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Hello

Hindi translation: NAMASKAR,NAMASTE

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English term or phrase:Hello
Hindi translation:NAMASKAR,NAMASTE
Entered by: Manish Vadehra

10:25 Feb 20, 2002
English to Hindi translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Hello
When you meet s person
Laxman Bhalerao
NAMASKAR,NAMASTE
Explanation:
IT IS 'NAMASKAR' WHICH WE CALL 'HELLO' IN ENGLISH .'NAMASTE' IS MOSTLY USED AMONG
PEOPLE OF SAME AGE.
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Manish Vadehra
India
Local time: 11:09
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3NAMASKAR,NAMASTE
Manish Vadehra
5 +2hello or namaste
Ashok Bagri
4 +2Namustey
edlih_be
2 +2Nah-mah-STAY
Antoinette Verburg


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Nah-mah-STAY


Explanation:
Is what I found on the net.


    Reference: http://www.ipl.org/youth/hello/hindi.html
    Reference: http://humanityquest.com/topic/Languages/LanguageProject.htm
Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

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agree  J_R_Tuladhar
7 hrs
agree  Kamran Nadeem: good
8 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Namustey


Explanation:
literal translation.

Not as elongated as the above answer.


edlih_be
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Kamran Nadeem
1 hr
  -> Thanks Kamran
agree  Gopal Das
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
NAMASKAR,NAMASTE


Explanation:
IT IS 'NAMASKAR' WHICH WE CALL 'HELLO' IN ENGLISH .'NAMASTE' IS MOSTLY USED AMONG
PEOPLE OF SAME AGE.

Manish Vadehra
India
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HindiHindi
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  J_R_Tuladhar
1 hr
  -> THANKS JINA JI
agree  Kamran Nadeem
2 hrs
agree  preeti_k
11 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hello or namaste


Explanation:
Hello is used when you speak over the phone
Namaste is used when you meet a person face to face.
Ashok BAgri
www.transinfopreneur.com

Ashok Bagri
India
Local time: 11:09

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  preeti_k
57 mins
agree  Kamran Nadeem
10 hrs
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