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The common word for “crazy” is पागल (paagal).

A cat is बिल्ली (billi) in Hindi. It is the general word, and a male cat can be called बिल्ला (billa).

The Hindi word for no is नहीं (nahīṃ). Adding जी (jī) makes it polite, जी नहीं (jī nahīṃ), and a casual short form is ना (nā).

A common Hindi endearment is जान (jān), literally “life”, as in मेरी जान (merī jān). The written and formal word is प्रिय (priy), “dear”.

The polite question is आप कैसे हैं? (āp kaise haiṃ?). Friends say कैसे हो? (kaise ho?) and very close people say तू कैसा है? (tū kaisā hai?).

A butterfly is तितली (titli) in Hindi. It is a feminine noun, and the plural is तितलियाँ (titliyaan).

Hindi, the most widely spoken language of India, says अपना ध्यान रखना (apna dhyan rakhna) for “take care” with friends and family.

In Hindi you say माफ़ कीजिए (māf kījie) for a polite “sorry” and सॉरी (sōrī) for a casual one.

In Hindi कृपया (kripayā) is the formal word for “please”. In daily speech many people simply say प्लीज़ (plīz).

A lemon is a नींबू (neembu). The word also covers small limes, which are far more common in India. A glass of नींबू पानी (neembu paani) is lemonade.