Avoiding common Hindi-to-English literal translations
- Intermediate (B1)
- Module 4 of 14 in this level
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- Don't translate 'main aa raha hoon' as 'I am coming' when you mean 'I'm on my way' or 'I'll be there soon.'
- Say 'I don't know' rather than 'I am not knowing'; verbs like know, want and like avoid the -ing form.
- Use 'discuss the plan', not 'discuss about the plan'; some Hindi-style extra words don't fit English.
- When a sentence sounds odd, ask what an English speaker would say, not what each Hindi word means.