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Vakil means lawyer in Hindi

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above: This sort of motto seems rather retro and naive to advertising-jaded Americans, but still plays well in India.

right: This advertisement for cellphone services is is almost entirely English words transliterated into Hindi, in some cases interspersed with Hindi grammar.

From the top:

Full roaming
North India me (in North India)

Balance on screen
har call ke bad (after every call).

Ess. Em. Ess
1 rupee

Ess. Tee. Dee. / Ay. Ess. Dee. (two phone standards used in India, I think)
antim rupaye tak (to the last rupee)

Free voice mail

 

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