The local dialects spoken by the people of Garhwal are terned as Garhwali or Gadwali dialects. Various variations of Garhwali can be seen at the different parts of Garhwali.
The following form of Garhwali is adopted
from the region near Kotdwar/Pauri.
| English |
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What is your
name? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tyaar naam kyaa
cha? |
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| English |
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My name is Kamal. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Myaar naam kamal
cha. |
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| English |
: |
How are you? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tu ka(n) che? |
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| English |
: |
I am fine. |
| Garhwali |
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Me theek choun. |
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| English |
: |
Where
do you live? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tu kakh rehndi? |
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| English |
: |
I live in Pushp
Vihar opposite to Shiv Temple. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Me shiv mandir
ka saamani Pushp Vihar maa rau(n)du. |
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| English |
: |
In which class
do you read? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tu katug maa
padhdi? |
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| English |
: |
I read in eleventh
class. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Me 11 maa. |
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| English |
: |
What is the name
of your school? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tumaari school
ka naam kyaa cha? |
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| English |
: |
The name of my
school is GIC Narayan Nagar. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Meri school ka
naam GIC Narayan Nagar cha. |
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| English |
: |
How many brothers
and sister do you have? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tyaar kathgaa
bhaai-bainaa cha(n)? |
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| English |
: |
I have a younger
brother and a elder sister. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Myaar ek chotu
bhai cha aur badi bhuli cha. |
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| English |
: |
What are you
doing these days? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Ajkaal kya kani
che tu? |
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| English |
: |
I am preparing
for Civil Services Exams. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Me Civil Services
ka tyaari kanu chau(n). |
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| English |
: |
What did your
father do? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tyaar pitaaji
kakh kaam karda(n)? |
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| English |
: |
My father is
serving Indian Army. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Myaar pitaji
faouj maa chan. |
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| English |
: |
How is your grandfather
feeling now? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tyaar daada ab
kan cha? |
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| English |
: |
He is fine now. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Woh ab theek
cha(n). |
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| English |
: |
Where in Uttaranchal
are you from? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tu Uttaranchal
maa(n) ka(n)kh rehndi? |
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| English |
: |
I am from Champawat
in Kumaon. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Me Kumaon bitik
chaoun. Champawat naam cha myar gaon ka. |
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| English |
: |
Had you ever
been to Nainital? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tu kabhi Nainital
gaye che? |
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| English |
: |
Yes, many times. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Haan katkai baar. |
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| English |
: |
Where is your
village? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tyaar gaon kakh
cha? |
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| English |
: |
My village is
in Lohaghat. It is called Raushaal. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Myaar gaon Lohaghat
ka taraf cha. Naam cha Raushaal. |
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| English |
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When did you
last visited your village? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Pichali baar
gaon kab gaye tu? |
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| English |
: |
I visited last
year in October. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Me pichal saal
October ma gaye chyai. |
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| English |
: |
Do you have electricity
in your village? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tumaar gaon ma
bijali cha? |
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| English |
: |
No. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Na yaar. |
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| English |
: |
How many cows
and goats do you have? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Tyar kathga gor-bakhara
chan? |
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| English |
: |
We have 2 cows
and 5 goats. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Myar dui gaur
aur paanch bakhara chan. |
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| English |
: |
How was the wheat
crop last year? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Geehoon ki fasal
kan che pichal saal? |
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| English |
: |
Not too good.
The standing crop was destroyed by the rain. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Jada badhiya
ni che. Barkhaa na saari khadi fasal barbaad kar
dyai. |
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| English |
: |
How was the rain
in previous season? |
| Garhwali |
: |
Barakhaa kan
che pichal saal? |
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| English |
: |
It was more than
expected. |
| Garhwali |
: |
Barakhaa ta kuch
jada hi hwai. |
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