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Coffee is कॉफ़ी (kofi) in Hindi, borrowed from English. Tea, चाय (chaay), is still the more common drink in most of North India.

In Hindi “you’re beautiful” is तुम बहुत सुंदर हो (tum bahut sundar ho). For more respect, say आप बहुत खूबसूरत हैं (āp bahut khūbsūrat haiṁ).

A lotus is a कमल (kamal). The Sanskrit-based literary word is पद्म (padma), which is also found in names and in the title पद्म श्री (Padma Shri).

A good-looking man is called सुंदर (suṃdar), and in casual talk many people use the English loan हैंडसम (haiṃḍsam). आकर्षक (ākarṣak) means attractive.

Hypocrisy is पाखंड (pakhand). In everyday speech people also say ढोंग (dhong), meaning a false show, and दोगलापन (doglapan) for double-dealing.

In India most people searching this mean Hindi. To address a man politely without his name say साहब (sāhab), and in formal writing श्रीमान (shrīmān).

In Hindi, मेरी जान (merī jān) is a common way to say “my love”, literally “my life”.

In Hindi a soldier is सैनिक (sainik). In daily speech people say फ़ौजी (faujī), and Indian troops are often called जवान (jawān).

A bus is simply बस (bas) in Hindi, borrowed from English. The bus station is बस स्टैंड (bas stand) and the bus stop is बस स्टॉप (bas stop).

Hindi has no single fixed phrase for this. A natural choice is आपका फिर से स्वागत है (aapka phir se swagat hai), meaning “welcome again”.