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en Big – small   »   hi बड़ा – छोटा

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

६८ [अड़सठ]

68 [adasath]

बड़ा – छोटा

[bada – chhota]

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big and small बड़---र-छोटा ब_ औ_ छो_ ब-ा औ- छ-ट- ----------- बड़ा और छोटा 0
ba-a aur -hh--a b___ a__ c_____ b-d- a-r c-h-t- --------------- bada aur chhota
The elephant is big. ह-थी-बड-ा----ा -ै हा_ ब_ हो_ है ह-थ- ब-़- ह-त- ह- ----------------- हाथी बड़ा होता है 0
haa--e- b------t- --i h______ b___ h___ h__ h-a-h-e b-d- h-t- h-i --------------------- haathee bada hota hai
The mouse is small. चूह- ---ा-ह-त--है चू_ छो_ हो_ है च-ह- छ-ट- ह-त- ह- ----------------- चूहा छोटा होता है 0
chooh--ch------ot- hai c_____ c_____ h___ h__ c-o-h- c-h-t- h-t- h-i ---------------------- chooha chhota hota hai
dark and bright अं--र---र---रक-श अं__ औ_ प्___ अ-ध-र- औ- प-र-ा- ---------------- अंधेरा और प्रकाश 0
and--r- au--p--ka--h a______ a__ p_______ a-d-e-a a-r p-a-a-s- -------------------- andhera aur prakaash
The night is dark. रात-अ---री----- -ै रा_ अं__ हो_ है र-त अ-ध-र- ह-त- ह- ------------------ रात अंधेरी होती है 0
raat-and-eree ---ee--ai r___ a_______ h____ h__ r-a- a-d-e-e- h-t-e h-i ----------------------- raat andheree hotee hai
The day is bright. दि---्रका--य-होत---ै दि_ प्_____ हो_ है द-न प-र-ा-म- ह-त- ह- -------------------- दिन प्रकाशमय होता है 0
d-n -ra---sha-ay --ta h-i d__ p___________ h___ h__ d-n p-a-a-s-a-a- h-t- h-i ------------------------- din prakaashamay hota hai
old and young बूढ-- / --ढ़- - ब---े--र-य-वा बू_ / बू_ / बू_ औ_ यु_ ब-ढ-ा / ब-ढ-ी / ब-ढ-े औ- य-व- ----------------------------- बूढ़ा / बूढ़ी / बूढ़े और युवा 0
bo---a-- b--d-e--/-boo--e-aur-yu-a b_____ / b______ / b_____ a__ y___ b-o-h- / b-o-h-e / b-o-h- a-r y-v- ---------------------------------- boodha / boodhee / boodhe aur yuva
Our grandfather is very old. ह-ा-े-द-द- बहु- ------हैं ह__ दा_ ब__ बू_ हैं ह-ा-े द-द- ब-ु- ब-ढ-े ह-ं ------------------------- हमारे दादा बहुत बूढ़े हैं 0
hamaare--a--a b--ut ---dhe -ain h______ d____ b____ b_____ h___ h-m-a-e d-a-a b-h-t b-o-h- h-i- ------------------------------- hamaare daada bahut boodhe hain
70 years ago he was still young. ७०-वर-ष--ह----- भ--युव- -े ७_ व__ प__ वे भी यु_ थे ७- व-्- प-ल- व- भ- य-व- थ- -------------------------- ७० वर्ष पहले वे भी युवा थे 0
7- v---- pa--l--v- -hee--u-- -he 7_ v____ p_____ v_ b___ y___ t__ 7- v-r-h p-h-l- v- b-e- y-v- t-e -------------------------------- 70 varsh pahale ve bhee yuva the
beautiful and ugly सुन----और-कुरुप सु___ औ_ कु__ स-न-द- औ- क-र-प --------------- सुन्दर और कुरुप 0
sun--r --r --rup s_____ a__ k____ s-n-a- a-r k-r-p ---------------- sundar aur kurup
The butterfly is beautiful. ति-ली -ु---- होत- -ै ति__ सु___ हो_ है त-त-ी स-न-द- ह-त- ह- -------------------- तितली सुन्दर होती है 0
t--al-e ---dar h-tee---i t______ s_____ h____ h__ t-t-l-e s-n-a- h-t-e h-i ------------------------ titalee sundar hotee hai
The spider is ugly. म--ी---र-प-होत- -ै म__ कु__ हो_ है म-ड़- क-र-प ह-त- ह- ------------------ मकड़ी कुरुप होती है 0
m-k-dee ----p ---ee-hai m______ k____ h____ h__ m-k-d-e k-r-p h-t-e h-i ----------------------- makadee kurup hotee hai
fat and thin म-टा-/ म-टी-- --टे--- प--ा --प-ली - प--े मो_ / मो_ / मो_ औ_ प__ / प__ / प__ म-ट- / म-ट- / म-ट- औ- प-ल- / प-ल- / प-ल- ---------------------------------------- मोटा / मोटी / मोटे और पतला / पतली / पतले 0
mot--- m---- - mote -u- pat-la --pa-al---- pa-ale m___ / m____ / m___ a__ p_____ / p______ / p_____ m-t- / m-t-e / m-t- a-r p-t-l- / p-t-l-e / p-t-l- ------------------------------------------------- mota / motee / mote aur patala / patalee / patale
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. १००-क-ल---ाली स्त्-ी मोट------ है १__ कि_ वा_ स्__ मो_ हो_ है १-० क-ल- व-ल- स-त-र- म-ट- ह-त- ह- --------------------------------- १०० किलो वाली स्त्री मोटी होती है 0
1-0 ki-o vaalee-stre- -otee ho-e- -ai 1__ k___ v_____ s____ m____ h____ h__ 1-0 k-l- v-a-e- s-r-e m-t-e h-t-e h-i ------------------------------------- 100 kilo vaalee stree motee hotee hai
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ५०-कि-ो व--ा---म- पतला-होता-है ५_ कि_ वा_ आ__ प__ हो_ है ५- क-ल- व-ल- आ-म- प-ल- ह-त- ह- ------------------------------ ५० किलो वाला आदमी पतला होता है 0
5- --lo---al- -ad-m-e-pat--a---ta--ai 5_ k___ v____ a______ p_____ h___ h__ 5- k-l- v-a-a a-d-m-e p-t-l- h-t- h-i ------------------------------------- 50 kilo vaala aadamee patala hota hai
expensive and cheap म-ंग- और स-्ता म__ औ_ स__ म-ं-ा औ- स-्-ा -------------- महंगा और सस्ता 0
ma-a--a-a-r sas-a m______ a__ s____ m-h-n-a a-r s-s-a ----------------- mahanga aur sasta
The car is expensive. ग--़ी--हं-- है गा_ म__ है ग-ड-ी म-ं-ी ह- -------------- गाड़ी महंगी है 0
ga--e-----a-g---h-i g_____ m_______ h__ g-a-e- m-h-n-e- h-i ------------------- gaadee mahangee hai
The newspaper is cheap. अ--ा- सस-ता--ै अ___ स__ है अ-ब-र स-्-ा ह- -------------- अखबार सस्ता है 0
akhabaar--a----h-i a_______ s____ h__ a-h-b-a- s-s-a h-i ------------------ akhabaar sasta hai

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Code-switching

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