conversating 13 February, 2006 at 6:46 pm

namaste, kumariji
namaste, shiriman
ab kessi’heh?
bahot achi, dheniwad. or ab?
bahot acha nehi. kya ab kuch cunnah jahati’heh?
gi nehi. muggr me kuch pena jahati’hm
ab kiddur pena jahati’heh?
mere gr per?
upke gr per? restorami nehi’heh?
tika. restorami. raj put per?
gi’ha. me raj put per restorat jantha’hm
kub?
abhi?
ba(r)g’me

ab kya pena jahati’heh?
kuch chai. me kuch chai pena jahati’hm.
ah. chai!

hello, miss
hello, sir
how are you?
i’m very well, thank you. and you?
not very well. would you like something to eat?
no. but i want something to drink
where would you like to drink?
at my place?
at your place? not in a restaurant?
ok. at the restaurant. on raj street?
yes. i know a restaurant on raj street
when?
now?
later

what would you like to drink?
some tea. i would like to drink some tea
ah. tea!

OK, i was having trouble with the end there :o

I also know grripaya — please, samashti/a –understand … i’ve done “speak” but i forget what it is :o

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