The Queen's Hinglish: How to Speak Pukka (Collins Humour)
This book is a fairly good introduction to Hinglish for individuals new to the hybrid mix of Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi English. The pronunciation guide is a bit truncated for people with no exposure to the sounds of Hinglish, but aside from that, the list of words are quite thorough and interesting. If you have a rudimentary knowledge of the languages and culture of the Indian subcontinent, I would recommend a more advanced text. In closing, I would hope that the author would compose an audio guide to accompany the text, and a fascinating future text would cover Mumbai slang, which is a whole new linguistic world.
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The Queen's Hinglish: How to Speak Pukka Hardcover – June 1, 2008
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Baljinder K. Mahal
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Print length128 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherHarperCollins UK
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Publication dateJune 1, 2008
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Dimensions4.5 x 0.59 x 6 inches
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ISBN-100007241127
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ISBN-13978-0007241125
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- Publisher : HarperCollins UK; First Edition (June 1, 2008)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0007241127
- ISBN-13 : 978-0007241125
- Item Weight : 6.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.5 x 0.59 x 6 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2008
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2010
Down to earth and funny!
If you want to know what "Bonnet" and a "Muffler" mean to a person from India, read this to get an understanding!
If you want to know what "Bonnet" and a "Muffler" mean to a person from India, read this to get an understanding!
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Wszedobylski
5.0 out of 5 stars
Impress your Indian friends
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2013Verified Purchase
Pukka book for picking up trendy Indian language words,impress your Asian colleagues and friends by slipping in the occasional Indian language phrase like chak de phatee
Rosemarie Mueller
2.0 out of 5 stars
Teuer als neu gekauft; der Artikel ist aber gebraucht
Reviewed in Germany on August 4, 2017Verified Purchase
Ich habe das Buch extra für 18,99€ als "neu" gekauft. Abgesehen davon, dass das Buch im Originalpreis 5,99 Pfund kostet und man es bereits für 80ct als "gebraucht" erhalten kann, ziemlich teuer. Und das Buch ist nicht mal neu. Vorne im Buch wurden Nummern rein geschrieben, die man versucht hatte rauszuradieren. Dadurch ist die Farbe um die Ziffern abgegangen (orange-gelb) und hat hässliche Flecken hinterlassen und die Zahlen kann man immer noch problemlos lesen. Außerdem hat es Verfärbungen am Buchrand. Ich wollte es eigentlich verschenken und bin enttäuscht jetzt so ein Buch weitergeben zu müssen... Für den Preis!



