Mumbai Tips – City’s Travel Tips | Shopping Nightlife Clubs Bar Tips
“Mumbai city has people coming from around the world and some helpful tips that makes life easy is very essential. These are very handy travel tips, Shopping and Miscellaneous tips like Nightlife, Bars, Discos and Pubs, Language, Money tips..”
Helpful Tips format : <English Language> = <Hindi Language / Marathi language>
Miscellaneous Tips
- When Driver asked ‘Where do you want to go’ = ‘Kaha Jana hai / Kuthe Zayche Ahe ?’
- You ask ‘Will you goto <Location name> = ‘Bhaiya <Location> Chaloge’ / ‘Bhau <Location> Zanar ka ?’
- When Driver says ‘No’ = ‘Nahi Madam / Naahi Madam’
- When Driver says ‘Road is not ok and has pot holes etc’ = ‘Road Kharab hai / Road Barobar nahi’
- When Driver ask ‘Do you have change ?’ = ‘Chutte Hai Kya / Sutte Ahe Kai ?’
- You ask when paying bill ‘How Much ?’ = ‘Kitna hua / Kiti Zale ?’
- When in Traffic and you ask ‘What Happened ?’ = ‘Kya Hua / Kai Zale ?’
- You ask ‘please go faster’ = “Bhai zara fast chalo / Bhau fast chala’
Basic Greeting language Tips
- Thank You = ‘Shukriya / Thank you’
- See you = ‘Phir Milenge / Parat Bhetuya’
- Hello = ‘Namaste / Kasa Kai’
- What is your name ? = ‘Tumhara Naam Kya Hai / Tumche Naav Kai ?’
- I am Fine = ‘Mein Majeme hu / Me majet’
- Where are you Going = ‘Kaha Jarahe ho / kuthe Challat’
- Good Morning = use same ‘Good Morning’
- Good Evening = use same ‘Good Evening’
- Good Night = use same ‘Good Night’
Shopping Tips.
This tips are very handy for reference when you are interacting in vegetable market or talking to any shopkeeper for purchasing anything.
- I don’t speak Hindi = ‘Mujhe Hindi Nahi Aati / Mala Hindi yet nahi’
- How much is the cost = ‘Kitna / kiti’
- Give me fresh one = ‘Fresh(taza) dena / Changle dya’
- Weight properly = ‘Barabar Vazan Karo / Barobar maap ghya’
- When seller ask ‘How much should i give’ = ‘Kita Du / Kiti Deu’
- When you ask ‘Where will i get it’ = ‘Kidhar milega ? / Kuthe midel?’
- Ask for extra bag = ‘ek Extra bag dena please / ek extra bag dya na please’
- When seller says ‘Not available’ = ‘Nahi Hai / Nahi Aahe’
- Never Mind = ‘Koi Baat Nahi / Kahi Nahi..Chaalel’
- I don’t Want = ‘Mujhe Nahi Chahiye / Mala Nako’
- I liked it = ‘Mujhe Accha Laga / Mala Avadle’
- Its Too Expensive = ‘Bohot Mehenga Hai / Khoop Mahag Aahe’
Mumbai Money Tips
For sure when interacting with people around you should know how to calculate money (Indian rupees/Rs) and what do you call them in hindi, below is the list.
Just to have a brief idea about Indian Rupees compared to Dollar, Its Approx 1$ = 46 Rs. as of date of post.
- 0.50 rupees = athana (Coin form rarely available)
- 1 rupee = Ek rupiya (Available in coin form Only)
- 2 rupees = Do rupiya (Available in coin form Only)
- 3 rupees = Teen rupiya
- 4 rupees = Char rupiya
- 5 rupees = Panch rupiya (Available in coin & currency note form Only)
- 6 rupees = Cheh rupiya
- 7 rupees = Saat rupiya
- 8 rupees = Aath rupiya
- 9 rupees = Nau rupiya
- 10 rupees = Dus rupiya (Available in coin & currency note form Only)
- 20 rupees = Bees rupiya (Available in currency note form Only)
- 50 rupees = Pachas rupiya (Available in currency note form Only)
- 100 rupees = Sau rupiya (Available in currency note form Only)
- 500 rupees = Pansau rupiya (Available in currency note form Only)
- 1000 rupees = Hazar rupiya (Available in currency note form Only)
(Note, above is the exact coin and note form used in Mumbai, for amount like 30 rupees, use alternate note/coin combination’s. Hope this tip will sure make life easy.)
Colour Tips – How colors are referred in Hindi Language
- Black = kala
- White = Safed
- Blue = Neela
- Green = Hara
- Yellow = Pila
- Red = Lal
- Pink = Pink
Mumbai Slangs
Since, now you are bit comfortable with above Mumbai’s helpful tips, you can also refer basic Mumbai slangs that are used while talking or to understand what 2 buddies are talking about.
Travel Tips
While traveling in Auto / Taxi or Local Trains one must know some Do and Don’t, So here is some Mumbai Travel Tips that may save some time and money with happy journey ahead. Also see travel reviews that can help you get others experience.
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- Do’s and Don’t – Mumbai Tourist Travel Tips Do and Don’t
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- Travel Guide – Mumbai Tourism and Travel Details
- Travel Places To See – Mumbai’s Travel Attractions To See
