Introduction edit
This article is about the relationship between Sanskrit (along with Hindi and other Indian languages) and German (along with English and other European languages).
Numerals edit
German and Sanskrit numerals are quite similar. Here is an overview:
English = German = Sanskrit
- Two = Zwei = Dwi
- Tri = Drei = Tri (or Tritiya)
- Six = Sechs = Shas
- Seven = Sieben = Saptam
- Eight = Acht = Asht
- Nine = Neun = Navam
- Ten = Zehn = Das
You edit
The informal form of "You" (which does not exist in English) is "Du" in German. (The formal form is Sie, pronounced as "Zee"). The same is "Tu" in Hindi. (The formal form is Aap.)
Negative Expression edit
- English: No
- Sanskrit: Na
- Hindi: Nahin (pronounced as nahee, n is silent)
- German: Nein
Name edit
Though the word "Name" is spelt in the same ways in English as well as German, it is pronounced differently.
- Neym in English
- Naama in German
Naam is the word in Hindi. Naamam is the word in many (pure forms) of south Indian languages.
Rose edit
Rose is spelt in the same way, both in English and German, but pronounced in different ways.
- Roz (rhymes with Dose) in English
- Rosa in German
Though in Hindi, it is famous as "Gulab", in many south Indian languages it is known as "Roja"
Fort edit
"Burg" is the word (pronounced as boork) in German for a fort. In Urdu it is Burj (used in Telugu as Buruju).
Europe-Ayrap-Arab-Ayropa edit
"Europe" is pronounced in German as "Ayrap". Pronouncing Arab is close to "Ayrap". In Telugu (a major south Indian language) Europe is pronounced as Ayropa (I-rope-aa)