I totally just ordered breakfast in Hindi (and yes, I got what I wanted). He even asked me "How long have you been speaking Hindi? Your pronunciation is pretty good."
Lol.
I think I might come to eat here more often. That sounds like a good trade-off, right? He gets business, I get Hindi practice?
~~ In case you're curious, I spent a while this morning drilling the following:
Mujhko dijiye do ubbalne ande, aur namak aur kali mirch... Kya aap ke pas haraa chai? Thik hai, thank you. :)
As it turns out, there are a good number of English words that Hindi speakers throw in to the mix; in this case, I was told to simply say "boiled" instead of "ubbalne" for my eggs. Also, the Hindi "dhanyavad" seems to be more formal and less used than simply saying "thank you." Cool, eh?
Lol.
I think I might come to eat here more often. That sounds like a good trade-off, right? He gets business, I get Hindi practice?
~~ In case you're curious, I spent a while this morning drilling the following:
Mujhko dijiye do ubbalne ande, aur namak aur kali mirch... Kya aap ke pas haraa chai? Thik hai, thank you. :)
As it turns out, there are a good number of English words that Hindi speakers throw in to the mix; in this case, I was told to simply say "boiled" instead of "ubbalne" for my eggs. Also, the Hindi "dhanyavad" seems to be more formal and less used than simply saying "thank you." Cool, eh?
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