bharati shubdo
Posted by
Anne Ogborn
on 2000-10-31 22:42:02 UTC
jmw@... wrote:
know on this list.
The word "camphor" is understood by virtually all Indians living in the US.
My dictionary gives two words, kapoor and ghansar. Kapoor is the more common,
in the rare event nobody in the shop knows "camphor".
However, there's a only a 37% chance that the non English speaking person
you're confronted with in an Indian grocery will speak Hindi.
They will of course be quite puzzled by what you want it for.
Keep camphor in a tightly sealed container when not in use, or it sublimates.
If you light it it smells good.
Aschari baat hai! Hanney Hindi basha bol sakti hai.n| Aaap kubbhi nahi jante hai.n
un aadmi isse list per kya kya cize' ko aate hai.n|
jo bharati log amrika mein rahate hai unko "camphor" shubd aate hai.n|
hamare kosh do shubde dete hain, kapur aur ghansar| kapoor se sadaran hai,
agar dukan mei'n koi nahi "camphor" shubd jante hain.
Per jo bharati dukandar angrezi nahi bolnewalle hai sirf 37% mokha hai ki unko hindi basha
aate hain. Kair, unko nahi samujhe aega kyoki aapo isse cize pasand hai.
>suprise! Annie happens to speak Hindi. Never know what people will
> East or West, not sure which--but not Native American. In a Hindi
> speaking store ask for "karpour" (or your favorite transliteration.)
> This is what one of my pals at work claims--I don't think she's
> pulling my leg.
know on this list.
The word "camphor" is understood by virtually all Indians living in the US.
My dictionary gives two words, kapoor and ghansar. Kapoor is the more common,
in the rare event nobody in the shop knows "camphor".
However, there's a only a 37% chance that the non English speaking person
you're confronted with in an Indian grocery will speak Hindi.
They will of course be quite puzzled by what you want it for.
Keep camphor in a tightly sealed container when not in use, or it sublimates.
If you light it it smells good.
Aschari baat hai! Hanney Hindi basha bol sakti hai.n| Aaap kubbhi nahi jante hai.n
un aadmi isse list per kya kya cize' ko aate hai.n|
jo bharati log amrika mein rahate hai unko "camphor" shubd aate hai.n|
hamare kosh do shubde dete hain, kapur aur ghansar| kapoor se sadaran hai,
agar dukan mei'n koi nahi "camphor" shubd jante hain.
Per jo bharati dukandar angrezi nahi bolnewalle hai sirf 37% mokha hai ki unko hindi basha
aate hain. Kair, unko nahi samujhe aega kyoki aapo isse cize pasand hai.