Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Hello!
Hindi translation:
Namastay Or Namaskaar
Added to glossary by
Rajan Chopra
May 18, 2004 12:42
20 yrs ago
English term
Hello!
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| 4 | Namastay Or Namaskaar |
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| 5 | Pranaam |
pranesh81
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Namastay Or Namaskaar
These are the common salutations in Hindi.
Hindi is pronounced exactly as it is written. Just to tell you that *t* in Namastay has a lighter sound than English.
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Note added at 2004-05-18 13:41:58 (GMT) Post-grading
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This is the way of writing these in Hindi:
Namastay = नमस्ते
Namaskaar = नमस्कार
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Note added at 2004-05-19 05:02:44 (GMT) Post-grading
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The link pasted hereinbelow contains the sound file. You may like to listen to the same for a precise pronounciation:
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/hindi.html
Hindi is pronounced exactly as it is written. Just to tell you that *t* in Namastay has a lighter sound than English.
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Note added at 2004-05-18 13:41:58 (GMT) Post-grading
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This is the way of writing these in Hindi:
Namastay = नमस्ते
Namaskaar = नमस्कार
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Note added at 2004-05-19 05:02:44 (GMT) Post-grading
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The link pasted hereinbelow contains the sound file. You may like to listen to the same for a precise pronounciation:
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/hindi.html
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Pranaam
Namaskaar Hacene. Namaskaar and Namastey consists of the root word "NAM" which means "to bow". "Kaar" means the "the speaking of". So namaskaar means speaking of a word that shows that you are bowing to welcome someone. I guess Pranaam is also a good word to say hello.
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