tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post114481087381222845..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: "jhoot" 1; "pyaar," "mohabbat," "ishq," and "prem" 0Beth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1145117582818944732006-04-15T11:13:00.000-05:002006-04-15T11:13:00.000-05:00Obi Wan, I am very grateful for this knowledge, bu...Obi Wan, I am very grateful for this knowledge, but I must admit I'm going to be hesitant to use that often, as it looks to me like it might sound a lot like a word I shouldn't go around yelling at the top of my lungs... So how do you pronounce that, exactly, so I can be very careful in my exuberance?Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1145090671213042062006-04-15T03:44:00.000-05:002006-04-15T03:44:00.000-05:00Jhakaas!, when you are in Bombay.Jhakaas!, when you are in Bombay.Obi Wanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869654369117007928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1145043017970110372006-04-14T14:30:00.000-05:002006-04-14T14:30:00.000-05:00Keith - The problem is that my Hindi knowledge is ...Keith - The problem is that my Hindi knowledge is mundane, so it won't carry the same punch - I don't know how to say things like "party" and "great" and "oh crap" because those are always in English already. So I'll be able to introduce myself and say I want one of whatever I'm pointing at. No panache whatsoever. If I'm going to sprinkle with random Hindi, I want it to count. Maybe one of my nice Hindi-speaking penfriends will teach me how to say "superwow."Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1145042007210658452006-04-14T14:13:00.000-05:002006-04-14T14:13:00.000-05:00T. Hype -- English is my native language, bt that ...T. Hype -- English is my native language, bt that doesn't stop people in my neighborhood from insisting on speaking to me in Russian. From what I gather, the English phrase "I don't speak Russian," sounds exactly like the Russian phrase that translates to, "Please speak to me in Russian, but at a faster pace."<BR/><BR/>I figure all you really need to do is throw in random Hindi words and phrases the same way they throw in random English phrases in the movies.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887643336475509672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1144857598393421352006-04-12T10:59:00.000-05:002006-04-12T10:59:00.000-05:00Si - That is a fantastic page! My CD had some verb...Si - That is a fantastic page! My CD had some verbal instructions on how to write, but thsoe were pretty clearly not enough. I listened with my mouth slightly open, going "Huh?" <BR/><BR/>Hey, if you ever want a movie-watching buddy, you know where to find me!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1144856506188165842006-04-12T10:41:00.000-05:002006-04-12T10:41:00.000-05:00Hi--I really like reading your page. Re: learning...Hi--I really like reading your page. Re: learning Hindi: if you are trying to learn how to handwrite the script, there is a very good page at http://www.avashy.com/hindiscripttutor.htm that shows you how to make each stroke. When I first started Hindi here at UIUC, our teacher didn't bother to tell us how to write, she just assumed we all knew. That web page saved my life.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07300525020981762048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1144852038573010582006-04-12T09:27:00.000-05:002006-04-12T09:27:00.000-05:00I'm curious to know what your other languages are ...I'm curious to know what your other languages are and I agree with you, fluency is overrated! I don't care what you say to someone in their native language, they always try to bust some English out on you! Very frustrating...t-HYPEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754869629100022097noreply@blogger.com