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Hinglish to english translator4/27/2023 "Prepaid mobile phones have become so ubiquitous in India that English words to do with their use-'recharge,' 'top-up' and 'missed call'-have become common, too.(Hannah Gardner, "Hinglish-A 'Pukka' Way to Speak." The National, Jan. "One high-profile example is Pepsi’s slogan 'Yeh Dil Maange More!' (The heart wants more!), a Hinglish version of its international “Ask for more!” campaign." "While it used to be seen as the patois of the street and the uneducated, Hinglish has now become the lingua franca of India’s young urban middle class. "Part English, part Hindi, the line-which means 'It’s time to shine!'-is a perfect example of Hinglish, the fastest growing language in India. "In a shampoo advertisement currently playing on Indian television, Priyanka Chopra, the Bollywood actress, sashays past a line of open-top sports cars, flicking her glossy mane, before looking into the camera and saying: 'Come on girls, waqt hai shine karne ka!'.
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