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The common Hindi phrase for “see you later” is फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge). Friends also say बाद में मिलते हैं (bād mein milte hain).

In India most people searching this mean Hindi, where the usual answer is मैं ठीक हूँ (main ṭhīk hūn). सब ठीक है (sab ṭhīk hai) means “everything is fine”.

There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. An elder brother is बड़ा भाई (bada bhai). People call him भैया (bhaiya) to his face.

The common casual way to ask is क्या हाल है? (kyā hāl hai?). Politely, say आप कैसे हैं? (āp kaise haiṃ?).

A common Hindi pet name for a sweetheart is जानू (jānū).

In Hindi “you stink” is तुमसे बदबू आ रही है (tumse badbū ā rahī hai). It literally means “a bad smell is coming from you”.

In Hindi “yellow” is पीला (pīlā). It changes with the noun it describes.

There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. Hindi has no single fixed phrase for this.

Tea in Hindi is चाय (chāy). It is also the word English borrowed as chai, though in India it simply means tea, usually boiled with milk and sugar.

The name Olivia is written ओलिविया (oliviyā) in Hindi. Hindi spells foreign names by their sound in Devanagari. Names are not translated.