A Guide to Hindi - Hindi key phrases
Hindi key phrases
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- English/TransliterationHindi
- Hello / Goodbye - [namaste]नमस्ते
- Please - [koi baat nahi]कृपया
- Thank you - [jee] (respectful) or [haan]धन्यवाद
- You're welcome - [koi baat nahi]कोई बात नहीं
- Yes - [jee] (respectful) or [haan]जी or हाँ
- No - [nahin]नहीं
- How are you? - [aap kaise hain?] (formal) [tum kaise ho?] (informal)आप कैसे हैं? / तुम कैसे हो?
- I'm fine, thank you - [main theek hoon, dhanyavad]मैं ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद
- I'm not well - [main theek nahin hoon]मैं ठीक नहीं हूँ
- Do you speak English? - [kya aap English bolte hain?]क्या आप इंग्लिश बोलते हैं?
- Pleased to meet you - [aapse milkar khushi huyee]आपसे मिलकर ख़ुशी हुई
- I need help, please - [mujhe madad chahiye, dhanyavad]मुझे मदद चाहिए, धन्यवाद
- I'm sorry - [mujhe maaf kijiye]मुझे माफ़ कीजिए
- My name is ... - [mera naam .... hai]मेरा नाम ...... है
- I don’t understand [main nahin samajhta] (if you are male) / [main nahin samajhti] (if you are female)मैं नहीं समझता / मैं नहीं समझती
- I don’t understand Hindi - [mujhe Hindi nahin samajh aati]मुझे हिंदी नहीं समझ आती
- See you later - [fir milenge]फिर मिलेंगे
- Great! - [waah]वाह
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