "aatu" (Auto or Auto-Rickshaw) - "Jaate kya?" and hired it... reached office.

Well, there's no better place than my office. Not long ago, I use to have our "maaki - kirkiri" boss (no comments!) ... "abbaaaa!" (a form of exclamation with triple XL size As!)... "Yaaro jabse aayi dekho sabko dimaag ka faaluda karetoh sab bolre!" - watch the missing punctuations! (Since she the time came, she has made everyone's life misrable everyone's saying!)

Hope this was enlightening enough. Because living in Hyderabad for so long, I haven't been able to learn Telugu... so "Hyderabadi kaamchalatu" (I use Hyderabadi only) - "Hyderabadi se kaam chalata hun" Gosh! can't squeeze it like Hyderabadi Hindi!

Ain't it fun!!! "Chindiyaa hai" (Superb)!!!

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Kya kya kaamaa karte logaan! - If you are confused from the above, well not your fault. This is well apreciated by those who have or are living in Hyderabad.

Bihari Boli

There is something very interesting about language in India... every 50 kms or so the way a language is spoken, changes! So, even if Hindi is the official language of India, the way it is spoken in various parts - North, East, West and South is pretty different.

Hindi is my mother tongue. And being from Bihar, I am putting a list of some words which are typically Bihari Hindi words... these words enriched Bihari and come from other dialects spoken in the region and may not be found elsewhere.

There's no particular order I have put these words in,

1. Albalana = to stammer
2. Andheriya = dark
3. Bhittar = Inside
4. Bhidkana = to shut (door/window)
5. Bhanbhor = This to refer to a state that you are in when u have been bitten all night by an army of mosquitos!
6. Budbak = Idiot
7. Baklol = Idiot
8. Bhujhaya = Did you understand
9. Bhotar = Blunt
10. Bisrana = Become dirty (about things)
11. Beng = Frog
12. Belmund = shaved head
13. Bhakosna = To gobble
14. Bhakkuana = getting shocked
15. Bariyaar = Strong
16. Ego / Ek tho = Give One
17. Dugo / Du tho = Give Two
18. Teengo / Teen tho = Give Three
19. Eeho = this as well /this too
20. Ooho = that as well /that too
21. Tuho = you as well /you too
22. Humhu= me as well /me too
23. Le bilayiya = Ohmigosh !
24. Saatna = to stick
25. Satkana = To shut
26. Chaahad naa (versus chad-na) = To climb
27. Kudak na (versus kud-na) = to jump
28. Maatiyana = to ignore some work willingly
29. Tani-mani = little bit
30. Loor = Expertise
31. Lichchad = scoundrel
32. Thethar = stubborn
33. Rangdaar = goon
34. Pheech na = To wash
35. Ragda dena = To chase away
36. Sugga = Parrot (also the affectionate one)
37. Singhada (versus Samosa) = a kind of snack
38. Jeena = Staircase
39. Kotha = terrace
40. Neemman = nice
41. Peedha = A low stool

An essay on Indian Cow

The candidate in an Exam has written an essay on the Indian cow:
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Indian Cow

HE IS THE COW. "The cow is a successful animal. Also he is 4 footed, And because he is female, he give milks, [ but will do so when he is got child.] He is sacred to Hindus and useful to man. But he has got four legs together. Two are forward and two are afterwards. His whole body can be utilised for use. More so the milk. Milk comes from 4 taps attached to his basement. [ horses dont have any such attachment]

What can it do? Various ghee, butter, cream, curd, why and the condensed milk and so forth.Also he is useful to cobbler, watermans and mankind generally. His motion is slow only because he is of lazy species. Also his other motion.. [gober] is much useful to trees, plants as well as for making flat cakes [like Pizza ] , in hand , and drying in the sun. Cow is the only animal that extricates his feeding after eating. Then afterwards she chew with his teeth whom are situated in the inside of the mouth. He is incessantly in the meadows in the grass. His only attacking and defending organ is the horns, specially so when he is got child.

This is done by knowing his head whereby he causes the weapons to be paralleled to the ground of the earth and instantly proceed with great velocity forwards.He has got tails also, situated in the backyard, but not like similar animals. It has hairs on the other end of the other side. This is done to frighten away the flies.
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Reliable sources tell that the candidate cleared the exam.

Asian Heros

Asia is the largest continent, area as well as population wise. It has got the largest democracy (India) and the largest dictatorship (China). It has got emerging economic superpowers of today.

Despite this, when it comes to talk about famous and influential personalities of the world, most of the time we hear only about "Heros" from Europe or USA.

Asia, with its rich history, society and politics have produced many heros. Here's a nicely put article from the Time Magazine about Heros of Asia from different fields of life.