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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Hindi term or phrase: Namaste, Kusum Auntie, aayiye, baethiye, khayiye! | 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? |
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| | English translation:Hello Auntie Kusum, come, sit down, eat! | Explanation:
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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10 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 Hello Auntie Kusum, come, sit down, eat!
Explanation:
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.
| Martin Cassell
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:22
Native speaker of:  English
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