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Below are some eg of english/konkani words used by Goemcars in mumbai from my posting : http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2004-September/018539.ht ml So let me give you a few basic ground rules so that the next time you are in Borivili, Mumbai you can blend in perfectly.. * Always use 'D' for Th. * Never use 'H' anywhere, they are always silent. * Using 'What' even if there's no question asked. * Using a Hindi Verb with an English ending * Using words twice to emphasise your point. * Just like the Americans use 'man' in their slang, only we use 'men'. * Just like the Americans use 'like' in their slang, we use 'no' Giving you 'masterpieces' like...: * 'Ow you men Seby? (Situation: Meeting Seby on Saturday morning in the bazaar) * 'She was giving me dis dis small pomflits (while showing the size of her palm) for bledy 50 rupees men' (Situation: Seby's wife explaining her adventures in the bazaar, later that day) * "Aarre, Dat bledy Sandy no, yesterday he lagao-ed solid whisky for the communion party men" (Situation: The retired men talking in the Bazar during the Sunday morning mass sermon) * 'You don't have any sense what riding the cycal so fast' (Situation: Spinster aunty yelling to a schoolboy on Bazar Road) * Run, Men Savio,..Put tru men, put tru..ghal re... (Situation: Classic line heard at IC Church ground during a football match, asking Savio to bend the ball like Beckham) * "Aarre see dere men, dere, arre left men, see dere men, arre big bugger men dere' (Situation: Boys stealing mangoes in the afternoon in Melba's compound. * Aaaye, what men basket, why you are saying anyting aboud my mudder and fadder, I call boys now...' (Situation: Often heard after a Saturday nite binge) * (H)ail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou ...Norma, just see whether the gas is put off in the kitchen ...... amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus ......it's put? ... ok .....Holy Mary...... (Situation: Family rosary at the Pereiras) * You know, Milagrin, dat day I took little ginger garlic no, little onion, so much so much masala dat I ground, put chicken and the curry came good men...' (Situation: Swapping recipes while standing and gossiping at the junction with the Goa bag full of groceries at their feet) Edward Verdes > Of course, he's right. There are other Konkani words that have crept > their way into English. Or the other way round, with English words > entering Konkani. _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org