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  • And if you listen to your lawyers then baat kharab [ho jaati hain] [things will not work] and that is what I think Mr. Ecclestone appreciated, says Sameer.

    Will F1 Be Jaypee Group's Magic Formula? 2011

  • Arre wah. .ek dum Rahul Sharma ke saath pose wose, kya baat hai?

    Gujarati Series: Infused Khatta-Meetha Khaman Dhokla Cardamom 2007

  • Wednesday, January 17, 2007 jacob said ... wow, khari biscuits and kadak chai, kya baat hai!

    Little Chefs in the Kitchen Series.....Jeera Khari Biscuits Cardamom 2007

  • One night we were inside having our lentils and rice [daal baat] dinner and during this it got dark outside.

    What have we got to gain? 2008

  • The HK entertainment sex scandal the story continues... or at least people are continuing to be baat, waiting to see if any new photos come out or what x or y will do next got me thinking... how prevalent are "casting couches" in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, the United States, and elsewhere?

    Archive 2008-02-24 papabear 2008

  • The word "eight", for example, is pronounced ba with high tone in Mandarin and as baat in Cantonese with middle tone.

    Mommy, where do tones come from? 2007

  • So many images flood my mind from the days past, moments and laughter and good food (dhal baat=rice and lentils) and snotty nosed dirty kids (cute though) and lovely people all welcoming us with "Namaste" greetings.

    hello again from KTM WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2007

  • So many images flood my mind from the days past, moments and laughter and good food (dhal baat=rice and lentils) and snotty nosed dirty kids (cute though) and lovely people all welcoming us with "Namaste" greetings.

    Archive 2007-11-01 WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2007

  • PMLQ president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain fired the first volley with his famous "bon mot" raat gai baat gai.

    Terrorists Trying To Establish A State Of Their Own 2007

  • Both Mandarin ba and Cantonese baat go back to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *bʀyat but this word is without any reconstructable tone.

    Mommy, where do tones come from? 2007

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