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« on: June 14, 2011, 02:11:48 PM »
Dil Bole Harrippa is about Cricket.
I know "dil."
"Bole" sounds like "bowl" the technical term for pitching the cricket ball to the batter.
So: Heart (of the) Bowler [something].
What might that something be?
Let's see; games, and successful movies, result in triumphs for one group.

Final (mis)translation:
Heart of the Bowler Triumphs

Dancelover, who would like to know the Hindi for
"a little learning is a dangerous thing"
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« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2011, 01:50:18 AM »
Wow, I must be really bad at Hindi. I though Dil Bole Haddipa was the "The heart says Haddipa" (or yay lol) 
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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2011, 04:30:15 PM »
NO, I'm the one really bad at Hindi.
So bad, I hardly know how to tease it.

I gather that "bole" is the past tense of "to say" and "harripa" is a cheer.

So, "The Heart Says Hurray" might be a translation.
Thank you very much, Jasmine Afg.

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Quote from: AfgJasmine16 on June 17, 2011, 01:50:18 AM
Wow, I must be really bad at Hindi. I though Dil Bole Haddipa was the "The heart says Haddipa" (or yay lol) 
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My Motto: Thodi Vidya Khatarnack Cheese Hai!
thank you to Vinita for the translation

I love to dance.
I also love watching dancing, including dance videos.

"I have always believed that there is no one ... who can't dance" Madhuri Dixit, 6/9/12 interview
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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2011, 04:42:11 PM »
That's a good translation, Dancelover. Hadippa is one of those many Punjabi words that don't really mean anything but express excitement or joy. Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2011, 05:58:08 PM »
Thank you, James.

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Quote from: James on June 17, 2011, 04:42:11 PM
That's a good translation, Dancelover. Hadippa is one of those many Punjabi words that don't really mean anything but express excitement or joy. Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2011, 08:05:50 PM »
Quote from: Dancelover on June 14, 2011, 02:11:48 PM

Dancelover, who would like to know the Hindi for
"a little learning is a dangerous thing"


Thodi vidya khatarnaak cheese hai

Thodi = A little
vidya = learning, knowledge 
Khatarnaak = dangerous
cheese = thing
Hai = is
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« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2011, 01:15:32 PM »
Thank you very much, Vinita!

Thodi vidya khatarnaak cheese hai.

Two of those words are particularly interesting.

It seems that Vidya Balan's parents expected her to be a scholar.
Is "Vidya" a girls name or a boys name? Shouldn't the girls name be "Vidyi?"

"cheese" eh? very interesting word!

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Quote from: Vinita on June 23, 2011, 08:05:50 PM
Thodi vidya khatarnaak cheese hai

Thodi = A little
vidya = learning, knowledge 
Khatarnaak = dangerous
cheese = thing
Hai = is
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« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2011, 09:00:11 AM »
Quote from: Dancelover on June 24, 2011, 01:15:32 PM
Thank you very much, Vinita!

Thodi vidya khatarnaak cheese hai.

Two of those words are particularly interesting.

It seems that Vidya Balan's parents expected her to be a scholar.
Is "Vidya" a girls name or a boys name? Shouldn't the girls name be "Vidyi?"

"cheese" eh? very interesting word!

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Thodi vidya khatarnaak cheese hai, Dancelover.   

In my experience, Vidya has always been used as a girl's name. 

Now, I'm mostly guessing, since I'm not very strong in Hindi grammar, but the Thodi gives us the clue that Vidya is feminine.  IF vidya was masculine, it would be written as thoda vidya. 

I wrote cheese as it is closest to pronunciation of the actual Hindi word.  Those with better romanization skills might write it other wise. 

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You were worried why the door was not opened.  On the other side of the door, I was waiting for it to open.  Nandu in Athadu

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« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2011, 06:43:36 PM »
Your initial instinct is right, Vinita, 'vidya' is indeed a feminine noun. It doesn't conform to the usual Hindi gender guideline of nouns ending in long 'aa' being masculine because the word comes to Hindi via Sanskrit, where it's a feminine noun. Wink Smiley Many Sanskrit words in Hindi don't follow the usual guideline, another one that immediately comes to mind being 'maataa', for 'mother'. Another example might be 'Krishnaa', which is feminine ending in long 'aa' to contrast with 'krishna', ending in a short 'a' (both meaning 'dark').
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