<p>The ASEAN-India car rally has also turned into a language class for participants, who have learnt new words in each country to communicate and form friendships in the last two weeks.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Hindi word 'chalo', which means 'let's go', is the most popular among the participants, who are always in a hurry, racing from one halt to another.<br /><br />Other words such as 'Sawadee Krap', 'Mingalava' and 'Korp Koon Krap' -- all of which translate into greetings -- have also become a hit with the rallyists as they seek to strike a chord with locals who have come out in droves to cheer them on in every country.<br /><br />The organisers from CII have always been on their toes to ensure punctuality and every time the 31 Mahindra cars resume their journey after stopping for refuelling or even a break for meals, they call out 'chalo, chalo chalo' to get the participants back in their cars.<br /><br />With time, the participants have picked up the word and now after every stop, they call out 'chalo chalo' to each other.<br /><br />Similarly, Sawadee krap, and 'Min ga la ba' have also become a hit with the participants to greet the people in countries such as Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. <br /><br />As thousands of people turn up on the streets to cheer the rally, the participants have been using the local language to greet them.<br /><br />Also to wish thank you, some of the participants have been regularly using the Thai word 'korp koon krap', much to the amusement of the local people there.<br /><br />The participants from different countries have been teaching each other how to say 'hello' or 'thankyou' in their respective languages.<br /><br />While some learnt and forgot instantly, there are a few who are using them to communicate with the local people in the different countries.<br /><br />"The rally is a great way of learning new things about a country and language of course is an important part of it," Mohammad Rafee from Malaysian Team says.<br /><br />But the learning doesn't just end at picking up words for greetings, some rallyist were keen to learn the local expression for 'I love you' to flirt with girls.</p>
<p>The ASEAN-India car rally has also turned into a language class for participants, who have learnt new words in each country to communicate and form friendships in the last two weeks.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Hindi word 'chalo', which means 'let's go', is the most popular among the participants, who are always in a hurry, racing from one halt to another.<br /><br />Other words such as 'Sawadee Krap', 'Mingalava' and 'Korp Koon Krap' -- all of which translate into greetings -- have also become a hit with the rallyists as they seek to strike a chord with locals who have come out in droves to cheer them on in every country.<br /><br />The organisers from CII have always been on their toes to ensure punctuality and every time the 31 Mahindra cars resume their journey after stopping for refuelling or even a break for meals, they call out 'chalo, chalo chalo' to get the participants back in their cars.<br /><br />With time, the participants have picked up the word and now after every stop, they call out 'chalo chalo' to each other.<br /><br />Similarly, Sawadee krap, and 'Min ga la ba' have also become a hit with the participants to greet the people in countries such as Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. <br /><br />As thousands of people turn up on the streets to cheer the rally, the participants have been using the local language to greet them.<br /><br />Also to wish thank you, some of the participants have been regularly using the Thai word 'korp koon krap', much to the amusement of the local people there.<br /><br />The participants from different countries have been teaching each other how to say 'hello' or 'thankyou' in their respective languages.<br /><br />While some learnt and forgot instantly, there are a few who are using them to communicate with the local people in the different countries.<br /><br />"The rally is a great way of learning new things about a country and language of course is an important part of it," Mohammad Rafee from Malaysian Team says.<br /><br />But the learning doesn't just end at picking up words for greetings, some rallyist were keen to learn the local expression for 'I love you' to flirt with girls.</p>