Jun 10, 2010 20:17
13 yrs ago
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Hindi term
Namaste, Kusum Auntie, aayiye, baethiye, khayiye!
Non-PRO
Hindi to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
the passage is about Indian girls in the US:
'They had a self-righteousness common to many Indian women of the English-speaking upper-educated, went out to mimosa brunches, ate their Dadi’s roti with adept fingers, donned a sari or smacked on elastic shorts for aerobics, could say “Namaste, Kusum Auntie, aayiye, baethiye, khayiye!” as easily as “Shit!” They took to short hair quickly, were eager for Western-style romance, and happy for a traditional ceremony with
lots of jewelry: green set (meaning emerald), red set (meaning ruby), white set (meaning diamond)...'
can you please help me with translating the hindi words in the text?
'They had a self-righteousness common to many Indian women of the English-speaking upper-educated, went out to mimosa brunches, ate their Dadi’s roti with adept fingers, donned a sari or smacked on elastic shorts for aerobics, could say “Namaste, Kusum Auntie, aayiye, baethiye, khayiye!” as easily as “Shit!” They took to short hair quickly, were eager for Western-style romance, and happy for a traditional ceremony with
lots of jewelry: green set (meaning emerald), red set (meaning ruby), white set (meaning diamond)...'
can you please help me with translating the hindi words in the text?
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +3 | Hello Auntie Kusum, come, sit down, eat! | Martin Cassell |
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Hello Auntie Kusum, come, sit down, eat!
You could leave "Namaste" untranslated.
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Note added at 14 mins (2010-06-10 20:32:19 GMT)
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by the way, Dadi is (paternal) grandmother, who of course makes the best roti.
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Note added at 14 mins (2010-06-10 20:32:19 GMT)
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by the way, Dadi is (paternal) grandmother, who of course makes the best roti.
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