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Nazar Lagna/ Superstitious Words Learn English with Awal Nazar lagna/ Superstitious Words Learn English with Awal www.youtube.com/TsMadaan S.No. Hindi English 1. Nazar na lage. Touch wood / Knock on wood. 2. Nazar na lage, tum bohot You look so beautiful, touch wood. khoobsoorat lag rahe ho. 3. Buri nazar. Evil Eye. 4. Buri nazar lagna. Catch the evil eye. 5. Tumhe zukaam ho jaayega. You will catch a cold. 6. Tumhe nazar lag jaayegi. You will catch the evil eye. 7. Mujhe nazar lag gayi hai. I have caught the evil eye. 8. Mere business ko kisi ki nazar lag My business has caught someone’s gayi hai. evil eye. 9. Tumhe kis ki nazar lag gayi hai? Whose evil eye have you caught? 10. Kya humein apno ki bhi nazar Do we catch the evil eye of our dear lagti hai? ones? 11. Buri Nazar se bachna. Ward off the evil eye 12. Sooraj se bachne ke liye umbrella Use an umbrella to ward off the sun. use karo. 13. Buri Nazar se bachne ke liye kuch Do something to ward off the evil karo. eye. 14. Buri nazar se bachna asaan nahi It is not easy to ward off the evil hai. eye. 15. Buri nazar se bachne ke liye yeh Wear this amulet to ward off the taveez pehen lo. evil eye. 16. Buri nazar se bachne ke liye ghar Hang this charm outside the house ke bahar yeh nazar batoo latka to ward off the evil eye. lo. 17. Jin cheezo rakhna achha mana Good luck charm jata hai. 18. Nazar utaarna. Cast off the evil eye. 19. Buri nazar lagana. Cast the evil eye. 20. Meri car ko nazar mat laga dena. Don’t cast the evil eye on my car. 21. Ajnabee log tumhe nazar laga Strangers will cast their evil eye on denge. you. 22. Woh aadmin buri nazar utaar That man can cast off the evil eye. sakta hai. 23. Buri nazar utaarne ke liye humein What should we do to cast off the kya karna chahiye? evil eye? 24. Buri nazar utaarne ke liye kya What is the remedy to cast off the upaay hai? Kya totka hai? Kya evil eye? nuska hai? 25. Kya aap buri nazar mein vishwaas Do you believe in the evil eye? rakhte hai? 26. Main nahi manta ki buri nazar I don’t believe there is something jaisa kuch hota hai. like the evil eye. 27. Manhoosiyat Jinx 28. Nazar mat laga dena. Don’t jinx it. 29. Jo cheez Manhoos ho jaati hai. Jinxed 30. Yeh ghar manhoos hai This house is jinxed. 31. Yeh cricket ground manhoos hai. This cricket ground is jinxed. 32. Main umeed karta hu ki hamari I hope our team will break the jinx team is ground se judi of this ground. manhoosiyat ko tod degi. 33. Hamari team ne manhoosiyat tod Our team broke the jinx. di. 34. Apshagun Bad Omen. 35. Shagun / kudrat ka achha sanket. Good Omen 36. Agar sheesha tootta hai, toh yeh If a mirror breaks, it is a good omen. ek achha shagun hota hai. 37. Shubh ghadi, mubarak waqt. Auspicious time 38. Ashubh ghadi, bura waqt inauspicious time 39. Andhwishwas superstition. 40. Kya tum andhwishason mein Do you believe in superstitions? yakeen rakhte ho? 41. Main bohot vehemi hoon. I am very superstitious. 42. Kya tum ek vehemi insaan ho? Are you a superstitious person? 43. Bad-dua Curse. 44. Mujhe baddua mat do. Don’t curse me. 45 Woh tumhe baddua dega. He will curse you. 46. Dua Blessing. 47. Aapki Duaon se, main English With your blessings, I will become bolne mein maahir ho jaunga. an expert in speaking English. 48. Jaadoo ki chhadi Magic wand 49. Mere paas koi jaadu ki chhadi I don’t have a magic wand to learn nahi hai ki main ek hi din mein English in a day. English seekh jau. LIKE SHARE SUBSCRIBE Follow Awal on: Facebook: LearnEnglishWithAwal Instagram: AwalCreations Twitter: AwalCreations Facebook: www.facebook.com/learnenglishwithawal www.youtube.com/TsMadaan .
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