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In Hindi “you’re stupid” is तुम बेवकूफ हो (tum bevakūf ho). It is a common insult and is rude.

A natural goodbye in Hindi is फिर मिलते हैं (phir milte hain), meaning “we will meet again”.

In Hindi “my friend” is मेरे दोस्त (mere dost) for a male friend and मेरी दोस्त (merī dost) for a female friend.

The everyday Hindi word for the moon is चाँद (chāṃd). The formal word is चंद्रमा (chandramā), and चंदा (chandā) is used in songs and with children.

There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives the Hindi word. Alcohol is शराब (sharaab).

Casually, say हाय, मेरा नाम … है (hāy, merā nām … hai) with your name in the blank, or the shorter हाय, मैं … हूँ (hāy, maiṃ … hū̃).

In India most people searching this mean Hindi. Shops and menus use the loan word मशरूम (mashrūm), while the Hindi word is खुंभी (khumbhī).

The verb “to come” is आना (aana).

Dolphin in Hindi is डॉल्फ़िन (ḍolfin), borrowed from English and used in schools, news and nature shows.

The most common way to say “congratulations” is बधाई हो (badhaai ho).