A Guide to Hindi - Hindi key phrases

Hindi key phrases

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  • English/Transliteration
    Hindi
  • Hello / Goodbye - [namaste]
    рдирдорд╕реНрддреЗ
  • Please - [koi baat nahi]
    рдХреГрдкрдпрд╛
  • Thank you - [jee] (respectful) or [haan]
    рдзрдиреНрдпрд╡рд╛рдж
  • You're welcome - [koi baat nahi]
    рдХреЛрдИ рдмрд╛рдд рдирд╣реАрдВ
  • Yes - [jee] (respectful) or [haan]
    рдЬреА or рд╣рд╛рдБ
  • No - [nahin]
    рдирд╣реАрдВ
  • How are you? - [aap kaise hain?] (formal) [tum kaise ho?] (informal)
    рдЖрдк рдХреИрд╕реЗ рд╣реИрдВ? / рддреБрдо рдХреИрд╕реЗ рд╣реЛ?
  • I'm fine, thank you - [main theek hoon, dhanyavad]
    рдореИрдВ рдареАрдХ рд╣реВрдБ, рдзрдиреНрдпрд╡рд╛рдж
  • I'm not well - [main theek nahin hoon]
    рдореИрдВ рдареАрдХ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реВрдБ
  • Do you speak English? - [kya aap English bolte hain?]
    рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЖрдк рдЗрдВрдЧреНрд▓рд┐рд╢ рдмреЛрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ?
  • Pleased to meet you - [aapse milkar khushi huyee]
    рдЖрдкрд╕реЗ рдорд┐рд▓рдХрд░ рдЦрд╝реБрд╢реА рд╣реБрдИ
  • I need help, please - [mujhe madad chahiye, dhanyavad]
    рдореБрдЭреЗ рдорджрдж рдЪрд╛рд╣рд┐рдП, рдзрдиреНрдпрд╡рд╛рдж
  • I'm sorry - [mujhe maaf kijiye]
    рдореБрдЭреЗ рдорд╛рдлрд╝ рдХреАрдЬрд┐рдП
  • My name is ... - [mera naam .... hai]
    рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдирд╛рдо ...... рд╣реИ
  • I donтАЩt understand [main nahin samajhta] (if you are male) / [main nahin samajhti] (if you are female)
    рдореИрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╕рдордЭрддрд╛ / рдореИрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╕рдордЭрддреА
  • I donтАЩt understand Hindi - [mujhe Hindi nahin samajh aati]
    рдореБрдЭреЗ рд╣рд┐рдВрджреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╕рдордЭ рдЖрддреА
  • See you later - [fir milenge]
    рдлрд┐рд░ рдорд┐рд▓реЗрдВрдЧреЗ
  • Great! - [waah]
    рд╡рд╛рд╣
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