Later, we heard this being used a lot in Bollywood movies and then I noticed there were similar sounding words that described other routine activities – sorey lay (sleeping), khare lay (eating) and peere lay (drinking).
Brinda Miller
Jaare lay and Aare lay
This typical Mumbai slang for “going” and “coming”. I heard this for the first time over 30 years ago, when I met my husband who grew up in mohalla where it was commonly used. Later, we heard this being used a lot in Bollywood movies and then I noticed there were similar sounding words that described other routine activities – sorey lay (sleeping), khare lay (eating) and peere lay (drinking).
Brinda Miller is an artist and education consultant
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!



