How to use "colloquial" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "colloquial" in popular movie and book plots

  • The film is set in Delhi, where four "Fukrey" (a colloquial Punjabi term for slackers) boys, come together to make easy money.  - Fukrey
  • He is called Ari ("rice") Pranchi by everybody, citing his ancestors' business as a colloquial taunt.  - Pranchiyettan & the Saint
  • Blacky tells us, in a colloquial manner, of the various personalities of the town.  - Deadly, Unna?
  • She largely adopts a colloquial writing style which makes the book a very approachable work for readers.  - A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
  • This legend, like Leyenda del Cadejo, corresponds to the Spanish colonial period in Guatemala, and is written in a simple colloquial tongue.  - Leyendas de Guatemala

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