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“Good morning” is सुप्रभात (suprabhāt).

To tell someone to stop phoning you, say मुझे फ़ोन करना बंद करो (mujhe fon karnā band karo). Use बंद कीजिए (band kījie) for a firm but polite version.

The Hindi word for peace is शांति (shānti). अमन (aman) is peace between people or in a country, and सुकून (sukūn) is inner calm.

The Hindi word for nice is अच्छा (acchā). It also means good.

There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. Aubergine is बैंगन (baingan).

Donkey in Hindi is गधा (gadhā) for a male and गधी (gadhī) for a female.

Hindi uses the English loanword, written टैक्सी (ṭaiksī). For a ride booked by app, many people say कैब (kaib), from the English word cab.

In Hindi “window” is खिड़की (khiṛkī). It is a feminine noun. People use खिड़की for a window in a house, a bus or a train.

There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. Biryani is written बिरयानी (biryani) and is said the same way.

“I” is मैं (main). It is the same for men and women, and the verb that follows shows the speaker’s gender.