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Being a native-English speaker has certain advantages as a Hindi-learner.  Hindi is filled with a lot of English words, so when I'm trying to express a thought, but don't know the word in Hindi, I'll just throw in the English one. But language is a two-way street and English has also adopted quite a few Hindi/Urdu words into everyday vocabulary.   As a proud word nerd (yes, I did read the dictionary, not the A-Z part, but the introductory parts about English language history and grammar), I'm going to share with you my top favorite Hindi/Urdu words that you hear in everyday English. Some feel obvious, and some of them are so subtle, it will blow your mind. Click on the links to see the dictionary definition and etymology (history) of the word. Photo by Rohan Solankurkar on Unsplash People Guru  गुरु &  Pundit  पंडित Both words are used to describe knowledgeable experts. You hear guru more in the form of a teacher or expert that you learn from. Pundit is a word you&