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  1. Feb 2, 2015 · At first glance, the story of “Umrika” seems far removed from the world most of us inhabit—set in the 1980s, in the distant Indian village of Jitvapur, whose inhabitants communicate in an unfamiliar Hindi dialect.

    • Using について
    • Using 頃
    • Using 大体
    • Using 辺り
    • That’S About All

    One way to say the word “about” is with the expression について (ni tsuite) in Japanese. This is the same word that you would use for situations where you could alternatively say “in regards to” or where you could use the word “concerning.” In other words, when you’re talking about some subject matter or some item in question, then this is the word tha...

    The next word has to do with time. It is the word 頃 (koro) and gets attached on to other words as a suffix. This word can be used to say “about 5 o’clock” when you want to give a general time instead of an exact one. Another way to phrase this in English would be by saying “approximately 5 o’clock.” 1. 午前5時頃から 2. gozen go ji koro kara 3. from about...

    The word 大体 (daitai) is pretty common and means “roughly; about; approximately” and the like. This might be the word you’re looking for when you want to say “about” but you’re not talking about a number of things or the time that an event is supposed to take place at. That’s why I think the word “roughly” is a good interpretation of 大体. If you can ...

    The Japanese word 辺り (atari) can also be used for “about” but is usually understood to mean “around” when it is used in reference to the location of something. For example, the phrase 辺りを見回す (atari o mimawasu) means “to look about” or to look around your physical location. (Hi Native) This word is also seen as part of the expression ここら辺り (kokora a...

    That’s all that I’ve got for you in today’s lesson. We’ve covered quite a few different ways to say “about” in Japanese depending on the context of the situation. Some of them can be used interchangeable, but others are reserved for specific situations. Hopefully the explanations and examples have helped you understand them. If you’ve got any quest...

  2. With the help of his best friend Lalu (Tony Revolori), Rama retraces his brother's path to find himself charting one of his own. Set in the mid-1980s, UMRIKA is a funny and meaningful story of the lengths taken to realize one's dreams. — Anonymous.

  3. en.wikipedia.org · wiki · UmrikaUmrika - Wikipedia

    Umrika (transl. America) is a 2015 Indian Hindi comedy-drama film written and directed by Prashant Nair, and produced by Swati Shetty and Manish Mundra. It features Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Smita Tambe, Rajesh Tailang, Pramod Pathak, Adil Hussain, Amit Sial, Sauraseni Maitra and Prateik Babbar.

  4. Jan 30, 2015 · Competing in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition, Prashant Nair’s “Umrika” focuses on the small Indian village of Jitvapur, where new traditions and community debates arise after letters...

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  5. Sep 9, 2015 · Umrika achieves remarkable power as a story by concentrating its view of America through the eyes of people who have never been there.

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  7. Jul 29, 2015 · Overview. When a young village boy discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing, he begins to invent letters on his behalf to save their mother from heartbreak, all the while searching for him. Prashant Nair. Director, Writer.

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