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bal katwane

English translation: going for hair-cut


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07:28 Mar 25, 2009
Hindi to English translations [Non-PRO]
Other / bal katwane
Hindi term or phrase: bal katwane
mein bal katwane jaa raha hoon. Could someone translate it for me in English.
narenml
Local time: 07:51
English translation:going for hair-cut
Explanation:
'bal' means hair sounds like baal like the place baltimore.
katwane means to cut
so whole sentence would be 'i am going for hair-cut'
here hair is used as a singular word.
normally we dont say get it cut or to get cut as cut itself is a task. this term is usually used in india.
internationally it is hair cut or in a sentence used as 'for hair cut'.
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punam
Local time: 03:21
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3going for hair-cut
punam
5 +1to get hair cut
Kumud Verma
5 +1Getting hair cut
Nitin Goyal


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Getting hair cut


Explanation:
I am going to get my hair cut.

Nitin Goyal
India
Local time: 07:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in PanjabiPanjabi
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  satish krishna itikela
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Satish
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to get hair cut


Explanation:
I am going to get hair cut.

Kumud Verma
India
Local time: 07:51
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  satish krishna itikela
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
going for hair-cut


Explanation:
'bal' means hair sounds like baal like the place baltimore.
katwane means to cut
so whole sentence would be 'i am going for hair-cut'
here hair is used as a singular word.
normally we dont say get it cut or to get cut as cut itself is a task. this term is usually used in india.
internationally it is hair cut or in a sentence used as 'for hair cut'.

punam
Local time: 03:21
Native speaker of: Native in GujaratiGujarati
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  satish krishna itikela
5 hrs
  -> thanks satish
agree  Pankaj Roy
9 days
  -> thank you pankaj
agree  casper: going for *a* haircut
11 days
  -> sure . going for a hair cut is mostly used.
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