Phrases[edit]

Hello - (namaskar) or namaste ()

Goodbye - (Alvida), (chalt hn)

Please be seated- (Padhriye.)

See you again. - (Phir milenge.)

Thank you - (dhanyavd), (ukriy)

It is nice to meet you, I felt good meeting you. - ,

(p se mil ke u hu, p se mil ke acch lag.)

Please take me to my hotel. - ___ (kripy mujhe

mere hot el le CH-LI-YE.)

Where is the bathroom? - ? (aunclay kidhar hai?)

How much does this cost? - ? (Yeh kitne k hai?)

How is your health? How is it? What is going on? - ? /?

? (Ky hl hai? Kaise ho/hain? Ky chal rah hai?

Where's the phone? - ? (Fon kahn hai?)

Where are you? - ? / ? / ? (Kidhar ho tum? /

Kahn ho tum? / Kahn hain p?)

Can I sit here? (speaker is male) - ?

(Ky main yahn
bait sakt hn?)

Can I sit here? (speaker is female) - ? (Ky main

yahn bait sakt hn?)

I need a (taxi, car, telephone, pen). - ( , /, , /)

(Mujhe ek (t ksi, kr/gar , fon, qalam/pen) chiye.)

I need to go ./I will have to go.- mujhe jaana hai /

mujhe jaana padega / mujhe jaana hoga

You need/have to go - aap ko jaana hai / aap

ko jaana padega / aapko jaana hoga / tumhe jaana

hai / tujhe jaana hai

Translation
Phrase

Transliteration

Hindi

hind

hello/goodbye (Hindu, north)

namaste

hello/goodbye (Hindu, south)

namaskr

hello/goodbye (Sikh)

sat r akl

hello (Muslim)

assalm alaikum

hello (Muslim reply)

vlaikum assalm

goodbye (Muslim)

khuda hfiz

please* (Urdu)

mehrbn karke

please*

thank you* (Sanskrit origin)

dhanyavd

thank you* (Arabic origin)

ukriy

thank you very much

bahut bahut
dhanyavd/ukriy

you're welcome (dont mention it)

ko bt nahn

kipaya

excuse me, sorry, please forgive me

excuse me (lit. please listen)

mf kjiye

yes

j hn

no/not

j nahn

zar suniye

good!/awesome!/oh.../really?!/well! !
(all-purpose adj./interj.)

acch!

How are you?

/ ?

p kaise/kais hai?

Okay!

(male/female respondent)
hk hai!

one minute! (just a sec; interj.)

I dont understand

ek minat
main nahn samjha/samjh
(m/f)

English

/ main nahn jnt/jnt

hun (m/f)

angrez

what is your name?

p k nm ky hai?

my name is ...

...

mera nm ... hai

It was nice to meet you

p se milkar bahut khu

hu

It was nice to meet you too (lit. to

me also)

mujhe bh

Do you speak English?

/ ?

ky p angrez bolte/bolt
(m/f) hain?

I dont know

*These are not used nearly as casually in Hindi and Urdu as they are in
western languages. especially is used only in cases of true
importance or urgency, and using it otherwise would sound incredibly
stilted and formal. Instead, politeness is achieved by proper address and
verb forms and body language/tone of voice.

Actions[edit]

To make a phone call: PHONE KAR-NAA.

Hindi uses two forms of address. One is honoring and the other is
common. Honoring address is used when talking to first acquaintances,
unfamiliar people, and to elders (relations and age).... Examples include

1. Where are you? => aap kahan hain

2. What is your name? => aapka naam kya hai , aapka naam jaan sakta
hoon?
3. Please have a seat. => kripya baithiye, virajiye
The common type of address is used with friends and those of the same age
group with whom one is familiar.... Examples include
1. Where are you? => kahan ho?
2. What is your name? => tumhara naam kya hai,
3. Have a seat. => baitho, baith.
For Hindi learners, it is better to stick to the first type of address.
Hindi speakers normally use 'namaste' or 'namaskar' for all occasions
(meaning good morning/afternoon/day/evening/night) especially with honorific
use. Although these may also be used in pure Hindi:

good morning => su-pra-bhaa't

good evening => shubh-sun-dhyaa

good night => shubh raat-ri

Simple words[edit]

Help: (madad), (sahyata)

Doctor: (dkt ar), , (cikitsak)

Police: (polis)

Pharmacy: (davn), (cikitslaya)

Taxi: (t aiks)

Train: (t r en), (rel), (relgr )

Subway: (sabwe), (bhmigat paidal pr path)

Bus: (bas)

Street: (sar ak)

Way: (rst), (rh), (mrg)

Left: (byn)

To the left: (ben)

Right: (dyn)

To the right: (den)

Middle: (bc), (madhya)

In the middle: (bc men), (bcon bc)

Under, below: (nce) (pronounced NEE-CHE, not like English "nice")

Beef: (ge k got)

Chicken: (cikan), (mur)

Fish: (machl)

Pork: (suar k got)

Veal: (bachde)

Broil: (bhnn)

Bake (v.): (sekn)

Baked: (sik), (senk)

Boil (v.): (ubln)

Boiled: (ubl)

Fry (v.): (taln)

Fried: (tal)

Vegetable: (sabz)

Salad: (sald)

Bread: (rot )

Cheese: (panr) (A fresh cheese, closer to curd. True, cured

cheeses are rare in India.)

Rice: (cwal)

Potato: (l)

Chick peas: (can)

Pickle: (acr)

Soup: (sp)

Chocolate: (ckalet )

Dessert: (mit h
)

Coffee: (kf)

Tea: (chi)

Milk: (ddh)

Water: (pn), (jal)

Phrases[edit]
(namaste) - a standard greeting (literally means "I bow to you")
(namaskr) - a standard greeting
? (p kaise hain?) - How are you?
? (p k nm ky hai?) - What is your name?
? (p kahn j rahe hain?) - Where are you going?
(shukriy) - thanks
(bahut bahut shukriy) - thanks a lot
(pka bahut bahut shukriy) - thank you so much
(pranm) - a greeting, similar to (namaste) but used for much older
or respectful people
(sah) - nice, right, good
(bahut sah) - very good
(p k umr) - your age
(p k nm) - your name

 (p k pat) - your address

? (j kais mausam hai?) - How is the weather today?
(bathiye) - have a seat
? (Aur sabz lenge?) - Will you have more vegetables?
(Aur chwal ljiye.) - Have more rice.
(Thor der intzr kjiye.) - Wait for some time.
(t h
ahriye) - wait a little
? (Samay ky hai?) - What's the time?

Conversation[edit]
Here's a complete conversation in Hindi:
/ / (Nraj: Mainn vidhyalay/paathshaala/skl
j rah hn.)
Neeraj: I am going to school.
(Mn: Tk hai bet .)
Mom: All right son.
? (Nraj: j t ifan men ky diy hai?)
What have you given me in tiffin?
(Mn: j main ne saindwic aur kuch lad
diye hain.)
I have given some sandwich and sweet called ladoo.
! (Nraj: Wh!)
Nice!
(Mn: Bet samay se wpas jn.)
Son, come back on time. or Honey, come back promptly.

 ! (Nraj: Hn Mt-j! Skl atm hote

sidh ghar ng.)
Yes Mom! I'll be back home straight after school ends.
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