Do you know some of the common expressions used by people of Hyderabad or Telangana when they talk in Hindi?

The special dialect spoken by Hyderabad Hindi speakers are called

Dakhni

This is a mixture of Persian and Dehalvi (Old Urdu), Marathi, Kannada and Telugu.

The three most commonly used words in everyday conversation are “Nakko”, “Kaiku” and “Hallu”.

Nakko stands for nahi in Hindi and means No.

Kaiku stands for kyon in Hindi and means Why.

Hallu stands for dheere se in Hindi and means Slowly.

Here are some examples of Hyderabadi Hindi and the related expression in Delhi Hindi:

Bawa ki road samjhe? (Do you think this is a road?) | Yeh sadak samajh rakha hai?

Kaiku aise haule chala karra? (Why are you driving so slowly?) | Itne dheere kyun chala rahe ho?

Over kar dere yaaro (You are doing too much, friend) | Zyada ho raha hai dost

Baigan ke baatan nako karo (Don’t talk nonsense) | Bakwaas mat karo

Lite lo yaaro (Take it easy, friend) | Aaraam se lo dost

Dabake bhook lagri (I’m very hungry) | Bahut bhookh lagi hai

Halak tak khaya (I ate till my throat) | Pet bhar ke khaya

Tunn hogaya (I’m drunk) | Nasha ho gaya hai

Aount lera kaiku (Why are you taking tension?) | Tension kyun le rahe ho?

Khatte pozaan (Sour grapes) | Khatte angur

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