One of my goals while here is definitely to learn Hindi. What I didn't expect, however, was to have to learn English.
There are some interesting differences from how we speak English in the U.S. to how it is spoken here. A few of my favorite English to English translations:
Indian English : American English
ear bud = q-tip
lamp bulb = light bulb
ground floor = 1st floor, so 1st floor = 2nd floor, 2nd floor = 3rd floor, etc.
"I've just reached"/"Have you reached?" = "I'm here"/"Are you there?"
"just like that only" = a phrase that doesn't really add any explanation but is added to the end of a lot of sentences as a sort of closing
"I belong to..." = "I am from...."
kitchen roll = roll of paper towels
specs = glasses
"What's your scene?" = "What are you doing?"
There are some interesting differences from how we speak English in the U.S. to how it is spoken here. A few of my favorite English to English translations:
Indian English : American English
ear bud = q-tip
lamp bulb = light bulb
ground floor = 1st floor, so 1st floor = 2nd floor, 2nd floor = 3rd floor, etc.
"I've just reached"/"Have you reached?" = "I'm here"/"Are you there?"
"just like that only" = a phrase that doesn't really add any explanation but is added to the end of a lot of sentences as a sort of closing
"I belong to..." = "I am from...."
kitchen roll = roll of paper towels
specs = glasses
"What's your scene?" = "What are you doing?"
There's colonialism for ya!
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