^^ HINDI ^^
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YAAR - Dude, bro (and any other similar variants to this)
JAANU - Sweetheart, beloved (and other similar variants generally)
MERI JAAN - My life (mostly used as a term of endearment and sometimes it can be shortened to just 'jaan')
RAANI - Queen
AREY - Hey (it's basically just a random exclamatory word, actually, and it's also spelled as 'arre' or 'arrey' at times)
BURI NAZAR - Evil eye
SAAS BAHU - A mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo (in which 'saas' means 'mother-in-law' and 'bahu' means 'daughter-in-law')
DAD(A/I) - Grandpa/grandma (specifically the ones from the father's side of the family, and by the way, the term for 'grandpa', which is 'dada', may also be spelled as 'dadu' sometimes too; also, these terms mean the same thing in Bengali, too)
BHAI - Brother
BET(A/I) - Terms used by elders towards much younger people who happen to be like children to them (the former is more of a gender-neutral term, while the latter is exclusively used for females, and these terms also mean the same things in Bengali as well)
VADA PAV - A type of Indian street food (it is a deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun sliced almost in half through the middle and generally accompanied with one or more chutneys and green chili pepper)
BEWAKOOF - Idiot
BABA - Father (the same word is also used in Bengali, by the way)
MAA - Mother (the same word is used in Bengali, too)
GULAB - Rose
GULAB JAMUN - A sweet confectionery or dessert originating in the Indian subcontinent (it is made mainly from milk solids, which is basically milk reduced to the consistency of a soft dough that are deep-fried in ghee, and also soaked in a light sugar syrup flavoured with certain mild spices and decorated with a few nuts here and there)
CHAPATTI - A soft, dry, unleavened flatbread (similar looking to a tortilla, but softer) originating from the Indian subcontinent
NAAN - A leavened, oven-baked or tawa-fried flatbread that is popular in South Asia and South East Asia mainly and it's pretty similar to chapatti in appearance, though it has a larger thickness and fluffier texture due to its leavened nature
PAROTTA - A layered South Asian flatbread (which is also commonly sold as a street food) made from refined flour, eggs and oil; also this flatbread is mostly known for its somewhat dry, papery and flaky-ish texture
DHAL/PAPPU/PARUPPU - A curry made from split pulses and (sometimes) spinach may be added to it
ZINDAGI - Life
NAN(A/I) - Grandpa/grandma (specifically the ones from the mom's side of the family, and these terms mean the same thing in Bengali, too)
HAAN/JI - Yes
HAM AAENGE - We'll come
ACHCHA - Okay
^^ BENGALI ^^
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DAK NAAM - Nickname
BHALO NAAM - Real name
SHUNDORI - Beautiful
MURGIR JHOL - Chicken curry
SHONA - Gold/golden, precious, sweetheart, darling (these are the commonly used meanings for the term, though it can also occasionally be used as vulgar slang in reference to a 'cunt/dick' in a friendly manner as well, so beware of the context in which this word is being used in that case)
EBAM - And
^^ FRENCH ^^
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RÊVERIE(S) - Daydream(s)
^^ SPANISH ^^
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EL HOPANESS ROMTIC - Hopeless romantic (this is not an actual Spanish phrase, but rather it's a meme reference which switches up the letters of the English phrase to make this mock 'Spanish' version)
ROMÁNTIC(A/O) EMPEDERNID(A/O) - Hopeless romantic (this is actual the Spanish phrase for these terms)
MIJ(A/O) - My daughter/son (formed from merging 'mi' and 'hij(a/o)' together)
HIJ(A/O) - Daughter/son (these are the regular words for 'mij(a/o)' without the 'mi' conjoined into them)
ABUEL(A/O) - Grandma/grandpa (more formal terms)
ABUELIT(A/O) - Grandma/grandpa (informal-ish kinda terms that you ought to use only with your own grandparents)
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ChickLitI used to feel so simple and free When you remained so close to me You've now left me with memories Memories that's turned into reveries * * * * * * * When Wolf meets her lover after about ten years of otherworldly separation, she does n...
