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Delhi speaks a plethora of languages for people from all parts of India reside here. The place is like a namkeen (Indian salty snack) where you taste a little bit of everything. It is an articulate matrix of different people, different mind sets and their different way of expressions.
Hindi is spoken and understood by almost all the people in Delhi. Among the educated, English is also common. You will also find people speaking Bengali, Malayalam, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Marathi, French, Spanish and Lebanese (in Paharganj region). However, if you know reasonable Hindi or English, you will not face any problems. Hindi can vary with its slight accents of Punjabi or Haryanvi, depending upon which part of Delhi you are in. Since the city is surrounded by the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, and states like Punjab and Rajasthan are not quite distant, it is effortless to find their local influence on the parlance of Delhi residents.
Urdu is spoken primarily among residents of Old Delhi since the dominant population of the area is of Muslims. Similarly Bengali is spoken and understood by almost everyone in Chittaranjan Park, an unofficial resident area of Bengalis. Almost every youngster and tourist guide understands English. Everyone from shopkeepers to taxi drivers to passers-by speak English very well. |
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