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Common phrases

mai tumse jarur miluga (Hindustani) Main tumse avashyá miloonga (Hindi)

EnglishHindiPronunciationNotes
. (full stop) (purnaviram)a fullstop/period sign in Hindi (called "purna viraam" in hindi)
You are welcome [as in welcome to our home]आपका स्वागत हैaapkaa svaagat hai
Helloनमस्तेnamasté
How are you?आप कैसे हैं?aap kaisé hain? [hai is pronounced nasally like han is pronounced in "hand"]
Goodbyeअलविदाalvida(also नमस्ते, namaste) (also फिर मिलेंगे phir milenge and the reply is ज़रूर मिलेंगे zaroor milenge, Note that ज़रूर (zaroor) is an Urdu word)
Thank youधन्यवादdhanyavaad
Thank you very muchआपका बहुत बहुत धन्यवादaapkaa bahut bahut dhanyavaad
PleaseकृपयाkripyaaInstead of please, most people just say please or add zara into the sentence
Excuse meक्षमा/माफ़ करेंkshamaa/maaf karénक्षमा and माफ़ are synonyms. क्षमा is used in Hindi and माफ़ is used in Hindustani.
Goodअच्छाachchhaa
Badबुराburaa
Friendमित्रmitra(friend neutral gender) यार (yaar) (close friend) दोस्त dost (male friend) सहेली saheli (female friend). [Note: usually दोस्त is used by men to address another man, सहेली is a girl's girl-friend, यार is girl's boy friend.]
What is your name?आपका नाम क्या है?aapka naam kya hai?[This is used to address a person with respect e.g. an older or unknown person. Similar to vous in French or usted in Spanish.] तुम्हारा नाम क्या है? Tumhara naam kya hai [This is used to address a younger person or a close friend. Similar to tu in French and and in Spanish.]
Nice to meet youआपसे मिलकर खुशी हुईaapse milkar khushii huyii
Birthdayजन्मदिनjanmadinजन्म (Janma means birth; din means day)
Happy Birthday!जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएं।जन्मदिन मुबारक हो।जन्मदिन मुबारक हो। (janmadin mubaarak ho) OR जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएँ! (janmadin ki shubhkaamnaayehn)
Tomorrow/Yesterdayकलkal (Hindi does not have separate words for yesterday and tomorrow, the meaning is determined from the context that the word is used; if the context cannot be determined from the tense of the verb, longer expressions could be used: tomorrow = आनेवाला कल aanevaalaa kal, yesterday = बीता हुआ कल beetaa huaa kal. Often, tense can help determine today or yesterday.)
Would you like to eat something?क्या आप कुछ खाना पसंद करेंगे?Kyaa aap kuchh khaanaa pasand karenge?
My name isमेरा नाम _____ हैMera naam _____ hai
I love youमैं तुमसे प्यार करता/करती हूँMai tumse pyaar karta/karti hoon (karta = male speaker; karti = female speaker); notice, tumse can be written together as तुमसे as well as separately as तुम से
Day after tomorrow/Day before yesterdayपरसोंParso(see note for tomorrow/yesterday)
AndऔरAur
Goजा/जाओ/जाइएJaa/Jaao/Jaaiye(to small kids or servants)/जाओ Jaao (ja-ow)/जाइए (जाइये) Jaaiye (respect)/जाना Jaana (to go) / जाएँ Jaayen (nasally spoken) (very polite)
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