Kirsty Morgan

In India most people searching this mean Hindi, where “bro” is भाई (bhāī). Say हेलो भाई (helo bhāī) or the more natural कैसे हो भाई (kaise ho bhāī?).

Coriander is धनिया (dhaniya) in Hindi. Fresh leaves are हरा धनिया (hara dhaniya), and the ground spice is धनिया पाउडर (dhaniya paudar).

In Hindi a snake is साँप (sānp). The formal word is सर्प (sarp), and a cobra is नाग (nāg). साँप is the word everybody uses.

In India most people searching this mean Hindi, where you say जल्दी करो (jaldī karo!). To be polite use जल्दी कीजिए (jaldī kījie).

“Grandma” is दादी (dādī) for your father’s mother and नानी (nānī) for your mother’s mother. Children use these words to talk to her directly.

In India most people searching this mean Hindi, where the standard greeting is नमस्ते (namaste).

There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. Beautiful is सुंदर (sundar) or ख़ूबसूरत (khoobsurat).

A buffalo is भैंस (bhains) in Hindi, and a male buffalo is भैंसा (bhainsa).

In Hindi, panther is पैंथर (painthar), borrowed from English.

Enjoy in Hindi is मज़े करो (maze karo) for friends and आनंद लीजिए (ānand lījie) in a polite or formal way.