Facial Expressions

Facial expressions are a kind of mirror that reflects the human’s current state of life with true illustration. Mimics are the innate behavioral attitude for all the human beings. Here are some interesting things about the mimic. With any interaction between two individuals, body language plays an important role. A smiling face signifies a state of happiness; whereas, a sad, apathetic face indicates the total opposite.

There is 35% verbal communication and 65% non-verbal communication out of total of inter-human communication.The active urban people meet daily tens or hundreds of persons with a sense of doing non-verbal communications. According to Paul Ekman (1997) the affect displays (facial expressions) interpret but are not always intentional. The non-verbal behavior is made of the mimics, gestures, and all the body movements.

The mimics on our face

Our face mimics are very important for the inter-human relationships, whether consciously or unconsciously. The position of the head is very indicative with different poses. When pushed forwards it implies a threatening attitude; forwardly-bowed shows submission; bowed in an oblique position reflects false pretense; raised head shows no fear; raised in stiff position suggests arrogance; and bent backward head implies a sign of surrender.

Thus the head position reflects much of the human’s current state of mind. The facial expressions play a vital role in business negotiations. When your head is bowed slightly sideward, it conveys interest. On the other hand, when moved up and down, it conveys an agreement. The facial expressions include the mimics such as raised eyebrows, frowning, and movements of nose and lips. These send messages of preoccupation, frustration, anger, surprise, dislike, insecurity, hesitation, secrecy, etc.
There are the inborn programs which are the universal mimics. Thus, facial expressions tell much of things. They sometimes express even those complicated things that one is unable to express with the help of verbal communication. With face-to-face communication, the facial expressions

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Facial Expressions for Communication

Language is what we use to express ourselves with. However, body language also helps in expressing one’s thoughts. Body language shows the atmosphere between two people. If you have positive body language, then it shows you as a well being, while negative body language shows the opposite.

There are two types of conversation: verbal and non-verbal. Verbal conversation takes 35% of the place in human conversation, while the remaining 65% is taken by the non-verbal one. Sometimes the non-verbal conversation takes the whole lot of 90% of conversation. A person meets several people in a day and communicates with them non-verbally, like nodding, smiling, grinning, etc, for examples.

Some people, with the use of facial expressions, display affection, either intentionally or unintentionally. Mimics, gestures, facial expressions, body movements, are all part of non-verbal conversation. The different positioning of the head conveys several messages. For instance, when the head is pushed forward, it shows a threatening attitude. When you lower down your head, it showcases submission or respect. When one raises his head and unveils his neck, he wants to convey he is not afraid. Arrogance is displayed when the head is raised in a stiff position.

The position of the head also conveys many things to the next person. Like, when the head is bowed slightly down, then it indicates interest in the other person. If the head is nodded, then it expresses acceptance, approval and consent. All these expressions are very important in cases of business negotiation, as one has to pay attention to the other’s facial expression.

One can communicate through facial expressions, like frowning, raising the eyebrow, lip moving, etc. A frowned forehead indicates anger. A raised eyebrow indicates a state of surprise. Tight lips showcase hesitation, insecurity, keeping a secret.

A forehead represents spiritual powers associated character traits. Shape of the forehead varies from person to person. The vertical wrinkles on the forehead are due to the strong lights of if you are focusing on a point. They are because of physical efforts. The horizontal lines appear when the eyes are wide open, when is trying to focus on some information and can’t understand it. Facial expressions also indicate that a person is tired.

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Conflict Mangement Strategies

When we manage conflict, we can follow a number of strategies to overcome us from the conflict. That strtegies you take will be affected by numerous factors such as the goals to be achieved, your emotional state, your cognitive assessment of the situation and your personality and communication competence.


The goals to be achieved.
Goals can be divided into short-term and long-term goals. The goals you want to achieve will influence the conflict strtegies you want to use. If its short-term goals you can decide to ignore the difficulty and give in to the issue. If its a long-term goal you certainly have to analyze the situation and plan strategies that can resolve the problem.


Emotional state.
Your emotional state will influence the type of strategy you use. When you are angry you may want to use a different strategy compared to when you are sad. When you have done something wrong and when you are confused you will definitely use different strategies.


Cognitive assessment.
Your cognitive assessment of the situation will exert powerful influence. If you have done something wrong you may want to blame the situation on yourself than others eventhough its not your mistake. You may want to use other strategies when you are in an unfair situation. How you read different situations will influence which strategies you use.


Pesonality and communication competence.
Personality and communication competence will influence the way you engage in conflict. If you are shy you will not argue forcefully whereas if you are an extrovert you will most likely fight active ly to state your point.


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Roshaan.

Learning a new language

I don't think many of us have tried learning a new language. Especially a language that we are not very familiar with but by learning a new language we can prevent language barriers and we can communicate better with someone who speaks that particular language. In my opinion Hindi is an important language among Indians from India. It is widely spoken in India and it will be a huge advantage if u know basic hindi to survive in India.

English Phrases	Hindi Phrases
English Greetings	Hindi Greetings:
Hi!	Namastey! नमस्ते
Good morning!	Suprabhaat सुप्रभात
Good evening!	Shubh sundhyaa. शुभ संध्या
Welcome! (to greet someone)	Aapka swaagat hai! आपका स्वागत हैं।
How are you?	Aap kaisey hain? आप कैसे हैं ?
I'm fine, thanks!	Mein theek hoon, shukriya! मैं ठीक हुँ ।
And you?	Aur aap? और आप?
Good/ So-So.	Accha/ Theek-thaak अच्छा/ ठीक-ठाक
Thank you (very much)!	Shukriyaa (Bahut dhanyavaad) शुक्रीया (बहुत धन्यवाद)
Hey! Friend!	Arrey, Dost!. अरे, दोस्त
I missed you so much!	Mujhey aapkee bahut yaad aaee.? मुझे आपकी बहुत याद आयी।
What's new?	Kyaa chal rahaa hai?; क्या चल रहा हैं?
Nothing much	Zyaada kuch nahi ज्यादा कुछ नहीं ।
Good night!	Shubh raatri. शुभ रात्री।
See you later!	Phir milen-gay.! अलविदा।
Good bye!	Alvida! अलविदा।
Asking for Help and Directions
I'm lost	Hum kho gaye hain. हम खो गये हैं ।
Can I help you?	Kya mein aapki madad kar sakta/ sakti (female) hoon? क्या मैं आपकी मदद कर सकता /सकती हुँ ।
Can you help me?	Kya aap meri madad kar saktey hain? क्या आप मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं ।
Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)?	śaucaghara/ pharmacy kahaan hai? शौचघर/ फार्मेसी कहां है
Go straight! then turn left/ right!	Seedhey jaaey! Phir bānyae/ dānyae mudiye सीधे जाएँ-फिर बाएँ-दाएँ मुडिए ।
I'm looking for john.	Mein John ko dhoondh rahaa/ rahi (female) hoon. मैं जोन को ढुँढ रहा-रही हुँ ।
One moment please!	Ek minat… एक मिनट
Hold on please! (phone)	Ek minat… एक मिनट
How much is this?	Yeh kaisey diyaa? यह कैसे दिया ।
Excuse me ...! (to ask for something)	Kshama keejeeae… क्षमा कीजिए ।
Excuse me! ( to pass by)	Kshama keejeeae… क्षमा कीजिए ।
Come with me!	Mere saath aaeeyé! मेरे साथ आइए ।

How to Introduce Yourself
Do you speak (English/ Hindi)?	Kyaa aap (angrézee/hindi) mein baat kar saktey hain? क्या आप (अंग्रेजी-हिंदी) में बात कर सकते हैं
Just a little.	Bus thodaasaa. बस थोडासा
What's your name?	Aapka naam kyaa hai? आपका नाम क्या है
My name is ...	Meraa naam …hai. मेरा नाम..... है ।
Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss…	Shree../Shreematee…/Kumaari…/Kumar (Master) श्री-श्रीमती-कुमारी-कुमार
Nice to meet you!	Aapsey milkar khushi huee! आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुई ।
You're very kind!	Aap bahut dayaloo hain! आप बहुत दयालू हैं ।
Where are you from?	Aap kahaan sey hain? आप कहाँ से हैं ।
I'm from (the U.S/ India)	Mein (amerika/ bhārata) se hoon. मैं (अम्रीका-भारत) से हुँ ।
I'm (American)	Mein amrikan hoon. मैं अम्रीकन हुँ ।
Where do you live?	Aap kahaan rehtey hain? आप कहाँ रहते हैं
I live in (the U.S/ India)	Mein (US/ bhārata) mein rehtaa/ rehtee (female) hoon. मैं (US-भारत) में रहता-रहती हुँ ।
Did you like it here?	Kyaa aap ko yahaan accha lagtaa hai? क्या आपको यहाँ अच्छा लगता है
India is a wonderful country	Bharat ek adbhut desh hai भारत एक अद्भुत देश है ।
What do you do for a living?	Aap kyaa kaam kartey hain? आप क्या काम करते हैं
I work as a (translator/ businessman)	Mera apnaa vyaapaar hai (I have my own business) मेरा अपना व्यापार है ।
I like Hindi	Mujhey Hindi bhaashaa acchee lagtee hai. मुझे हिंदी भाषा अच्छी लगती है।
I've been learning Hindi for 1 month	Main ek maheeney sey Hindi seekh raha/ rahee (female) hoon. मैं एक महीनेसे हिंदी सीख रहा-रही हुँ ।
Oh! That's good!	Yeh accha hai! यह अच्छा है ।
How old are you?	Aapkee umar kyaa hai? आपकी उमर क्या है
I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old.	Mein (bees, tees…) saal ka hoon/ ki hoon (female) मैं (बीस, तीस) साल का हुँ- की हुँ ।
I have to go	Mujhey jaana hogaa मुझे जाना होगा ।
I will be right back!	Mein turant laut key aaoongaa/ aaoongi (female) मैं तुरंत लौट के आऊँगा-आऊँगी ।
I'd like to visit India one day	Mein kabhi Bharat jaana chahoongaa/ chahoongi (female) मैं भी भारत जाना चाहुँगा- चाहुँगी ।
Say hi to John for me	John ko meri taraf sey namastey kehna. जोन को मेरी तरफ से नमस्ते कहना ।
Good night and sweet dreams!	Shubh raatri शुभ रात्री ।
Solving a Misunderstanding
I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something)	Kyaa aap issey dohraa saktey hain? क्या आप इसे दोहरा सकते हैं
Sorry (for a mistake)	Kshamaa/ maafee chaahta/ chaahti (female) hu. क्षमा- माफी चाहता/ चाहती हुँ
No Problem!	Koee baat nuhee कोई बात नहीं ।
Can You Say It Again?	Kyaa aap issey dohraa saktey hain? क्या आप इसे दोहरा सकते हैं
Can You Speak Slowly?	Kyaa aap dheerae baat karengae? क्या आप धीरे बात करेंगे
Write It Down Please!	Kripaya karkey yeh likkh deejeeae. कृपया करके यह लिख दीजिए ।
I Don't Understand!	Mujhey samajh mein nahi aataa. मुझे समझ में नहीं आता ।
I Don't Know!	Mujhey nahi maloom मुझे नहीं मालूम ।
I Have No Idea.	Mujhey iss cheez kaa kuchh pata nahi hai मुझे इस चीज का कुछ पता नहीं है ।
What's That Called In Hindi?	Issey Hindi mein kyaa kahtey hain? इसे हिंदी में क्या कहते हैं ।
What Is This?	Yeh kyaa hai? हिंदी में इसे क्या कहते हैं
My Hindi is bad.	Meri Hindi kucch khaas nahi hai. मेरी हिंदी कुछ खास नहीं है ।
Don't worry!	Chinta mat karo! चिंता मत करो ।
Hindi Expressions and Words
Good/ Bad/ So-So.	Accha/ Boora/ Theek-thaak अच्छा-बूरा-(ठीक-ठाक)
Big/ Small	Bada/ Chhota बडा-छोटा
Today/ Now	Aaj/ Abhi आज-अभी
Tomorrow/ Yesterday	Kal/ Kal कल-कल
Yes/ No	Haan/ Naa or Nuhi हाँ- ना-नहीं
Here you go! (when giving something)	Ye leejeeay (polite)/ Ye lo यह लीजीए- यह लो
Do you like it?	Kyaa aap ko yeh accha lagta hai? क्या आपको यह अच्छा लगता है
I really like it!	Mujhey yeh bahut accha lagta hai मुझे यह बहुत अच्छा लगता है।
I'm hungry/ thirsty.	Mujhey bhookh lagi hai/ Mujhey pyaas lagi hai मुझे भूक लगी है।
In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.	Subah ko/ Shaam ko/ Raat ko सुबह को- शाम को-रात को
This/ That. Here/There	Yeh/ woh. Yahaan/ wahaan यह-वह-यहाँ-वहाँ
Me/ You. Him/ Her.	Hum/ Tum. Voh/ Voh हम-तुम-वह-वह
Really!	Such mein? सच में
Look!	Dekkho! देखो
Hurry up!	Jaldi karo! जल्दी करो
What? Where?	Kyaa? Kahaan? क्या? कहां?
What time is it?	Kitney bajey hain? कितने बजे हैं ?
I love you!	Mei tumsey pyaar kartaa/ karti (female) hu! मैं तुमसे प्यार करता/ करती हुँ।
I feel sick.	Meri Tabiyut kharaab hai. मेरी तबीयत खराब है।
I need a doctor	Mujhey Doctor kee zaroorat hai मुझे डाक्टर की जरुरत है।
One, Two, Three	Ek, Dow, Teen एक, दो, तीन
Four, Five, Six	Chaar, paanch, chhey चार, पांच, छः
Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten	Saat, Aath, Nao, Dus सात, आठ, नौ, दस

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