Thread:Su712/@comment-78.179.111.5-20160326161902/@comment-25669516-20160326221638

Wow. That's a huge word. I don't think we have a Hindi equivalent for this o_o

In Hindi we have more than one word for several things (usually due to influence from other languages like Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Urdu, English etc). Time in Hindi would be "pahar"( पहर  )  or "samay" ( समय  )  ​or maybe "waqt"  (  वक़्त  )

To say on time we would add the Hindi equivalent of the preposition On   to the sentence so it would read "Waqt par" (  वक़्त पर )

Usually people who know both Hindi and English (like me XD) speak an amalgam of the two which we call "Hinglish". It is not an official language, just something people use commonly. It involves free switching between words in Hindi and English while talking. So for example, instead of saying "on time" or "waqt par" a person speaking Hinglish will say "time par". It is written like this only by using English letters to write Hindi words. Like if someone is late and has to text that "sorry I was not on time" they will write:

"sorry main time pe nahi aaya"

Just like that, saying something in Hindi and typing it in English letters. Pretty weird huh?

For subject pronouns we have (I'll just write it in Hinglish so that it's easier to read and pronounce) :

I : main (pronounced like May with an N at the end)

We : Hum

For "you" we have three different words. "aap" is formal and for elders or people you want to pay respect. "tum" is for people you are familiar with but not that close like say colleagues etc. "tu" is for younger people ("tum" can be used too) and people you know quite well.

They : woh

He/She : yeh or weh. They are gender neutral. Whether it is a boy or a girl is determined by the word that follows.

How is it done in Turkish?