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A collection of useful phrases in Bhojpuri Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: m = said by men, f = said by women
| English | भोजपुरी (Bhojpuri) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | स्वागत बा (swagat ba) |
| Hello (general greeting) Good morning / afternoon evening / night / Goodbye |
प्रणाम (prannam) |
| How are you? I'm well |
तू ठीक हउआ न? (tuu thiik hauuva na?) |
| मज़ा मेँ हई (maza mein haii) | |
| Long time no see | बड़ा दिन से देखले ना हई (bada din se dekhale na haii) |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
तोहार का नाम ह? (tohaar kaa naam ha?) |
| हमार नाम ... ह (hamaar naam ... ha) | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
तू कहाँ से हउआ (tuu kahan se hauva?) |
| हम ... से हई (ham ... se haii) | |
| Pleased to meet you | तोसे मिल कर अच्छा लगल (tose mil kar achchha lagal) |
| Good luck | बढ़िया किस्मत रहे (badhiya kismat rahe) |
| Cheers/Good health! | मज़ा मेँ रहा (maza mein raha) |
| Have a nice day | बढ़िया दिन रहे (badhiya din rahe) |
| Bon appetit | स्वादिष्ट खाना (swadist khana) |
| Bon voyage | शुभ यात्रा (shubh yatra) |
| I don't understand | हमके समझ मेँ न आयल (hamake samajh mein na aayal) |
| Please speak more slowly | तनी धीरे बोला (tani dhiire bola) |
| Please say that again | तनी फिर से बोला (tani fir se bola) |
| Please write it down | एके लिख ला त (eke likh la ta) |
| Do you speak Bhojpuri? I only speak a little |
का तू भोजपुरी बोलेला? (ka tuu bhojpuri bolela?) |
| तनी-तनी बोलेली (tani-tani boleli) | |
| How do you say ... in Bhojpuri? |
तू भोजपुरी मेँ ... कैसे बोलेला? (too bhojpuri mein ... kaiise bolela?) |
| Excuse me | माफ करा (maf kara) |
| Sorry | हमके माफ करा (hamake maf kara) |
| Thank you | धन्यवाद (dhanyavad) |
| Where's the toilet? | सौच किधर ह? (sauch kidhar ha?) |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
इ आदमी/औरत हर चीज के बदे चुकहिअंह (i aadmi/aurat har chiij ke bade chukahiyan) |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
हमरे संगे नचबू (hamare sange nachabu?) m हमरे संगे नचबा (hamare sange nachaba?) f |
| I love you | हम तोसे प्यार करीला (ham tose pyaar karila) |
| Get well soon | जल्दी से ठीक होइआ (jaldi se thiik hoiya) |
| Leave me alone! | हमके अकेल छोड़ दा (hamke akel chhod da) |
| Call the police! | पुलिस के बुलावा (pulis ke bulawa) |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
शुभ क्रिसमस और शुभ नव वर्ष (subh krismas auur subh nav varsh) |
| Happy Easter | शुभ ईस्टर (subh iistar) |
| Happy Birthday | जन्मदिन मुबारक हो (janmdin mubarak ho) |
| One language is never enough | एक भाषा कब्भो काफी न होले (ek bhaasha kabbho kafi na hole) |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
हमार मँडराये वाली जहाज सर्पमीनन से भरल ह (hamar mandaraye wali jahaj sarpminan se bharal ha) |
Bhojpuri phrases provided by पीयूष कुमार मौर्य (Piyush Kumar Maurya)
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