Indian

In Hindi, snow is बर्फ़ (barf). The same word also means ice.

There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. An elder blessing a younger person says जीते रहो (jeete raho), “keep living”.

In Hindi a swimming pool is स्विमिंग पूल (swimming pūl), a borrowed phrase used in daily speech. The formal Hindi word is तरणताल (taraṇtāl).

In Hindi “you’re cute” is often said as तुम बहुत क्यूट हो (tum bahut kyūṭ ho), using the English word.

The usual way to say “I am hungry” is मुझे भूख लगी है (Mujhe bhookh lagi hai), literally “hunger has struck me”. Add बहुत (bahut) for “very”.

A child is बच्चा (bachcha) in Hindi, and बच्ची (bachchi) is used for a girl. बालक (baalak) is the formal word found in books and notices.

In Hindi “wolf” is भेड़िया (bheṛiyā). It is a masculine noun. The word is used for the wild animal and also in stories.

Why in Hindi is क्यों (kyoṁ). A fuller way to ask for a purpose is किसलिए (kisalie), meaning for what.

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).

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