Pranab Mukherjee's English

<< Prev 38 of 55 in Topic Next >>

Topic : media and education

Rate :

Posted in Community :

Pranab Mukherjee's English

A is for Awpheesh (as in Office). This is where the average
Kolkattan goes and spends a day hard at work. And if he
works for the 'Vest Bengal Gawrment' he will arrive at 10,
wipe his forehead till 11, have a tea break at 12, throw
around a few files at 12.30, break for lunch at 1, smoke
the 7th unfiltered cigarette at 2, break for 5th cup of tea
at 3, sleep sitting down at 4 and go home at 4:30. It's a
hard life!

B is for Bhision. For some reason many Bengalis don't have
good bhision. In fact in Kolkata most people are wearing
spectacles all the time.....Bhishon Bhalo and Bibhotso....
though means opposite ...used for same situations..
.depending on the Beauty of fairer sex...are
close ...almost in a tie for second spot....

C is for Chappell. Currently, this is the Bengali word for
the Devil, for the worst form of evil. In the night mothers
put their kids to sleep saying, 'Na ghumoley ebar Chappell
eshey dhorey niye jabe.'

D is for Debashish or any other name starting with Deb. By
an ancient law every fourth Bengali Child has to be named
Debashish.. So you have a Debashish everywhere and trying
to get creative they are also called Deb, Debu, Deba with
variations like Debopriyo, Deboprotim, Debojyoti,
etc. thrown in at times....as creations of God himself !!

E is for Eeesh. This is a very common Bengali exclamation
made famous by Aishwarya Rai in the movie Devdas. It is
estimated that on an average a Bengali, especially Bengali
women, use eeesh 10,089 times every year. 'Ei Morechhey' is
a close second to Eeesh.

F is for Feeesh. These are creatures that swim in rivers
and seas and are a favourite food of the Bengalis. Despite
the fact that a fish market has such strong smells, with
one sniff a Bengali knows if a fish is all right. If not,
he will say 'eeesh what feeesh is theesh!'

G is for Good name. Every Bengali boy will have a good name
like Debashish or Deboprotim and a pet name like Motka,
Bhombol, Thobla, etc. While every Bengali girl will have
pet names like Tia, Tuktuki, Mishti, Khuku, et cetera.

H is for Harmonium. This Bengali equivalent of a rock
guitar. Take four Bengalis and a Harmonium and you have the
successors to The Bheatles!

I is for Ileesh. This is a feeesh with 10,987 bones which
would kill any ordinary person, but which the Bengalis eat
with releeesh!

J is for Jhola. No selfrespecting Bengali is complete
without his Jhola. It is a shapeless cloth bag where he
keeps all his belongings and he fits an amazing number of
things in. Even as you read this there are two million
jholas bobbling around Kolkata, and they all look exactly
the same! Note that 'Jhol'with mysterious condiments.. . as
in Maachher Jhol is a close second. Jhaamela and Jachhetai
are distant 3rd and 4th

K is for Kee Kaando! It used to be the favourite Bengali
exclamation till eeesh took over because of Aishwarya Rai.
Kee mushkil is a close second.

L is for Lungi, the dress for all occasions. People in
Kolkata manage to play football and cricket wearing it not
to mention the daily trip in the morning to the local
bajaar. Now there is talk of a lungi expedition to
Mt Everest.

M is for Minibaas. These are dangerous half buses whose
antics would effortlessly frighten the living daylights out
of all James Bond stuntmen as well as Formula 1 race car
drivers.

N is for Nangto. This is the Bengali word for Naked. It is
the most interesting naked word in any language!

O is for Oil. The Bengalis believe that a touch of mustard
oil will cure anything from cold (oil in the nose), to
earache (oil in the ear), to cough (oil on the throat) to
piles (oil you know where!).

P is for Phootball. This is always a phavourite phassion of
the Kolkattan. Every Bengali is born an expert in this
game. The two biggest clubs there are MOHUNBAGAN and East
Bengal and when they play the city comes to a stop.

Q is for Koshchen (question) as in "Mamatadi koshchens
Cheap Ministaar in Writaars Buiding."

R is for Robi Thakur. Many many years ago Rabindranath got
the Nobel Prize. This has given the right to all Bengalis
no matter where they are to frame their acceptance speeches
as if they were directly related to the great poet and walk
with their head held high. This also gives Bengalis the
birthright to look down at Delhi and Mumbai and of course
'all non-Bengawlees' ! Note that 'Rawshogolla' comes a close
second!

S is for Shourav. Now that they finally produced a genuine
cricketer, that too a captain, Bengalis think that he
should be allowed to play until he is 70 years old.

T is for Trams. Hundred years later there are still trams
in Kolkata. Of course if you are in a hurry it's faster to
walk....Trams are still existing in Paris too.......you see
!

U is for Aambrela. When a Bengali baby is born he is handed
one.

V is for Bhaayolence. Bengalis are the most non-violent
violent people around. When an accident happens they will
fold up their sleeves, shout and scream and curse and
abuse, "Chherey De Bolchhi" but the last time someone
actually hit someone was in 1939.

W is for Water.. For three months of the year the city is
underwater and every year for the last 200 years the
authorities are taken by surprise by this!

X is for X'mas. It's very big in Kolkata, with Park Street
fully lit up and all Bengalis agreeing that they must eat
cake that day.

Y is for Yesshtaarday. Which is always better than today
for a Bengali (see R for Robi Thakur)?. It is also for
Jubraj Shingh and Joga.

Z is for Jebra, Joo, and Jipper.

Top Comment : Suvrajit Gangopadhyay | 10 24 2009 05:16:30 +0000

ROFL !!! cool one ....... i m a Bengali & i should feel offensive with that ............ but i just can't help laughing .........

go to top

15 comments on "Pranab Mukherjee's English"

Sort by: Most Recent Top Rated

Commented by Alka Thakur, Technical Support Manager, Vendio Services and a freelance German Translator | 11 09 2009 05:03:32 +0000

	Pranab Mukherjee's English By : SB DIKSHIT, STATE QUALITY MONITOR, U.P.R.R.D.A
	Industry : Teaching/Education Functional Area : Politics Keywords : pranab mukherjee's english Activity: 15 comments 745 views last activity : 07 06 2010 20:18:04 +0000

	is it justifiable for pranab mukherjee to meet baba ramdeo at airport?
	i am surprised to hear when sr.minister like mr.mukherjee other minister gone to meet baba ramdeo.
	0 referals 4 answers, 59 views

	Should English be taught to children over mother tongue?
	A recent news report highlighted the fact that only 48.3% of Indian children in Class 1 could...
	603 referals 79 arguments, 3255 views

	THE ENGLISH
	This is quite the most amazing sentence formation in the English language…………….. the specialty...
	112 referals 3 comments, 10 views

	Floods Deluge Pak With Strategic Problems
	Floods deluge Pak With Strategic Problems The Zardari government's inefficient handling of the...
	35 referals 2 comments, 47 views

	Why China And India Don't Get Along
	Why China And India Don't Get Along January 4, 2011: India-China ties are set to enter...
	98 referals 3 comments, 108 views

	ON READING
	OK, lets say that a crore pages are printed (physical digital) all over the world everyday....
	288 referals 12 comments, 111 views

Full name*:
Email address*:
New password*:
	Sign Up or Log In
By clicking 'Sign Up' above you are agreeing to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of TooStep


Rate: 1 2 3 4 5	Saving comment ... Submit

Do rather than Talk |

Financial analyst |

Be Quality minded |

POWER POLITICS !

Pranab Mukherjee's English

pranab mukherjee's english