Kirsty Morgan

In Hindi, “chaat” is written चाट (chāṭ). It is the name for a group of savory street snacks from India.

In Hindi, a creature is most often a प्राणी (prāṇī), a living being or animal. जीव (jīv) is a wider word for any living thing, from insects to people.

In India most people searching this mean Hindi, where a swear word is गाली (gālī).

A lake is a झील (jheel). A smaller pond is a तालाब (taalaab), and सरोवर (sarovar) is a literary word often used for sacred or beautiful lakes.

In the evening people usually say नमस्ते (namaste). The literal “good evening” is शुभ संध्या (śubh saṃdhyā), which sounds formal.

Go home in Hindi is घर जाओ (ghar jāo) for friends and घर जाइए (ghar jāie) for elders. To say “let us go home” use घर चलो (ghar calo).

The usual way to say “bro” in Hindi is भाई (bhai), literally brother. भैया (bhaiya) is a friendlier, more respectful form, and यार (yaar) means buddy.

In Hindi a son is बेटा (beṭā). The formal word is पुत्र (putra). A daughter is बेटी (beṭī).

A child calls its mother माँ (maa). Many families say मम्मी (mummy), and in many Muslim homes the word is अम्मी (ammi).

Water in Hindi is पानी (pānī). The formal and literary word is जल (jal), found in religious and official language.