Geography of Jammu

Jammu is situated on a hillock, on the bank of river Tawi by Udhampur district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir shares its borders with Pakistan, China and Afghanistan. The Himalayas rise out of Jammu and Kashmir in the north and north east while the Karakoram Range rise from the west of J&K.

Climate and Weather

Being near the Himalayas, the climate of the entire area is cold though summers are markedly warm. The temperatures range from 26.2°C to 0.9° C in winters and from 43.0°C to 23.4°C during summers. The recommended clothing for winters would be heavy/medium woolens while light cottons would be the best for summers in Jammu. The best time to visit Jammu is from October to April.

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Some Hindi Words

• Yes = ha
• No = nahi
• Thank you = dhanyavaad
• Thank you very much = aapakaa bahut bahut dhanyavaad
• You're welcome = aapakaa svaagat hai
• Please = kRipyaa
• Excuse me = shamma kare
• Hello = namaste
• Goodbye = alavidha (namaste)
• So long = phir milengay
• Good morning = shubha prabhaat
• Good afternoon = namaste
• Good evening = namaste
• Good night = shubha raatri
• I do not understand = mai nahii samajhataa hu
• How do you say this in [English]? = aap ise angrezi mei kaise bolengay?
• Do you speak ... = kyaa aap ... bolate hain?
• English = angrejii
• French = phransisi
• German = german
• Spanish = spanish
• Chinese = cheeni
• I = mai
• We = hum
• You (singular, familiar) = tum
• You (singular, formal) = aap
• You (plural) = aap sab
• They = vo sab
• What is your name? = aapka naam kya hai?
• Nice to meet you. = aapse milkar khushii huyii
• How are you? = aap kaise hai
• Good = achchhey
• Bad = buray
• So so = kuchha khaas nahii
• Wife = patni
• Husband = pati
• Daughter = beti
• Son = beta
• Mother = mataji/maa
• Father = pitaji
• Friend = dost, mitra